The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-19

Ola TALKS, winch ne old. He admOn-
ished the house to keep within bounds
on appropriations, and to not increase
the present tax levy.
The bill by Representative George
W. Wilson of Worthington, taking the
examination of gross earnings reports
from the public examiner and placing
the work in the hands of the railroad
and warehouse commission has been
recommended for passage by the rail-
road committee of the house. The
committee will also recommend for
passage the bill by Representive I. w.
Bouck of Royalton, amended so as to-
prohibit the use of railroad tricycles or
velocipedes on railroad tracks without
a permit by the company operating
such tracks.
Senator Jepson of Minneapolis has
introduced an age-of-consent bill, rails
ing the age from sixteen to eighteen
years.
The senate judiciary committee has
killed the bill providing for printing
constitutional amendments on separate
ballots.
The legislature wants to familiarize
itself with the methods of the Minneap-
oils chamber of commerce, and the
house has adopted a resolution calling
for an investigation of the same. On
the adoption of the resolution many Of
the members neglected to vote, only
seventy-three yeas being recorded.
Representative Ole Peterson has in
troduced his State highway commission
bill. The Peterson bill differs from the
senate bill in the makeup of the high
way commission, which is made up of the
state auditor, secretary of state and
one practical farmer of a different po-
litical party from the two officials. He
is to be named by the governor for three
year term, and is to serve without COM
pensation except for expenses. The
board must hold regular meetings on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
Of each month. Only $4,000 a year is
appropriated for expenses, including
salary of the secretary. Before town
supervisors can petition for State road
they must raise their third of the ex-
pense. In it's other features the bill
follows the senate measure, providing
a State tax of one-twentieth of mill,
a secretary who is civil engineer and
who is to view and approve every pro-
jected road before it is ordered. Con-
tracts are to be let to the lowest bidder
by the county commissioners, and they
are to employ a supervisor for each job
at So day. Counties may issue bonds
to pay their third of the expense.
Representative Morley introduced
bill creating a. new State department,
to be known as ''The State Live Stock
Sanitary board," of five members, who
are to. be appointed by the governor.
OF the five, three are to be live stock
breeders and two veterinary surgeons.
Ultimately they are to serve five years.
The first appointments, however, are to
be made so that one member will re-
tire each year. Quarterly meetings
are provided for and members are to
serve without compensation. In gen
eral the new board is to have all the
authority over domestic animals now
welded by the state board of health
and the appropriation allowed the old
board for this work is to be transferred
to the new. The bill is endorsed by
the State Stock Breeders association,
Prof. Thos. Shaw, and all who are in
terested in live stock production. The
same bill was introduced in the senate
last week.
All the bridge bills will go into the
road and bridge committees hopper.
The committee will draft an omnibus
bill, and some of the big bridge approp-
ration bills will look like thirteen
cents in the group.
A bill has been introduced making it
clear that saloons must close on pri
mary election days, by amending the
primary election law
The bill providing for the imposition
of the death penalty by electrocution
instead of by hanging, introduced by
Representative J. r. Lewis of Duluth
has been passed by the house.
Senator Julius Collier of Shakopee in
troduced measure creating county as
SCISSORS for the purpose of securing uni
form assessment in townships. The
bill provides that the judge of the dis
trict court of each county shall appoint
an assessor for term of four years, the
salary to be regulated by the assessed
valuation of the property in the county.
Senator A. D. Stephens bill estab-
fishing State tax on crops for insur-
ing farmers against hailstorms, cyclones
and tOrnadoes was recommended for in