The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-04-17
STATE LEGISLATURE
Senate Passes r. G. Dunn's Bill Ap.
propriating $4,000 to Send
Veterans to Gettysburg.
Governor Threatens to Call Extra SEES.
sion If Legislature Fails to
Pass State Utilities Bill.

oSoSS OShiIASS ONls
The record ballot of the senate was
made on Friday, when IS members
voted in favor of the r. G. Dunn
bill appropriating $4,000 to pay the
expenses of members of the First
Minnesota regiment of the civil war,
the governor and staff, on a trip tC
the battlefield of Gettysburg in July
to celebrate the fftieth anniversary
of the battle. Passage Of the bill
was preceded by patriotic addresses
by Senators G. H. Sullivan, Albert
Schaller and j. E. Haycraft. Sena-
tor Frank Clague, chairman Of the
finance committee, spoke for the
measure and urged that there should
not be dissenting vote on the bill.
He said that pproximately 400 men
would qualify for the trip. Under
the terms of the bill the old soldiers
must furnish records from the wal
department showing that they par
ticipated in the Gettysburg battle.
Both federal and confederate troops
may qualify for the trip. Senator
0. O.. Sageng objected to sending
the governors staff but finally with
drew the objection when Senator
Clague announced that it was the
wish of the old soldiers that the gov
ernor's party be sent with the dele
CATION.
Governor Eberhart on Tuesday sent
a veto message to the house return
ing, without approval, the W. I.
Nolan bill giving cities the right to
make rates for public utilities, and
demanded that the legislature pass
state public utilities bill at this
session. If the lawmakers refuse to
follow this advice, the governor says,
he will call an extra session to pass
such a measure.
The Minnette bill, which provides
that the control of rates and the
power to order physical connections
Of telephone systems, has passed the
senate.
Senator MOonan's recall bill has
passed the house with the amend
ments prepared by the house elec-
tions committee. These amend
ments permit the circulation of re-
call petitions instead of requiring the
Signers to call at designated office
to attach their names to the provis-
ion. Another provision is that the
legislature may fix the percentage of
voters necessary to give effect to re-
call petition, but it shall not be more
than 20 per cent of the total number
of votes cast at the preceding cleo
tion
Following a spirited debate the
senate adopted the report of the
general legislation committee indef-
nitely postponing Representative
G. H. Moeller's bill creating an
athletic commission and authorizing
boxing bouts of six rounds with
eight-ounce gloves. 1t was con.
tended that the bill was wedge by
which future legislation legalizine
prize lighting would be enacted il
permitted to pass.
Under terms of bill passed by the
senate the killing of female deer will
be allowed. Senator D. NJ. Gunn's
bill prohibiting the killing of female
deer was amended allowing two dee]
for each hunter and providing thai
one must be antlered. Supporters O.
the amendment declared that unde
the present law hunters kill man,
females and leave them in the woods
because of the law which prevents
their shipment.
Senator Cashman's joint rate bill
experimenting the distance tariff
measure and allowing shippers tt
take advantage of rates over two o.
more railroads in reaching short
distance, has been adopted by the
senate. The bill allows shippers ir
towns where there is but one railroad
TO obtain the advantage of short hau
rates by designating their shipment
over more than one road, and compels
the roads to make a joint rate based
on mileage.
Ole Sageng's jury commission bill
has been killed by the senate. The
measure provided for the appoint
ment of three jury commissioners
for each county and was intended tic
take the work of selecting Jurors
from the county commissioners.
A bill by DR.. Stone providing fol-
the creation of tuberculosis com.
mission to manage the sanatoriun
at Walker was defeated by the house
The Bendixen bill providing fol-
a 2-cent fare on all roads earning
$1,000 mile for passenger traffic
was recommended for passage on Fri
- day by the senate railroad com