The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-27
REBUkED BY THE SPEAKER.

Representative. Ware Comments on
Action of the Senate.
A. K Ware of Rice county was per-
sonally rebuked by Speaker Clague
Friday in the course of the debate on
the Smith members salary bill. Mr..
Ware explained his vote in favor of
the bill, declaring that he would vote
for it without fear of being called
down in the senate, and concluded:
1T is time that the house asserted
itself. I don't intend to stand for that
combine over in the senate. They
have been making monkeys of us long
enough:
r. ]. Wells called the member to or
der and the speaker said:
1T is improper for member on the
floor Of the house to refer to anything
done by the senate or to comment on
the senate
Mr.. Wares grievance was that the
senate had defeated the anti-pass bill.
The Smith salary bill was put to
vote the second time Friday, and
lacked only one vote of passage.
There were So ayes and SO noes.
S. S. Smith, the author, changed his
vote from aye to no, for the purpose
of moving another reconsideration.
Mr.. Smith declared there were sew
| eral members in the house committee
rooms who had promised to vote for
his bill and then lodged.
J. T. Mannix of Minneapolis, a
bachelor member of the house, has a
scheme to bring about uniformity Of
divorce laws in the United States
To Discuss Needed Reforms.
He would have needed reforms dis
lie men, to be held at Washington,
and there each pledged to return to
his state and have the same enacted
in the shape of laws
Mr.. ManniX took the initial step
Friday. when he Offered bill provid-
ing for the appointment of commits
| sion of three, one to be lawyer, they
to codify the present divorce laws,
suggest needed substitutes and pre-
sent the same to the governor.
| The governor, in turn, is to COM
municate with governors of other
Dtates, suggest a similar commits
sion and then arrange for a stated
meeting at Washington, where a uni
| fomity of laws shall be agreed upon.
The findings are then to be submitted
| to the meeting Of the next legislature.
Another temperance bill, by Ole I.
| Opdah]. prohibits the sale of liquors
| within the confines of any cOnsoli-
dated school district and a mile be-
yond the limits, Tt is quite drastic.
The house passed without a dissent
ing vote the Marcus Lauritsen bill de-
signed to protect the merchants of
Minnesota from the competition of
'box carr merchants whose goods are
not subject to the state inspection
that is given to Minnesota products.
A hill designed to do away with the
10 cent telephone toll between the
Twin Cities was introduced in the
house by y. /. Hammergren of Ram
sey.
Saturday March %, is the last day
for introducing bills in the house and
senate. April IS is the day for ad.
journment. Attorney General Young
has so ruled.
William Schafer, a brakeman
of Dennison, Ohio, was confined
to his bed for several weeks with
infammatory rheumatism. 81
used many remedies, he says.
FINALLY / sent to McCaW's drug
store fora bottle of Cham berlain S
Pain Balm, at which time I was
unable to use hand or foot, and in
one weeks time was able to 60 to
work as happy as : clam. Z For
sale by Barker's Drug Store.