The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-03-11
LEGISLATIVE GRIND
Woman's Suffrage Defeated in the
State Senate Thursday After
a Prolonged Debate.
Numerous Other Measures Are Acted
Upon in Both Branches of the
State Legislature.


apolis, ST. Paul and Duluth from it's
operation. Senator Westlake is from
Minneapolis, and it is freely pre-
dicted that Hennepin county would
rote dry under county option.
The house last Thursday unani-
mously adopted the G. H. Warner
resolution providing for a commit
tee of three to Investigate the
charge that there is a combination
among bridge contractors to hold up
prices.
Representative Steen of Winona
proposes to forbid authorities to
impose religious or political tests on
teachers, or to consider such things
in making appointments.
Representative Bjornson and
Stoetzel have introduced a bill
authorizing the reading Of the Bible
in public schools, providing that any
pupil bringing a request from his
parents to that effect may be ex-
cused from such reading
The house committee on roads and
bridges has put in the R. c. Dunn
bill amending the road law as COM
mittee bill, and same was made a
special order for tomorrow.
Representative Bjornson has intro
duced the so-called road house bill,
forbidding the issuance of liquor
licenses outside of incorporated cities
and villages.
The senate passed the semi
monthly pay bill, which had already
passed the house. last Friday. Rail-
road companies must pay their en-
ployes twice a month hereafter.
Mrs. G. G. Higbee, a prominent
club woman of ST. Paul, passed away
unexpectedly after making a plea
before the house committee in favor
Of a woman's reformatory Two bills
on this subject have been made a
special order for today.
The house under suspension of the
rules last Friday passed bill author
izing school boards in independent
districts to make three-year contracts
with superintendent: A bill max
ing an emergency appropriation of
$50, 900 to enable the game and fish
commission to resume it's work also
passed the house under suspension
Of the rules.
Woman's suffrage was defeated in
the state senate last Thursday after
a prolonged debate, by vote of 81
to %. The galleries were filled with
women, but not all we're favorable to
the measure. In fact the "antis''
were as we'll represented as the suf-
tragedies. Senator G. H. Sullivan of
saltwater led the fight against the
measure. and Senator Sageng Vas
one of the leading advocates of the
measure. Inasmuch as the senate
holds over for the next two years, it
is not thought that equal suffrage
will prevail in Minnesota until 1919
at least
The house committee on efficiency
and economy last Saturday unani-
mously recommended for passage tile
so-called efficiency and economy bill.
The report was adopted and the bill
was made special order for March
Is.
The house Judiciary committee has
killed the proposed constitutional
amendment providing that the legis-
iature shall meet every four years in
stead Of every two.
The senate bill repeating the Ell
well road law was made a special
order for today, on motion of Repre-
sentative Bouck, chairman of the
house committee or roads and
bridges.
By a vote Of SO to 7 the house
passed the bill increasing the auto
mobile license from $3.50 to SIS for
periods of three years. The money
derived from the increase will be
used in road building
The house has gone on record as
favoring the repeal of the laws of
1913 which provide for the retire.
ment of judges of the district and
supreme courts on full pay.
A house committee has been ap-
pointed to- Investigate the finances
Of the university Of Minnesota with
view of deciding whether the ap-
preparations asked for cannot be re-
duced. .s.
Ihe senate adjourned to Wednes-
day evening, and the house to We'd
nesday morning.
The house has passed the proposed
constitutional amendment to section
%, article 4, of the state constitu.