The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-03-06
STATE LEGISLATURE
.Kneeland House Bill Providing for Gre.
alton of Separate State Land
Department is Killed.
Bills Passed Taxing Express and Sleep
ing Car Companies 6 Per Cent
ON Gross Earnings.

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which proposed constitutional
amendment separating the state land
department from the auditors con-
troll, was killed in the house on Tues
day by a vote of IS to IS. The meas
ure was recommended by State Audi
tor S. G.. Iyerson in his report, but
R. G. Dunn. former state auditor,
in a speech against the bill, declared
that Mr.. Iverson ''at heart' does not
favor the bill. Mr.. Dunn lauded
Samuel g. Iverson as state auditor,
declaring that he had been watchful
of the interests of the state and that
not a single foot of timber had been
lost to the state during Mr.. 1Ver-
sons Administrative That the office
will be equally as honestly and eff
GENTLY administered when the
''speaker Of our house" takes charge
of it was Mr.. Dunn's prediction.
The launching of this boom for
Speaker Henry Rines for state audi
tor was Justify applauded.
Bills were passed by the house on
Monday to tax express and sleeping
Car companies 6 per cent on their
gross earnings and to reduce the reg
istry tax on mortgages from SO to Is
cents for every 800.
A bill providing for public ex-
preston by the voters Of their prefer
ences for president and vice president
at preferential primary passed the
house on Monday without dissent
ing voice.
A new house farmers organization
has been formed composed only of
bona fde farmers living on their own
farms.
Passage of the Webb bill by con-
gress is to be followed by an effort to
pass a similar measure in the Mime
sofa legislature, prohibiting the Ship
ment Of liquor into ''dry' territory
in the state.
Representative G. N. Orr s bill pro-
viding that property be listed for
taxation on April instead of May l
passed the house on Monday.
"A bill has been introduced in the
senate by G. f. Cook which provides
for the creation of a commission to
erect suitable monuments for Mime
sofa soldiers killed in the civil war
and buried in national cemeteries at
Little Rock and Memphis. Sixty
four are buried at Little Rock and
81 at Memphis. The bill also pro-
vides that G. C. Andrews, formerly
of the Third Minnesota infantry, T.
P. Wilson Of the Fourth, H. B. Dixie
of the Fifth, Levi Longfellow of the
Sixth and G. f. Mcdonald of the
Ninth shall compose the commission
and that the expenses of the COM
mission and cost of monuments
selected shall be paid out of funds
not otherwise appropriated.
A bill providing for the appoint
ment of county road superinten-
dent by the county commissioners in
counties of more than $500 square
miles area and having a population
of more than $4,000 has been intro
duced by Senator D. NJ. Gum. The
bill fixes the salary at IS day and
the term of office four years. 1t also
requires that the appointee shall be
a surveyor and expert road builder
Beltrami county has asked the
legislature to appropriate So, 1872 tc
pay the expense of the trial of DR.
Dumas, former mayor of Cass Lake,
who was convicted of arson and sent
to the state prison. The request
will be considered by the house com.
mittee on claims.
Secretary J. C. Simpson of the
state fair board has prepared a state
ment in opposition to the bill IL OF
Senator G. Fl. Klein, prohibiting
automobile racing on circular tracks,
Mr.. Simpson declares that such a
law would result in loss of 500. DOC
to $50, 900 year to the Minnesota
fair, as the Saturday attendance is
always greatly increased by the at.
traction of automobile races.
The house committee on state fail
has recommended measure appro
priating $27, 900 for the fairs deficit.
5000 annually for it's maintenance
and $40, 900 for completing the roof o.
the new grandstand. A similar
measure has been recommended b,
the senate committee.
In a public hearing before the
house committee on taxes upon a bill
fixing per cent gross earnings tai
on Interstate business of express com
panies, Attorney E. f. Olds, wh(
appeared in opposition to the meas
ure, said that the increase of take!