The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-04
PLEDGES ARE BARRED
SENATE BILL TO DISQUAL1FY
CANDIDATES MAKING THEM
BEFORE ELECTION.
MEASURE IN THE HOUSE TO REG.
UlATE GRAIN ELEVATORS
AND DEALERS.

ST. Paul, Feb. "A Dill intended TO
prevent candidates for elective Offices
from giving pledges to special inter-
ests, unknown to the electors at large,
and providing a penalty Of disqualifi-
cation for Office for violation was in
PRODUCED in the senate by Senator
Hinton Of Truman. The bill provides
that any person, either directly or in
directly, or as an officer or member
Of any committee, corporation or as
ISOLATION, who solicits or demands Of
any candidates for school director,
member of the board of education or
any legislative body whether munich
pal, state or federal, that he shall
vote for or against any particular bill
Or measure which may come before
such body to which he may be elected
and any candidate for office who signs
or gives such pledge is guilty of a
misdemeanor. Any candidate con-
victed under the provision of this act
Is. in addition, disqualified from hold
Ing the office to which he may be
elected. The provisions of this bill do
not, however, apply to any pledges or
promises that any such candidate may
give to convention by which he may
be nominated or to those who sign
certificate for his nomination or to
voters Of a municipality district or
state wherein he is a candidate for
election, whether in a public address,
through the press or in any public
way.
Ship Subsidy Resolution Killed.
The senators had long discussion
on Senator Ole o. Sagengs resolu-
ton calling upon the congressional
delegation to oppose the ship subsidy
bill now pending in that body. The
senators voted the resolution down by
a vote of % to 81.
The senate, in committee Of the
whole with Senator O. G.. Dale of
Madison presiding, recommended the
passage of the bill providing for an in
crease in the salaries of the judges
of the supreme and district courts of
the state. The bill provides for a sal
airy Of $1,000 a year for the judges Of
the supreme court and Of $4,000 for
the district judges to be paid by the
state with an additional provision for
salary of $1,000 year to be paid by
the counties of Ramsey, Hennepin and
st. Louis.
A bill introduced by Senator L. O.
Thorpe of Wilmar would require
warehousemen to make more de-
tailed reports of their business to the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion.
No Monopoly on Goods.
"A bill prohibiting any person, firm
or corporation selling any goods or
merchandise in the state from requir-
ing the purchaser to agree not to sell
the goods Of any other person was in
troduced by Senator George P. Wilson
of Minneapolis. The bill provides that
any one doing doing business in this
state shall not make it a condition of
the sale Of any goods that the pur-
chaser shall not deal in the goods of
any other person or firm but the pro-
visions Of the act shall not be con-
strued as prohibiting the appointment
Of agents or sole agents for the sale
Of their goods nor making of contracts
for the exclusive sale Of goods.
The outlook is for lively three
cornered fight for a state normal
school for the northern part of the
state among Cass Lake, Bemidji and
Thief River Falls in the legislature
this session. The Cass Lake bill was
introduced in the senate some time
ago, and Senator A. L. Hanson of Ada
has introduced two bills, one calling
for the establishment Of normal
school at Bemidji and the other at
Thief River Falls.
The compulsory education Of deaf
children is provided for In a bill In.
troduced by Senator F. L. Glotzback
Of Faribault
To Regulate Grain Elevators.
A bill to regulate grain elevators
and dealers at stations was introduced
in the house by M. s. Carl of Clara
City. It prohibits elevator and ware.
house men from buying grain by any
other measure than the standard
bushel, using the standard weight for
determining the number of bushels
The bill also prohibits any agreement
or understanding, by pool or other
wise, whereby the amount of grain OF
profit at any railway station shall be
equalized or apportioned in any man
ner between the local elevators OF
owners and whereby the price shall
be fixed or affected.
Representative w. L. Case of Clio
quet introduced bill In the house
prohibiting the killing of all elk
moose and caribou for period of five
years. The present laws prohibit the
killing of elk and caribou, but permit
the shooting Of one male moose BY
each licensed hunter.
Authority to issue half million
bonds for public school buildings ant
sites is granted the city council in {
bill introduced in the house by Am
brose Tighe Of st. Paul. Under thu
wording of the bill the same amour
may be issued by Minneapolis or Du
luth, but the bill Is primarily intended
for the benefit Of the city Of St. Paul
A similar bill was introduced in tn
senate by Senator E. S. Dudment.