The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-08
EXTENSION OF POWER.
GRANTED THE RAILROAD AND
WAREHOUSE COMMISSION BY
SENATE BILL.
MEASURE PROVIDES FOR CON.
TRoL OF STOCKS AND BONDS
OF RAILROADS.

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issuance of stocks and bonds by rail-
road companies, and to prohibit the
consolidation of roads and the control
Of one by another was introduced in
the senate by Senator S. A. Nelson of
Lanesboro.
The bill provides that before any
common carrier issues any capital
stock, bonds or any other form of in
debtedness requiring the action of the
board of directors or stockholders, it
shall apply to the railroad and ware
house commission for permission In
writing, setting forth the amount of
the proposed issue, the facts justifying
It and the purpose for which it Is de-
sired. The commission shall then fix
date for hearing on the petition after
which it may permit the issuance Of
the whole or a part of the proposed
amount of stock or bonds.
Express and telegraph charges will
be reduced 80 per cent If bill intro
duced by Senator Frank Clague of
Lamberton is passed. The bill relates
only to business within this state. It
provides that such companies shall
reduce their rates on all business
originating and terminating within the
state, 30 per cent below the rates in
force on Jan. I, 1907.
Primary Election Bill.
A primary election bill which pro-
vides for recommending candidates by
conventions was introduced by Sena-
tor e. III. Garfield Of Luverne. This
bill provides for holding primary cleo
ton the last Tuesday in June. Per-
SONS desiring to have their names
placed on the primary election ballot
who have been recommended by con-
vention shall file with their affidavit
a certificate Of such recommendation.
The bill provides for holding county
conventions which may recommend
candidates for county offices and Sc
leet delegates to the legislative, judi
cial, congressional and state conven-
tons, the number Of delegates to be
determined by the district or state
committee of the party. a--
Mayors who refuse to enforce the
laws and apply the lids In their re-
spective villages or cities will be sub
ject to removal by the governor, if a
bill introduced by Senator S. A. Mel
son Of Lanesboro becomes law. The
bill amends the code provision which
gives the governor the right to remove
number Of officials for failure to
properly exercise the duties of their
office by adding to the list the mayor
of any city or village.
New Judicial District.
Senator George H. Sullivan of Still
water introduced a bill providing for
the establishment of a new judicial
district to be known as the Twentieth
district It is to be made up of Kama
bee, Pine, Chisago and washington
counties, which are proposed to be
taken from the First district.
After letting the matter rest two
years the government has come for
ward again with a proposition to es-
tablish weather office at the state
agricultural school in ST.. Anthony
Park. The state has been asked to
give the government an acre of land
at the farm school, upon which build
Ing for the weather bureau will be es-
tablished, and a bill authorizing the
board of regents of the university to
deed the land was passed by the SEN
ate under suspension of the rules.
The preservation of the wild AMI
mails and birds of the states forest
reserve is contemplated in bill intro
duced in the house by G. w. Knox of
Aitkin. It provides that no person
shall kill, capture or have in posses
sion any wild animal or bird on the
forest reserve, except that the forestry
board may kill wolves and other nox-