The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-14

placing the state oil inspector an
salary, and providing for an Illuminate.
Ing oil inspecting fund, to which the
inspection fees shall be paid.
The calendar was cleared with the,
exception Of the Burns bill to control
the telephone comp anies in the I,urai
districts, which was returned to gem
eral orders for further consideration
Ten bills We're introduced, including
one to reimburse Mr.. Manhood for the
expense of his contest, one to prohibit
minors from playing billiards or poo
in saloons or adjoining rooms. and the
biennial effort to secure for county.
road and bridge funds a share Of the
receipts from liquor licenses in viz
lagos.
In the House.
st. Paul, Feb. 9--The house spen
an hour in discussion Of the Burns biz
to compel telephone companies to Sc
cure the consent Of town supervisors
to their use OF county roads for their
lines. The bill was recommended to
pass.
The Berg bill to permit counties to
issue bonds to fund their floating In
5debtedness will be given further con-
sideration, and the Anderson bill to
empower cities Of from 5000 to 'a0ot
to issue bonds for electric plants vas
recommended for passage In commit
tee of the whole.
II The calendar was cleared up, only
two bills of little public interest be-
Ing on it. One relates to log marks;
the other to the extension Of the term
of corporations formed thirty wears
ago. Els
Several bills were introduced. the
only one OF Importance except the. one
to place surveyors general on q salary,
being that Of Mr.. Wells of Wiskin,
who proposes to repeal the corrupt
practices act
In the Senate.
The senate devoted most of its tin
to another discussion of the Vandivef
.muddle. Senator Miller called for ac-A
ton on his resolution to dispense With
the serviqces Of j. s. Vandiver as clerk
A substitute resolution was introduced
by Senator Buckman to appoint q com
1mittee of five to- report in i've days
the names Of senate employees who
have no work to do. The vote. to sub
stitute Senator Bucknlan's resolution
was adopted, "a to %.
A number of bills We're introduced,
among them being one by Senator
Thompson to submit to a vote of the
people of the state a constitutions
amendment to remove the per cent
limit on Inheritance taxation, and one
by Senator Jepson establishing a new
medical code ard creating state
medical board of twelve members from
all schools Of medicine.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing: To ALLOW Minneapolis to issue
$1S6, 900 certificates Of indebtedness to-
making husband and wife Jointly liable
for debts for family support, a.,d es-
tablishing a new probate code.
In the Senate. s
# st. Paul, Feb. IL Senator Lord. i n @
troduced bill Saturday provid ding; for
shorter legal forms for deeds and mort
cages If the bill passes twill cut the !
expense Of filing such instruments
about three-fourths.
81 Senator Wilson introduced a bill to
cut the amounts exempt from gar
nishment and attachment. The bill
provides that the exemption shall be
50 when weekly wages are paid and
SIS when wages are paid monthly.
Senator Jepson introduced a bill look-
ing to the protection Of union cards
and union labels. The senate adj
iourned until Wednesday.
In the House.
Representative Dening introduced a
bill which, il enacted. would permit
the board of prison managers to release
the Younger brothers on parole.
The house passed three unimportanf
bills. On general orders two union
bills We're recommended to pass. The
house adjourned until Wednesday.