The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-03-18

county and township road work is
left with local authorities instead of
with the state highway commission.
A proposal to allow the working out
of road taxes was defeated. ...
The Minette telephone bill, which
passed the house unanimously some
time ago, had three amendments put
on it by the senate committee on
public service corporations last Fri
day afternoon. W..
A joint resolution asking congress
to place an embargo on the sale of
war munitions to belligerent nations
has been killed by a committee re-
port in the house.
The house committee on public &C
counts had public hearing for the
purpose of inQuiring into university
finances last Friday afternoon. A
variety of topics were considered,
and it developed that numerous rep
resentatives from the country dis
tricts are vigorously opposed to the
county agricultural agent plan.
They believe that more attention
should be given to marketing prob
lens, so that crops can be disposed
of at fair profit.
The senate has advanced to the
calendar the bill requiring that
where they are able the families or
estates of patients in the insane
hospitals must pay $40 per month for
their support.
The bill providing for commission
to study the feasibility of uniting
St. Paul and Minneapolis as one city
has been recommended for passage
by the senate committee on cities of
the first class. -
Chief Clerk Oscar Arneson of the
house received a letter last Friday
containing a warning that murderers
are on the trail of the authors of the
county option bill. which was re-
Gently passed by the legislature.
The warning is not taken seriously,
however
Wednesday was St. Patrick's day,
and the Legislature paid a signal
tribute to the apostle of Ireland.
Green was very muchs in evidence,
and in the house Thomas Greene of
St Paul presided during a recess of
several minutes devoted to the St.
Patrick observance Senator r. G.
Dunn of Princeton, only member of
the senate who was born in Ireland,
was called to take the presidents
chairsin honor of the day. - :
The senate committee on general
Legislation voted to indefinitely post
pone the Frye bill to prohibit the
killing, catching or selling of frogs.
The same committee also killed
Representative Stevens bill, passed
by the house, providing for consti-
tutional amendment abolishing the
taking of state census. &c.
The Leavitt' Corning newspaper
bill has also been indefinitely post.
poned by the senate committee. IT
should never be resurrected.
A public hearing on the bill to
repeal the Elwell road law was held
in the house chamber Tuesday even
ing. The bill is special order for
today.
The senate has passed the john
ston bill to raise the pay of township
supervisors from So day to So in
certain rural counties.
The house has passed the bill by
Representative Indrehus for conser-
walton and protection of mVssels in
state waters.
Representative H. o. Thompson's
bill making it misdemeanor to
hunt or catch with dogs any fur
bearing animals has also passed the
house.
Senator G. H. Sullivan has intro
duced bill fixing the license fee for
auctioneers at $50. 49,.
Senator Westlake proposes to pro-
vide farming code and fix rules gov
erning farmers and rights of farm
laborers.
Belated Election Returns.
Milo-Supervisor, j. E. Arvidson;
clerk, r. N. Atkinson; treasurer, G.