The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-02-24
STATE LEGISLATURE
Agricultural Bill Passes Senate and
H0use-Public Markets Bill
Adopted by House.
House Passes Benson Senate Bill Re-
lating to Defeated Candidates
at Primary Elections.

lating to Defeated Candidates
at Primary Elections.
The agricultural bill, providing that
the state department of agriculture
shall assist in the organization and
conduct of cooperative associations,
passed the house on Friday. 1t had
already passed the senate.
Upon the same day the public
markets bill, providing that the Min
neapolis chamber of commerce, the
Duluth board of trade and the South
St. Paul live stock exchange shall be
public markets, was passed by the
house. This means cooperative con-
Germs and others may market their
products through these agencies by
their representatives on said boards.
By a vote of 81 to SO the house on
Friday passed the senate bill which
prevents candidate defeated in the
primaries from running for the same
office at the general election follow
ing. In adopting this bill by Senator
H. N. Benson, chairman of the senate
elections committee, the. house over
rode nonpartisan league and socialist
objections. At the last primary cleo
ton DR.. Henrik Shipstead sought the
republican nomination for governor.
He was defeated. At the general cleo
ton following he sought election as
an Independent. Under the bill passed
Friday repetition of this would not
be permitted. This is one of the best
measures passed at this session of the
Legislature.
Minnesota farmers will be COM
PEELED to observe the wide-sleigh law
for two years more at least. The SEN
ate killed a bill repeating this legisla-
ton and the house committee on COM
mcrce noting this action indefinitely
postponed the bill.
Members of the senate general
legislation committee refused to con-
stitute themselves board of musical
experts and killed two bills each ad-
vocating a state song for Minnesota.
The committee acted wisely.
BY a vote of 104 to Is the house
late on Friday passed the highway ad-
ministration bill and Immediately af-
terward unanimously passed a second
bill giving the power of eminent do
main to the state highway commits
sioner. Proposal to have the highway
commissioner elected in 1922 and af-
terward instead of being appointed by
the governor, was rejected by the
house by 2 to vote. Representative
C. NJ. Iverson and B. J. Keller, non
partisan .leaguers, proposed the
amendment. A proposal by Repre-
sentative j. O. Hougland, which would
prohibit the highway commissioner
from spending more than per cent
of the total fund on construction in
any one county and any one year also
received the ak. Representative
Thomas Girling said Hennepin county
pays 20 per cent Of the state automo-
bile tax and gets back only one-half
of one per cent in roads. An amend
ment by J. B. Hompe, providing that
proceeds of the mill tax be spent
on lateral roads and not on trunk high
ways, was adopted. A proposed
change requiring county commission
ers to supervise building of the state
aid roads, introduced by Representa-
tive Hougland, was lost.
Frank E. Nimocks had 81 votes
pledged for mis- bill raising the legis-
lative salaries after this term from
81 900 to $1,000 session-or thought
he had. But when the house had
finished it's roll call on the bill the "a
had shrunk to 81, with IS negative
votes. Mr.. Nimocks had sent a let
ter to each of the "a, giving the names
of the men claimed as pledged to sup
port the bill, and J. B. Gleason opened
the debate by announcing that his
name should not have been on the list.
He spoke against the bill and said it's
passage would rob the legislature of
its best argument against other sal
arv incTaoS GO ron,,oc%s ssr,. III 49,. 4 4
years of legislative experience never
saw such pack of political cowards,'
said Mr.. Nimocks. He said Mr.: Gis-
Jason had told him he was for the
bill, but did not put it down Gin black
and white" Mr.. Nimocks declared
that If the members could all vote Sc
cretely there; would be 131 votes for
his bill. o. D. Nellermoe, socialist