The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-12
Senate Sends Measure to the
Railroad Committee.
ROOSEVELT AND HIS POLICY
House Passes Resolution Endorsing
the President and Commencing His
Efforts to Regulate Railroad Traffic
and Suppress LawIessness.

the FESSlUGOI anu SOInITSHUlIS
Efforts to Regulate Railroad Traffic
and Suppress LawIessness.
St. Paul, April 11.-When the bill
passed by the house Tuesday contain
ing schedule of commodity rates
somewhat higher than those contained
in the order of the railroad and ware
house commission of few months ago
and now tied up in litigation reached
the senate motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill was made by
Senator +. H. Peterson of Moorhead,
but after some debate the bill was sent
to the railroad committee to be printed
and reported back not later than Fri
day.
An additional appropriation of $40,-
900 for legislative expenses for the
session is provided for in bill intro
duced by Senator F. H. Peterson of
Moorhead. This makes the total ap-
preparation for this purpose this ses-
sion $4,000, a bill containing an ap-
preparation of $4,000 having been in
troduced the first day of the session.
The senate passed the bill providing
for summer sessions at the normal
schools and appropriating 100000 for
this purpose. The bill was slightly
amended In the house and these
amendments we're approved by the
senate.
The senate spent considerable time
considering primary election bills and
Senator McColl's bill providing for the
selection of a candidate for United
States senator from this state by d.
rect vote of the people.
Anti-Cigarette Bill Killed.
The senate killed the Sundberg anti
cigarette bill by vote of 81 yeas and
FL nays, the affirmative vote being just
one vote short of majority. The bill
prohibited the manufacture, sale or
giving away of cigarettes and cigar
cite papers within the state, and ex-
empted jobbers doing an interstate
business from the provisions Of the
act
The prevention of the sale of milk
or cream or any other products OF
milk of tuberculous COWS, is the Oh
ject of a bill introduced by Senator J.
w. Wright of Litchfeld. The bill pro-
vides that before any person owning
COWS shall sell the milk, he shall have
them tested for tuberculosis by the
tuberculine test, by some licensed
graduate veterinarian. The veteri-
marian making the test shall certify
the results to the live stock sanitary
board and if no traces of disease are
disclosed by the test, copies of the
certificate shall be filed with the local
board of health If the test disc1oses
trace of disease the veterinarian must
report the same to the live stock SAM
tary board.
Senator W. w. Dunn's bill providing
for the election by all political parties
of delegates to county conventions
which are held for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to state conventions was
passed.
The bill prohibiting the sale of
liquors and cigarettes within one
mile Of the state agricultural college,
introduced by Representative N. J.
Holmberg of Renville, was passed in
the house.
The house passed forty-six bills.
Among the bills passed was the Ram
sey county bill authorizing st. Paul to
issue $1,OO0,000 bonds for capital ap-
proaches.
A resolution ordering the state rail-
road commission to inquire into the
freight rates in force on the ore car
rying roads in this state was passed
in the house.
President Roosevelt Endorsed.
c. J. Swendsen of ST. James offered
resolution in the house commencing
the efforts of President Roosevelt. to
regulate the railroad traffic and re-
questing the senators and representa-
tives in congress to assist the presi-
dent in insuring square deal to all.
The resolution was adopted in the
house by rising vote, though not
unanimous vote. The resolution fol-
lows:
whereas, The public press of the
nation has been and is teeming with
personal, infamous and virulent at
tacks made by E. H. Hartman and his
crowd, instituted for the purpose Of
casting slurs and insinuations reflect
ing upon the veracity of our president,
Theodore Roosevelt, thereby seeking
to imperil the integrity of the nation:
Therefore, Be it resolved, by the
house of representatives, the senate
concurring, that we heartily commend
the heroic efforts being put forth by
our president in his endeavor to regu-
late the railroad traffic and suppress
the lawlessness with which it abounds,
thereby emulating the immortal Wash
ington, who said Eternal vigilance is
the salvation of the nation
Resolved, further, That we re-
spectively request our senators and
representatives in congress to assist
our president in passing laws to eff
GENTLY control by government the
highways of commerce and to keep
them open to all our citizens on equal
terms, and to regulate all corporations
engaged in interstate business, there.
by insuring a square deal to ALL
Resolved, further, That copy of
the foregoing resolutions when adopt
ed be sent by the chief clerk of the
house to the president and to each of
our senator's and representatives In
congress"