The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-08

mission will only have authority when
the councils fail to exercise their pow
er or on lines outside Of municipali-
ties.
The committee killed the Thundale
bill making telegraph and telephone
companies common carriers.
The bill for state gas inspector
was killed by the house committee on
municipal legislation and referred to
Its author. The country members OBJ
jected to having the state pay for an
Inspector that benefited only the
cities, and the gas companies objected
to the bill both on account of it's
drastic features and also because they
now have inspection by the cities in
which they operate.
The house passed the bill introduced
by o. P. Nelson of Spring Grove, re-
Quiring railroad companies to con-
struct underground passes for cattle
where farmers own land on both
sides of the track.
Women Win One Victory.
The women who have been fighting
for the establishment of a separate
training school for girls have won one
victory in their fight for an institution
entirely separate from the present in
stitution at Red Wing. The house
committee took favorable action on
the bill of L. G. Spooner Of Morris,
which provides for school in some
county not now having state institu-
ton, and the committee also will re-
port the bill by W. H. Putnam Of Red
Wing, providing for new school at
that place., for indefinite postpone
ment
A state farm for inebriates is pro-
| posed in bill introduced in the
house by w. L. HOLSTER of Austin.
The expense of the institution is to be
borne by an assessment of 2 per cent
of the amounts received by cities and
| counties from saloon licenses. The
institution is to take in chronic cases,
whether they be suffering from too
much liquor, morphine, opium, cocaine,
choral or other narcotics.
The doubt regarding the passage of
any reapportionment measure at the
present session is being dispelled, and
Chairman Frank T. White of the house
reapportionment committee says that
they are preparing a plan which will
pass the senate. Their plan is to
draft a temporary measure increas-
ing the number of representatives so
that each county will have at least
one, and leave the senatorial districts
as they are at present.
Restoration of Civil Rights.
| The senate, under suspension of
! rules and on motion Of Senator J. E..
G. Robinson of st. Cloud, passed H. F.
| No. 1872, which provides that per-
son convicted Of a felony, for which
he is sent to the county jail or fined,
may, If he serves out his sentence or
| pays the fine, be restored to his civil
rights and full citizenship on applica-
ton to the district court, with three
Witnesses to certify to his good char
acter and behavior This refers to
past as well as future offenders.
A bill providing for the selection at
primary elections Of delegates to coun-
| ty conventions which nominate candi-
dates for elective Offices and which
elect delegates to state, congressional
and judicial conventions for the pur-
| pose of nominating state, congress
sional and judicial candidates, was in
trodueed by Senator H. H. Wither-
stine, of Rochester.
The game and fish commission in
troduced tn the senate bill which
provides that "no person shall shoot
any wild duck, geese or brant or shoot
at them with any rifle or revolver
while they are sitting on the water or
arising from the water" The bill does
not prohibit the use of shotguns at
such times, and is intended to prevent
accidents on account of bullets skip
ping over the surface of the water
Senator L. o. Thorpe of Willmar in
troduced q new banking bill, which Is
believed to get around the objection of
nconstituttonalityw which the senate
judiciary committee made against the
house bill to abolish private banks.
The bill provides that all banks or
savings banks shall at all times be
subject to the supervision and control
Of the public examiner, and when so
conducted the business shall be known
as banking
Pensions for citizen soldiers and
their widows and persons captured by
the Indians during the Indian massa-
ere of 1852 are provided for in bill
introduced by Senator J. w. Wright of
Litchfield. They are entitled to a
pension Of not to exceed $12 month
from Jan. 1. 1905, for life.
Hence tho Tears.
1T Is strange how some people cry
at weddings"
"Yes, but you've probably noticed
that It's never the single people who
cry"
''Well?'
well, it is only the married ones who
realize the tragedy Of it, Houston
Post
Parental influence.
str" said the young man, II trust
Uuu will object to my marriage with
bour daushter?"
"Why soT' queried the astonished
parent.
because" explained the young man,
IL you do think she will consent to
have M" Chicago News.
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