The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

is appropriated in the bill.
The committee on logs and lumber
introduced a bill providing that log
liens must be filed between April 5th
and May lst.
Representative Lemon has intro
duced a bill providing that county
boards can employ other services in
collecting delinquent personal property
taxes after the sheriff has failed, pro-
| viding it does not cost more than Is
per cent of the taxes collected.
The Hanaford bill providing that the
State Agricultural society lease the
the State fair grounds to the Minne-
sofa Horse Breeders association for a
forty days. summer running meeting,
at which pools can be sold, has met
with all kinds of opposition and will be
vigorously opposed. There are some
strong influences behind the bill which
will not only requires the lease of the
grounds for forty-five days to the pro-
moters of the racing ''events," but re-
quires the managers of the fair to lease
to any one else at the rate of $3.50 day.
The anti-pool selling law is suspended
on the grounds whenever there is a
racing meeting, and this means that
from early spring till Sept. l the bet
ting fraternity and their following
would have full swing on the grounds,
and pools would not only be sold on the
races occurring there, but on all races
in the country.
Representative McGregor of St.
Cloud has introduced bill prohibit
ing the racing of horses for purses.
The bill says: ''To the end that the
State of Minnesota shall in no degree
be chargeable with promoting, sane
tioning or condoning the practice of
gambling in any form, or under any
guise or pretext, the running or trot-
ing of horses in races in competition
with other horses at any race track or
elsewhere in public for money or any
other valuable consideration, is hereby
prohibited and made a felony.' The
punishment is fine of not less than
$500 or imprisonment for not less than
two months or more than two years in
the State prison or county jail. This
bill is aimed at the State fair and is a
companion piece for the pool selling
bill.
A bill has been passed making the
State Agricultural society branch of
the State government.
The house has passed the bill by
Representative S. A. Nelson of Lanes
boro providing for annual county con-
ventions of school officers, to be called
by the county superintendent. The
bill provides that officers attending the
conventions shall receive So day and
6 cents mileage.
Former Representative J. F. Jacob
son of Lac qui Parle has written to his
successor, Representative J. F. Rosen-
wald, urging the legislature to defeat
the pending bills taking institutions
from the jurisdiction of the State board
of control. Mr.. jacobson says: ''It
took us ten years to get the board of
control established, and can it be posi-
bic that this legislature will undo this
grand work, that has in one short year
saved this State over 100000, and that
against the most unfavorable circum-
stances? Let the times again become
normal and I feel absolutely safe in pre-
dieting that the saving will be at least
100000 per year, and this saving will
not be at the welfare of the inmates or
employees of these institutions. Let me
tell you that [ know personally that
there has not been a year in the last
fifteen years when these unfortunate
inmates have received as good treat
ment and care as they have this year."
The senate has killed the bill pro-
viding for a constitutional convention.