The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-02-19
Ole Legislature.
Items Of Interest from
Minnesota So1onS. a.

of the solons was broken into by Lin
coins birthday, the house adjourning
Wednesday over Sunday, while the
senate was held down to a more sober
realization of it's duties, and after OBJ
serving Lincoln's birthday sawed a lit
tie wood Friday and concluded to meet
again at 3 P. M. Monday.
The bill to compel railroads to secure
the consent of the railway and ware
house commission before advancing any
rates, was voted down by the railroad
committee. The house decided to take
a hand in the matter and voted to make
the bill a special order Feb. Goth, at II
a. M, at which time the bill will be
thoroughly discussed.
Senator Wilson has introduced bill
by request amending chapter 314, laws
of 1899, requiring railways to provide
cabooses with toilet-rooms on freight
trains, so as to partition off room for
passengers.
Senator Du Toit has introduced
bill to prohibit the removal or abandon
ment of passenger depots.
Senator Schain has introduced bill
to provide that the annual county
financial statement to be published may
contain only general summary of the
receipts and expenditures rather than
all the separate items.
Senator Reike has a bill to provide
that farmers may be privileged to buy
the Irvine manufactured at the State
prison until June l each year instead of
May 1.
A ''request" bill has found it's way
into the senate which authorizes the
establishment of municipal courts in
villages of 1000 or more inhabitants.
A bill by Representative Fraser
makes the term of Office of town super
visors, three years, one expiring each
year, and providing for the annual
election of other town officers.
The bill increasing State aid to high
schools to 81, 800 has been recommended
to pass by the senate.
Senator Jepson of Minneapolis has
introduced two bills to regulate the
methods of handling fees and deposits
now taken in by court clerks Offices
They provide a system of accounting
for all these funds, placing them in the
custody OF the county treasurer. IN
der the provisions of the bills the clerk
OF district court would be required to
keep a record book or desk register to
be known as a leash and fee record. "
Each entry would be consecutively
numbered, and the clerk would be re-
quhig ggton, inter- all CHI fees, commits
sion, interest, moneys, emoluments or
trust funds received or collected
through his Office or by him in his Of
fetal capacity, or by any person en-
ployed in the office.
A petition has been presented from
the St. Paul chamber of commerce
calling attention to the great public
services of Alexander Ramsey, H. H.
Sibley and Cushman K. Davis, and
urging that provision be made for
erecting statutes to their memory on
the State capitol grounds.
Senator Gjertsen has introduced a
measure for a non-partisan judiciary.
1t provides that the names of candi-
dates for judicial Offices may appear on
all the party ballots at the primary
election.
Representative Dorsey has introduced
bill authorizing the beet sugar fact
DRY to bring suit against the State for
the collection of money claimed to be
due as bounty.
Ole Peterson has introduced a bill
carrying an annual appropriation of
$4,000 for farmers Institutes through
out the State. The bill creates board
of administration composed of three
university regents and the presidents
of the State agricultural society, the
State dairy association and the State
horticultural society.
A bill has been introduced providing
for State levy of is of a mill during
the years 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906, the
proceeds to be spent for further build
ings and equipment of the school. The
sum of S225,000 is to be spent for gen.
eral building. $4,000 for dormitories,
$4,000 for chemical laboratory and
the rest is to be spent as the regents
determine
A bill has been introduced amend
ing the law relating to estrays.
The house has passed the bill enab.
ling the State forester board to pur.
chase lands for forester purposes.
The ''wide-open' tax amendment
was a special order in the house yes
terday afternoon.
The senate has passed the following
bills: Providing for the filing and re