The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-03-13
STATE LEGISLATURE
eastman Distance Tariff Bill Passes
and Will Come Up in House
on Tuesday, rlarch Is.
II. H. Dunn's Bill Providing for 7 Per
Cent Street Railway Gross
~
Earnings Tax Killed.

to 25. A motion to reconsider was
lost. The passage of the bill followed
the adoption of an amendment
offered by Senator eastman, author
of the bill, providing that the law
would become effective January l.,
1914, instead of November 1, 1913
The bill is now up to the house, and
has been made a special order for
March IS.
The house railroad committee has
recommended for passage the bill re-
quiring all locomotives to have head
lights of at least 1850 candle power
except on stub lines or logging roads.
A bill proposing a constitutional
amendment providing for the refor-
estation of about 100000 acres of
state lands has passed the house.
George H. Moeller's bill creating a
state commission to supervise ath-
letic events has been returned to the
house with the favorable report of
the committee on general legislation.
The bill permits boxing contests of
six rounds somewhat on the order of
the Philadelphia plan.
The house apportionment bill
will come up on special orders in the
senate tomorrow if the agreement
reached by committee on the meas
ure does not fail. a letter of pro-
test from house members, signed by
Speaker Henry Rines, r. G. Dunn
and I. F Walker, against the change
made by the senate committee in
the Forty second and Fifty-third
districts was received. Objection
was against placing Anoka and
Isanti counties in one district in
stead of Anoka and Sherburne coun-
ties as provided by the house bill.
L. G. Spooner's bill providing for a
survey of the state to investigate the
feasibility of the Mershon scheme of
canaliZing the state has been ap-
proved by the house appropriations
committee, which recommended an
appropriation Of $1,000. 1t could be
handled under direction of the gov
ernor, state auditor and attorney
general. The plan includes ship
canal from Lake Superior to the up
per Mississippi, canalization of the
Minnesota river and connection of
it with the Red river.
Thomas J. Greene's bill prohibit
ing public officers from accepting
passes to theaters and other places of
amusement has been recommended
by the house committee for passage.
AS substitute for n. S. Hill
mans bill prohibiting any person or
concern from collecting d fee for
procuring employment, the house
committee on labor has offered a bill
providing that no one shall exact
fees for obtaining employment wholly
consisting of manual labor. The bill
would prevent charging workingmen
for getting them jobs.
BY vote of 76 to 20 the house
passed the normal school committee
bill providing for sixth state nor
NAL school to be erected north of the
Northern Pacific line connecting
Duluth and Moorhead. The exact
location is left to the state normal
school board.
Former Speaker H. H. Dunn failed
to save his bill imposing gross earn
ings tax Of per cent on street rail
way companies. BY this measure
the state was to have the entire ia,
and the cities not only were to bt
deprived Of the taxes on street rail
ways but prohibited from ]evyine
special assessments for permanent
improvements. The bill was report
ed by the committee for return tC
it's author. Upon motion of r. G.
Dunn the measure was Indefinitely
postponed by an overwhelming vote
The Pless bill providing for the
restoration of the death penalty
when ordered by the jury in cases oil
murder in the first degree, was de.
feated in the house by vote of sc
to 81.
L. A. Lydiard's bill providing fol
one day Of rest in seven for. employ.
es in factories, workshops and mer.
camille establishments passed the
house by a vote of 76 to II.
The house has passed the senate
bill prohibiting the use Of common
drinking cups, and the measure now
goes to the governor for his sigma.
ture.
C. W. Browns bill raising the
garnishee exemption from $25 to S35,
but providing that only $50 month
be exempt was passed by the house
after Mr.. Brown had argued that it
aimed at deadbeats.