The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-19
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BUSINESS Transacted by Minnesota
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h ST. Paul, Jan. ii. IL lieut.. Gov. Smith II
announced his committee selections at
the opening Of yesterdays session OF
the senate, and the actual work OF
Legislation insthat end OF the capitol
may begin ar once.
The senate adopted the resolution
calling on the state auditor for all IN
formation in his possession relative 20 /
the controversy with the Great North
crn Railway company over the So
called Hermann deed, conveying 70 y (
some 271, 900 acres Of land which IL
had persistently declined to accept.
Auditor Dunn responded with copies |
Of some correspondence between HIM
self and Gov. Clough during the dying
hours of the latter's administration. Ii |
substance Gov. Clough had cancelled |
the Biermann deed on Dec. 30, ana
had issued new deed embracing seV-
eral tracts Of land aggregating 1,O2S.OS
sacres, which the company had accept
ed. In cancelling the old deed and IS
suing the new one Gov. Clough ex-
pressly conditioned his action upon
the statement that the procedure
would enable the matter to be brought
into court and the whole matter ju-
dicially tested.
Auditor Dunn says: II have refused
to record the deed for 1O23.0S acres
given by Gov. Clough to the Great
Northern company. and have directed
the cruisers employed by the state TO
report to this office any trespass that
has or may be committed OH the lands
described in Gov. Clough's letter OF
Dec q, 1898; and If any trespass has
been or may be committed on any OF
said lands I shall proceed against
such trespassers as IL the trespass had.
been committed on any other state
lands"
Twenty-one bills were introduced,
among the more important being the
! following:
TO regulate the employment of pris-
! oners in the state prison and reforma-
tory. Relating to the railroad and
warehouse commission. Proposing
constitutional amendment providing
for the initiative and referendum. Re-
lating to wolf~bounties. Relating TO
! rate of interest. To provide for the
printing of school text books and
| charts at the state reformatory. 10 en-
! force the payment of taxes delinquent
in and prior to 1898. To provide for
the creation Of Il public school teach
ers' retirement fund. 70 regulate and
improve the service Of grain lnspec.
tion To legaliZe and validate defec-
tive records Of deeds, mortgages, etc
10 suppress and punish trespassers
upon engines or cars for purpose OF
avoiding payment Of railroad fare. Es-
tablishing a probation system for JuvSe-
nile delinquents To prevent the sale
of prison-made binding Irvine at a
profit of more than 2 cents a pound
The House.
The jacobson resolution calling for
the appointment Of joint legislative
committee to investigate charges
against the grain inspection depart
ment of the state and allegations that
:: the Irvine trust has secured control OF
the manufacture and sale of binding
/ Irvine made at the state prison, passed
! the house by q vote Of 1O2 to 0. Be
/ sides the jacobson resolution the
Ehouse considered eighteen new bills
among them being the following:
10 provide for the publishing Of
school text books at the state reforma
tory at state expense, to be sold tt
!. public schools. To license motormeI
! of trolley cars and gripmen Of cable
: cars. relating to the taxation of ex
: press companies, increasing gr6s:
: earnings tax from 3 per cent to 5. ~
: provide for the taxation Of railroads
% and repeating all other laws Of simila
: nature: increases the gross earning
: tax from 5 to 4 per cent. Regulatin
> the employment OF prisoners in tn
state prison, and state reformatory. L
: regulate and govern the sale Of bino
. ing Irvine at the state prison. regulat
!. ing the taxation Of express companies
= 10 regulate the holding OF primar
:, elections TO amend the laws regula
e ing the foreclosure Of mortgages b
: advertisement. 10 provide for the cr'
e alton of teachers pension fund i
: cities of more than 10000 inhabitant
- 10 extend the work of the state e,
:, detrimental station, providing for
~ new branch experimental station.
g st. Paul, Jan. Ex-senator Miller Q
N fered resolution, ,wnlcn was auopte
10 on which it is proposed to base cor
" plant to the state railroad and war
g house commission relative to freigl
r. charges from southwestern parts
' the state to Minneapolis. The resol
ton requires that the state railroa
and warehouse commission to repo
to the senate freight rates to Mimi
n. opolis from Luverne, Pipest0ne, Ma
ison, Worthington, Jackson and Fai
"a mont and corresponding rates fro
in Breckenridge, Moorhead, Cr0okstt
I'M and Duluth, and also '.the reasons t
At the inequality in such rates, il any {
81 ist.'
ch Among the bills introduced was o
by Senator Potter Of Hennepin rel:
is- ing to reinsurance by fire insuran
ze companies, which restricts this ella
MT lsof business to authorized compani
in exclusively, and somewhat enlarg
as the powers Of the state insurance co
he missioner. Other bills introdut
on were:
To amend the laws /, regulating
emptions of personal property in mo
cages made by husband or wife.
legslize the foreclosure Of real est: