The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-02
j The House Committee Seems in Favor
Of Extending the Primary
Election Law.
WOULD INCLUDE ALL THE STATE
OFFICERS AND CHANGE DATE
Dorsey of Glencoe Would Encourage
Canning Industries---Many I'm
portant Bills introduced.

%. Paul, March 1.-The extension
of the primary election system to
state officials seems to be favored by
the house committee on elections, and
the change of the time to June also
probably will carry by the committee.
At meeting several votes were taken
and the committee stood about three
to two in favor of the change of time,
and on the proposition to extend the
bills to state officials there were only
one or two against it. There were
five primary election bills before the
committee and they were. all referred
to special committee of three ap-
pointed by the chairman to confer
with the authors of the bills and pre-
sent one general bill which will en-
body the features Of change of date,
extension to state officers and the
feature included in the Saugstad bill
providing for the drafting of state
platform and the selection of a CEN
trail committee by convention of the
state congressional and legislative can.
djdates.
The bill introduced by T. e. Noble
Of Albert Lea placing judges and coun-
ty officers on non-partisan ticket also
was referred to the same committee
A bill introduced in the house by J.
A. Dalzell of Morton requires the state
board of control to purchase goods for
the state institutions only from job
bers, manufacturers and dealers 10
Gated in this state.
To Encourage Canning Industry.
Theregulation and encouragement Of
the Minnesota canning industry is the
aim of bill introduced in the house
by ]. H. Dorsey of Glencoe. 1t aims
to establish reputation for Minneso-
ia goods that will give them a high
standing in the outside market Manu-
facturers who have complied with all
the requirements of the law may label
their goods Minnesota standard y
The state dairy and food department
may furnish to any cannery an inspec-
tor, to be paid for by the company,
during the time canning is DONE II
he finds all the sanitary conditions in
the factory good and that the mate
rials used are wholesome and of good
quality, he may permit the cannery to
label its goods Minnesota inspected"
R. L. Mork of Bricelyn secured the
adoption of his resolution for the In
vestigation OF the expenditures of the
regents of the state university The
resolution has been shuff1ed around for
a couple of weeks under notice of de-
bate declaration Of intention to amend
and reference to various committees.
The rules committee recommended
that the investigation be referred to
the house committee on public ae-
counts and expenditures. Mr.. Mork
moved that the resolution be recalled
from the committee and passed.
A penalty large enough to put for
eign corporations out of business, If
they refuse to sell to other than deal
ers, is provided in a bill introduced
In the house by R. J. Wells of Breck-
enridge. The bill amends the present
law, known as the Somerville law, by
adding provision that foreign corpo-
rations who refuse to sell to Other
persons than agents or recognized
dealers shall, in addition to the regu-
lar tax, pay tax equal to 15 per cent
| of the amount of their capital stock
used in this state.
Labor Bills Reported.
Five labor bills were reported out
by the house committee on labor
Among these was the bill to establish
free labor bureaus in st. Paul and Du-
luth.
w. l. Nolan's bill to restrict the en-
ployment of children also came with
favorable report.
The senate killed the Swanson bill.
which requires dogs to be kept at
home or muzzled, and authorizes any
one to shoot a dog found at large and
not in charge Of its owner or master.
A bill aimed at the business meth
DDS Of the Standard Oil company wass
introduced by Senator w. A. Hinton of
Truman. The bill is general in its
terms and prohibits discrimination
between localities in the sale OF any
products for the purpose of destroying
the business of competitor. It's pur-
pose is shown by the fact that 1t was
referred to the committee on 1llumi-
mating oils
Authority Is given county commits
sioners to Issue bonds for repairing
county drainage bitches in a bill intro
duced by Senator o. G. Dale OF Madi-
son
rnau the state mas been losing much
timber without recompense and that
| sections have been sold with estimates
of only tenth OF the actual scale,
| was charged by persons who appeared
before the joint committee which Is
! Investigating the states rights on pine
| and mineral lands. The assertion was
made that on one section. where the
timber had been sold under an esti-
mate of $4,000 feet, the firm that
bought the timber actually had cut and
| sold 900 feet. T. S. Finney and A.
! R. Bachelor, cruisers who have been
/ working for the state. testified before