The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-04
ACTIVE AND ALERT
Republicans in State Legislature DO
Not Propose to Act as Cats
paws for Administration.
Bill Making Public Examiner Elective
Passes HOuse-kitchen Cabi.
nets Advice Ignored.
Special Correspondence.

sixth legislature may yet be OF some i
value to Minnesota. So far 1t has not s
,burdened the statute books with very t
manv laws-something to be thankful
for-and it has not started in to con-
sumo the states money in Investigate
ing every ill that flesh is heir to, but
it has done one thing, and that is to
serve notice on Frank Day and his
minions that it is not to be used to
further democratic ends. Friday 1t
gave the administration a taste OF its
own medicine in the passage of the
W. A. Nolan law making the Office
of public examiner elective, and the
same day followed it with the adop-
ton of a resolution giving labor the
immediate benefit of a new employers
liability act instead of waiting for
two years as advocated by the COVER
nor in a special message. It was a
good days work all round.
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One of the neatest bits of future
democratic campaign thunder, includ-
ing a. halo of extra large proportions
for his excellency Gov. johnson, is
the proposed commission for the pur-
pose of collecting data looking to the
compilation of something extra fine in
the shape of an employers liability
act two years hence. TWAS this pros
pective thunder that the house tumbled
to Friday and as promptly decided to
head it off with liability act drawn
up and passed at once, without the aid
of any corporation or ring-controlled
commission. The wonder is that W. &.
AIcEwen and the other labor leaders
stood for it, though since learn they
are not so enthusiastic over the
scheme. Pierce Butler. railroad at
torney, and one of Gov. JOhnsOn's
democratic representatives on the uni
versity board Of regents, is one OF the
prime movers in the game, and he has
as able aids practically all the big
corporations in the Twin Cities ant
at the head Of the lakes. The objec
of the movement as explained by Mr.
Butler and others is to see that labo
is compensated rather than the ''ambu
lance chasers" where personal injur,
suits are the issue. It is claimed tina
the lawyers get all the money.
!. So.
J. j. Opsahl of Bemidji sprung hi
state dynamite stump bill at the ses
sion Monday evening, and though
was received in the nature of a joke
the Bemidji man is much in earnes
about it. He proposes to have tn
state invest $4,000 in dynamite an
sell it to those afflicted with STUN
infested land at cost. The value {
the dynamite is to be taxed again!
the land and collected in installmen
the same as other taxes. The who
thing may look like a joke to som
but the state could go far and inve
it's money in a less worthy proposition
The full repeal Of the anti-pass la
is the object of bill that Thorn;
Brady, the democratic king of
Paul, is backing. That it will ever G
by is doubtful, but it is not because
majority Of the two members do n
believe in it. If there ever was a far
it is the anti-pass law in its prese
shape. 1t has not benefited anybot
but the railroads and it has driv
from the service of the state men who
activities were needed. Because OF
absurd restrictions there are towns
the state wholly composed of railrO
men where the town officers are goi
begging. Railroading is the chief e
ployment of the citizens and it is
case of either give up their passes
their official connection.
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The legislative committee in cha1
of the several bills relating to app
spriations for the new state prison
Saltwater and the state factory for
manufacture of farm machinery
wrestling with a pretty kettle of Fl
A year ago the state board of cont
selected site for the new institut
at Oak Park. a Saltwater subj
This was on the assumption that {
Park would become a part of ST
water, and in all about 100000,
first appropriation made, was
vested. Saturday the town voted
the question of annexation and it
defeated by a small majority. AS
constitution specifically calls for
location of the state prison at ST
water, serious middle has resu
land the whole thing is up in the