The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-02-05

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adjunct to the board of equalization.
The measure is almost an exact re-
production of several chapters of the
tax code defeated last year and covers
forty live typewriter pages.
The State tax commissioner takes the
place Of the three tax commissioners
provided for by the old code. He has
practically all their duties and powers.
He is to make report to the State
board of equalization and cooperate in
this work. He is to be appointed for
four years and to receive So, 500 per an
num-, with a secretary at 81, 500. He
has power to examine books and papers.
In the senate the only matter of any
interest was Senator Wilson's Canadian
reciprocity resolution that was dis
cussed Friday, and which was defeated
by a vote of IS to "a, Senator Barker
voting with the ayes. -
Senator Wilson's resolution was quite
general in it's nature and called for free
trade relations with Canada, and that
our members of congress be instructed
to use all due diligence in securing
such relationship, and were also urged
to secure the reconvening of the joint
high commission to agree on .reciproc-
ity treaties between the United States
and Canada. Senator Wilson stated
that the Minneapolis -four mills would
be forced to use the Canadian wheat in
a short time, and then the country
members of the senate thought the
resolution meant dollars and cents to.
Minneapolis millers at the expense of
the Minnesota wheat raiser. Senator
Wilson said he faVored such treaties as
would aid the commerce of the United
States and had made his resolution
general SO that our members of con-
gress would not be committed to any
specific purpose. =
Bills have been introduced in the
house and senate calling for 1926, 900
for new buildings and improvements at
the State experiment farm and school
of agriculture. a.. 60. .-... :
The senate has recommended the
passage of the following bills: Senator
Gjertsen's bucket shop bill; Senator
McGill's bill increasing the salary of
the attorney general to $4,000; Senator
Rieke's S. F. rs, relating to quaran-
tine for contagious diseases; Senator
Johnson's bill appropriating $4,000 for
the relief of Beda Wingstrand; Senator
Harrington's bill, regulating the manu-
facture of vinegar, and Senator Will
sons bill, providing for the recording
and registration of instruments relat-
ing to standing timber, stone and ore.
Senator Stevens is the author of a
bill to exterminate the grasshoppers.
1t gives authority to county commits
sioners on the advice of the State ento-
mologist to compel the owners of land
infested with grasshopper eggs to pillow
it, thus destroying the eggs.
The senate has passed the bill giving
the State capitol commission the sum
OF 81, 100000 to finish the capitol, and
Senator Ward succeeded in amending
the bill, making it necessary to have
the building completed by January lst,
1905. w. ..,>...
The St. Paul Anti-Vaccination society
has had a bill introduced providing
that no school board shall require vac
clnation as condition to admission of
pupils to the public schools, either as
police regulation or otherwise.
Representative W. I. Nolan Of Min
neapolis has introduced a bill providing
for a juvinile court. All persons I'M
der nineteen are not to be confined
with nor brought into court with those
who are older. None under IA shall be
committed to jail or police station, in
default of bail, but the sheriff or pro-
baton officer shall find some suitable
place for their detention.
Representative Bowling Of Eveleth
has introduced two primary election
bills. The first changes the date to the
last Tuesday in June. Its effect would
be to require primaries in St. Paul
nearly q year before the regular cleo.
ton lion in the following May. The second
provides that no candidates shall run.
independent for any Office, unless nomi-
mated at the direct primaries A sep
arate ballot shall be printed for inde-
pendent candidates at the primaries,
the same as for the regular parties.
and the candidates for an independent
nomination 40 shall get on the ballot in.