The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-30
SENATE AUTHORIZES COMMIT
TEE TO RECEIVE COMPRO.
MISE PROPOSITION.
NEW CAPITOL APPROACHES PLAN
INTRODUCED BY RAMSEY
COUNTY DELEGATION.


the 2-cent fare bills to receive from,
the railroads proposition of a COM
promise to be submitted to the two
branches of the legislature, to the end
that a settlement of differences in the
matter of rates, both passenger and
freight, might be affected. This &C.
ton was not decided upon, however,
until more than an hour and a half
had been consumed in arguments and
motion to postpone and an amend
ment had been voted down. The COM
mittee will meet Monday to receive
the compromise from the railroads.
The capitol approaches plan as at
first proposed having been killed in
the Legislature, the Ramsey county
delegation has introduced bill au-
thorizing the issuance of bonds for &C
curing land for one or more streets
not to exceed 200 feet in width leading
to the capitol. The bill relates to
cities of $4,000 or over and is general
in it's terms covering the laying out of
streets Heading to state buildings or
state institutions in such cities"
The city may by three-fourths vote
Of the council issue not to exceed ST.
100000 of bonds for this purpose. A
tax of one-half of mill is to be
levied annually for the payment Of the
interest and the accumulation of a
sinking fund for the redemption of the
bonds at their maturity. The bonds
shall not run for more than thirty
years nor bear higher rate of in
terest than 4 per cent.
Amends Highway Commission Law.
Several amendments to the law re-
lating to the state highway commits
sion are proposed in a bill introduced
by Senator J. w. Wright Of Litchfield.
The bill provides an annual approp-
priation of $4,000 beginning with this
year for the expenses of the commits
sion, which just doubles the present
appropriation. 1t also provides that in
case county board fails to designate
a state road the highway commission
shall do so, and that if county fails
to keep it's state roads in repair the
commission may have the work done
and charge the cost to the county.
A bounty of so cents for the killing
of rattlesnakes is provided in bill
introduced by Senator S. A. Nelson Of
Lanesboro
The senate election committee re-
ported without recommendation Sena-
tor Henry McColls bill providing for
the selection of candidate for United
States senator at the primary and gen
eral election. The committee recon-
mended for passage Senator W. W.
Dunn's bill providing for primary elec-
lions to elect delegates to conventions
to nominate state officers.
Authority for the issuance of $780,
900 bonds for use in the construction
Of building to be used as central
police station is granted in a bill in
troduced by Senator Henry McColl Of
st. Paul. The bill applies to cities of
over $4,000 inhabitants, but it is really
a St. Paul bill to permit Of the con-
struction Of the proposed new central
police station.
For New Normal School.
The house committee of the whole
adopted the bill for the establishment
of normal school in the northern
part of the state. The bill recon-
mended by the committee of the whole
was the Knox bill establishing a
school at Cass Lake, but J. ]. Opsahl
of Bemidji, who was the author Of an
other bill establishing normal some
where on or north of the line Of the
Great Northern from Duluth to Wa
dena, had the bill amended so that the
location Of the school is left open. He
had it amended so that the selection
of the place would be left to the state
normal board, who should select some
point on or north of the Great North
ern from Wadena to East Grand
Forks. This would give Park Rapids
and several other towns a chance.
The thanks of the legislature for the
capitol commissioners were extended
in resolution passed in the house by
rising vote.
The house committee on state pris-
on and reformatory has recommended
for passage the bill introduced by Rep
resentatives Zelch and Vollmer appro-
priating 100000 for the new state
prison at Saltwater. The committee
also recommended the bill introduced
In the senate by G.. H. Sullivan of
Saltwater providing $4,000 for wa.
ter plant at the prison.
A bill adding four years to the term
of the present adjutant general was in.
troduced in the house by E. w. Gates
Of Garden City. Under the bill the
term of the adjutant general is made
six years, recommending in 1907"
Robert J. Wells of Breckenridge,
chairman of the house appropriations
committee, has prepared statement
of the appropriations called for in the
bills introduced In the legislature so
far, the total to date being $780,
651.S5. The list gives all bills intro
duced in the house and those in the
senate not included in the house bills
The lists do not include the large
number of bills calling for individual
appropriations for state aid in building
bridges and improving roads in the
various counties of the state.
Mexico Will Not intervene.