The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-19
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Items Of Interest from
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from the State board of control, will be
a special order in the house at o'clock
Thursday afternoon. when it is ex-
pected that the board of control fight
in the house will be settled.
The house committee on general leg
islation has reported back the Peachey
bill, amended so as to take only the
State university and the normal schools
from the board of control, but giving
the board charge of the, erection and
maintenance of buildings at these in
stitutions. The special boards for the
State public school at Owatonna and
the schools for the deaf and blind at
Faribault are abolished.
The Morley bill, which is duplicate
of the Peachey bill as it passed the
senate, and takes all the educational
institutions from the board of control,
was taken from the table and made a
special order at the same time.
The senate by a vote of 30 to %, over
ruled the report of the judiciary COM
mittee which recommended for in
definite postponement Senator George
r. Laybourn's bill proposing an amend
ment to the constitution so as to abolish
the grand jury system, and ordered the
measure printed and placed on general
orders.
The four-per-cent railroad gross earn
ings tax was a special order in the
house yesterday afternoon. The bill is
that introduced by Representative H.
3. Fryberger of Minneapolis, but was
amended in committee so as to be al
most Identical with the bill prepared
by Representative J. D. Shearer of
Minneapolis. It increases the rate of
the gross earnings tax from to 4 per
cent, and leaves the basis for comput-
ing of interstate earnings the same as
at present. The bill also retains the
section of Mr.. Fryberger's original bill
providing that if any action is brought
to resist the payment of the tax the
company bringing the action must first
pay taxes under the old law.
The Haugland franchise tax bill
which was reported for indefinite post
ponement by the tax committee, was
placed on general orders by the house.
The bill embraces many of the features
of the tax commissioners report which
was thrashed over by the special ses-
sion last winter.
The house Judiciary committee has
recommended for passage the bill pro-
viding for third Judge in the Seventh
judicial district.
The house killed the beet sugar
bounty bill last Monday, Representa-
tive Tighe of St. Paul making a speech
against the bill in which he denounced
the sugar trust, and the attempt to
appropriate $4,000 out of the State
treasury to pay an illegal bounty.
The house in committee of the whole
has recommended for passage the bill
by Representative George w. Arm
strong of Minneapolis, providing for a
convention to revise the State constitu-
tion. The proposition will have to be
voted on by the people.
The bill in the senate providing that
road taxes should be paid in cash, was
advanced to general orders under sus-
pension of the rules last Friday.
A wolf bounty bill has been intro
duced that requires the applicant to
give all certified data, other than the
pedigree of the wolf itself. The appli-
cant for bounty must produce the head
and ears before the town clerk and in
the presence of two witnesses must
made affidavit as to the time and place
OF killing the wolf, stating that he did
not Intentionally permit any other wolf
to escape. The applicant must bury
the carcass. Then he is entitled to a.
certificate which he may take to the
county auditor with the head. The
latter official must punch hole at least
half inch in diameter in each ear.
Then the applicant is entitled to $3.50
for a grown female wolf and SIS for a
male and So and 81 respectfully for
cubs.
A bill establishing maximum rates
for the transportation of cereals has
been introduced by Representative J..
F. Rosenwald of Madison.
Another bill of interest to farmers is
the bill of Representative Hickey of
St. Paul which provides that farmers
are the be paid for the screenin gs and
dockage not less than one-third of the
amount paid for grain. The screen
ings are to be paid for by weight, the
same as the grain from which thew
were taken. Violation is punishable
by a fine of from $25 to 800 or impris-
onment for thirty to ninety days or
both. The fines are to go to the county
in which the elevator is located, for