The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-04-04
THE LANMAKER

mitted The Biennial general appropria-
ton, bill yesterday. covering the ex-
penses of the various state depart
ments until another legislative session.
The aggregate amount is $2b2, 800, in
addition to the regular standing app
preparations.
The opposition In the senate to the
Den1ing bill that will Iiberate the
Younger brothers from the state pris-
on exhausted itself In the debates
when the measure was on general Or
ders. IT came up yesterday on the cali
endar and was passed by a vote Of 40
to IL. ,ss @85g y.sg$
The senate bill creating state high
way commission and carrying the pro-
visions Of the constitutional amend
ment into effect was defeated yester-
day on the calendar. 35
In the House.
With the signature Of the governor
the board Of control bill will become q
law. The changes made by the senate
were agreed to by the house yesterday
after disultory debate that developed
no serious opposition, by a vote Of So
to IL.
The Nichols bill taxing the gross
earnings OF express companies came
UP for concurrence in senate amend
ments. The bill was passed after con-
siderable debate at the per cent rate
fixed by the senate. # 5
The house failed to pass the bill In
5creasing the salary Of the chief game
warden yesterday. 1t was lost on tie
vote of SIS to SIS. Sixty votes were nee
essary. tssss M
The J. ID. Jones bill. reserving all
minerals on state lands to- the state,
has passed both houses and will be-
signs 1t.
! In the House. N
st. Paul, March go ~ The 4 per cent
gross earnings tax bill met only show
Of OPP osition in the house yesterday
and was passed by a vote Of 70 to 80.
The only feature Of the concluding
stage Of the fight was Representative
Dobhin's effort to carry out the plan
for its defeat framed several days ago,
| and change the rate to 5 per cent IN
hope Of a deadlock. His own and one
other vote went on record for the
change, while ITO representatives de-
5cIared against ut. The debate that pre-.
coded the roll call on the passage OF
the bill was perfunctory. M
The bill received stormy reception
in the senate and after being referred
| and recalled several times was finally
| sent to the committee on taxes and tax
laws. 5s#F Il N 5ia85, s#s S $ss
The house passed a concurrent reso-.
luton asking the president to name one
| of the new battleships Minnesota.
Representative Walter Nelson has In
troduced bill requiring railroad COM
pan:es to accept bicycles as baggage
without additional charge and issue
checks for their transportation.
In the Senate.
81 The only advantage the direct pri-
mary bill obtained In the senate debate
yesterday was a vote for reconsidera-
ton Of the former action, by which q
| committee, yet to be appointed. was In
structed to redraft It's first section to
include state officials. Another delay
was secured ana the bill will not come
before the senate until Tuesday morn
ing, when 1t will be taken up as spe-
cial order at Il o'clock. Mt
Senator Stockwell introduced bill
providing for local option in methods OF
levying taxes.
Senator Brewer introduced an appro-
priation bill carrying s20S,525 for the
St Cloud reformatory.
A bill from Senator Knatvold IN
creases the term Of the superintendent
Of public instruction from two to four
years and fixes his salary at $4,000.
Senator Sivright. introduced bill
providing for the appointment Of two
inspectors of normal schools.
In the Senate.
st. Paul, April /. - After a spirited
and lively debate the finland divorce
bill was recommended to pass. The
measure provides that no marriage OF
either party shall occur until six
months after divorce.
After scrimmage in the senate Sat-
urday the two bills from Senator
Young, providing for the compromise
of the Little Falls & Dakota land grant
litigation, were recommended to pass. :
The farriers of the state scored
victory in the senate and secured a
recommendation for passage of their
bill introduced by Senator Benedict,
providing for liens on horses and other
animals for the cost Of shoeing.
In the House.
The Peterson bill making telegraph
companies peculiarly liable for dams
ages incidental to mental anguish
caused by delay in the delivery Of mes
sages was, after debate of an hour,
taken from the table and placed on the
house calendar.
The Sikorski bill permitting the TAX
ing or fish for food purposes with nets
from the Mississippi river below st.
Anthony Falls was PASSED by the
house. The bin provides that the mesh
Of the nets used shall not be smaller
than two and one half inches.
DUE TO FEAR.