The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-01-26

from S14, 900 to $4,000. The appro-
priation for county fairs was fixed
more than decade ago. and since
that time the development OF the State
has resulted in much more compre-
hensive county displays of agriculture
and live stock products, making the
cost of the average county fair much
greater than few years ago. The
State, Mr.. Zelch contends, should rec
ognize this development by an ade-
quate Increase in the aid offered to
county agricultural exhibitions.
Representative j. T. Mannix of
Minneapolis proposes to cut out the
profits of the salary loan sharks.
The bill prohibits the assignment of
future wages, and makes any agree
ment that relieves a person, firm or
corporation from obligation to pay
the employe the full amount due un-
der his agreement invalid. There is
nothing to prevent the employer from
advancing money to his employees.
The bill is designed to prevent alleged
extortionate rates of interest being i'm
posed by men who make business of
loans on salaries of employees, often,
it is claimed, drawing as high as 100
to 200 per cent interest. Representa-
tive Mannix introduced the bill at the
suggestion of a number of Minneapo-
lis employers of labor, including rail-
road officials, who are annoyed by the
practice of their employees contracting
liabilities upon their salaries as Sc
curity, and who are said to suffer
grave injustice in the excessive inter-
est charges imposed by the loan
agents.
The statute prohibiting offering
brides to legislators is extended to
members-elect by bill introduced by
Representative M. D. Flower of St..
Paul. The statute imposes a penalty
OF Imprisonment for not more than ten
years or fine of not more than
S., 900, or both. The bill extends the
statute forbidding the accepting of
brides to members-elect and prohibit
ing the trading of votes.
Legislation affecting qualifications
OF county superintendent of schools
has been inaugurated by Representa-
tive Bjorge of Lake Park. According
to the terms of his bill county superin-
tendents of schools are required to
have had eight months actual expert
ence as teachers, and to be graduates
of normal school, or to possess a
first grade teachers certificate.
The bill provides that persons of
either sex may be candidates for
county superintendent of schools, but
at least twenty days before the pri-
mary election they must file with the
county auditor evidence of the quail
fcations demanded by the bill. The
four-year term of Office becomes effec-
tive after the next general election.
The provisions of the bill relating to
the qualifications for Office are not to
affect candidates for reelection.
Representative A. Hannaford of
Monticello offered resolution in the
house providing for a committee of
five to investigate the weighing and
inspection of grain in Minnesota. He
asked immediate consideration of the
resolution which was denied by the
house, and the measure went to the
grain and warehouse committee.
A bill of especial interest to the
country districts of Minnesota was
introduced in the senate by Senator
H. w. Stone of Benson, providing
that road taxes shall be paid in cash
instead of in labor. The bill is SINH
lar to one which passed the senate two
years ago, but was killed in the house.
The measure provides for the appoint
ment of road overseer by the town
supervisors of each town. His CON-
pensation is placed at $3.50 day.
The road tax, which shall not exceed
81 on 800, the bill provides, shall be
paid into the county treasury in cash,
and the amount shall be expended for
the Improvement of the roads on war
rant of the county auditor The bill,
if it becomes law, will result in i'm
proving the condition of the public
highways in Minnesota says Senator
Stone. "More work can be done with
the money collected from the road tax,
If paid in cash, than if it is paid in
labor. Under the present system
many who work out their road tax do
not always give the State good SER
vice. In many instances they are
paid for killing time. If this bill be-
comes law, every one will have to
pay the tax in cash, and then the town
supervisors can hire the work done
with profit to the community
Senator Laybourn of Duluth, in
PRODUCED his bill abolishing grand
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