The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-25

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mental to the people. One can always
assail liquor and be safe. Other
questions Of public interest have two
sides and occasionally a friend.
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st. Paul's fight against the location
OF the Armour packing plant at New
Brighton received its first setback
Tuesday, when the senate tabled
Senator Hackney's resolution for a
committee of sixteen to inspect the site
and report as to the nuisance COM
planned of. The Minneapolis members
of the senate fought the resolution
vigorously and were able to muster
sufficient votes to kill it. Oddly
enough the motion to table was
fathered by the administration forces,
Senator Works of Mankato, who is
known as the administration mouth
piece, leading in the movement.
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Representative O'Brien wants IL
o CLOCK closing hour for the three big
cities and has accordingly introduced
a bill in the house with that end in
view. The balance of the state is to
remain as it is in respect to closing.
Eleven O'Clock is now the hour.
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Representative John McGrath, col
laborating with Senator Stevens of
Crookston, is backing bill to place
the banking companies of the state on
a gross earnings basis. Under it's
terms a four per cent tax is to be
levied and this is to be in lieu of all
other burdens now imposed. The idea
is a part of the general scheme to
place all corporations and concerns
hey ond the control of the local taxing
authorities. If the plan as mapped
out prevails all corporations will be
controlled from the state capitol.
Ole Thundale, secretary to Speaker
Rockne of the house, has resigned and
the vacancy has been filed by the ap-
pointment of b. L. Frundt of St. Paul.
Mr.. Thundale is one of the republican
war horses of Fillmore county and
was largely responsible for the suc-
cess of Speaker Rockne.;
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It comes on good authority that
Gov. johnson will not AGAIN exercise
his prerogative to the extent of veto-
ing the Robertson peddlers' license
law now before the house. Represent
alive Robertson has canvassed the
situation to the extent that enough
votes have been pledged to assure its
passage, and he is confident of it be-
coming law. The governors veto
of two years ago of this same bill was
one of the hardest things he had to
contend with in the guberpatorial
campaign which followed.
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Those favoring the income tax
idea, in fact every taxpayer in the
state. will be interested in a bill
offered yesterday by D. A.. Stuart of
Window taxing incomes. Only the
man who earns 81, 900 year and less
is exempt. The tax ranges from one
to three per cent, the latter figure be-
ing on incomes above So, 500 a year.
Mr.. Stuart is one of the solid men,
bers of the house, and the bill as
offered by him has attracted no little
attention.
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1t is said that the bill imposing a
tax OF six per cent on the gross earn
ings OF the street railways operating
in the state, in lieu of the present ad
valorem tax, will be reported out by
the house tax committee. It's expected
that the large cities will fight it.
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One of the sturdy figures of the
present senate is Senator Pugh of
Duluth. In respect to years Mr.. Pugh
has any member of both houses badly
distanced, but this accumulation of
time has in no wise dimmed his
faculties or impaired his hustling
qualities. Senator Pugh is alert at
all times and little gets by him that
he is not aware of.
MIKE.
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