The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-05-01
EARLY call IS
NOT PROBABLE
Extra Session Of Legislature in
the Fall.
MARKS CLOSE
Finish Of Biennial Meeting Even More
Interesting Than Usual on Such
Occasions. .:..
Especial Correspondence

90 Especial Correspondence
st. Paul, April 2S.-."Will Governor
Eberhart call a special session of the
legislature as threatened by him and
when will he call it?",is the chief topic
with the state lawmakers. When the
finish Of the session, was reached
| Thursday noon the members were
very much in the air. Some hoped
that his excellency would issue the
call at once, while others cautioned
delay. TO certain class of interests,
| however, an early call meant trouble,
as many bills were left on the calen.
OAR and another session immediately
following would simply mean that
they would be put through. This left
over stuff included many temperance
and anti-salOon bills. Before adjourn.
| ing both bodies arranged for selec.
ton of a committee to draft a state
wide utilities act as demanded by the
| governor and which demand was the
basis of his sensational veto of the
| Minnette telephone control bill and
the Nolan home rule control bill.
which covered everything but tele.
| phones. If he does call the extra ses-
! sion Governor Eberhart will defer to
this committee to the extent of await
ing it's findings. This will mean time.
SO II the session is called it will not
be much before next fall, for it is
hardly likely that an act which will
| suit both bodies could be drafted much
, before then.
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The veto of the two bills mentioned
| by Governor Eberhart is old news as
news runs these days, but it is news
of a kind that is not likely to be for
gotten for while. It gave the finish
| OF the session line of excitement
that had everybody by the ears. All
| that saved his excellency was the SEN
ate, which after two days period of
lobbying and wire pulling concluded
| to back up the stand he had taken.
The Democratic members of that body
really did the trick With few ex-
ceptions they voted to sustain him,
| this being especially so in the case of
the Minnette bill, which it had to be
conceded was a popular measure as
" as the country is concerned. Some
~ National Democratic Committee
man F. B. Lynch handled the Demo-
cratic end of the game, but he denies
any interference. Another prominent
Democrat seen about the senatorial
haunts when the wire pulling was on
was R. T. O'Connor of st. Paul. Re-
port has it, though, that he was for
the Minnette bill and advised the
Democrats to stand by it,.
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Governor Eberhart is generally
taken as a man not DESTROYS of stack
ing up any more trouble than he can
help and his veto Of the Minnette bill
came as somewhat of surprise. That
bill, because of the physical connec-
ton feature contained in it, had the
support of hundreds of small tele-
phone companies over the state. Then,
too, the known opposition of the Bell
telephone forces added to the demand
for it. To have taken the stand he
did required courage and whether
you agree or not with the governor IN
what he did you do have to admire
his backbone. It took nerve Some
ugly talk is being INDUCED in regard
ing the methods used to force the SEN
ate into line, but talk of this kind
generally follows every sensational
legislative act. Two big interests
were involved-the Northwestern
Telephone company and the Twin
City Telephone company. The North
western stood to lose and the Twin
City to make in an added value to it's
stock. That is all there is to it and
for the rest just draw your own con-
illusions.
The fifty-eighth session of the Min.
nesota legislature came to a close
Thursday with the usual horse play
Vsatures on the part of sthe house
Some of the Twin City papers were
so shocked because of these boyish
pranks that agcolumn or more of space
was given over to telling what a rum
my bunch the house was and how dig
nified it's sister body acted. A bunch
of paper wad shooters was the term
used by one Minneapolis daily. Last
night hilarity. on the part Of the house
is as old as the legislature itself. The
present house. has been hard work.
ing body and to its credit it must be
said that it has put more progressive
legislation on the books than any
previous house in the history of the
. state. The senate was equally as cap.
able. a~a
! What possibly hurts the Twin City
newspapers is the seven senator's
constitutional amendment. It is up
for consideration again and will be
voted on at the next general election.
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