The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
AN EBERHART BOOM
Some Good Laws Will Be Enacted and
rlany Useless Bills Will Be
Ruthlessly Slaughtered.
The State Board of Control Is Now a
Cog in the Big, Well.Greased
Democratic Machine.

Cog in the Big, Well-dreased
Democratic Machine.
Special St. Paul Correspondence.
St. Paul, March 31.-With Monday
came the end of the food of bills that
has been a feature of the legislative
session since it started, and from now
on the lawmakers will be busy sorting
the wheat from the chaff and getting
ready for the finish which is not far
Off. When Monday, the last day for
introducing bills, came to close the
house had an even one hundred bills
to it's credit for the day while the
senate had dropped no less than sixty
six into the hopper. In all 1875 bills
have been introduced this session,
and it is safe to say that the 1000
mark will be reached before the close.
Though to some the present legisla-
ture looks like the banner bill-making
body, the house is shy one bill of the
session of two years ago while the
senate lacks nearly fifty. And they
are not all trash either. True, lots OF
hem have and others are due to fall
by the wayside, still out of the whole
will come a respectable lot of first.
class laws. All around the thirty.
sixth legislature has not been such a
failure as some will have it. Much
good work has been done.
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Some people measure legislature
by the number of bills enacted into
laws. According to their view there
are all kinds of ills to be corrected,
and the time of the lawmakers should
be given over to checking the greed OF
the corporations and regulating the
morals of the people. Nothing, in
their opinion, should be overlooked,
and each has in his minds eye the
methods that should be employed in
doing it. The legislature could
adjourn tomorrow and the state
would be ahead. It is not the bills
that are passed that makes the legis-
lature worth the investment. 1t is the
bills that are killed. A half dozen
laws for the session would cover
everything needed.
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Talking about the length of the leg
islative session, John Selb and
Thomas Brady, both of st. Paul, have
collaborated in bill designed to re-
duce the number of legislative days
to go. The maximum is ninety and
it is entirely too long. That the bill
will prevail is doubtful, but it should.
1t would have to 60 before the people
in the shape of constitutional
amendment, and there is little doubt
as to it's reception at their hands.
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A tentative gubernatorial boom for
Lieutenant Gov. Eberhart was form
ally launched Tuesday night when the
presiding officer of the senate was
banqueted at the Merchants hotel.
Manager Kibbie of the Merchants was
the host, according to the invitations
sent out, but the elaborate menu and
the yelled speeches INDUCED in were
features that gave out the impression
that more than Mr.. Kibbie were in on
the deal. The guests were close
friends of the Mankato man in the
senate and house with the reportoria]
stats of the Twin City papers heavily
in evidence. Conspicuous among
those seated to the right of the repub-
lican Barkis was Col. Wilkinson OF
the Great Northern legal force.
Senator Andy Stevens of Crookston,
who is also credited with guberna.
torial ambitions, sat in but left before
he could be called on for a speech.
The talks were of a congratulatorv
character, but by arrangement refer.
ences to Mr.. Eberhart's political flu.
ture were not touched upon.
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Senator Hackney of St. Paul haG
the satisfaction Tuesday of seeing his
bill providing for a correspondence
course for farmers recommended tc
pass. The bill was bitterly assaile6
by Seniors Sageng, q. E. Hanson
and Naseth, but beyond amending il
to the extent of cutting the annual ap
preparation to $4,000 year, they
we're unable to prevent it going or
the calendar. Senator Hackney's bill,
has the backing of President Hill o.
the Great Northern, and that oficia.
has promised to give it financial ai6
if needed. The idea is to convey
to farmers by mail the educationa
features Of the state farm school.
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Kerry Conley of Rochester is father.
ing bill that is not exactly to the
taste of the third house. He wants tc
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