The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-15

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towns in the state to levy tax for the
pensioning of firemen. Gov. johnson
objected to the word ''shall" in the
bill and, rather than see it killed, the
promoters of the measure agreed to
the substitution of the word "may."
The bill calls for the levying of
tenth of mill tax. The large cities,
which are exempt, already have such
a tax.
Two gross earnings bills have
passed the house. One compels COM
panies to pay three per cent on the
state proportion of telephone inter-
state gross earnings and the other, by
John Rosenwald of Lac qui Parle
county, provides for an eight per cent
tax on the gross earnings of freight
line companies. A feature of the tele-
phone legislation this session is that
it has not been hard on the CON panies
operating in the state. The many
rural telephone companies tend to
restrict legislation of regulative or
tax character, and the big city lines
realize as a result.
This is rather early for congress
sional activity, but word comes from
the Second district that candidates
who aspire to Congressman Ham
mond's Washington job are already
in the field and are preparing to go
after his scalp. State Treasurer
Clarence Dinehart, whom some have
been picking as republican guberna-
torial timber for 1910, is said to be
grooming himself for the job and there
are others. In fact it is said that the
state treasurer's congressional boom
will be launched shortly with all the
trimmings. The candidates for Ham
mond's job in the Second district are
reported to be so numerous that
proposition for convention has been
advanced, the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes to be the
party nominee.
Pensions for those who participated
in the Indian wars of 1862 and the
period following is the object of bill
which passed the house Monday and
is now on its way to the executive de-
partment for approval. Senator
Wright is the author. There is law
now on the books authorizing the
pensions of aged soldiers. but only a.
few come under it's terms. The new
bill is designed to take care of all who
gave assistance in the putting down
of the early Indian uprising.
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Fhe king makers have picked upon
Senator Hackney of st. Paul as good
timber for lieutenant governor and no
one down here would be surprised at
an aggressive movement in his behalf.
The St. Paul man is republican of
the true blue kind and his official
career to date has been above re-
proach. No one would grace the
lieutenant governorship with more
dignity and honor to the state and
himself than Senator Hackney.
j. !. j.
Tie bill of Bob Wells of Brecken-
ridge for the taxing of water powers
has practically received It's quietus at
the hands of the senate tax committee
and will not likely be again heard
from this session. The Twin CITY
members of the committee are against
it. The bill passed the house with
little opposition. It was looked upon
as revenue measure and one calcu-
lated to realize the state considerable.
Burdett Thayer's bill prohibiting
lumber companies from selling their
stocks cheaper in one locality than
another is now up to the senate.
After killing the bill week ago the
house reconsidered it's action Tuesday
and gave its approval. The bill is
designed to curb the activities of the
lumber trust.
MIKE.