The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-06
DolNGS OF THE SOL0NS
IN The LEGISLATURE
House Does Not Believe That the State
Grain Laws Should Be
Changed.

ST. raul, Marcn o.-Inere IS nOCn-
ing to warrant the charges in the con-
current resolution passed in the North
Dakota legislature regarding the Min
nesota grain inspection and ware
house laws and the Minnesota legisla-
ture respectfully declines to amend
the laws to conform to the wishes of
the North Dakota legislators. This is
the reply Of the Minnesota legislature
to the resolution from North Dakota.
The reply in the form OF concur
rent resolution, passed the house and
probably will pass the senate. The
resolution was introduced by Harrison
White of Luyerne, chairman Of the
subcommittee which has been investi-
eating the charges contained in the
North Dakota resolution. There was
but one negative vote in the house.
A permanent tax commission bill
was introduced in the house by J. B.
Murphy of Minneapolis. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of the mem
bers by the governor, attorney general
and the secretary Of state. They shall
hold office for six years and receive
$4,S00 per year. They are to have
general supervision Of city, town, vii
lage and city assessors, assessments
and tax collections. They may COM
pei corporations to produce books and
papers
Eight per cent is made the maxi
mum rate of interest for loans and
other Indebtedness in this state in a
bill introduced in the house by w. c.
Bocknel1 of Morris. The legal rate of
interest Is continued at 6 per cent, as
at present, but the maximum rate is
cut from 10 to 8.
Protection Of Homesteads.
The protection Of homesteads from
mortgage foreclosures is the aim of a
bill introduced in the house by Bur-
dette Thayer of Spring Valley. It
provides that whenever any farm or
parcel Of land is to be sold on mort
gage foreclosure sale, the part there.
Of that has been taken as homestead
by the owner may be separated and
the other part sold first. If the re-
ce1pts from the other part are enough
to satisfy the mortgage the mortgagor
may retain the homestead, otherwise
that is to be sold separately afterward
Villages may give franchises to cleo
trio railways to carry freight under a
bill introduced in the house under a
bill introduced in the house by Bur
dette Thayer of Spring Valley.
Regulations of telegraph charges is
made in bill introduced in the house
by S D. Peterson of New Ulm. The
bill makes the maximum charge 25
cents for kilograms Of ten words or
less between places in the state and 2
cents each for each additional word
A bill to remove the charter limita-
ton on the annual appropriation for
the police department and to autho-
rize the city council to fix the maxi
mum yearly expenditures for this de-
partment was introduced by Senator
Henry McColl of st Paul. The bill is
general in its terms, relating to cities
having population of $4,000 or over,
but is essentially st. Paul bill and is
intended to provide means for raising
the pay Of the members of the police
force. The McColl bill gives the coun-
Gil the power to fix the amount to be
appropriated for the police depart
ment.
To Prevent Cruelty to the Soil. Z
The prevention of cruelty to the
soil" is the object of a petition and
bill presented in the senate by Presi-
dent Eberhart, who received it from
Chicago with request that it be pre-
sented to the legislature for action.
The cruelty contemplated by and pro-
tested against in the bill is that of
placing upon the soil the burden of
| raising the same crops on the same
tracts of land for period Of years
| without giving the soil chance to
| recuperate, which can be accom-
plished by a change of grain. The bill
makes 1t unlawful for the owner or
cultivator of any lands in the state to
| plant wheat, oats, barley, speltz, rye
| flax, buckwheat, corn or other culti.
| vated crops on any tract of land which
has been used for any Of those prod.
ucts for at least two years preceding
ANY DersOn Violating t11ia law "a made