The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
luth 5000 instead Of 5000 was de-
feated. The bill was then passed by

tie game and fish bill being considered
in committee Of the whole. The sem
ate bill was substituted for the house
bill and recommended to pass.
.rhe following bills were passed:
Providing for the public printing Of
the state; requiring county auditors
and city controllers to furnish certli-
Gates as to delinquent taxes; increasing
the gross tax upon railroads from 3 to
4 per cent ard providing for the sub 4
mission of the act to a vote of the peO-
pie; RENTING the royalty of4the state
upon iron ore mined upon state lands
and snelted within the state: allowing
special school districts to issue bonds y
for school buildings; providing that
delinquent taxes upon pine land shall
be Il lien upon the logs cut upon such
lard and shall follow them into he
hands OF their owner; legaltzing cer7
| tain sheriffs' certificates; amending the
| act providing for the loaning of the
permanent school fund by adding a
! section repeating inconsistent acts; III
| thorizing judges of district court 10 APP
| prove certain bonds; providing for the
| Incorporation Of companies solely for
the purpose Of operating creameries;a
! relating tc the stock of cooperative ass
sociations; requiring that securities de-
7 posted by building and loan associa-
! tions to secure their business in Mint
! nesota shall be deposited with the state
| auditor or treasurer instead Of with
trust companies; requiring that cor
| porations shall pay interest upon
| money deposited by their employees to
insure the faithful performance OF
! duty; allowing counties in which the
delinquent tax amounted on Feb. !,
1897 to 30 mills upon the dollar Of as,
sessed valuation (St. Louis, Cook, Clay.
Pine, Kanabec. Mile Laos and Wash
! ington) to remit penalties and interest
upon the payment of such tax, and
providing for forfeiture rhd tax sale e, IN
such counties in 1890; providing that
county funds may be deposited upon
time certificates.
st. Paul, April 17.-The Reeves min
ing tax bill imposing a tonnage tax
in lieu Of all other taxes, of 5 cents per
ton on all iron ore mined in Minnesota,
was killed yesterday by the senate.
. After dragging it's way through nearly
three months of tie session, causing
ll,any 4 long, acrimonious debate in
the house by which body it was finally
passed, it met a miserable fate III the
senate without even attaining the dig
nifty of place on the calendar. The
bill came up on a motion to adopt the
. report of the taxes and tax laws com
mittee, indefinitely postpoing the bill
On call of the ayes and hayes the re
port OF the committee was adopted by
q vote of 80 to 10.
The senate killed the bill introduced
, by Senator Stevens, the effect of which
, would have been the legislating OF La
. Dor Commissioner Powers out OF OF
| fice The vote was Is to p.
The Whitney bill, proposing con
| stitutional amendment so as to pro
: vide that hereafter the legislature shall
J | apply to the supreme court regarding
| the constitutlonality Of bills that it pro
posed to enact into laws was passed
: | by the senate by vote of 35 to 10.
: The Sheehal antitrust bill wa:
killed without debate by a vote of 2
to 81. LII
The Stebbins fire marshal bill wa
defeated by a vote of "a to %. # ~
Senator DuDn's bill, to compel rail
road companies to so operate thei
trains as not discriminate against Min
. ncsota cities in favor OF Chicago AM
I the East, which was on the calenda
Z for passage, was the cause of quite
J lengthy debate. It was defeated by
vote of IL to 20.
;, BY request Of Senator Hodge his bill
{ to extend the 'er1ns of office of count
auditors from two to four years, wa
: taken from the table and advanced t
:. the calendar.
). The following bills were passed:
l TO authorize villages to elect mt
nicipal judges; to provide for the va
cation Of state and territorial road
u where they cross lands now platte
a into city lots; to provide for change Q
y venue in justice court cases; to d.
IS ternine the descent of real estate an
providing for an equitable division G
e estates; to legalize bonds heretofore i:
e sued by county commissioners pu
le porting to have been issued pursual
o to chapter 297, Laws of 1895; prOvit
Is ing for rhe manner of bonding corl
T. ties by submitting the same to a vot
= of the people for the purpose of raj
u ing moneys to fund certain floating il
q, debtedness; to provide for the pa,
~ ment Of a 3 per cent gross earnings tn
- upon sleeping cars. ETC.; providing II
te the taxation Of fast freight line an
p equipment companies for IA 2 per eel
~ gross earnings tax; providing for II
~ taxation Of express companies, PROVE
VI ing 3 per cent gross earnings tax;
u provide for the imposition and cole
ton of a per cent earnings tax upC
OF the gross earnings of all property wit
ing the state Ut all telephone comp
MES. ETC.; proposing an amendment
section O. article 6, of the constitutio
ne relating to actions against cities, v
~ lagos or boroughs for damag es to pc
~ sons injured on streets and other pu
~ lie grounds: to amend the laws rela
CO ing to payment OF license money
10 s:lloons i'll certain cases. authorizil
~ Villages to receive one-half licen
Oh where the county commissioners lOca