The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-03-20


vestjgation of the feasibility and
cost of building canals from Lake of
the Woods to Lake Traverse and
from Vermillion lake to Red lake,
for a dam at Granite Falls and other
improvements looking toward the
proposed waterway on the border and
an appropriation of $4,000 to cover
the expense thereof, passed the
house on Friday by vote of "a to 40.
Bjornson's bill, which provides for
the printing of condensed state
treasurer's report in all the papers
of the state instead of complete
report in one paper, has passed the
house.
! Kerry Conley on Friday introduced
a bill in the house placing inspec-
tion of all motion picture theaters
in the hands of the state fire mar
shall. Yearly licenses of S. are pro-,
vided and rules made for fire pre-
cautions and building construction
of the rooms in which the picture
| llldCIl1ueS dI0 pldCeu.
Despite an aggressive fight against
R. G. Dunn's bill to license auto
mobiles, the measure went through
the house on Friday with a vote of
81 in Its favor-six more than
enough to carry. The measure pro-
vides for the imposition of a tax of
i've dollars a year. on automobiles,
regardless of cost or size, and credits
the entire collection of licenses to
the state road and bridge fund. F.
NJ. Klemer. Faribault, led an on
slaught on the bill, attacking it as
requiring double taxation on mo-
tor vehicles generally and particu-
larly the creation of another commits
sion. G. L. Sawyer acclaimed
against the injustice of the author
in levying state tax on automobiles
and depriving the local communities
OF their natural share of the, taxes
thereon. 1t paved the way, he de-
clared, to state taxation on other
personal property. Mr.. Dunn replied
vigorously, and argued that inasmuch
as automobiles cause the greatest in
jury to roads, they should bear a
considerable part of the expense of
the upkeep of the rural highways.
He declared that he had consulted
with officials of automobile clubs
and owners of cars and, generally
speaking, found them willing to pay
SIS a year toward improving the
roads.
a special and informal session of
the Minnesota house was called on
Monday for an address by Rev. Frank
Higgins, known as ''the lumberjack
skypilot. Mr.. Higgins entered the
house chamber during a recess in
company with Representative P. H.
McGarry of Walker. Members pres
ent made Mr.. McGarry speaker pro
tenn and invited Mr.. Higgins to talk.
He comp]imented the legislature on
the passage of the R. G. Dunn bill
restricting issuance of liquor licenses
to city and village authorities, which
is intended to put roadhouses out of
business.
The eastman distance tariff bill
passed the house on Tuesday by a |
vote of Il to ~ and will become a
law when it is signed by Governor
"A. y. Eberhart. The governor re-
FUSED yesterday to say that he would
sign the bill, but Senator T. E.
eastman and others who have
backed the measure, say that there
Is no possibility of his refusing to
sign 1T, and this opinion is shared
oy the men closest to the governor.
The senate passed the house initia-
tive and referendum bill with vari.
Gus revisions, late yesterday. The
house bill had been changed in sew
earl places by the elections COM
mittee, and two further amendments
were adopted yesterday, so the bill
will have to go to conference COM
mlttee to straighten out the differ
ences. !
The house on Tuesday adopted a
memorial to congress urging that
body to designate at an early date a |
system of national highways and to
provide means for the construction
and maintenance of the highways.
die memorial is by r. G. Dunn, N. |
j. Holmberg and G.. W. Burrows, and
represents that national plan of
good roads will foster the develop
ment of road system all over the
country and that the establishment
OF easy means of intercommunication
between the centers of population
and the productive areas will adj
vance the social, moral and material
welfare of the people.