The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23

Minnesota Legislature

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The session is fast reaching that
stage which borders on the acute.
The climax to important legislation is
rapidly being reached, and those
members on whose shoulders falls the
important and responsible duties OF
the session realize that time is fleet
ing, and the house and senate must
be up and doing. All miscellaneous
and unimportant bills must give way
to those measures that because of
their Importance have the right of
way.
The Nolan reciprocal demurrage
bill which was a special order in the
house on Wednesday afternoon of last
week, passed by vote Of 108 to seven
and it has now reached the senate
where the friends of the bill will keep
very close tab on it.
Another important piece of legisla-
ton passed by the house is the con-
stitutional amendment which gives to
the legislature cart blanche in franz
ing all tax laws. The bill has yet to
pass the senate. -....
The house public health committee
bill seeking to place the State dairy
and food commission on civil SER
vice basis has been introduced. All
employees, excepting only the commits
sioner, are to be appointed after COM
petitive examination, and can only
be removed for cause.
Representative Perley of Moorhead
has bill by the terms of which mar
ried women are given the right to
manage their own property and to
make contracts without the consent of
their husbands. The bill also specific
ally gives married women the right to
make contracts with their husbands
as we'll as other persons. The meas
ure provides that no contract can be
made, however, affecting the marriage
relation, the support of the minor
children, and that no contract can be
made affecting the homestead or other
exempt real estate unless both join in
the transaction.
Senator Dale's bill prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes or cigarette papers
in Minnesota was recommended for
indefinite postponement by the senate
committee of the whole, by vote of
twenty-six to twenty The bill
had previously been recommended for
passage by the committee of the whole
March 8 by a vote of twenty to twenty
six, but the author had requested that
the bill be placed back on general Or
ders for an amendment, striking out
the provision prohibiting a person
from having cigarettes or cigarette
papers on his person.
Representative L. W. Bouck of Roy
alton introduced measure amending
the present law governing townships
so as to provide for the election of
stead of directly by the voters.
The bill Of Representative j. B.
Kelly providing for the election of
road overseers at annual town meet
ings has passed both house and SEN
ate.
The bill by Senator Gjertsen in
creasing the personal property ex-
emption to 5000 passed the senate on a
close vote.
The railroad committee of the house
did not care to commit itself on the
Ware passenger rate bill and the bill
by Senator Stone making railroad
mileage books good for any member
of the family. The senate passed the
Stone bill which is now up to the
house. Both bills were sent to the
house without recommendation.
The senate has finally passed the
Laybourne. bill relating to grand
juries and the bill now goes to the
house.
The game and fish committee of the
house killed nine out of eleven bills
referred to it. Senator Morgan's bill
protecting carrier pigeons was the
only measure recommended to pass.
Senator McNamee's bill making it
manslaughter to kill a man for deer
by mistake was reported with the
recommendation that it be referred to
the committee on crimes and punish
ments. F..
Senator J. T. Schain's bill provid-
ing for county assessors to be elected
by the county commissioners was re-
ported for passage by the senate COM
mittee of the whole, and similar bill
by Senatr Julius Collier of Shakopee
providing that the county assessors
be appointed by the governor was in
definitely postponed.
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