The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-01
ROAD LAW AMENDED
State Senate Acts Favorably on r. T..
Dunn's Bill Amending His
Good Road Law.
Efficiency and Economy Bill Referred
to a COmmmittee...Other
Legislative News.

The bill by Senator G. @. Dunn
of Princeton, amending his own road
law, was taken up for final action
in the senate yesterday morning at
10 o'clock. A heated debate followed
which continued until 1:3O p. M,
when the roll call was taken, and the
measures were passed by an almost
unanimous vote-the vote being 60
for, to against. Only few slight
amendments were added to the bill,
and they were acceptable to the
author. Among the amendments
adopted was one by Senator Dunn
which eliminates that provision
which would allow the voters of the
county to appeal from the county
commissioners actions to the state
highway commission. An amend
ment taking away the $1,000 restric-
tion of constructing state roads was
also adopted The bill was passed by
the house several weeks ago.
The house last Thursday morning
by vote of IS to "A overturned an
adverse report of the elections COM
mittee on the bill by Representative
Larson to allow women to vote at
presidential primaries and elections,
and put the bill on general orders.
Mr.. Larson allowed his bill for gen.
eral suffrage to die, a similar bill
having been killed by the senate. A
DILL similar to the new Larson bill
has also been introduced in the SEN
ate.
The house engaged in verbal
battle over the Larimore-Dayis joint
resolution proposing statewide pro-
hibition by constitutional amend
lnent, also last Thursday. Both
Larimore and Davis we're opposed to
county option, but are in favor of
submitting prohibition to the voters.
The temperance committee entered
a Majority report against it and a
minority report for it. The minor
ity report was rejected 81 to 60 and
the majority report indefinitely post
poning the bill was adopted.
Senator Buckler of Crookston pro-
poses to amend the present county
division law SO as to provide that
only the question of division shall be
submitted to the voters. If a county
votes to divide, at the next general
election the county seat of the new
county is to be selected and officers
elected. In the meantime the COVER
nor is to select a temporary county
seat and temporary county board.
The house judiciary committee has
recommended for passage the South
wick bill regulating marriages, abol-
ishing the common law marriage and
requiring five days to intervene be-
tween the issuance of the license
and marriage.
Several prominent Duluth bankers
appeared before the house committee
on banks last week in support of the
bill to allow banks to act as admin
istrators and trustees. The bill is
opposed by the Twin City trust COM
panies.
The Minette- Burrows telephone
regulation bill has passed the senate.
The bill puts all telephone compan-
les under the regulation of the rail-
road and warehouse commission as
to rates and service and requires
larger companies to give connections
to the toll line business of the
smaller ones. A somewhat similar
bill passed both branches two years
ago but was vetoed by Governor
Eberhart. 1t was repassed over the
veto in the house, but failed of re-
passage in the senate.
The senate committee on taxes
and tax laws last Thursday afternoon
unanimously recommended for pas
sage the Wallace-W estlake bill limit
ing. the expenditures of villages and
cities of the third and fourth classes
to s25 per capita. Charges of wild
extravagances have been made
against the range towns of northern
Minnesota, and the bill would curb
these expenditures. W. D. Bailey
of Duluth appeared before the COM
mittee and cited numerous examples
of extravaganza that has prevailed in
certain communities. The mining
companies pay the bulk of the taxes
in those communities, which perhaps
accounts for the expenditures.
The senate committee on elections
has recommended for passage the
Holmberg bill abolishing the second
choice feature of the primary cleo
tion system and providing for a
simpler and more practical method
of conducting contests for state
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