The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
6be Legislature.
Items Of Interest from
Minnesota So1Ons. -

Minnesota Solons.
The house and senate have been dis
cussing the Morley and Peachey bills,
removing from the board of control the
State university, the normal schools
and institutions at Faribault for the
deaf and blind and State public school
at Owatonna. The house took the
Morley bill last week and killed the
measure, and then resuscitated it. It
failed to pass by vote of SO to IS, the
author of the bill voting against it in
order to move for reconsideration. The
opponents of the bill then pushed the
motion to reconsider, but several mem
bers who wanted to take the university
from the control of the board, also the
normal schools, changed their votes in
order to get chance to amend the bill,
and the motion to reconsider carried
by a vote of So to 81, three members
not voting. The bill was then laid on
the table by the action of it's friends,
and on Friday an effort was made to
take the bill from the table, force a
vote and kill the bill, but the motion
was defeated 81 to a, and the bill re-
mains on the table.
The senate did not treat the Peachey
bill in the same manner. It passed the
bill by vote of Sc to rs. The bill is
the same as the Morley bill.
The house committee on taxes and
tax laws will decide this week upon a
form of gross earnings tax bill to be
recommended for passage. There are
now three measures before the commit
tee, all of them providing for a four
per cent gross earnings tax in lieu of
all other taxes on railroad property.
The senate in committee of the whole
has recommended the bill of Senator
Gjertson for prohibiting bucket shops.
Representative J. II. Burns of Lanes
boro has introduced bill to abolish
the office of overseers of roads, and to
do away with the working out of poll
taxes on the roads. The bill applies to
every township in the State and pro-
vides that hereafter all road taxes shall
be paid in cash and expended under the
direction Of the town supervisors. The
supervisors may employ superintend-
ent at 81 per day to direct the work.
Mr.. Burns a few days ago introduced
bill to allow the towns, by majority
vote, to do away with the poll tax which
is worked out on the roads, and require
the payment of all road taxes in cash.
The measure introduced now goes
step further and makes mandatory
what is optional under his previous
measure.
Senator Lords measure providing
that constitutional amendments may be
adopted by majority of the votes cast
on the question instead of majority of
those cast at the election was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement by
the senate in committee of the whole.
The senate committee on finance has
recommended the passage of the bill
introduced by Senator A. F. Ferris of
Brainerd, establishing permanent SAN
atorium for consumptives. The COM
mittee, however, has reduced the ap-
preparation from $3.50, 1000 to $4,000.
The house in committee of the whole
has recommended for passage the
Gandrud bill prohibiting the CONSOLE
dation of the stock, control or power of
control of railroad companies doing
business in Minnesota, and the house
passed the bill within dissenting vote.
Representative J. II. Burns of Lanes
boro has introduced a bill to compel
counties to pay the State S78 year for
each person from that county who is an
inmate OF State insane hospital or the
Faribault school for the feeble-minded.
The bill provides that the county may
then bring action against the relatives
OF the inmate to recover the money
thus paid to the State.
oSAAuCO1 W. IL cO11llSOu IldS
bill providing for the forfeiture of
teachers certificates by those tho vio-
late the terms Of their contracts with
any school district without having first
secured release from the contract.
For first offense the certificate, di-
ploma or permit shall be suspended for
six months; for second offense, for
one year; but on a third offense it shall
be permanently annulled.
Representative Wall last Friday Of
fered joint restitution fixing the date
OF final adjournment as April Is, and
the last day for the introduction of bills
March %. This brings adjournment
six days earlier than the constitutional
limit. MIR. Fryberger gave notice of
debate and the resolution had to lie
over.
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