The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-04-03

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Gated.
The house committee on taxes has
introduced a bill increasing the tax
on the gross earnings of telephone
companies from to S per cent.
By vote of so to 1lessjhe house de-
feated W. NJ. Williams resolution
calling for an investigation of ex-
penditures made by the board of con-
troll at the state hospital for inebri-
ates at Willmar.
With little debate and by a sub
stantial vote the house approved the
nonpartisan election law for county
and legislative officers. But one
amendment was made to the bill as
passed by the senate and this was to
hold the primary elections on the
second Tuesday in October instead of
the third Tuesday in June.
R. G. Dunn's bill proposing an
amendment to the constitution
whereby the state may guarantee or
exchange it's bonds for bonds issued
by counties for the construction or
Improvement of public highways
passed the house last Friday.
The Bjorge-Frankson substitute
tonnage-tax bill was killed in the
house on Friday.
The house on Monday recon-
mended for passage the labor COM
mittee bill prohibiting employment
agencies from taking fees from men
for whom they obtain jobs at manual
labor.
Wiping out of the state printing
commission is recommended in a re-
port presented to the house on Mon
day by the committee on public &C
counts and expenditure which has
been Investigating the method of
handling state printing. 1t finds
that the commission, which consists
of the state auditor, state treasurer
and secretary of state, is not able to
give the work careful attention.
The committee recommends that the
printing matter be handled by the
state board Of control and that the
state expert printer be made an en-
ploye of that board. A bill embody
| ing this plan has been introduced by
the committee.
The house on Tuesday passed G..
W. Browns bill authorizing the
sterilization Of habitual criminals,
detectives and persons convicted of
certain tcrires, The bill creates a
medical commission.
| On Tuesday the house passed the
Sundberg bill prohibiting persons I'M
der IS years of age from playing pool,
billiards or bowling in public places.
Under the present law persons un-
der Is are permitted to play such
games with their parents consent.
Christopher Easton, executive
secretary of the Minnesota associ-
alton for the relief and prevention
of tuberculosis, has started a cam
paign to insure large appropriation
for anti-tuberculosis work under the
county sanatoria bill recently passed
by the legislature. The amount
asked by the association is $4,000, 900
and this Mr.. Easton considers neces-
sary for the work outlined for the
SO, 900 known cases in the state.
| Salaries of state officers who have
been getting part or all Of their pay
from fees are being adjusted by a
subcommittee which spent Tuesday
drawing report for the joint COM
mittee on appropriations. All fees
were cut off by the bill passed last
week repeating the standing appro-
priatons and the legislature now
must fix regular salaries.
Without debate, the house on Tues
day passed the Moeller bill creating
a state commission in Minnesota and
authorizing the commission to Ii
cense 'clubs, corporations or associ-
atlons'' to conduct six-round boxing
matches. The bill provides that
e1ght-ounce gloves shall be used.