The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-02

to $500, according to the number of
feet of timber which is recovered, is
provided by. the bill. Mr.. Jefferson's
feature requiring the posting of notices
containing descriptions on each forty
acret ract of land operated upon I'M
der State timber permit, is included
in the Young substitute. The statute
of limitations, it is provided, shall not
run against the recovery Of amounts
claimed for timber trespass.
Representative Peterson of New Ulm.
is the author of two anti-corporation
measures. One prohibits telegraph
companies from putting anything on
their message blanks or contracts
limiting the amount of damages re-
coverable for their neglect or omis-
sion. 1t would cost the companies
S25 to 500 per otfense to do this. The
other bill offered provides that all
carriers of passengers for hire must,
within forty-eight hours after an &C.
cident injuring passengers file de-
tailed report of the same with the city,
village or town clerk giving all de-
tails, including the names and ad-
dresses of witnesses. Such carriers
are prohibited from offering the tes-
timony of any other witnesses than
those named in the report.
The house has passed the following
bills: Fl. F. l64.-Bill to amend the
primary election law, relating to the
time of opening the polls. n. F. 168.-
Bill authorizing the issuing of bonds
by organized towns for the purpose of
building roads and bridges. II. F.
226.-Bill to provide for the placing
of the candidates names on the ballot
by petition.
Il. F. 59.-To provide for the levy
ing and collecting of taxes on banks
and bank stocks; S. F. l8-A bill for
an act to amend chapter forty-six
laws of 1899, as amended by chapter
ten, laws of 1901, relating to probate
code; n. F. 200-To amend an act en-
titled IAN act to amend section 1858
of chapter eleven of general statutes
of 1894, relating to tax levy rate per
cent for state, county and other pur-
poses;" H. F. 23S-To regulate the
practice of embalming dead human
bodies; II. F. 36-A bill for an act to
authorize the board of county CON-
missiOners in all counties in this
State, having bonded Indebtedness
sinking fund to invest the money of
said sinking fund; H. F. 2O5-A bill
for an act making it the duty of the
register of deeds of each county to
make out a list of mortgages and
other real estate securities and fixing
his compensation therefor. q.
The senate has passed the following
bills: S. F. l50.-Bill regulating the
naval reserve. S. F. l00.-Bill rela-
tive to the rights of boom companies
on logging streams, practically CIV
ing them the rights of eminent do
main. H. F. 143.-Bill to appropriate
SIG, 900 to finish the cell room of the
reformatOry at St. Cloud.
Representative Thayer has a bill to
authorize town clerks to have their
Offices in certain incorporated vii
lagos.
Representative Lennon has intro
duced bill prohibiting the use of
automatic or repeating shot guns
holding more than two cartridges or
which may be fired twice without re-
loading. It is said this measure has
been endorsed by sportsmen all over
the country, who are aiming to pre-
serve the game. 1t is designed to pro-
hibit the use Of the punt gun or repeat
ing shotgun with which a hunter is
able to make a veritable slaughter of
the game which he stirs up. The bill
allows the use of the double barrel
shot gun which sportsmen claim is all
that should be permitted.
Senator Baker has introduced bill
carrying an appropriation of $1,000
for ladies' G. A. r. home at Anoka.
A similar bill passed the senate at the
last session. Representative Oleson
has introduced the same bill in the
house.
Senator Cole introduced a resolu-
ton in the senate Thursday indorsing
the action of the Kansas legislature
in it's attitude against trusts, cOmbin-
ations and unlawful conspiracies
which stifle competition.
The house committee on education
has received an opinion from Attor-
ney General E. T. Young holding I'M
constitutional the bill by Represent
ative b. P. Bjorge requiring candi-
dates for county superintendent of
schools to be graduates of State
normal school, or hold first grade
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