The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-04-13
seven bills adapted, in the opinion of
the committee, to provide for the
remedies suggested.

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The report and several bills were
made a special order in the senate for
Wednesday of this week.
The senate has passed the ''good
roads" bill thirty-6ve against five,
creating State highway commission
of three members, and providing for
skilled supervision of all construction
and repair. The bill was S. F. 265,
by the road and bridge committee,
but II. F. 479, which had passed the
house, was substituted and now goes
to the governor. The commissioners
will serve without pay beyond ex-
penses. There is to be a special tax
of one-twentieth of a mill, and out OF
this 49, 900 is appropriated for COM
mission expenses. The commission is
to elect an official engineer whose SER
vices are at disposal of all parts OF
the State where roads are to be con-
tsructed or repaired. The five voting
no, were Alley: Dale, Laugen, Nichols
and Thompson.
The senate has passed the Cole bill,
S. F. SO, without an opposing vote,
making the fees now paid to the gov
ernor's secretary, payable into the
State treasury. The bill had been
amended to take effect Jan. /, 1907.
The house, without debate, passed
concurrent resolution offered by Re-
preventative S. Swanson of Carlton,
asking congress to open northern Min
nesota coded Chippewa lands to SET
Element.
The house has passed the committee
immigration bill. The bill had been
joined with several other immigration
bills and amended by the committee.
It provides for a State immigration
bureau to be connected it'll the State
auditors Office, and gives the auditor
authority to advertise State lands and
the resources of the State generally,
that new settlers may be brought from
other states. A statistical clerk will
be given the State auditor to compile
statistics of the States resources.
While an appropriation is carried by
the bill, it is said that the appropria-
tions committee will give the work
about $4,000 year. A total of sl4,-
600 was originally asked for.
The senate committee on railroads
recommended to the senate the pas
sage of the house bill, similar to the
Thorpe measure in the senate, pro-
hibiting railroads from raising freight
rates between Minnesota points with
out obtaining consent of the State
railroad commission.
Representative Craig's bill increas-
ing the State soldiers relief tax from
one-tenth to two-tenths of a mill was
recommended to pass by the house.
The bill by Representative Dorsey
forbidding State corporations from
making any contributions to campaign
funds passed the house. The author
amended his bill to make it apply to
only those corporations organized
for pecuniary profit and subject to
State supervision. A second amend
ment permits the giving of railroad
transportation and newspaper adver-
Using to campaign committees and
candidates.
The house has passed the Rachie
measure: imposing four per cent tax
on the earnings of freight line CON-
panies. It is directed at the control
of private car lines.
The Mannix bill prohibiting the
assignment of future or unearned
wages also passed the house. This
measure, if it becomes a law, will put
the "salary loan sharks" out of bust
ness in this State.
The Ware bill providing for a two
and one-half cent passenger fare on
all railroads was referred back to the
railroad committee, and the house the
next day reconsidered it's action and
placed the bill on the calendar by a
vote of sixty-one to thirty seven, and
later passed the bill.
The house committee of the whole
killed the bill by Senator II. ". Stone
of Benson, abolishing work on roads
in lieu of a poll tax, and requiring all
road taxes paid in cash, and expended
under the direction of road overseer
chosen by the town supervisors.
Senator H. W. Stones till requir-
ing the name of every railroad station
to correspond with the name of the
postoffice at that place was recon-
mended to pass by the house committee
on railroads.
Representative w. G.. Fraser's bill
requiring the installation of cattle
guards at farm crossings, and other
bills OF minor Importance was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement.
The Wyman bill requiring mutual