The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-01-31

10 bill providing for the appointment OF
a commission to codify the laws.
Mr.. Swanson offered a bill providing
for the Organization of state banks with
capital OF $4,000 In towns OF 1000 in
habitants and requiring a capitaliza-
ton of 1000 in towns Of 1900.
In the Senate.
The senate spent considerable time
in q debate over request make by
Senator McKusict. He wanted to be
recorded as having cast his ballot for
Moses Z. Clapp and Knute Nelson. His
request caused half dozen senators to
raise objections on the ground that
such change OF record of the senate
journal would be a Justification. The
chair ruled the change could be made
il carried on a motion. The motion was
ultimately lost, however, by a vote on
roll call of 81 to IS.
Ten bills were given their initial read
ings Senator J. D. Jones introduced
bill amending the law governing
banks and trust companies, somewhat
along the lines suggested by Public Ex-
aminer Pope in his annual report, Sen
ator Benedict presented bill imposing
annual fees to so into the public eX.
aminer's contingent fund, to be paid
by banks and trust companies.
Senator ]. H. Smith presented bill
5appropriating $4,000 for seed loans at
IA per cent interest, to farmers whose
crops during 1900 were a partial of total
failure
E I'm the House.
st. Paul, Jan. 25. = Representative
Hurd Of Ramsey introduced resolutions
in the house providing for the placing
in the new capitol of statues Of Senator
G. K. Davis Fl. III. Sibley and Former
Senator Ramsey. The resolutions We're
referred to q committee. Mr.. Hurd
also introduced resolution requiring
that the state oil inspector make re-
port of the annual amount Of fees coli
lected by his office during the past two
years. aa i IT. .i,@s 5sg 5sst ssee s .s tss
A memorial from residents Of Polk
county asking that county local OPP
ton law be passed was received and
referred to the committee on tenn
perance.
Mr.. Allen introduced a bill excluding
cigarettes from the state and prohig-
iting their sale or use, 1t was referred
to the committee on public health.
The report of the conference COM
mittee on the composition Of the joint
apportionment committee was adopted.
The Sweet kidnapping bill was
reported with a recommendation that
it pass and was put on its passage.
The house adjourned until Monday
evening.
~ In the Senate.
In the absence of Lieut.. Gov. Smith
Senator Stockton presided over the
short session of the senate yesterday.
The dispute between the senate and
the house was settled by the report OF
1.-the senate committee on reapportion-
ment recommending the joint commit
| tee consist Of fourteen members of the
senate and seventeen of the house. The
report was unanimously adopted.
| Senator Gausewitz presented bill
/ to allow cities to act as trustees III
Tease of requests for educational pur-
poses. This bill is to allow Owatorna
to receive 100000 for the establish
ment Of city kindergarten. which
money was left to the city by the late
/ In. III. Roseback. The bill was referred
to the committee on corporations
i tr On recommendation Of the commit
tee on corporations and motion Of Sen
ator Collier the bill permitting A. Q. Y
w. and M. w. A. lodges to incorporate
was favorably taken up and passed.
Senator Schaller wanted q time set
for action in regard to approval or dis
approval of ex-Gov. Lind's recess APP
pointees. Thursday next was set fot
hearing in the matter. The senate
then adjourned until Monday evening