The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-02-26

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came from ex-senator Gustav Thed denis
old district which he represented when
he was in the senate in 1895, at which
time the "sugar bounty" bill was put
through with, the assistance of Mr..
Theden who afterwards received lu-
crative position with the sugar beet
factory. The judiciary committee rec
commended the Dorsey bill providing
for the payment of the sugar bounty for
indefinite postponement, but the house
agreed toplace the bill on general or
ders.
Senator Morgan has introduced bill
providing that judges may sit in other
districts at the request of the presiding
judge in the said district. Under the
present system such changes can be
made only upon the order of the gov
ernor.
Senator Ferris has introduced bill
to prevent the overworking of locomo-
tive engineers and firemen. These
may not be kept on duty for more than
fourteen consecutive hours and are to
have at least nine hours rest after
duty. The law is not to be construed,
however, as permitting an engineer or
fireman to desert his engine in the case
of washout, wreck, snow blockade or
similar accident. Any train master,
chief dispatcher, master mechanic or
railway official who violates the pro-
vision of this act is subject on convic-
ton to a fine of from $25 to 800 or i'm
prisonment form thirty to sixty days.
A bill by Senator Somerville would
do away with neighborly nuisances.
The bill provides that the construction,
maintenance and operation of fences,
bitches, wells, excavations or structures
on real property, which are maliciously
constructed or maintained for the pur-
pose OF annoying owners or occupants
OF adjoining property is declared a
private nuisance. Persons offended by
such structures are to be entitled to
mandatory injunction restraining the
same.
The senate has passed a resolution
introduced by Senator Barker calling
for an itemized statement of savings
made by the board of control at the
various State institutions. The board
Of control has complied with the reso-
luton and filed statement with the
senate Tuesday. The board reports an
actual saving over the old system of
$105, 6l5.85. as follows: Anoka asylum,
$5,869.39; Hastings asylum, $4,611.O9
Fergus Falls asylum, 500, 93O.14: Roch-
ester asylum, $144. o.; St. Peter asylum,
$40, 3O2.26; school for deaf, 81, 1880:
school for blind, S34O.17: school for
feeble minded, SS,39748; State public
school, S3,805, IA; State training school,
SIS, 1854: reformatory, S13,577.4S;
prison, 17,1lS.75.
Senator Schultz has introduced a bill
providing for the appointment by the
governor of two more members to the
board of control before the adjournment
of the legislature, and providing that
one shall be especially qualified from
an educational point of view. The bill
wasreferred to the judiciary committee.
A deficiency appropriation bill has
been introduced to square some delin-
quent funds. The bill calls for 1920, 900,
of which $4,000 is for deficiency in
the State printing fund.
The house has passed the Helliwell
inheritance law by a vote of II to q.
The bill imposes a tax of l per cent on
direct inheritances exceeding $1,000
and of 5 per cent on indirect inheri-
tances in excess of $1,000. The ex-
emption does not apply to the entire
estate, but to the amount received by
each heir, or beneficiary.
A petition has been received bearing
1000 names and asking that the Social
ist party, formerly the Social Demo-
cratic party, be permitted to use the
name Socialist" on the official ballots.
Representative Nyquist introduced a
bill appropriating S85, 900 for State aid
in road building. The money is to 90
81, 900 to each county. State roads are
to be paid for one-third by the State,
one-third by the county and the re-
naming third by the township. None
of these roads are to be less than one
mile long nor less than thirty feet in
width, and must be completed by Nov.
l, 1904. County commissioners in all
counties except Hennepin and Ramsey
are allowed 81 a day and 10 cents per
mile travelled in inspecting these roads.
This fee is in addition to the pay regu-
larly allowed. The bill will meet with
considerable opposition.
The State normal schools appropria-
ton bill will call for quarter of mil
lion dollars.
Senator Thorpe of Willmar has in