The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02
Ole Legislature.
Items Of Interest from
Minnesota So1onS. -

The members of the legislature have
settled down for a good lively gait.
After returning from their trip to Du-
luth and the iron ranges every member
seemed to take up his duties with re-
newed vigor. There was big grist of
bills introduced last week and there
was sudden end to the introduction of
bills when the attorney general made
the announcement that last Saturday
was the last day for the introduction of
bills. This shut off a flood of bills on
Monday, as it was thought that Monday
was the final day for bills.
The house took up the Haugland tax
bill and passed the same 70 to 81.
The bill, as passed, provides for one
his particular duty to pry into the af-
fairs of public service and franchise
corporations, to see tn at they pay their
taxes. It makes practically no change
in the method of levying and collecting
taxes in the country districts. Per-
ceiving that the effect of the bill would
be to throw larger part of the tax
burden on the large cities, the country
members lined up behind it with great
unanimity. The chief purpose of the
bill is to get at intangible personal
property, such as notes, bonds and
mortgages. Mr. Haugland declared
that 80 per cent of all personal property
in the State was of this kind, but the
amount of it discovered for taxation
was only 5 per cent of the entire
amount of personal property listed.
The Haugland bill represents portion
of the tax code reported by the defunct
tax commission Of year ago, all of
which failed to pass the legislature at
that time.
The senate passed by vote of IS to
% Senator George R. Laybourn's bill
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition which would make possible the
abolition of the grand jury system in
Minnesota. The bill provides for in
dictments on information filed by the
county attorney. A motion to recon-
slider the bill was lost.
Senator G. NJ. Bucks bill, removing
from the jurisdiction of the State board
of control the State university, the nor
NAL school and the deaf and blind in
situations at Faribault, has been passed
by the senate without debate. The re-
suit of the vote was IS yeas and p nays
1t differs from the Peachey and the
Morley bills, which we're killed in the
house, in that it does not remove from
the management of the board of control
the State public school at Owatonna.
The house took up the Buck bill and
made it a special order for Tuesday af-
ternoon. The bill was finally defeated
by vote of 81 to SO.
A bill has been introduced to create
thr State board of charities and cor
rections which was abolished when the
State board of control was created.
The bill by Representative J. H.
Burns Of Lanesboro providing that the
fees collected by the public examiner
be turned into the treasury has been
passed by the house.
Representative Wood introduced
bill providing all county treasurers
elected at the next general election or
thereafter shall hold office for four
years. The bill does not affect the
terms of present treasurers.
The dog license law of 1901, repealed
in 1902, is practically re-enacted by a
bill introduced by Representative Rul-
lifson. The tax on male dogs is 81 and
on females 81 and shall be collected in
every township or village by the asses
sor.
Two bills have been introduced in
the legislature affecting foreign cor
porations owning stock in any corpora
ton doing business in Minnesota. One
bill provides that foreign corporation
owning stock in any corporation doing
business in Minnesota must appoint a
resident agent within the State, on
whom the service of legal process
shall be recognized as valid. The
other bill provides that the meetings
of the stockholders of corporations or
ganized under the laws of the State,
for the purpose of electing directors,
must be held in this State It is made
unlawful to hold such meetings outside
of the State, and violations are punish
able by fine.
A bill has been introduced which
will require school ma'ams to reveal
their age. The bill provides that first
grade teachers must be at least 2Oyears
old and have had teaching experience
of eight months. Second grade teach
ers must have passed their nineteenth
birthday and third grade must be at
least Is. However, it would seem lit