The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-28
CHANGES PROPOSED
Legislature Will Consider Numerous
Proposed Changes in the
State Government.
Present Indications Are That Economy
and Efficiency Bill Will Not
Have a Majority.

several changes in the primary law.
Under this law, if passed., the pri-
mary election is effective only when
candidates receive a majority of all
the votes cast, and nominations are
made by party conventions out of
the list of primary candidates when
no candidate gets a majority. 1t
also restores senators and representa-
tives to a partisan basis.
Among other bills introduced were
q measure providing for the annexa-
tion of villages to third class cities
bill authorizing municipalities to
own municipal telephone systems
a measure providing for the regula-
ton of fire insurance rates and rate
making; bill prohibiting fraud and
deception in the sale of coal; a
measure establishing assembly dis
tricts in each elective district with
conveniences for popular discussion
of public questions; a bill providing
for the licensing of places of amuse-
ment, with licenses ranging from
$500 for l0-cent houses to 81, 500 for
those charging more than ST..
An effort will be made at this SEES
sion to reorganize the present system
of boiler inspection. There are at
present So boiler inspectors in the
state, and one proposal is to reduce
the number to 10, one of them to be
chief and direct the work. 1t also
is proposed that they be paid salaries
instead of subsisting on fees.
The senate committee on public
domain had before it Thursday after
noon the two bills introduced by
Senator r. G. Dunn to establish the
states right to lease iron ore de-
posits underlying the waters of me-
andered lakes and streams. The
bills were laid over until this after
noon to give anybody who may be
interested an opportunity to be
heard. ~---.- ---~-.. .~--- ---.-.Ss
Representative Robert Carmichael
introduced joint resolution last
Friday providing for final adjourn
ment April I, which is about two
weeks sooner than the constitutional
limit. .:.~.
Under suspension of rules the
house last Friday passed the Bjorn-
son bill appropriating $4,000 to pay
for the publication of explanations
of constitutional amendments in
newspapers last year. ...-
The house committee on agricul-
ture reported for passage the Ben
dixen resolution protesting to con-
gress against placing any embargo on
agricultural products. .s
Representative Ribenack of Duluth
is the author of bill providing that
after January, 1916, no sleighs shall
be sold in this state unless the dis.
lance between the runners is four
feet and six inches. The purpose is
to prevent variety of sleigh run.
ners from spelling the roads fol-
automobiles. Wisconsin has such a
laW-but that is no recommendation
House-moviEg concerns have the
right of way over streets in bill in.
PRODUCED last Friday in the house.
Representative Hailsett of Butter.
ield proposes to make it misde.
meanor for anybody to put tacks,
broken crockery or other sharp sub.
stances on streets or roads.
A bill was introduced Friday pro.
viding that railroads be required to
place stalls i'll cattle cars.
The senate adjourned TO Tuesday
at II a. No.. and the house to Mon.
day at II.
Present indications are that the
economy and efficiency plan will be
rejected by the legislature. The
measure PROPOSES big change in the
administration Of the states affairs,
and the members of the legislature
will have to be 'shown'' before they
adopt SO sweeping plan.
Another somewhat revolutionary
proposal will soon be before the
Legislature. 1t is the report of the
commission appointed, pursuant to a
law OF two years ago, to propose a
reorganization of the state school
system. If adopted it will make
county superintendent appointive
instead of elective, and would abolish
all the trustees of rural school dis
Srlcts. A county board of education
rs provided for. However. the pro-
posai is practically certain to be de-
f1ea6eo' as there is considerable op-
position to it.
Representative Sitter of Houston
has introduced bill that provides
that after 1918 the old two-year term