The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-04-03
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well be killed.
On vote, the Collier amendment pre-
vailed, 10 against, "a IN favor OF it.
Senator Thorpe moved the bill be
recommended to pass. Senator Som
eryille moved a substitute motion for
indefinite postpcnenent. The substi-
tute motion prevailed, q against, %
for the motion.
The Cowan bill to change the name
| of Pine county to Clover county
passed, SO to 1. Senator Durant alone
voted no. He thought sentimentality
not sufficient reason for changing the
name Of county .
Representative Erickson,s anti-buclx-
ct shop bill was recommended for
passage by the senate after strong
i pleas by Senators Schultz and Schal-
4 Ter.
Bills passed including tn Dunn 3vot-
ing machine bill, S. F. 1913; and the
/ somerville bill, S. F. 323, providing
procedure for collecting an inherit
i ance tax.
THE BJoRGE MEASURE KILLED.
House Indefinitely Postpones School
Superintendent Bill.
The Bjorge bill to provide for edu-
cational qualifications for county SUI
perintendents of schools was killed
by the house. Following an hours
! consideration, during which various
1 attempts to amend it were defeated,
the house, Al to SO, indefinitely post
\ poined the BILL
The Bjorge bill, which was in line
with recommendation made by Gov
ernor Johnson and the result CT the
combined labors of the state superin-
itendent and number of leading coun.
/ ty superintendent, provided that the
county board of education should elect
/ the superintendent. Educational quail
ifications were to be required, and it
was argued that the plan would re-
suit in a higher type of superintend-
ents and the removal of the Office
/ from politics.
The house passed, under suspension
of the rules, the Chamberlain juvenile
4 court bill. It was favorably reported
plies to cities of $4,000 and over It
! selects one district judge in each coun
ty to sit exclusively in juvenile mat
tiers. The court is given extraordinary
discretionary power in treating juve-
nile dependents and delinquents under
seventeen, and may appoint legal
guardians. Probation officers are
provided for.
Only Che Dissenting Vote.
With only one member, John T..
Selb, dissenting. the house passed
General M. d. Flowers bill, permit
ting s150,00O bond issue by st.
Paul for the reconstruction Of the
Fort Smelling bridge, The bill, though
indorsed by the Ramsey county dele
in committee.
Hennepin county, fearful that its in
terests might be jeopardized, made
temporary objection, but it was re-
moved Friday.
The bill now goes to the senate. No
opposition there is expected. The bill
will take effect Immediately on it's
passage.
The present bridge, built some
fifty years ago, has been pronounced
unsafe for anything but foot travel
The new bridge will mean third
street car line connecting the Twin
Cities.
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendments to the Robert S
wide-open tax bill and a conference
was asked for.
Representative J. H. Dorsey of Nc
Leod county created some excitement
in the house by declaring that Sena-
tor Henry Gjertsen of Minneapolis
was a lobbyist.
Mr.. Gjertsen is the author of bill
allowing legalizing chirorractic medi
cine now on the house calendar, and
vigorously opposed by Mr.. Dorsey.
Both houses adjourned to Monday
There is no lever so powerful