The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-11
ANENT LEGISLATION
County Option Dead for This Session
Drastic Temperance Legisla-
ton May Be Enacted.
VIII State Auditor Bite at TEMPTING
Bait Proffered Him by Gov
ernor j. A. Johnson?
Unions Special Correspondence.


organization of the state agricultural
society and the state fair board of
managers is contemplated in bill
which j. E. Rosenwald, the member
from Lac qui Parle county. has in
PRODUCED, and it is attracting no little
attention. Declaring the society and
the management of the fair to be a
close corporation, Mr.. Rosenwald has
drafted his bill SO as to compel a
more equitable distribution of the
memberships and at the same time do
away with the life tenure features
which now characterize the agricul-
~turai society and fair management as
a whole. By the terms Of the bill the
agricultural societies in each county
are entitled to three memberships in
the agricultural association. This is
supplemented with three additional
representatives to be named by the
board of commissioners OF each coun-
y, and they are to have the naming of
the state fair board In the selection of
the latter each congressional district
is TO be represented. As the board
stands now its entire membership can
come from one county, while in the
case Of the state agricultural society
It's membership has grown until IT is
declared to be cumbersome. Under
the present law every agricultural So
<ciety is entitled to membership, not to
speak Of men who have attained fame
and honor in the science of agrieul-
ture. Added to this are MANY life
members.
Although the senate is picked to
kill the Nolan house bill making the
office of public examiner elective, that
body is not without designs on Tony
Schaefer and his activity Two bills
having designs on the department
have been introduced. the latest by
Senator S. A. Nelson providing for
the creation of department of bank
ing to be composed OF the governor,
secretary of state, state auditor, state
treasurer and attorney general. The
head of the department is TO be named
by the officials mentioned, Represent
alive Hugh Allen has offered the same
bill in the house and it is said the
measure has the backing of the floor
leaders. Senator Thorpe's bill which
provides for q special bank examiner
and nine or ten deputies is not taken
seriously The wonder is Mr., Thorpe
would introduce such a bill.
II became public yesterday that Gov.
johnson had rendered the vacancy on
she state tax board. caused by the ap-
ooin,ment of FRANKLIN McTey TO the
presidency of the North DAKOTA uni
verSSty, to Lester 8. Elwood OF Min
neapollS, Mr.. Elwood, who was a
member OF the last state board OF
equalization, promptly declined IT.
His business he said would not permit
it, This looks as if Gov, johnson in
tended to give Minneapolis a long
lease on the place If accounts be true
NcNey> the retiring member, was not
at ali satisfactory TO the administra-
ton, Academic by training, and
largely given to theory, his views ON
tax matters in general have as a rule
been devoid OF the practical He
never should have been appointed in
the first place OF the entire board o.
NJ. Hall is generally accepted as the
most practical Rukyard Hurd, the
secretary OF the board. is picked by
some for promotion, but ii is denied
by those close 10 the administration
Fraternal societies over the Stale
are deluging both senate and house
with petitions protesting against the
enactment OF law providing a mini
mum rate for fraiernal insurance.
John Spence Of Montgomery is re-
sponslble- The petitions. which are
largely from the Modern Woodmen OF
America, began coming in Monday
and every day since has seen from
four 10 five of the lists extensively
signed These societies say the bill
would double their present rates.
II II
Elmer Adams of Fergus Falls is
after the American Book company and
his time is just low principally taken
up in investigating officials and book
agents calculated to throw the spot
light on the octopus. Another hobby
OF the Fergus Falls man is temperance.
Because of bis activity Mr.. Adams
has many enemies, but there is none
that enjoys clash better. He is not
always successful. but that does not