The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-09
MONEY FOR FARMERS
SENATE MEASURE WOULD HELP
THOSE WHO SUFFERED FROM
HIGH WATER.
PROVIDES FOR LOANS BY THE
STATE TO ENABLE FARMERS
TO BUY SEED.

81. Paul, Feb. 8.-The state Will
come to the aid of the farmers of this
state whose crops in whole or in part
were destroyed by the excessive rains
in 1905 and 1906 with loans to be used
in purchasing seed grain, if bill in
PRODUCED by Senator A. L. Hanson Of
Ada becomes law. The bill provides
for loans to be made through the coun-
ty auditors. The money is to be paid
back to the state next fall
The bill provides that an applicant
for loans shall file with the county
auditor a statement, verified by their
oath, stating the number of acres of
grain they had in crop in those years,
the number of acres destroyed by the
excessive rains, and the number Of
acres owned or occupied by him which
he intends to SOW the coming season
and the number of bushels of the va
riOus kinds of grain needed for this
purpose.
The county auditor is required to
give public notice of the application
by publication in the official paper for
at least one week prior to the date up
on which the county commissioners
pass upon the application, and to fix
the amount to be allowed to each ap-
plicant. The county auditor shall
then certify the lists to the state au-
ditor, who shall on March Is, 1907,
consider all such applications and dis
tribute the available money among the
counties, to be distributed by the coun-
try auditors. The county shall have a
lien upon the land for which the grain
Is provided if owned by the applicant,
and upon the crops. The money ad-
vanced shall be repaid to the county
treasurer by Nov. Is, 1907, and by him
transmitted to the state treasurer In
case of crop failure and consequent in
ability To make such payment the
amount shall be added the following
year to the personal taxes of the per-
son assisted.
Reasonable Maximum Rate Bill.
A bill establishing the Minnesota
Schedule of Reasonable Maximum
Rates." which is practically the Iowa
distance tariff and incorporating the
introduced by Senator T. E. eastman
of Owatonna. This is companion to
q bill introduced earlier in the session
by Senator eastman prohibiting rail-
roads from charging more for a short
er than for a longer haul over the
same line for either passengers or
freight.
"canteen" at the state soldiers
home is provided for in bill intro
duced in the house by William Brown
of st. Paul. The bill provides for a
recreation ROOM in some of the
buildings at the home in which may
be sold malt liquors, wines. cigars and
such other refreshments as may be
designated by the trustees. These
articles shall be sold to soldiers only
and the board may limit 1t to soldiers
of the Civil war.
The legislative expense resolution
providing $3.50 for each member. Of the
house was indefinitely postponed by a
vote Of so to 80. It occasioned
w. Stokes Of Minneapolis, author of
the resolution, called it up and moved
It's passage, and A. J. Rockne OF Zum-
brota secured it's postponement
Minors can no longer pawn or sell
their valuables for spending money If
q bill introduced in the house by Will
lam Brown of st. Paul is adopted. It
prohibits any pawnbroker, junk dealer
or secondhand dealer from buying or
receiving as security for loan any
article of value from minor.
To Remove Tax on FraternaI Orders.
BY request of the Masonic fraternity
Mr.. Tighe of st. Paul introduced bill
In the house practically removing the
tax on properties Of fraternal organi-
cations.
Two bills for the regulation Of for
eign corporations doing business in
this state were introduced in the
house by Ambrose Tighe of st. Paul,
one giving the secretary of state pow
er to determine what amount of cap
ltal stock they shall pay fees on, and
the other requiring them to pay an
annual fee to the state.
An increase In the penalty for bank
robbing is provided in bill introduced
In the house by 0. B. Nelson of Spring
Grove. At present bank robbing is
burglary in the third degree and pun
lshable by imprisonment for one to
five years. The bill makes bank rob-
berry burglary in the second degree,
the penalty being five to ten years.
The appropriations committee has
recommended for passage the bill in
troduced by L. G. Spooner of Morris
providing $4,000 for the attorney gen.
eral for aid in his cases against the
railroads of the state.
Not only are passenger earnings of
the railroads in Minnesota so low that
reduction Of rates would remove the
profits and cripple the service, but the
earnings OF the roads on their whole
business is so low that they cannot
stand a decrease in their revenues
from any source without driving some
Of the smaller roads into the hands Of
receivers and practically stopping the
growth of all the roads. This Is the
summary of the testimony presented
to the house and senate railroad COM
mittee by representatives Of the rail
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