The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-21

sentative thompson OF MahnOmen
another of those mentioned in criti-
cisms was more to the point. He
stated that he knew what he was
doing. and had no apologies to make
and no excuses to offer.
The election contest of Frank
Dunning of Osseo againt Thomas II.
Girling was filed before the house
last week
The house adjourned at noon
Thursday to Monday evening.
Representative ]. W. Woodfll in
PRODUCED measure Monday evening,
prohibiting employment agents from
taking fees for finding jobs for men
at manual labor.
Representative Scott proposed the
repeal of the workingmen compen-
sation act.
Representative Charles L. Stevens
proposed to repeal the constitutional
requirement that the legislature pro-
vide for a state census every ten
years. Stevens also introduced bill
limiting to ten a year the number of
sessions of the county board for
which commissioners can collect
mileage.
Representative Larson of Sand
stone introduced bill which pro-
vides that county boards can change
county names on the petition of 20
per cent of the voters.
On Tuesday Representatives Corn
ing and Bendixen proposed a consti-
tutional amendment making the
speaker of the house elective by the
people, and providing that he shall
not be member of the house.
Representative E: G. Pless has in
PRODUCED a measure to re-establish
capital punishment for murder in
the first degree. The bill provides
that if jury finds a defendant guilty
of murder in the first degree, it
must direct in it's verdict whether
the punishment shall be death or i'm
prisonment for life. But if the de-
PENDANT pleads guilty the court shall
so direct, and in either case must
enter Judgment and pass sentence
accordingly.
Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
has been requested to prepare a bill
correcting certain defects in the COR
rupt practices act. = 49,.
A measure providing Jail sentence
for auto speeding on second offenses
was introduced in the house Tues.
day.
81 In the, senate James d. Denegre
proposed to compel all attorneys
wishing to practice in this state to
take state examinations. This would
mean that diploma from the uni
versity law school would not be
sufficient upon which to engage in
the practice of law.
Senator Jones of Duluth intro
duced bill providing that workmen
be compensated for time consumed
while waiting for the payment of
wages after same are due and pay
able.
Senator D. P. O'Neil proposed to
compel railroads to furnish grain
and -four shippers cars properly
coopered SO as to prevent leakage of
such grain and flour.
A bill to make a uniform date for
the election of county officers has
been introduced by Senator Putnam.
The house met at II a. m. yester-
day and passed bill calling for the
construction of bridge over the
Mississippi river at Winona. An
other bill calling for the issuance of
bonds for construction of homes for
children before juvenile. court was
also passed.
The Spooner resolution for a house
committee to hold hearings on the
efficiency and economy bill, regard
less of what action the senate takes
on the bill, was adopted after pro-
longed debate.
The house adjourned at l p. m. to
II a. m. today.
The official county option bill made
it's appearance in the senate yester-
day. 1t is sponsored by Senator
Peterson, who is also author of a
county option bill introduced jan
uary I, and is Endorsed by the anti
saloon league. The bill provides:
''To grant to each county the op-
tion to determine by the votes of
its electors whether sales of intoxi-
eating liquors shall be prohibited
therein; and to provide fer elections
thereof; and if so prohibited, provide
for the annulment of licenses and
the suspension within the said coun-
ty, while such prohibition remains in
force, all other statutes and all
municinal charters and ordinances