The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-21


sion. Speaker Jones is still confined to |
his apartments at the Windsor. "A |
number OF, matters of considerable i'm
portance came up in the form of reso-@
buttons or bills, but in no case were
definite conclusions reached except in |
the matter Of the old .tsalt spring" i
grant to tile state. Mr.. Jacobson's res
olution calling upon the board Of re-
gents Of the state university for a COM
plete report on this grant was adopted.
When the report Is received appropri-
ate legislation will doubtless be pro-
posed. Mr.. Donnelly introduced con-
current resolution calling for a joint
committee to further investigate the
Accomplishments by the state. Of the
Mountain iron mine property.
st. Paul, Jan. Is. ~ There were but
three or four absentees when the roll
of the senate was called yesterday
morning. Senators Wyman, Collester,
Fuller. Masterman, Hodge, Hanson
and Knatvo!d introduced resolutions
for the election of clerks for the yari-
referred to the committee On legis-
lative expenses. .i5
There were no reports of committees
save that Senator Greer reported the
action of the judiciary committee in
organizing by the election of Senator
Stevens as chairman The next order
of business being the introduction Of
bills, Senator Potter took the initiative
with Senate File No. 20. Under sus-
pension of the rules Senator Hanna Of
Renville county had passed $. T.. No
o. which is a bill to repeal the special
law allowing townships in Renville
county to care for their own poor.
Senator Potter Of Hennepin fathered
bill for the separation into distinct
institutions of the three schools now
combined under the one head: 'insti-
tute for the Detectives" which is To-
Gated at Faribault.
Senator Potter also introduced a bill
to amend the laws relative to the as:
sessment and collection Of taxes.
Senator Wymana introduced a bill
to amend the Laws of 1895 relative to
the treatment of inebriates by counties.
Speaker Jones was able to take the
chair yesterday and he had his com
mittees with him, the announcement Of
the assignments being the first bust
ness in the house. Rss sss 3sst issS
The house then plunged into the
presentation of bills, seventeen being
proposed and referred. Most of them
possesses some degree of Importance.
Mr.. Littleton introduced bill pro-
viding for the introduction of civil SER
vice methods into Tive grain inspection,
weighing and regulating department.
The following are among the Inn
| portant bills introduced: .>s
BY Mr.. Stone-F'or the greater pro
| lection of depositors in banks.
| BY Mr.. Shell-TO amend section 10,
chapter 2, General Laws of 1876, as
amended, relating to liens for labor on
logs and timber.
BY Mr.. Schmidt-To amend section
80 Of chapter 6. General Statutes Of
1873, relating to exemption from taxa
| tion 5
BY Mr.. Douglas Creating board Of
pardons and prescribing it's duties.
By Mr.. Ferris--To prevent fraud in
| the sale Of garden seed.
| By Mr.. Snyder-To amend chapter
10, General Laws 1893, relating to
taxation for educational purposes.
/ st. Paul, Jan. 16.-By unanimous
vote, 1O7 members being recorded, the
house yesterday determined upon q
further investigation of the alleged re
|Elinquishnlent by the state, under
/ Auditor Braden's administration Of the
i state land department, of the property
now occupied by the Mountain IroI
4 Mining company, valued, as stated il
debate yesterday, at S2o,OOO,O0O. The
action was reached on a resolution OF
Mr.. Donnelly providing fol. joint
committee of fifteen representatives
and seven senators to examine into thu
transaction. There was no disagree
ment in the house except as to tht
point of whether the house was no.
already sufficiently advised in tht
premises to warrant it in directing til,
attorney general to bring suit to esta5
lish the claim Of the state. 1t was dc
cided, however. to investigate further
and the resolution was only changei
with respect to, the size Of the commit
tee. AS adopted it calls for seven rep
resentatives and four senator's
Mr.. Donnelly opened the debate. Re
ferring TO the magnitude of the interes
involved, he said he had been advised
that it was the opinion of Leonida
Merritt, an expert in iron properties
that the land in question was value,
at $4,000. 600. 1t is said that there i
only $5,OOO,OOO worth of ore in sight
and it is further reported that the mai
who engineered the recent lease of til
property from Rockefeller to Carnegi
got a ST 100000 fec.
'sThis is a question of immense mag
nitude, continued Mr. Donnelly 9Th
value here is double that Of the Who'll
! school fund. the slow accumulation Q
all the years since the founding OF til
state. It is proper that it should
: fully investigated and every right q
the state tested in our supreme coul
or in the United States courts. We ~
battling not for the present, but for th
aillimitablc future y
Mr.. Schmidt, of the Duluth delegs
ton, seconded Mr.. Donnelly's motto
for the adoption of the resolution.
Z In the Senate.
Yesterday session Of the senate wa
productive of many embryonic mea,
ures OF more than ordinary interest I
the people. In all thirteen bills weI
introduced, and one of them, by Sen.
j tor Jones, fixing uniform time Il
holding general terms Of the distri,
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