The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-20
MAKES It A FELONY
HOUSE MEASURE FIXES PENALTY
FOR HUSBANDS GUILTY OF
NON.SUPPORT.
PROVIDES THAT THEY MAY BE
SENT TO PRISON FOR TERM
OF THREE YEARS.

WHO uO uOI SuppOIC l1Sll WIVES dllu
children if a bill introduced in the
house by c. B. Miller of Duluth (by re-
quest), is passed. His only recourse
will be the giving of bond to support
his family.
The bill provides that any man,
who, without lawful excuse fails to
furnish proper food, shelter, clothing
or medical attendance to his wife or
to any child under fifteen, shall,
on conviction, be found guilty OF
felony and be punished by imprison-
ment for not exceeding three years.
Sentence may be suspended for a
term of three months or longer, at the
discretion Of the court, if the husband
will give bond to support the wife or
children. The wife, child, or the
butcher, grocer, baker or any one else
furnishing the necessary food, shelter,
clothing or medical attendance, may
sue upon the bond for breach Of any
Of the conditions of the bond. Of if
the husband fails to live up to the
conditions of the bond he may be
brought before the court again and
the sentence ordered served.
In order to be pure food" 1t not
only will be necessary that food be
free from coal tar dyes, personalities
and adulterants and properly labeled,
but, If a bill introduced in the house
by J. Gates Of Kenyon is passed, it
must be made Of pure and fresh In
gradients His bill makes it unlawful
for any person to deal in or sell for
use as food any filthy, decomposed,
diseased, tainted, or otherwise I'M
wholesome meat, flesh, poultry, fowl,
fish, eggs, fruit, vegetables, milk,
cream or dairy products, either in
their natural state or manufactured,
mixed or prepared.
Will Become State Property.
Logs and other timber submerged
in the lakes and streams of Minnesota
will become the property of the state
unless they are removed before May
next year under a bill introduced in
tho house by J. G.. Lennon of Min
neapolis.
More stringent regulations for the
prevention of the importation of
diseased stock into the state are pro-
vided in a bill introduced in the house
by c. w. Glotfelter of Waterville. The
bill makes it unlawful for any trans
portation company to bring horses,
mules, cattle, sheep or swine into the
state for working, breeding, feeding
or dairy purposes unless they are
found free from any contagious or in
fictitious disease.
A gross earnings tax Of per cent
on the entire receipts Of express COM
panies in Minnesota is provided in
bill introduced in the house by Swan
Nelson of Minneapolis. This percent
age is to be paid upon all business in
the state and upon proportion of in
terstate based on mileage. At pres
ent the express companies pay a 6
per cent tax upon their net receipts,
the amount left after paying the rail-
road companies for use of the cars.
BY a slight amendment, the house
altered entirely the effect of the bill
introduced by w. r. Dover of Wade
ma to prevent judges or clerks of pro-
bate from giving advice in cases be-
fore the court. The amended bill will
restore the provision that existed be-
fore the enactment Of the new CODE
The house passed the Ramsey and
Hennepin county bond issue bills The
bills provide for 100000 bonds for
high schools and 100000 for graded
schools.
More Land for the University.
Authority is given the board Of re-
gents Of the state university to &C.
quire by purchase, gift or condemna-
tlon additional lands for the univer-
sity and to issue certificates Of indebt-
edness for this purpose in bill intro
duced by Senator J. T. Elwell Of Min
neapolis. The bill also provides for
the levying Of a tax for the payment
Of the certificates The bill authorizes
the regents to acquire such lands for
the campus and other purposes, to-
gether with the buildings thereon, as
they may deem necessary, and there
after to deal with the land as they
shall determine the needs of the uni
versity require.
The establishment Of standard Of
measures and tests for milk and cream
is provided for in bill introduced by
Senator S. A. Nelson of Lanesboro.
The bill provides that the standard
pipette for the measurement Of milk
shall have a capacity Of 176 cubic
centimeters. All cream shall be tested
by weight and not by measurement,
and the standard quantity for any test
shall be a sample weighing eighteen
grammes. The bill is intended to es-
tablish a uniform standard of test and
measurement and to do away with the
multiplicity of tests which are now in
use.
Senator George R. Laybourn Of Du-
luth, chairman Of the insurance com
mittee of tho senate, presented ia
vorable report on the bill presented
by Senator V. B. Seward Of Marshall,
which imposes on foreign insurance
companies doing business in this state
the same conditions and requirements
imposed on Minnesota companies do,
ing business in the state wherein such
y foreign companies have their home
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