The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-01

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| the abolition of the second choice
feature.
! The bill to provide public school
education for children who are deaf,
blind, of defective speech and of sub
normal mentality has been unani-
mously recommended for passage by
the senate committee on education.
The measure has already passed the
house.
Representative Papke proposes to
allow candidates for county and
legislative positions to bid on their
compensation for the work connected
with the position they seek. His
bill provides that when they file,
candidates may state salaries they
will work for, if elected, and if they
are elected they must accept the sal
aries they name. 9
Representative @. H. Warner has
had special order arranged in the
house for next Monday on the two
R. G. Dunn bills asserting and pro-
tecting the states right TO the min
erals underlying lakes and rivers.
The bill providing for division of
St. Louis county was put to sleep in
the senate last Friday when that
body unanimously adopted a report
of the committee on towns and
counties recommending it for in
definite postponement.
The senate last Friday by a vote
of Sc to 20 passed the Nord bill re-
moving all limitations on the sale
of state lands.
The Teigen bill prohibiting future
trading in grain was defeated in the
house last Friday by vote of 81 to
68. A motion to reconsider then
carried rs to Il, and the bill was laid
on the table.
The house committee on public &C.
counts and expenditures at a hearing
last Friday evening inquired further
into the affairs of the state univer-
sity. Representatives of the insti-
tuition were questioned regarding re-
ported Irregularities and extrava-
gance. President Vincent during
the hearing stated that he felt that
his services are worth what the state
is paying for them. 1t was decided to
have former Governor Lind appear
and explain the Bren affair of few
years ago. -.
Representatives Holmes and Scott
propose to establish state teachers
insurance and retirement fund. 49,
The so-called deficiency and econ
omy'' bill has been disposed of for
this session without even vote
being taken on the measure. The
bill was referred to a committee of
seven last Tuesday, and the COM
mittee is to report a revised bill to
the secretary of state on or before
May l, 1916. Opposition to this
measure had been constantly increas-
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generally known that there was ab-
solutely no chance of it. being made
a law at this session. The resolu-
tion to refer the bill to this commit
tee prevailed by vote of 80 to 26.
The legislators are not opposed to
efficiency and economy, but there was
considerable doubt as to whether the
bill would improve conditions in the
least, and under the circumstances,
it would not have been wise to
have plunged the state into an expert
ment of a system so revolutionary to
present methods of conducting it's
affairs.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate to compel physicians to write
their prescriptions in English. The
bill also regulates the use of vaccine
so as to make physicians and veteri-
narians of the state liable for mis-
ia les of administration or evil after
effects.
The senate has passed the bill
which prohibits the transportation
from points within the state where
the United States bureau of animal
industry maintains inspection of
female cattle which have been
shipped into the state, unless same
have been inspected.
Senator Rystrom proposes to pro-
hibit the sale of liquor in any vii
lage, city or township where there is
not licensed saloon.
A bill to authorize. county boards
to divide any town into supervisors
districts has been introduced in the
senate.
Representative Indrehus has intro
duced joint resolution asking the
Wisconsin legislature to amend it's
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