The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28
WOULD HELP YOUNG
RESOLUTION IN HOUSE TO PRO-
VIDE FUNDS TO CONDUCT
RAILROAD SUITS.
TOTAL APPROPRIATION OF SEW
ENTY.FlvE THOUSAND DOL
LARS REQUESTED.

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| money for the aid of the attorney gen
erai iii the different lines of work he
has taken up L. G. Spooner Of Morris,
chairman of the railroad committee of
the house, introduced a resolution Civ
ing the attorney generals department
an additional contingent fund of $685.
+ 600 for each Of the calendar years of
1906, 1907 and 1908 ....
According to the bill the money is
given for 'the purposes of defraying
the contingent expenses Of the attor-
ney generals office, including the pay
liment Of reasonable compensation to
such additional counsel as the attor-
Eney general may from time to time
/ find it necessary to employ to assist
him in handling the legal business of
| the state promptly and efficiently, and
for the additional purpose of employ
Ing an assistant to the attorney gen
/ eral during the legislative session
whose duty it shall be to aid members
or committees of the legislature in the
framing Of bills and in the investiga-
ton of matters pending before the
legislature"
Mr.. SpoOner says, however, that
| the special purpose of the appropria-
ton is to help the attorney general in
| fighting the suits he has brought
against the Great Northern.
Stops Issuance Of Mineral Leases.
The house passed under suspension
| of the rules the bill to stop tempo
rarily the issuance of mineral leases.
There were two bills introduced with,
| this purpose, one"by Henry Rines of
| Mora, and the other by O. N Thur
| dale of Harmony. The Rines bill re-
pealed the mineral and prospecting
lease sections of the code, while the
Thundale bill came in the form of
| new bill. The committee on mines
and minerals reported favorably on
the Rines bill, and R. H. Jefferson of
Bingham Lake, chairman of the COM
| mittee, and Mr.. Thundale explained
the purpose of the bill to be to pre-
| vent the issuance of further mineral
| leases until the legislature can decide
| upon a new law fixing the rate of
royalties. The present royalty is Is
| cents per ton, and there are bills in
! the legislature to raise this consider
ably. .--
| duced in the house by Ronald Rob-
| ertson Of Argyle. It will include So
licitors Of every sort, book agents,
tree agents, lightning rod agents.
patent medicine vendors as well as
the ordinary peddler. The bill applies
only to the country districts and the
| regulation of peddlers and agents in
villages and cities is left to the coun-
! ellis Of the various places. A definite
license fee is not fixed in the bill.
Federal law relating to polygamy is
sought by G.. w. Clotfelter of Water
| vile. He introduced in the house a
resolution making application to con-
| gress for constitutional amendment
whereby polygamy shall be prohibited
and congress given power to enforce
such a prohibition by appropriate leg
islation. If two-thirds of the states
make supplication congress will be
obliged to call the convention.
| Insurance Measures Numerous.
That the senate committee on insur-
I ance will have it's hands full this ses-
sion is evident from the way bills re-
lating to insurance are being intro
duced. Several bills relating to insur-
ance matters were introduced early in
the session, but on Thursday there
were five and Friday nine Of them.
Most of the bills are along the lines
laid down by the committee of insur-
/ ance commissioners for uniform insur-
ance legislation, many of them being
those recommended by that body.
Senator TIE. eastman of Owatonna
4 Is the author of two of the latest bills
introduced. Both relate to domestic
life insurance companies. One pro-
vides that they shall not pay any sal
airy or compensation to any officer, d.
rector or trustee nor to any firm or
corporation in any one year amounting
to over $4,000 unless authorized to do
so by the board Of directors.
Senator Cashman's other bill pro-
vides that no domestic company shall
make any disbursements Of 800 or
more unless it is evidenced by a
voucher signed by or on behalf of the
person or corporation receiving the
consideration for the payment.
| Senator F. l.. Glotzbach introduced
two insurance measures, Senators Col
Ter and harrington two each and Sena-
tor Works one.
4 The senate election committee de.
c1ded by a. strict party vote that Sena-
tor J. M. Hackney of St. Paul is en-.
i titled to hold the seat OF senator from
the Thirtyseventh district Pierce
Butler, the Democratic candidate, in
stituted contest for the seat. After
spending two days in hearing the
evidence and arguments the commit
tee by a. vote of seven to two decided
in favor of Senator Hackney
A resolution was introduced in the
senate by Senator Sundberg providing
for the appointment of joint com
mittee to inquire into the cost of
operation and the earnings of the rail-
roads in the state.
A bill providing for a 2-cent passen-
ger fare on all purely intrastate traf-
fic was introduced in the senate by
Senator Durment.
To Cult Manchuria at Once.