The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-01-19

from which. the timber has been
bought and the extent to which it is
to be cut over. Men who cut timber
illegally or members of corporations
which have the work done are made
liable to a fine of from $500 to 49, 900,
a sentence of from six months to two
years in penal institution or both.
Representative Ole Peterson of New
Olm, has introduced his bill for the
creation of a State highway commits
sion. It is practically the same meas
ure he introduced two years ago, but
failed to secure it's passage. It pro-
vides for the appointment of three
commissioners who are to have gen
eral supervision of all road work done
in the State. Districts are created
from which these officials are to be
selected.
P. E. Bowling, representative from
Evelejh has a bill which he has in
PRODUCED that permits the search of
any place suspected of having intoxi-
cants contrary to law and the finding
of liquors is considered prima facie
proof Of guilt. Imprisonment is one
of the penalties it carries for violators.
The senate is not behind the house
in proposed legislation. On Friday
of last week fourteen bills were intro
duced, four by Senator Dunn, three
by Senators Schain and Peterson,
two by Senator Collier, one by Sena-
tor Hall and one by Senator W. A.
Smith.
Two of Senator Schain's bills are
amendments to the primary election
law. The principal one, Senate File
No. II, would extend the primary
election law so as to apply to State
officers, provides for the holding of
the primary elections on the last Tues
day in June in cities of $4,000 and
over prior to the general election, and
requires that the names of all the can
didates for the judiciary, supreme
and district courts be placed on separ-
ate ballots to contain the candidates
of all parties. The idea is to further
the principle of non-partisan judic-
larry.
Senator Schain introduced third
bill, providing for the appointment of
county assessors for two-year terms
by the county boards in counties of
less than 100. 900 inhabitants. Their
duty is to meet the township assessors
and the county commissioners once
each year for the purpose of equaliz-
ing assessments.
Senator Collier of Shakopee also in
PRODUCED an assessor bill. It provides
for the appointment of a county as
SCISSOR in each county by the governor,
the State auditor and the attorney
general. The term, the bill provides,
shall be four years, and the compen-
sation is regulated according to the
valuation of the property in the
county. In counties having less than
100000 property valuation, the re-
Enumeration shall be one-half of one
mill. 1t is correspondingly larger in
counties having more than $2,OOO,-
900.
Senator McGill introduced reso-
luton requesting that Governor John
son submit to the senate the notarial
and other appointments made by
Governor Van SAINT which have been
made since the 1908 session. These
appointments have never been con-
firmed and Governor Van SAINT neg
lected to present them for confrma-
ton before he retired from office.
The resolution was adopted.
A resolution was introduced by
Senator Wood commenting the efforts
of President Roosevelt in his work
for the readjustment of railroad tar
ifs. It was adopted.
The senate refused to confirm the
appointment of John E. King of Red
Lake Falls by Governor Johnson to
the position of State librarian, SEN
ator Hawkins Directing, and stated
that he would present information in
few days sustaining his objections.
King is not in good standing with
many members of the senate because
of certain opinions expressed in his
paper during the recent campaign.
The senate passed the joint resolu-
ton commencing the STEVENSON bill,
introduced into congress for the pur-
pose of securing the admission of
seed wheat into this country free of
duty. The house concurred in the
joint resolution.
On Thursday forenoon the senate
devoted an hour from II a. m. to
IL m. to the memory of the late Sem
ator A. F. Ferris who died in the
fall of 1908. Several eulogies we're
pronounced on the life and character
of the dead senator.
Senator Thompson introduced a
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