The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-23

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part in two or more counties, in order
to improve navigation therein or to
promote public health or welfare; game
and fish code; to amend sections l, 2
and Of chapter PIP of the General
Laws of Minnesota for 1895, relating to
the prevention of the spread and pro-
viding for the destruction of thistle
and other noxious weeds upon public
highways; to amend section 81, chapter
2, General Laws 1902, relating to the
distribution of penalties, costs and in
terest on real estate taxes; relating to
the discharge of mortgage of record;
relative to the sale and lease of mineral
and other State lands; to allow villages
to issue bonds to aid in the construc-
ton and repair of bridges and roads
within two miles of the limits of such
villages; to provide free text books in
certain independent school districts in
this State; relating to the service of
summons in civil actions; to amend
chapter % of the General Laws of 1895,
relating to change of venue in civil &C.
tions; authorizing the refundment of
money illegally collected from pur-
chasers of railroad lands for real es-
tate taxes levied under and by virtue
of chapter l68 of the General Laws
1895; to amend section IL of chapter
IA, General Laws 1885, entitled 'An
act to regulate warehouses, inspection,
weighing and handling of grain" pre-
venting railroads from injuring the
prospects of towns by hauling away
their dcpots. The bill prohibits rail-
roads from removing or abandoning
stations or from withdrawing agents
without the approval of the railroad
and warehouse commission.
Senator Barker's bill appropriating
$4,000 for cottages for wives and wild
ows Of veterans at Anoka was placed
on the "preferred" list of the house,
on motion of M. J. O'Laughlin of Lake
City, who had previously tried to get
the bill passed under suspension of the
rules but the bill was finally defeated.
The bill that was introduced by Mr..
Mark to provide for uniform height
of water in Mile Laos lake, or as the
title to the bill says "navigable lakes
situated in part in two or more coun-
ties'' and which bills got through both
hot
missioners of Mile Laos, Crow Wing
and Aitkin counties may appoint a
commission of three members whose
duty it shall be to see that lumber
companies shall not lower the water of
the lake to point that will interfere
with navigation. The bill was pre-
pared by Attorney Mcdonald of St.
Paul who has interests at the lake.
The house adopted resolution by
D. F. Kelley providing for the return
of captured Confederate flags, but the
senate defeated the resolution.
A motion to pass under suspension of
the rules Representative H. w. Rulif-
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terest charged by the State on school
lands from 5 to 4 per cent was lost in
the senate by vote of % to TO-
The committees appointed by the
legislature to investigate the State
capitol commission, the game and fish
commission and the State auditors Of
flee after making a thorough inspec-
ton filed reports showing no Irregular
tiles of any nature in any of the &C.
counts or records of the commissions or
the State auditors office.
The inheritance tax bill persisted in
the senate after an effort to save it in
the last hour of the session.
Speaker Babcock was presented with
a handsome diamond ring by the men,
bers of the house, while gold watch
was presented to Chief Clerk Schmahl.
The senate remembered Lieutenant
Gov. Jones by presenting him with
silver punch bowl and tray and ladle.
The session laws of the legislature
will be published in supplement- form
in the UNION in a week or so.
First-Class Legislature.
The legislature which is to adjourn
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