The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-28

taU1on of any person or property or
the transmission of any message or
communication"
The first bill to be introduced in the
senate after the brief preliminary pro-
ceedings, was one by Senator Alder
nan providing for the establishment
of the Industrial school for girls at
the city. of Braiuerd. The governor
is to appoint board Of visitors of five
women. Bills already introduced In
the house provide, the one for the
school to be established at Royalton
and the other at Little Falls. The
Women's Federation of Clubs also has
a bill which locates the school in any
county not now possessing q state
institution.
The senate in committee Of the
whole, with Senator d. S. Hall Of Ruffa
10 Lake presiding, voted for indefinite
postponement S. F. No. 226, by Sena-
tor Hinton, to prevent candidates for
elective Offices pledging themselves,
without the knowledge of the electors,
to favor or to oppose measures or bills
and prevent the solicitation Of pledges
from such candidate.
Cigarettes Must Be Pure.
Only cigarettes Of pure tobacco will
be permitted in this state if bill in
troduced in the house by w. H. Yves
colt of West St. Paul is adopted The
bill provides fine CT $50 or imprison-
ment for thirty days for any one who
sells, manufactures or gives away any
cigarettes containing any substitute
for tobacco. The same penalty is pro-
vided for any person who sells, gives
or in any way furnishes cigarettes to
persons under eighteen or to any
minor who is a pupil Of school, col
lege or university. For any person
under eighteen CT any student who
uses a cigarette, cigar or tobacco on
a public highway, street alley, park or
other lands used for public purposes,
a penalty of $40 fine or ten days i'm
prisonment is provided, and any Off
Ger of the law must arrest those VIC
lating this section.
An appropriation Of $4,000 for the
perpetuation of the memory of Colonel
William Colvill, commander of the
First Minnesota at the famous charge
at Gettysburg, is provided in a bill i'll
PRODUCED in the house by the commit
tee on military affairs. A commission
of five is to be appointed by the gov
ernor from men selected by survivors
of the regiment and these are to erect
a bronze figure of Colonel Colvill in
heroic size to be placed in the state
capitol. A replica On a granite base
Is to be erected at his burial place in
Cannon Falls.
The house killed the county board
of education bill, which was intro
duced by the committee on education
as committee bill The bill has
been advocated for years by the teach
Ing forces aud educational organiza.
lions of the state, as well as by the de
partment of public instruction. The
measure provided for county boards Of
five members, to be selected by ballot
at the annual school meeting in July.
These were to select the county super
fntendents Of schools. The bill pro-
vided a reasonable requirement of
education and experience on the part
of the superintendent. 1t was hoped
that by this means to take the Office
out Of politics and to secure better
"lass of men for the work.
Where there is emulation there will
be vanity; where there is vanity there
will J,o fo11v -1nhnenn