The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-04-10
STATE LEGISLATURE
r. G. Dunn's Bill Authorizing Levy of
Taxes for Water and Light
Plants Up to Governor.
Measure to Increase State Appropria-
ton for Erection of Armories
Passes Both Houses.

citizens Of Milaca,- general meas
ure authorizing the levying of taxes
for the support of municipal water
and light plants, WAS passed by the
senate on Monday afternoon without
dissenting voice. The vote was 40
to 0. The bill had previously passed
the house by large majority. This
is the bill which stirred the self
styled Princeton ''prOgresslves' to
fury and constituted the foundation
for a TRADE upon its author by an in
dividual who styled himself 'TaX-
payer'' but who failed to set forth
his right to use that pseudonym. 1t
is also the bill which decided the
''progressives'' to send petition to
the legislature protesting it's pass
age, a petition which was promptly
consigned to the discard. ''TaX-
payer" and his element should now
put the facts in their pipes and
smoke them.
On Saturday another Of r. G.
Dunn's measures passed the house.
a bill to increase the state apprOpri
alton for the erection Of national
guard armOries-tO give each mill
tia company designated to build ar
mories s.. 600 more than is now pro-
vided by law. This bill later passed
the senate and, under it's provisions,
Company G Of Princeton will be
enabled to complete it's armory in
tirst-class style without being COM
PEELED to go into debt.
The Dunn good roads bill has run
the gauntlet of both houses of the
legislature and, with the water and
light plant and armory bills. is up
to the governor for his signature.
Hillman's bill prohibiting the COL
lection of fees for obtaining employ
ment at manual labor has been killed
by the house. 1t is Mr.. Hillman's
idea that the state free employment
offices can supply the labor market
and that the bureau should be eX-
tended. The employment agencies,
he declares, draw fee from the rail-
roads and other large employers and,
in his opinion, the agencies should
not collect two fees.
Governor Eberhart has signed the
bill reducing the mortgage registra-
ton tax from one-half of l per cent
to 3-2Oths of l per cent on mortgages
Of less than five years and one-quar-
ter of l per cent on mortgages OF
longer duration.
P. H. McGarry's bill providing
that new counties must have an as
sessed valuation Of s4,0O0,OOO has
passed the house.
The joint senate and house COM
mittee on finance has killed bills pro-
Vldlng appropriations of 100000 for
drainage projects. The cut is in &C
cordance with determination to
hold appropriations down to sl9, OOO,
900.
A bill has passed the house raising
the majority age of women from Is
to p.
G. H. Warmers bill compelling
lumber companies and others main.
tanning camps for laborers to supply
facilities for bathing and washing
clothes has passed the house.
"A bill, by @. n. Orr and J. B.
Sanborn, authorizing county commits
sioners to issue bonds and pay fol
construction Of roads outside the
county has passed the house.
The redrafted initiative and refer
endum bill agreed on by the confer.
ence committee was passed by the
house by a vote of 76 to 4.
A bill introduced by the commit
tee on game and fish postponing the
opening of the bass season until
June Is has been PASSED by the SEN
ate under suspension Of the rules.
By narrow margin the senate late
on Friday voted to submit the
"seven senator's bill to the people
next year in spite of it's defeat at
the last election. Before passing
the bill the senate restored the mvs-
tic number of 63 senators to the bill,
instead of so, as voted by the reap
portionment committee. 1t also
adopted an amendment by G. H.
Sullivan providing that the proposed
limitation should not take effect un-
til the next reapportionment.
r. G. Dunn called the roads and
bridges committee together on Sat-
urday, and the committee voted to
postpone Indefinitely Is bills bearing
on road subjects covered by the
Dunn bill.
The joint house and senate COM
mittee on finances has adopted G. T..