The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-02-10

he'd by the legislature, claims not
covered by the bond issue will be paid
out of current funds. It is estimated
that about $3,000,00O more will be
needed. The boys who have been
waiting so long for their money will
he mighty glad to get it.
Senator Hamer has introduced bill
asking for an appropriation Of $500
for the wife and family of E. H. Foley,
who was slain by bandit about two
years ago near Elk River while per-
forming his official duties of deputy
sheriff. Mr.. Enger introduced SINH
lar measure in the house. The appro-
priation should be granted.
A bill has been introduced by Sena-
tors Hamer, Nord, Swanson and Nc
Garry providing for experiments in
agriculture on. sandy land by the state
department of agriculture.
Severe criticism of telephone service
in general developed in the house ap-
preparations committee when Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioner F. w.
Putnam presented request for 81 800
salary for a telephone inspector. Vari-
Gus members told Of experiences with
companies: Mr.. Putnam, said, lack and
ineffiiciency Of help was the reason.
His request was taken under consider
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An~appropriation of $4,000 is asked
to experiment with peat as fuel for
heating and steam plants and ore
smelters in house bill which went to
the public domain committee.
A bill introduced by Representative
Serline provides a compensation of SIS
per diem to county commissioners for
each day necessarily occupied in the
discharge of their duties. The bill
was recommended for passage by the
house elections committee.
Election judges and clerks will re-
ceive 40 cents an hour in the future
under a bill passed by the senate. In
cities of the first class power is given
to make THE pay IS cents an hour.
Members Of the legislature are re-
ceiving letters from irate constituents
about THE Nimocks bill, raising house
salaries from 81 900 to $500 and sem
ators from $4,000 to $4,000.
Counties that have spent money on
roads in tthe Babcock trunk highway
system since February /, 1919, will
get refunds from the state within the
next 10 years, it is predicted by Sen
ator Nord of International Falls. He
is chairman of a subcommittee which
is working on the question of refunds,
and which has sent QUESTIONABLE to
every county auditor in the state seek
ing exact information as to the refund
claims of each county.
Approval Of the plan to build state
cement plant was given by the senate
highway committee. The appropria-
tions committee will get the bill to de-
eide the monetary issues involved.
/ The secret session bug hit the house
last Friday, when three committees
met behind closed doors. The tax
committee, discussing the tonnage tax,
the civil administration committee,
considering repeal of the eight hour
day fer state employees and a subcom-
mittee of the highway committee all
locked the doors.
A Victory hell, costing $500, 900, to
be erected on the state fair grounds,
is proposed in S. F. 353, fathered by
Senator j. H. Hall. The building
would be- dedicated to the Gold Star
Mothers under the bill.
Organization of a. national cooper
alive selling agency to handle perish
able farm produce may proceed under
the cooperative bill, which became
a law Monday with the signature of
Governor Prcus. The new law amends
the provisions of the cooperative law
passed at the previous legislative SEES
sion, extending the scope so that local
cooperative associations may federate
in state or intrastate bodies to, sell
their products comparatively. The
Farm Bureau Federation proposes to