The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-02-27
STATE LEGISLATURE
Sullivan Takes Seat and is Assigned
to Places on Judiciary and
Other Committees.
House Passes Warner H0mpe Bill
Providing Nomination of State
Officers by Convention.

lie new STATE SendCOIS nave OSCu
assigned to their committees, George
H. Sullivan being placed on the ju-
dietary committee and also taking
over the Wilcox assignment on dairy
products and live stock, grain and
warehouse, markets and marketing,
public institutions and buildings, pub
lie domain and soldiers home. Arch
Coleman, succeeding the late Carl L.
Wallace, takes over the latter's as
signments1 viz, as "a member of the
committees on corporations, cities of
the first class, public domain, public
utilities and highways. C. N. Co.'S
grove, who has succeeded the late
Harry F. Weis, is on the committees
on banks, municipal affairs, recon-
struction and relief and motor We
hicles.
The house yesterday, by vote of
rs to 81, passed the Warner-Hompe
bill, providing for nomination of state
officers by convention.
Members Of the legislature who
anticipate fight with the nonpartisan
league at the next election, are Won
dering how they can induce Mr.. Town
ley to make speech against them in
their districts.
The house committee on drainage
has recommended for passage the
Neuman bill, authorizing the state
drainage commission to cooperate
with the federal government in OBJ
tanning a Typographical and hydro
graphical survey Of the state, and ap-
propriating $4,000 annually for the
biennium for the purpose. Federal
aid is assured by enactment Of the
bill.
To abolish the state forestry board,
transfer it's powers and duties to the
state timber commission and to
make the state forester a direct ap-
pointee of the governor is the purpose
of a bill introduced in the house by
Representative C. H. Warner of Ait
kin. The bill is said to have been in
troduced at the suggestion Of the
finance committee Of the senate and
the appropriations committee Of the
house. The forestry department is
asking for large appropriation this
year, and the members Of the COM
mittees have declared that a depart
ment requiring so much money for
it's conduct should be placed in charge
of a board Of salaried state officers
in the state capitol who can be called
together at any time, rather than an
honorary board composed of men,
bers living in widely separated parts
of the state Governor Burnquist is
said to be in favor Of the measure. 1t
was referred to the committee on pub
lie domain and will be reported out
favorably.
Manufacturers of 'balanced ration"
dairy cattle feeds protested at hear
ing before the house committee on
dairy products against the R. A. Will
'kinson bill requiring all packages Of
such feeds to show their ingredients.
Much wheat screenings and weed seed,
good for feed, is used inthe ir prod
ucts, they told The committee, but to
label the feed in this way would pref
radice buyers against it.
The house committee on general
Legislation has favorably reported out
the bill prohibiting the employment
of aliens who evaded military service
on any state work.
A bill recommended for passage by
the senate committee of the whole is
the "blue sky" amendment introduced
by Senator J. D. Sullivan of st. Cloud.
This amendment provides for investi-
cation by the state securities COM
mission of all stocks and securities
offered for sale in the state.
Representative Frank E. Nimocks'
bill barring the red flag from Mime
sofa passed the house on Tuesday by
vote of 1872 to 4. Those voting in the
negative were Frank E. Miner, So
cialist, Minneapolis; Ernest G..
Strand, socialist, Two Harbors; Louis
Engstrom, Warroad, and w. A. Pit
tenger, Duluth. North Dakota last
week voted down similar bill. The
passage Of this bill by the house means
another step toward the wiping out
Of anarchy and bolshevism. In this
country there should be but one al
1egiance and one fag-the Stars and
Stropes.
The new Carley- Bendixen tonnage
tax bill was introduced in both branch
es of the legislature late Monday, and
was the subject of discussion before
the house committee on taxes that
night. The bill provides per cent
ssurtax on the value of iron ore at the,
place Of sale, less the transportation
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