The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-04-06
STATE ECISL AZURE.
Last Chapter Of the Klemer. Stone Epl-
sode in House Of Representa-
tives Closed Tuesday.
Omnibus Appropriations Bill for Next
Biennial '' Period Calls for Sum
of About SIS, 1000, 900.

of About $4,000, 900.
Onions Special Correspondence. iii
| St. Paul, Mimi, April 5.-The last
chapter in the Klemer- Stone episode
| in the Minnesota house was PLAYED
Tuesday. DR.. W. T. Stone, represen-
tative from Park Rapids, Hubbard
county, introduced a resolution ask
ing for the appointment of q COM
mittee of seven to investigate charges
that had been made that tho CON-
mittees of the house had been packed
Gin the interest of the special inter-
ests." DR.. Stone in his resolution
insinuated that the special interests
controlled the legislature and brought
in the name of Chairman Edward E.
Smith, of the republican state central
committee, by saying that the COM
mittee of which he is chairman had
received contributions from the So
called special interests.
The resolution was introduced
solely for political effect and is gen.
orally supposed to be part of the cam
/ paign which friends of Senator La
Toilette are making to capture this
state for La Toilette in the next repub-
lican national convention. This ap-
pears to be all that is back of the
Klemer-Stone episode. It is engi-
neered by insurgents like James
Manahan, George S. LOTUS, Hugh T..
Halbert, James A. Peterson, and
others.
The Eberhart administration will
probably be for the denomination of
Taft in the next convention. The
state of Minnesota has always been
progressive in it's politics. This ap-
plies both to the democrats and to the
republicans. The state has seen the
most advanced railway rate legisla-
tion put upon the statute books. It
has seen the anti-pass law enacted.
1t has seen the primary law put in
force, and has seen the state leader
in all progressive movements. Under
the circumstances it is necessary for
the insurgents to bring about special
issue. The test of so-called progress
sivism, as they see it, is the Initiative
and referendum and the recall. The
latter measure is described by a twin
Lefty newspaper as being the modern
painless spine extractor for public
officials. It does not seem to be,meet-
ing with general favor. The same
paper calls attention to- 1.-The fact that
the recall is not new proposition.
1t. was considered in the constitutions
convention which framed the national
constitution, and was presented in the
form of a resolution by Edmund
Randolph of Virginia, and, according
to the state papers published by
former President James Madison, was
voted down unanimously.
DIR. Stones resolution has not been
taken seriously. The house members
realize that the public has had eonugh
of this episode and refuse to take seri-
ously charges of a general and in
tangible nature which are susceptible
neither of proof nor of disproof. DR..
Stone has decided not to call up his
resolution, apparently being salts
fed with having introduced it and
having it published in the newspapers.
The matter rests in this way.
s..sa.
The house committee on appropria-
tions and the finance committee of the
senate have introduced the omnibus
appropriations bill for the next bien-
NAL period. It calls for an appropri-
alton of about SIS, 100000 and will
involve tax levy of IT mills. The
tax levy for last year was g of mill.
The increase is alleged to be due to
the fact that the state last year had
unexpected sources of income which
will not be available during the next
year.
The university is the chief sufferer
OF the pruning done by the members
of the committees. 1t had asked for
an appropriation of $5,00o.O00 and
receives about 81, 500,0 900. The large
sum of money is appropriated for the
purpose OF advancing the proposition
of public school education in the
state of Minnesota. Il For the UNIVERSE
ty probably the largest appropriation
is given for the chemistry building,
$3.50, 900 for 1918 and SITS, 1000 FOR 1912;
1926, 900 IS appropriated III main
tenance, which is . considerable ii:
Grease. The appropriations asked for
BY the state Board OF Ss' control are
granted in accordance with the state
ment which WAS published in the
newspapers some III weeks ago. The
Anoka asylum draws Sl7O, 1000 for the
completion ofithree cottages, v}and the