The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-21
A NEW PRIMARY BILL
COMPROMISE MEASURE is INTRO
DucED IN TIE HOUSE BY
Mr.. RI. A. RIDER.
LEGISLATURE IN A QUANDARY
OVER THE STATUTE REvl.
SION MATTER.

St. Paul, Jan. 2O-Representatiye
II A. Rider of Little Falls proposed a
compromise measure Thursday to sat
isfy those who want state officers
nominated directly in the primaries
and also those who want the present
primary law left undisturbed.
The principal feature is that the
delegates to the state nominating con,
vention are 60 be selected at a primary
election on the second Tuesday in July
preceding the general. election. Each
legislative district is TO be entitled to
Four delegates. selected in tho same
way as city and county officers This
would cut the present representation
down about one-third
To make the race for delegate, Mr..
Rider would exact fee of $40, which
must be paid on filing to the county
auditor, ii only one county is involved
in the district, or to the secretary OF
state, il there is more than one county
In the preparation of the primary
ballot, the candidates for delegates to
a state nominating convention are
given the head, even preceding the
judiciary, which now has first place.
w. B. Anderson presented the stat
ute revision commission report in the
form of a bill j. H. Morley novel
that the rules lie suspended so that the
bill could be given second and third
reading and BE- advanced to general
orders. There was no second to the
motion.
Two bills regulating the speed of
automobiles Wee presented. one by O.
N. Thumdale OfHarmony, the other by
Murrey Kelly d LeWistown The first
regulates speed and provides that au.
tomobiles mustbe equipped with bells
Or whistles and lights. The maximum
rate of speed n passing horses or a
schoolhouse, OH church, when services
are being held. lis eight miles an hour
Speed When Passing Forses.
In Mr.. Kellys ill the maximum rate,
was placed at five miles an hour when
passing horses In both bills the driv-
er of an automobile is required to
bring his machine to standstill upon
signal of the diver of the horse and
remain until TIL latter let's him know
that it is safe br him to proceed.
Representative Hannaford followed
his resolution If Wednesday calling
Tor an Investigation of the grain in
| spection and Weighing department. by
moving to namea committee of seven,
with power to end for persons and
papers. The reolution went to the
committee on grin and warehouse.
/ A bill was Introduced by John Zelch
of Cottage Gr%e. Mr.. Zelch wants
/ paroled prisones from state institu-
lions denied Igor, and in his meas
ure specifies fie of not less than $25
or thirty days Jail for any person
who sells or giRs liquor to such pris-
1 oners.
Two Appropriation bills were sent up
to the speaker, Pne by Mr. Mark of
Princeton, asking for $1,000 for the
construction of bridge over the Rum
river. and the oter by S. d. Peterson,
New Tim, propsing a 5000 monu-
ment commemorative of the First Min
nesota battery the battle of Shiloh.
The Legislature is in new quandry
over ethe statute W. B. An
derson, chairmd of the house judi
ciary committee says it will not be
possible to makdany of the legislation
Of this session operative before Dec.
Is. The reason 5 that the new code
4 will be the basi of the work and it
cannot be fnalF compiled and pub
lished before Deember.
j 1t has been deided to introduce the
code into each buse as one bill, and
then take It up detail in committee
vessions.
Chicago, JAM 2IAfter making a
request on the shffold to please hurry
things along .lhn Johnson, colored,
was hanged infthe county jail here
during the day His crime was the
killing Ct golifman-
Rnv RarIods Rect