The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
BONE DRY MEASURE
Adopted BY the Minnesota House of
Representatives Yesterday by
Vote of Sc to IA.
Numerous Bills introduced Have Ex-
IRENE Drys Formed an ALI
ance With Big Interests?
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 81.

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 81.
This is carnival week here and
sleepy old st. Paul is very much alive.
The "doings'' opened last Saturday af-
ternoon with an immense parade Of
uniformed clubs from all over the
Northwest. It is estimated that 25,-
600 were in line, and probably 100000
spectators thronged the streets to view
the procession. In the evening the
hotels and cafes were crowded. With
the beating of drums, blare of trum-
pets and footing of horns one couldn't
: hear himself think. But it was a
y good-natured crowd. Nobody seemed
ito mind the noise and jostling, and
Everybody appeared to be having a
good time. The fun has been fast and
( furious, night and day, since Satur-
day, and will continue until midnight
+ the coming Saturday.
* * X
There has not been much doing in
legislative way in the past ten days.
The committees of both branches, how
ever, are getting down to business and
. have commenced to report out bills.
More bills have been introduced in both
houses than there were during the
first month of the session two years
ago. If not more than one in ten Of
the measures introduced should ever
grace the statute books the state
would be the gamer. But every men,
Der who fathers a bill imagines that
the best interests of the state require
it's enactment in law
Il. * * *
My old friend, Teigen of Chippewa
county, ivened things up in the house
last Thursday when he introduced a
series of resolutions requesting the ap-
pointment of committee to investi-
gate the Minneapolis and Duluth
boards of trade or chambers of COM
merce. Mr.. Teigen is honest and sin
cere in his efforts to further the in
vterests of the grain-growers Of Min
nesota and the Dakotas, and they I'M
doubtedly have grievances that should
be redressed as far as it is possible to
so do by legislation. But he is up
against a resourcefu1 opposition, and
he, not being a member Of the Grain
and Warehouse committee, is not in
a position to accomplish much. I can
not understand why Mr.. Teigen was
left off that committee. No member
of the house was better equipped to
serve on the Grain and Warehouse
committee.
X * *
Magnus Johnson is chairman of the
Grain and Warehouse committee, and
a working majority of the committee
are farmers. So far none Of the i'm
portant bills that the grain-raisers are
vitality interested in have been report
ed out. I regard Chairman johnson
as square man, but 1t behooves him
to be on his guard and get speedy &C
ton on the important measures be-
fore his committee.
X * X
The impression is gaining ground
that the "big interests" have formed
an alliance offensive and defensive
with the extreme temperance advo-
Gates. Not that "big interests" care
a fig about temperance, but if the
members of the legislature can be kept
''stirred up over moral issues, much
needed remedial legislation, that "big
interests" do not want, might be over
looked or defeated. Subsequent de-
velopments will demonstrate whether
- or not such a combination has been
effected. At present it looks as if
there was some grounds for the ru-
mors in circulation.
.- * X *
Too many state officers with guber-
material bees buzzing in their ears
Every move they make is with the
governors office in view. The per,
Torrance Of the most commcn-pl place
duty by one of these rainbow chasers
is heralded by the press agent, who is
always on the job, as a great achieve.
ment, and, perhaps, "millions of dol
lars have been saved to the state" Il
all the money the state officials have
saved the state was in the state treas.
ury there would be surplus of many
millions on hand. The fact Of the mat
ter is that there is too much playing
to the galleries and too little atten
ton paid to the actual duties Of thei1
offices by some of these gentlemen.
* * *
Governor Burnquist has recon-
mended that $7,500,00O should BE-
Topped off the budget prepared by the
different departments, the state uni
81 versity and the state board of control
He cuts out $1,5oO,OOO from the uni