The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-02-20


men, eager to get chance to pay
large sums for SEEMING the lake for
rough fish, were excluded. So far as
the investigation has gone the action
of the game and fish commission in
thus discriminating looks partic-
ularly ishy.
AS means of clearing the tax
books Of thousands of descriptions of
real estate on which taxes are delin-
quent, the house committee on taxes
has prepared a bill authorizing the
sale Of all property on which the
taxes have been delinquent for any
or all of the fifteen years prior to
1914, at one-half the assessed value
of such property in 1912. The bill
provides that the sale shall be con-
Quoted in the same manner as the
regular delinquent tax sales and the
purchaser obtains deed from the
state. Persons having an interest
in the land may redeem before the
sale by paying up the taxes with 6
per cent interest.
Representative Conley of Rochester
on Tuesday presented bill which
provides for the ablishment of a
closed season of five years for quail
and prairie chickens. 1t is the
theory of those interested in preserv-
ing wild game that if these birds
are not molested for a term of years
they will multiply rapidly and that
good hunting will be restored in
places which are now decimated.
Tuesday afternoons session of the
senate was devoted to a discussion of
the amendments to the statewide
primary bill passed at the special
session last year, but final action
was continued until Friday morn
ing.
r. G. Dunn on Tuesday attacked
Representative Kneeland's bill
which provides for a constitutional
amendment allowing the creation of
a separate department. of public
domain. The constitution now puts
the state land department under the
auditor, and Mr.. Dunn declared that
it ought to stay there. 'There is
no need of creating a new Office"
said Mr. Dunn. ';There is very
little for the auditor to do now but
look after the state land interests,
and he is doing it we'll. We would
be no better off with a new high
salaried official.''
G. H. Warner introduced a freak
bill in the house on Tuesday which
makes it compulsory for lumber
camp owners to furnish baths: with
soap and disinfectants, for the
woodsmen. Ach, those graybacks!
Representative Pless' bill restoring
capital punishment for murder in
the first degree has been reported
out by the house committee on judi
ciary without recommendation
The bill vests the responsibility of
imposing the death penalty on the
jury trying the case. It will precipi-
tate vigorous fight when it comes
up for final passage.
Robert G. Dunn's good roads bill,
one of the important constructive
measures of the session, comes up in
the house as a special order to1nor-
row. Mr.. Dunn, who fathered the
one mill state road tax amendment,
has made good roads his hobby, and
in the pending bill he has codifed
former road laws into a new act of
thlrty-eight pages, with several i'm
portant Improvements.
After nearly five hours of debate
the house late on Tuesday, by a vote
of IS to 81, killed the Bjorge- Frank
son tonnage tax bill and later killed
a motion to reconsider.
By a vote of 81 to II the house on
Tuesday, in committee of the whole,
recommended for passage II. H.
Dunn's antitrust bill. .