The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22

limits as follows has also passed the
senate: For upland birds. 10 a day
and 80 in possession instead of Is
and IS; ducks, Is day and As in
possession instead of Is and so.
When the house was considering
the board of control appropriation
bill last Saturday, Representative
G. H. Warner of Aitkin objected to
an amendment which provides for
taking the cost of prison mainten-
ance out of the fund of 50, 600, 900 &C.
cumulated out Of Irvine plant profits.
Mr.. Warner was of the opinion that
this literally amounted to the COST
of prison maintenance being taken
directly from the farmers of the
state, and advocated a reduction in
the price of prison Irvine. The bill
passed however and the amendment
was adopted.
The senate last Friday afternoon
passed the house bill systematizing
the distribution of state aid to rural
schools. The bill reduces the
amount Of aid to rural schools
slightly.
The senate last Monday passed the
bill by Representative Gordon abol-
ishing the Office of hotel inspector
and putting the work under the
dairy and food department..
The bill by Representative Magnus
Johnson prohibiting unfair discrimi-
nation between different localities in
the purchase of grain has passed the
house.
The house has also passed the bill
by Senator ]. D. Sullivan of st.
Cloud requiring the use of Minnesota
stone in state buildings, after two
amendments had been adopted. One
provides that it shall not work to
prevent the use of outside materials
when an existing building is being
extended. The other makes the
same provision as to groups of build
ings. The senate, which had already
passed the bill concurred in the
amendments. Representatie Indre-
hus of Benton county led the fight
for the measure in the house.
Poultry associations are to lose the
state aid they have heretofore had
under the law, as result of the final
action by the senate Monday morn
ing on the bill for state aid to
county fairs. They were eliminated
from this bill and put into another
bill which the house killed. County
fairs that do not charge admission
are also to be deprived of state aid.
Both branches of the legislature
passed the Moeller-L Lennon bill legal
izing ten-round, no-decision boxing
matches in Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Duluth. The bill provides for
the appointment of boxing COM
mission of three by the governor,
which will have control of the bouts.
The commissioners are to serve with
out salary. Bouts are to be held in
licensed, enclosed buildings, and no
betting is to be allowed nor any
liquors sold. Ten per cent of all
gross receipts divert to the fund for
the state sanatorium for consump-
tiyes.
The public accounts and expendi-
lures committee, which Investigated
the affairs of the state university has
submitted its report to the house.
No evidence which would substan-
tiate the charges of extravaganza in
the management of the institution
was gathered, and the committee in
Dictated that it believed that the uni
versity is being conducted on a
sound business basis.
Governor Hammond made his first
veto of the session Tuesday morning,
when he rejected tile Wilkins-Sud-
heimer bill which, would have al
lowed veterans of the Philippine war
to become veterinarians without
taking an examination. The COVER
nor characterized this as ''clearly
class legislation in the interest of
few individuals and a complete re-
pudiation of the safeguards which
prevent unqualified persons from
practicing.''
The senate passed the anti.Mayo
affiliation bill, but efforts to put the
bill through the house we're aban-
doned, and the board of regents will
be left to do what they believe best
in the matter.
The bill increasing the number of
justices of the supreme court from
five to seven. and abolishing two
commissioners passed the house yes
terday by vote of 68 to 3. The bill,
already had passed the senate. and it
will he submitted to the people at
the next general election as con-
stitutional amendment.