The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-17
WOULD EXTEND TERM
BILL IN THE HOUSE TO MAKE
TENURE CT THOSE MEM
RERs FOUR YEARS.
SENATE MEASURE MAKES KILL
ING OF HUNTER BY MISTAKE
MANsLAUGHTER.

st. Paul. Feb. Go. B. Ekman of
Roseau county would have the tenure
Of members Of TIE house extended to
four Years, the lsame as members OF
the senate. A bill providing for such
term was introduced in the house
Wednesday by Mr. ElSman. If the bill
becomes law it is to go into effect
at once, so that state senators and
representatives, can be elected at the
same time and for the same number
Of years.
A bill likely to be resented by the
railroads was offered by L. O. Teigen
of Jackson, authorizing town super
visors to direct railroad companies to
build elevated crossings when in their
judgment such are necessary. 20
A measure designed to further
scheme of county agricultural schools
was offered by J. T. Mannix of Hen
nepin county. AS encoura cement, an
appropriation of $4,000 il. provided
and this is to be divided equally be-
tween the first ten consolidated rural
schools complying with the rules as
laid down.
How to Obtain the Aid.
To secure this aid, the consolidated
school must include a territory not
less than sixteen miles or more than
thirty -six miles in extent, have to it's
credit a section of land not less than
ten acres, a building of not less than
ing staff principal, qualified to teach
agriculture, and an assistant, whose
knowledge Of domestic economy is at
tested by certificate
OF. the money appropriated, $4,000
is to be available in 1905, and the
other $4,000 in 1906
The committee on accounts and ex-
ance with its views, after an investi-
cation of the state insurance commits
sioner's office. It provides for the
turning of all fees into the state treas
ury,a salary of 5000 for the commits
sioner and smaller salaries for his of
flee help.
Publicity Of the most open kind in
the letting and placing of contracts by
the board of control is provided for in
bill introduced by NJ. d. Flower of
st. Paul.
Homesteads on State Lands.
Homestead entries Of forty acres
each blythe heads of families and resi-
dents of the state will be permitted,
if the bill introduced by Andrew Miller
of Duluth becomes law. It allows
the head of any family in the state to
take up homestead on state land,
from which the timber has been re-
moved, on filing fee of SIS and gives
him actual possession on payment of
another SIS, when final proof is shown
Tracts taken under the bill are not to
be contiguous to other lands taken up
| as homesteads. This is done to force
colonization of the tracts in the unset
tied portions of the state
w. B. Anderson, chairman of the
house judiciary committee, told the
house that, if all went well, considera-
ton of the revised code would be COM
pleted some time next week.
John Zelch asked to have S. b. No.
80 substituted for his bill, H. F. No.
122, and the latter indefinitely post
poned. His request was acceded to.
The. bill is one providing for new
prison at Saltwater.
Full approval was. given a resolution
by j. r. Hickey asking congress to
prevent interstate commerce in adult
Grated foods, medicines and liquors.
The reason advanced was that nation
al help would make the pure food laws
of the state the more effective.