The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-18
LEGISLATIVE GRIND
Over Five Hundred Bills Have Been
introduced In the House Al
ready This Session.
County Option Is Expected to Be
Acted OpOn in the House
Next Week.


table of figures setting forth the
cost of government for the next two
years under the present system, and
comparative table setting forth
the cost for a similar period under
the plan proposed by the commission.
Representative Spooner has intro.
duced a measure authorizing the
state board of control to use S57, OO(
from the state prison revolving funo
for the erection of a Woman's prison
and two barns at the state prison
and also, for the purchase of dairy
herd for the prison.
Representative Indrehus proposes
that current tax receipts shall con.
tain certain information regarding
apportionment of taxes.
Senator Campbell of Minneapolis
has introduced proposed constitu-
tional amendment calling for the
abolition of the state senate and the
substitution of a one-chamber legis-
allure limited to 100 members. The
lieutenant governor is to be speaker
and the members are to have four
year terms. In the house a proposed
constitutional amendment has been
introduced calling for legislative ses-
sions every four years only, instead
Of biennially as now.
The senate has passed the house
bill resubmitting the constitutional
amendment calling for the loaning
of state school funds on approved
farm lands.
School boards will be allowed to
condemn lands to extend existing
school grounds under bill intro
duced by Representative Parker last
week.
The Corning bill regulating news
paper correspondence has been adj
vanced to the calendar in the house,
but that is a far as it should CO.
Under the provisions of this bill a
candidate for office, who thinks he is
not getting publicity enough, might
get friend to write mild attack
upon him, and if newspaper pub
lished it, the candidate could de-
mand free space in which to reply.
The proposal is about the galliest
proposition ever introduced in the
legislature. !.
Both branches of the legislature
adjourned last Thursday to Monday
OF this week.
Vote on the woman's suffrage bill
in the senate has again been delayed,
as Senator Ole A. Sageng, who is one
of the strong supporters of the
measure, has been excused for &
week.
Senator G.. H. Sullivan's bill allow
ing municipalities to sell or least
municipality owned electric light Of
water plants has passed the senate.
The senate after spirited discus
sion Monday recommended that Sen
ator John H. Baldwin's bill provid
ing for the employment of convict
on state roads pass.
Senator G. H. Sullivan's impure
milk bill, lowering the percentage
of butter fat from 1925 per cent to
has been recommended for passage
on general orders.
A revision of the Dunn road law i!
proposed in a bill introduced in thu
house Monday. One feature of thu
proposed revision is particularly in
imical to the smaller counties, as il
provides that the minimum share O.
state aid that may be granted to any
one county is reduced from one mil
to eight-tenths of mill.
1t is thought that county option
will be acted on in the HOUSE
next week, The vote on Thu
measure is expected to be ex
tremely close, neither side being san
guine of victory.
A bill permitting any school dis
trict or independent or public schoo
TO establish classes for deaf children
was introduced Monday. The object
OF the bill is to give children who
are threatened with deafness closer
medical attention. ~
Senator Crosse proposes that al
materials used in tile building or re-
pairing of state buildings be manu-
1actured or prepared in Minnesota.
A bill regulating the organization
OF insurance corporations of all kinds
mas been introduced by Senator
Westlake of Minneapolis.
Senator Campbell of Minneapolis
mas introduced a bill asking for ar
appropriation of $1,000 200 to set the
unemployed of the state at work
clearing state land at So a day, Sin.