The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-03-08

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now pending in the legislature is a
slam at the present highway commits
sion. Such is not the case. The.
author of the bill has the highest re-
gard for each and all Of the members
of the present highway commission
Messrs. McNair, Babcock and Lynch.
The members of the commission have
given their time freely to the state,
and at a great personal sacrifice to
each of them, and not one of them ever
received dollar even for mileage
from the state treasury. 1t is the only
commission in the state that has never
cost the state q dollar. And the high
way commission has accomplished
great things for the state in the way
of securing better highways. But the
time has arrived when there must be
an efficient head of the department
on the Job all the time, one who will
give his entire time and attention to
the work. That is the reason for the
proposed change. Mr.. Lynch has been
away from the state most of the time
since he was appointed on the commits
sion, but both Mr.. McNair and Mr..
Babcock favor the bill now pending in
the legislature and hope it will become
a law.
* * *
A motion to make the road bill a
special order in the senate last Friday
raised quite a rumpus. Several sena-
tors vigorously objected to "rushing
the bill'' as they termed it. The
Journal did not show that the GUS
tomary two days. notice for special
order had not been given. After a
somewhat heated and protracted de-
bate notice was given that motion
for special order would be made
Tuesday. Notice was given Tuesday,
and Friday, the 9th inst, at II a. M,
the bill will come up for disposition in
the senate. If the bill passes the
senate it will be acted on in the house
next week. The bill ought to pass
both houses, and it will pass if it is
considered solely on it's merits, anc
without reference to the defeat OF
passage of other measures.
* x *
No bill introduced this session ere
ated more discord in the enate thar
the super-tax on iron ore measure
which passed the house two weeks ago
It is made a special order in the sen
! ate for next Wednesday. Every effor
= is being put forth to defeat the bill
;, The friends. of the measure are ais
! active. The two authors of the bill
Messrs. Warner and Bjorge
before the senate committee on take
at a public hearing in the senat
= chamber Tuesday afternoon and ar
= gued ably in behalf of the bill. An
other public hearing was held this at
ternoon. Among the opponents Of tn
: bill are included several Of the (oldes
v and most influential members of tn
q senate. AS I have stated in previou
o letters it will be a close fight. 1t re
# quires "a votes to pass bill IN tn
$ lsenate. The friends Of the super-ta
r cannot reckon on any more than 3
j votes at the present writing, and eigf
e are regarded as doubtful. The OF
Ie ponents Of the bill give it out thu
n they will have 40 votes against it.
ID am inclined to believe that there wi
J. not be more than two votes to spa1
s. either way, and the chances Of tt
Id bill passing are about even. b
is there may be some changes betwee
a. now and next Wednesday.
ID x x x
By vote Of 81 to At the house tn
morning indefinitely postponed tt
re statutory prohibition bill, which meal
ed that the bill is dead for this sessio
ne The conservative temperance Poop
n did not wan the statutory prohibiti<
an bill to pass, as they were afraid
no would injure the cause Of constit
n tional prohibition. The question can
to up in the house on the report of Il
he temperance committee. The MAORI
he Of the committee recommended tn
ill the bill do pass. The minority re
n commended indefinite postponment, al
nd as stated the minority report W
Tx adopted. R. C. D.
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+. Co. G. Wins.