The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-11
SENATE BILL WOULD MAKE TEL
EPHONE COMPANIES PAY
+ FOUR PER CENT,
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0T. PAUL WOULD DONATE HOS
: PITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILL
J DREN TO THE STATE.
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by Senator E. S. Durment of st. Paul
The bill provides that in lieu of all
other taxes, except special assess
ments for local improvements the 4
per cent gross earnings tax shall be
paid on all sums earned, whether
actually received or not on state bust
ness and on proportion of the inter-
state earnings based on the proportion
of mileage in the state to the entire
mileage over which the business is
done. .>E
A bill accepting the donation by the
city of st. Paul to the state of the hos
pital for crippled and deformed chill
dren with four and half acres addi-
tional land adjacent to the present
building and twenty-three acres of
ground adjoining Phalen park was in
troduced by Senators John G. Hardy
and w. w. Dunn of st. Paul. The hi
provides that the hospital is to be
managed under the direction of the
regents of the state university. The
bill recites the tender of the property
and IS 900 for the erection of a cottage
or cottages upon the acre property
near Phalen park by the city and the
Commercial club and Business league
of st. Paul. The hospital is now con-
Quoted by Ramsey county and under
a contract with the state, children
from all parts of the state are cared
for in the institution. This bill pro-
poses to turn the buildings and
grounds over to the state, the crippled
children to receive medical and surgi-
cal treatment by members of the staff
of the medical college of the univer
sity, who are to receive no additional
compensation for this work.
To Abolish Highway Commission.
Senator F. E. Putnam Of Blue Earth
introduced a bill providing for the re-
peal of the act creating the state high
way commission, and the senate
finance committee, in acting on Sena.
tor Canfield's bill appropriating $20o
900 for road and bridge work to be
done under the supervision Of the
commission, changed the bill material
ly by two amendments. One Of the
amendments cuts down the appropria-
ton to 100000 and the other relieves
the commission from any duty in con-
nection with the spending of the
money. Both of the amendments were
offered by Senator G. A. Johnson of
st. Peter and adopted by the commit
tee which reported the bill, as amend
ed, to pass.
The houseabill introduced by Repre-
sentative B. H. Timberlake Of Min
| neapolis, which prohibits anyone ex-
cept members of the family from in
ducing a mother not to nurse her
child, was passed by vote of II to "a.
provides that counties may" appoint
probation officers and establish juve-
nile courts, was passed in the house.
| The vote stood sc for and 26 against
| the bill.
Two bills for a new method Of dis
| tributing money received from liquor
license fees were introduced In the
house, both Of them giving the county
| share in the proceeds. The bill by
| r. L. Mork of Bricelyn gives the coun-
| ty one-fourth, and the bill by O. N.
Thundale of Harmony gives the coun-
| ty third.
Money for the Penitentiary. .
A half million dollars for the build
ing of the new state prison at Still
water is provided in a bill introduced
! In the house jointly by John Zelch
and H. B. Vollmer of Washington
| county. The money is appropriated
| directly out Of the state treasury and
half is to be available this year and
half next year. The bill provides that
the work shall be done by contract,
so that it will not be done by prison
labor. ~
The house committee on compensa-
tion of public officials will report the
state officials salary bill, introduced
by r. J. Brady Of st. Paul. The salary
Of the governor was cut by the COM
mittee from $500. to $4,000, which is
raise of $1,000 over the present
amount The attorney generals sal
airy is cut $1,000 from the provisions
of the bill, which leaves a raise of
5000, making it flat $4,000 salary
The salaries Of the auditor, the treas
urer and the secretary of state are left
at $4,000, as provided in the bill
which is a raise of $1,000 for the treas
urer and $1.400 for the auditor and
the secretary of state. ~
Elmer Adams of Fergus Falls intro
duced bill in the house which pro-
vides that the county from which an
insane person is committed shall pay
the state SIS annually, the county to
be reimbursed by the estate or rela.
tives Of the inmate.
Opposition to Senator T. E. Cash
| mans long distance tariff bill, which
promises straight per ton per mile
freight rate developed at hearing be-
fore the railroad committee Of the SEN
ate on the part of the railroads, ship
pers, manufacturers and jobbers. The
statement that the per ton per mile
theory of rates had been the means
of developing the state of Iowa also
was denied. It was contended that
the bill would be absolutely fatal to
the shipping interests of the state and
to the carriers.
Familiar With His Habits.
First Disconsolate Widow-Are you
going to the mediums tonight to see If
you can get message from your hus-
band? Second Disconsolate Widow
No, it isn't any use tonight. Saturday
night was always the night when he
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