The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-15
PRESENTED IN HOUSE
CAPITOL APPROACH BILL INTRO.
DUCED az RAMSEY COUNTY
DELEGATION.
PROVIDES FOR APPOINTMENT OF
FIVE COMMISSIONERS BY
THE GOVERNOR.

st. Paul, Feb. 14.-The capitol ap-
proach bill was introduced in the
house by the Ramsey delegation. The
bill provides for five capitol grounds
and approach commissioners" three
of whom are to be residents Of Ram
sey county. This board is to have
charge of the work of acquiring the
necessary property by condemnation
or purchase.
The bill provides that within thirty
days after the passage Of the act the
governor shall appoint five resident
freeholders of this state, three of
whom shall be residents of Ramsey
county, to constitute a board known
as the capitol grounds and approach
commissioners. These commission
ers are to be appointed for a term of
three years. The commissioners are
to serve without compensation, but
! the st. Paul common council is given
authority to provide for paying the
actual and necessary expenses incur
red by the board in it's transaction Of
business
The bill makes it the duty of this
board to proceed at once to take the
necessary steps to acquire and secure
by condemnation or purchase such
land as in the judgment of the COM
missioners is requisite for the extern
| sion of the grounds Of the capitol and
for suitable approaches.
The city is authorized, without re-
gard to any existing provision of law
or of it's charter fixing the limit of it's
| bonded Indebtedness, to issue and sell
| for this purpose bonds not exceeding
100000. .s-
Refused to Rush Demurrage Bill.
The house refused to back up w. A.
Nolan Of Grand Meadow in his efforts
to rush the reciprocal demurrage bill
through the house and force vote.
The bill was fixed as a special order
for the afternoon, but the house de-
cided to recommit the bill to special
committee of five and to make the bill
a special order in the house next
Tuesday afternoon.
The county agricultural school bill
was introduced in the house by five
members who have been preparing the
bill, R. j. Wells Of Breckenridge, S. O.
Morse of Slayton, L. G. SpoOner of
Morris, William Dover of Wadena and
G. K Melby of Minneota The bill
permits the county commissioners of
any county to appropriate $4,000 each
year for two years for the construc-
ton of county agricultural school
and $4,000 annually thereafter for the
maintenance Of the school. They
may cooperate with. existing high
schools in introducing agricultural
education If they deem this desirable,
or two counties may unite in building
and maintaining a school,.
The house refused to adopt the ma
jority report of the committee on cleo
lions recommending for indefinite
postponement the bill to submit wo
men suffrage to the voters.
A resolution giving the Knutson
house committee which is investigat-
ing the Great Northern ore land deals
greater powers to push the investiga-
ton was adopted by the house.
To Prevent Discrimination.
A bill intended to prevent the Stand
ard Oil company and others from driv-
| ing competitors out of business by dis
eliminating in the price of the prod
ucts was introduced in the house by j..
P. Cummings Of st. Paul. The bill
provides that any person, firm or cor
poration, foreign or domestic, that
shall Intentionally and for the purpose
of destroying the business of COM
pany in any locality discriminate be-
tween different sections, communities
or localities by selling such commodi-
ties at lower rate in one community
than in another, after making allow
ance for the actual cost of transporta-
ton from the point Of production or
manufacture, shall be deemed guilty
of unfair discrimination.
The senate passed the Thorpe bill,
which reinstates the law left out of
the code providing for double liability
ION bank stockholders.
A bill providing for the selection of
candidates for the district and pro-
bate court bench on nonpartisan
basis was introduced by Senator J..
w. Pauly Of Minneapolis. The bill
provides that the candidates for these
positions shall not be chosen by po-
litical parties nor under any political
designation.
A bill providing for a county as
SCISSOR in counties having a population
Of 100000 or over was introduced by
Senator J. M. Hackney of st. Paul.;
Ramsey county is at present the only
county In the state that has a county
assessor, and this bill provides for a
similar Office for Hennepin county and
makes the position elective
Senator E. S. Durment of st. Paul
introduced bill prohibiting life in.
surance companies from discriminate
ing in the matter of premiums and
dividends.
A bill providing for the taxation, as
an interest in real estate, Of any and
all mineral rights in any lands in the
state where title to the lands is in
one party, and the mineral rights are
owned by another, was introduced by
Senator S. D. Works of Mankato.
A bill authorizing all counties In
the state to adopt the Torrens sys-
TEN of land title registration was in
PRODUCED by Senator s. F Alderman.
The Reason For It.
mo" said the imbittered person,
when I want financial assistance I go
to strangers. do not ask friends or
relatives
WELL" answered the logical man,