The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-25
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
st. Paul, Jan. 24.-The election OF
Senator Knute Nelson of Alexandria
for another six-year term was COM
pleted when the senate and the house
met in joint session and confirmed the
election made Tuesday. The Joint
session was held at noon and there
were no speeches or demonstrations
Of any kind The roll Of both houses
was called and the journals Of both
houses relating to the election on
Tuesday were read. Since Senator
Nelson had majority of the votes
cast in each house and majority of
each house was present on Tuesday he
was elected and the speaker SO de-
elared. ...,..-....-
& Secretary Of State julius A. schrnahl
forwarded the. certificate of election to
the senator at Washington.
Joint resolutions memoria1fzfng con-
Egress and asking the repeal :of the
aariff on lumber and wheat were intro
duced. In the legislature. Senator G.
P. Wilson of Minneapolis introduced
a wheat resolution In the senate and
lumber revolutions were introduced in
both houses by Senator 8. A. Nelson In
the senate and Representative J. A.
Gates Of Kenyon In the house.
The resolutions all provide that the
Minnesota senators and representa-
tives in congress be requested forth
with to initiate and work for legfsla-
tion that will at once secure the plac-
Ing Of these products on the free list
and the complete and absolute repeal
Of all tariff duties pertaining to them.
Safe and Sane Fourth Of July.
A "safe and sane" Fourth Of July Is
the purpose of bill introduced in the
house by Henry w. Libby Of Winona.
The bill permits no sort Of demon
stration Of an explosive nature except
small frecrackers. It prohibits alb
'soiutely the manufacture, sale, use or
exposure for sale of any toy pistol, toy
revolver, or other toy firearm, caps
containing dynamite, or firecrackers
more than four inches long and three
fourths Of an inch in diameter.
8. o. Morse of Slayton has intro
duced bill In the house designed to
stop, cigarette smoking. penalty OF
So to $50 for the first offenge Is pro-
vided, and for the second offense the
fine is made 500 to $500. In lieu of a
fine the penalty is made thirty days
for the first offense and thirty days to
six months for second offense.
- Two bills for the nomination OF
state officers by direct primaries were
offered in the house, one by A. J.
Rockne OF Zhmbrota and the other by
John Saugstad Of Climax. Both OF the
bills come In the form of amendments
to the new code and make the whole
change by striking out the clause ex-
cepting state officers from primary
nominations.
Gas inspection In the three large
cities of Minnesota is provided in
bill introduced in the house by Will
lam Brown of St. Paul. State super
vision Of gas plants Is the intention of
the bill. A state gas inspector is to
be appointed by the governor for a
term Of two years. He is to inspect
and test at least twice each year the
gas plants, kind and quality Of gas
and material used, the receptacles and
the pressure.
State immigration Bureau.
Bills for the establishment OF state
immigration bureau were introduced
in both houses, in the house by Elias
Rachie OF Madison and in the senate
by L. o. Thorpe Of Willmar. The
board is to have five members, the
governor, the state auditor and the
state treasurer and two others Sc
lected by. them, and serve without
compensation. The board shall elect
for an indefinite term general execu-
tive agent to be known as the "co1n.
missioner Of immigration"
His duties shall be to collect sta
tistics and information showing the
advantages Of the state as place Of
residence and to spread this informa-
tion by correspondence, messengers,
public lectures and all forms Of legiti-
mate advertising.
Life insurance companies are given
an incentive to keep out of politics I'm
this state by bill introduced by Sena-
tor Fosseen. The incentive is
in the form OF fine OF 81 900 and i'm
prfsonment for not over one year for
failure to comply with the request con-
tanned in the act. It provides that no
insurance company. including fraternal
beneficiary associations, doing busi-
ness In the state, shall directly or In
directly pay, use or agree to pay any
money or property for or in aid of any
political party, committee or organiEa-
ton maintained for political purposes
or for or in aid Of any candidate for
political Office, or for nomination for
such office, or FOR any political pur-
pose whatever. or for the reimburse.
ment or indemnification of any person
for money or property so used
The resolution calling for the con-
solidation of the investigation into va
rious alleged monopolistic organixa-
tions and Investigations into the
states rights in pine and mineral
lands and the methods Of taxation of
ores and ore lands, under three heads
and the appointment Of three commit
tees to take charge Of all Of the pro-
posed, investigations. was adopted by
the senate.