The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-08
STATE LEGISLATURE
Few Measures of First Importance
Remain to Be Considered by
State Legislature.
Resume of the Activities of the State
Lawmakers Since Last Issue
of the Union.

The house has passed the game
and fish committee bill which pro-
vides that all hunters except those
under q years of age shall take out
hunting licenses, paying 81. Almost
an entire afternoon was spent on the
bill and numerous amendments were
offered, most of which were defeated.
The purpose of the bill is to increase
the revenues Of the game and fish
department to such an extent as to
make it self-sustaining. Chairman
Edward Indrehus of the committee
on game and fish led the fight for
the bill, and, being thoroughly con-
versant with the subject, easily held
his own in the debate.
Representatives of various religious
denominations appeared before the
senate committee on education last
week to oppose or urge the pending
bill providing for reading the bible
in public schools when the voters of
the district have approved it. Rabbi
[. L. Rypins opposed the bill as the
first step toward the formation of
state church, and S. Abbetmeyer,
representing the German Lutheran
church was also against it on the
same ground. Rev. W. E. j. Crate,
representing the ST. Paul Preachers
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the bill The committee took no
action.
The house committee on banks and
banking last Thursday recommended
for passage the bill allowing banks
to act as administrators and trustees.
An amendment graduating the capt.
tai and surplus required of such
banks according to population was
added, however. In communities of
5000 and less the banks must have a
capital and surplus of $4,000.
The bill limiting the tax levies of
villages and cities Of the third and
fourth class to s25 per capita was adj
yanced to the calendar in the house
last Thursday, and it will I'M
doubtedly be reached before the end
of the session. The purpose of the
bill is to curb expenditures of the
range towns of northern Minnesota,
which are reported to have INDUCED
in some riotous spending of money
gouged from the mine owners.
The senate last Thursday by vote
of 80 to % killed the Grandrud bill
providing for statewide prohibition
by constitutional amendment, when
it adopted the majority report of the
temperance committee recommend
ing it for indefinite postponement.
The primary election will again be
held in June, as the senate has
killed the bill providing that it be
held in September.
The efficiency and economy bill
dies hard, and it has not breathed
it's last yet. A motion in the house
to indefinitely postpone the bill led
to a peculiar situation last week.
A number of representatives, think
ing the measure was as good dead,
voted against the motion, thus TAX
ing a friendly stand on the bill. No
action was taken on the bill, how
ever. and the house took up the
special order on local bills.
The senate in committee of the
whole, has unanimously advanced to
the calendar the resolution by Sena-
tors E. J. Westlake and Charles n.
Orr proposing first step toward the
consolidation of ST. Paul and Mime
apolis. The resolution provides for
the creation of commission to study
the subject and report a proper bill
to the next legislature.
The senate last Tuesday passed the
bill increasing the salaries of the
trustees and presidents of the vii
lagos of Hibbing and Chisholm from
$40 year to 81, 200 and lengthening
the terms of office to three years.
Senator Rockne was of the opinion
that the increase in terms was un-
CONSTITUTIONAL. Ihe range towns are
securing considerable advertising
this session. .~
Representative *Spooner secured
the passage of a bill Monday to re-
duce the bounty rate on wolves. The
rates are now $3.50 for full grown
wolves and So for cubs, and his bill
.cOtS this tn 81 on1 81
The senate last Monday killed the
Rustad bill providing Jail sentences
for blind piggers without the option
of a fine by a vote of "a to 20. The
opposition argued that the punish
ment would be so severe that it
would be difficult to secure convic-
tions. .......
The house committee on education