The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-02-16
Minnesota Legislature
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Another investigation will be set on
foot by the house by the resolution of
Representative Oleson of Chisago
county. Mr.. Oleson wants to make
an inquiry into the illuminating oils
sold in this State.
Representative Craig's bill provid-
ing for issuing bonds by towns for
roads and bridges, and town halls has
passed the house. 1t is said that the
bill has special reference to Sherburne
county.
The Perley free text bill is stirring
up lot of discussion and several
hearings have been given on the bill.
The general sentiment of those who
OF the passage of the bill.
PRODUCED by Representative Anderson
OF Winona cocaine and preparations
in which this drug enters will not be
sold so freely in the future. Under
this bill the drug can only be sold on
a prescription, issued by a duly Ii
censed physician, and then only once
on the same prescription. A record
Of the amount sold, to whom sold,
and this to be open for inspection by
the authorities at all times. For
violation tine,of $50 and a term in
the workhouse is provided, and. in
case of the druggist Or physician in
volved, their State licenses are to be
revoked.
Liens on personal property, with
the right to sell the same and recover
vo mo nf pn
q bill offered by r. T. Lewis. It has
special reference to goods in storage,
and the feeding and maintaining of
cattle.
The house committee on logs and
lumber has recommended for passage
the bill by Representative Adams of
Fergus Falls providing that all lum-
Der sold in the State shall be of the
dimensions quoted.
Representative Tanning has intro
duced a bill amending the law pro-
viding for tax on sleeping cars. The
Dill provides for a four per cent gross
earnings tax on business originating
and ending in Minnesota, and also
on proportion of interstate earnings
based on the proportion of mileage
within the State to the entire mileage
over which business is done on all in
terstate business passing through,
into or out of the State. The law
passed two years ago, it is said, does
not include a tax on a proportion of
Interstate earnings, and consequently
IS eVaded by selling tickets to points
just outside the Minnesota line, such
as Superior or Fargo, when the des-
tlnatlon is in fact a Minnesota point.
Inc house committee on towns and
counties has decided to recommend
tor passage the bill by Representa-
tive j. B. Kelly, providing for the
ELECTION OF town road Overseers by
ballot at the annual town meetings,
and the bill by Representative O. B.
Ekman of Roseau county, authorizing
counties of less than 5000 inhabitants
to fund their floating Indebtedness.
The house committee on public
buildings has recommended the Put
nam bill for the control of the new
capitol building, and the Horton bill
which so easily passed the senate, and
also the Mork bill has been side
*tracked. The committee stood six to
tive in favor of the recommendation
OF the Putnam bill. Minority reports
were made tor the Horton and also
the Mork bills. The Putnam bill con-
tlnues the capitol commission in con-
troll of the new capitol until August l,
1908, and provides that it shall re-
main IN charge of all construction and
decorative work on the new capitol
until it is completed. An appropria-
ton OF S35, 900 is made for the main
tenance OF the new structure for the
next seven months, the old capitol be-
ing maintained until that date by the
standing appropriation made by the
legislature two years ago. No appro-
priation is made for the maintenance
of either the new or the old capitol
after August l, that being left to the
appropriation committee. which will
have the experience Of the next two
months maintenance to guide it as
to the annual appropriation required.
ent of the new and the old capitols at
salary of $4,000 year, whose APP
pointment must be approved by the
trician at a salary of $1,000 a year.
These are to have power to discharge
and hire needed employees in their de-
partments:: The bill provides that all
supplies for the capitols are to be
pui S11uoCu ~ ctIC CUdtC UOuIt vi Gull
troll.
The census bill introduced by Sen
ator Ripley B. Brewer has been ia
vorably reported by the census COM
mittee Of the senate.
Senator r. B. BrOwer;s bill apprO-
priating $4,000 for a ladies' dormi-
tory at St. Cloud to take the place of
the one recently destroyed by fire, was
reported favorably by the senate
finance committee.
The finance committee has decided
also to recommend to pass Senator J.
T: Schain' IS bill appropriating $lO,-
900 for deficiency in State aid to
school libraries and Senator r. e.
Thompson's measure appropriating
$4,000 for deficiency in State aid to
high schools.
The house committee on public
parks has recommended for passage
the bill of Representative Gates of
Garden City providing for an appro-
priation of $4,000 for a park near
Mankato to be known as Minneopa
State park.
Several changes in the laws relating