The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11
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The Grind Of the Minnesota Inv
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= SIT hui, $NAlTcl #4.--Ill johns anti
trust law came up for final action in
the house, and, after a couple Of hours
debate, the amendment eXempting the
Organization Of labor to maintain or
raise wages was stricken out, together
with the exemption Of agricultural
products and live stock in the hands Of
the producer, which had been copied ]
from the Georgia law. The bill was
then passed by a vote OF IS to 16.
The bill establishing civil service in 1
the grain inspection force was defeated
after a long debate by vote Of Al to ]
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The following bills were passed:
Legalizing certain mortgage fore
closures; relating to liens on logs and
other forest products; relating to auc-
5tioneers; relating to noxious weeds; al
lowing cities to contract for electric
power to operate their water works; to
legalize acts Of county commissioners
relative to the construction Of sheriffs'
residences; providing for lien on the
logs cut in other states and transported
into this state 81 .5
The following bills were introduced:
TO abolish the offices Of coroner and
deputy coroner, and to authorize the
appointment Of medical examiners to
discharge the duties now peri by
coroners; relating to state lands; res
quiring corporations and individuals to
pay interest on money deposited with
them by employees to guarantee faith
full performance of duty; to establish
boards Of county visitors for the in
spection of charitable and public insti-
tutions in each county; relating to
place Of trial Of civil actions; to estab-
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feeble minded; relating to publication
of legal notices; relating to issue OF
bonds by cities; relating to special as
easements.
In the Senate.
Senator Cronkhite presented in the
senate and secured the adoption OF a
resolution directing the state railroad
and warehouse commission to investi-
gate and report on what, if any,
amendment or revision Of the railroad
laws can be made in the best inter
ests Of the state. The report is to be
called for by the governor, and is to be
made to the legislature within week.
With the exception Of the Cronkhite@
resolution the session Of the senate was
confined to dry routine and was dull
and uninteresting. HI 5s
The following bills were passed:
Relating to weights and measures;
providing for return Of property to de-
PENDANT upon giving bond in replevin
actions in justice court; to provide for
the loaning of the permanent school
and university funds Of the state to
any county district, city, town or viz
lage of the state; to provide for the
investment Of the permanent school
fund and permanent university fund Of
this state; to repeal a special law di-
viding liquor licenses between counties
and towns.
The. following bills were introduced:
To exterminate Russian thistles; re-
lating to incorporation of villages; to
provide for regulation Of insurance
companies; to appropriate money for
state park at Itasca y to prevent cor
porations from giving money to any POI
litical party; to amend laws relating
to protection of forests from fire y to
prohibit the holding Of two lucrative
town or county offices by one person;
to regulate district court clerks.
st. Paul, March 5. The house and
senate met in joint session and by a
unanimous rising vote passed the fol-
lowing resolution offered by Senator
Sperry:
Resolved, That the senate and
house Of representatives of the State
of Minnesota, in joint convention as
sembled, cOngratulates the Hon. Will
lam Mckinley on his Inauguration as
president of the United States, and ex-
presses the wish that his administra-
ton may be the most American and the
most successful of all the many il
lustrious administrations in the history
of this country; that it may mark the
dawn Of a broader Americanism, q
greater prosperity and a higher civiliza-
ton.
Resolved, That congratulations be
also extended to his honored and estim-
able wife, and we wish them all god
speed at the White House.
Resolved, That copy of these res
olutions be transmitted by telegraph to
President Mckinley"
g In the senate.
The people Of Hastings are. vindi-
Gated; the state commission to locate
the fourth hospital for the insane
stands convicted Of error in Judgment,
at least. By decisive vote Of 20 to
% the state senate last evening adopted
the majority report Of the legislative
committee, appointed to locate the
lOuItu llSdue EASylSlu, WITH the eXCep-i
ton Of the last .clarse in the report,
which provides for the purchase Of the
site at Hastings. This latter clause is
immaterial, however, as the report pro-
vides for the Introduction of a bill in
which this point may be covered. The
latter clause was laid on the table and
it may be taken up at any time if it is
deemed necessary to do So
Senator Wyman introduced and had
passed, under suspension OF the rules,
a bill to repeal the tonnage tax on iron
ore. The following bills were intro
duced: 8 s5i8.
To provide FOR organization of coun-
ty graded schools; to provide for tom
mage tax on minerals; relating to prop
erty exempt from execution; to pro-
hibit companies from compelling en-
ployes to sign insurance contracts; re-
lating to taxes on mine property.
,sa I'm the House. r 8
In committee of the whole the follow
ing bills were favorably acted upon:
Providing for liens on logs and lum-
Der for subcontrac tors; to legalize Ger