The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-03-25

than S4OO to be taxed at 10 cents per
instrument.
The senate last Friday morning re-
passed the bill repeating the Elwell
road law, with the amendment
adopted by the house.
The house by vote of 70 to IL
passed the bill abolishing the state
hospital farm for inebriates at Will
mar, last Friday, and the property is
turned over to the state board of
control to be turned into a hospital
for harmless insane The bill must
pass the senate before it is effective
Representative Devoid and Tel
gen have introduced caustic resolu-
tion calling for an Investigation of
the policy of having President Vim
cent of the state university acting as
member of the Rockefeller founda-
tion general education board. and of
the attitude of the university toward
organized labor.
The house has passed the bill
changing the limit on the number of
game birds that can be killed in a
day to Is ducks and 10 for all others.
The bill limiting the bass and pike
catch to Is a day, and the bill pro-
viding that no game may be had in
possession after December 81 for
birds. and January 81 for deer we're
also passed Friday.
The bill by Representative Chris
tianson prohibiting the cashing of
laborers' checks in licensed saloous
has been printed and placed on gen.
eral orders.
The state prison committee of the
house last Monday recommended to
pass the bill carrying an appropria-
tion of $50, 900 for the establishment
of state reformatory for women.
The Judiciary committee of the
house has recommended for passage
the bill by Representative Nimock
which will compel election contest
ants to pay their own expenses, in
stead of imposing the expenses upon
the state.
The house last Monday voted to
return to the appropriations COM
mittee the bills carrying a total of
$3.50, 900 for the state forestry Depart
ment. The senate has also gone on
record as favoring rigid economy in
forestry appropriations, and it is not
at all likely that any great sum will
be expended by this department the
coming year. The house appropria-
tions committee and the senate
finance committee will now consider
the matter jointly.
When the efficiency and economy
bill cane up before the house last
Tuesday at 2 p. m. on special
order, forty-eight amendments we're
submitted, and the bill was recon-
mitted to the committee. 1t has
been generally conceded for some
time that this measure would not
carry, and present indications are
that it will never come up for vote.
The legislature cannot be accused of
being unduly impulsive, and no
measure will be passed until it has
been considered.
The house killed the so-called Sui
liyan "blue MILK bill last Monday
by an overwhelming vote. Represen-
tative Carmichael moved that the
bill be killed quick and the motion
prevailed by a surprisingly large
VOTE
The senate has passed the Peter
son bill to standardize weights and
measures.
Senator Sageng has introduced a
substitute for the former roadhouse
bill, prohibiting roadhouses.
Senator Dwinnell's bill prohibit
ing hypnotic exhibitions, the unreg-
ulated use of hypnotism, and giving
lessons in hypnotism has been adj
vanced to the calendar bv the senate.
The senate has passed the Peter
son DILL amending the Law relaGlng
to the legal weight of a bushel of
various grains and vegetables and
forbidding such commodities to be
sold otherwise than by weight.
The house killed the Southwick
bill making towns and counties
liable for damages due to defective
roads and bridges last Monday. AS
the law stands now, while commun-
titles are liable for damages caused
by defective streets, nobody is liable
for such damages for roads except the
town and county officers iudividu-
ally. e-
The house has advanced to the
calendar the Gordon bill providing
for the 1915 state census and appro-
priating 800, 600 for that purpose.
The state senate naSSnd more hills