The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-07
KILLED BY THE HOUSE
TIGHE'S BILL PROVIDING FOR
REGISTRATION OF LOBBY
lists DEFEATED.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE SEN
ATE WILL ACCEPT THE
HOUSE FARE BILL.

St. Paul, March 6.-The house
killed the bill introduced by Ambrose
Tighe of st. Paul providing for the
registration of legislative lobby coun-
sci. The bill was recommended by
the committee of the whole last week
but the vote on the measure was AZ
for and 81 against the bill.
F. B. Wright of Minneapolis OBJ
jected to the bill on the ground that
It is unjust to require every person
who wants to appear before commit
tee to register with the secretary of
state and pay a fee of $25. Mr. Tighe
replied that it does not apply to such
cases, but only to paid lobbyists.
Mr.. Tighe explained that the bill
provides that every person who Is
hired as an attorney shall have his
name registered with the title of the
measure in which he is interested. A.
ter the session he shall be required to
file an account of his expenditures.
w. l.. Chase of Cloquet opposed the
bill on the ground that it would be
imperative.
]. H. Dorsey Of Glencoe said he was
In favor of the bill until he heard the
authors explanation of it. He OBJ
jected 5to it on the ground that it
legalized lobbyists.
Mr.. Tighe tried to save the measure
by having the filing fee stricken out,
but this failed and then the bill was
voted down on the roll CALL
Would Make Bachelors Pay.
The wages of an employee will no
longer be exempt from garnishment
unless the employee is supporting a
family or other dependents, if a bill
introduced in the house by J. F. Spen-
Ger of Rochester is passed.
The Bicknell bill imposing penalty
Of IL per cent per annum on unpaid
gross earnings taxes and other spe-
cial taxes passed the house. At pres
ent real and personal property taxes
pay penalty of 10 per cent the mo-
ment they become due, but on some
forms Of special taxes the companies
do not even have to pay interest if
they fail to pay on time.
The house committee on compensa-
ton of public officials started slash
Ing the proposed increases of salaries
for the state officers, introduced by T.
J., Brady of st. Paul. When the mem
bers were half through, however, they
stopped and laid the matter over un-
til Friday, when those interested will
be given a hearing. The bill pro-
yides a salary of $500 for the gov
ernor, $4,000 for the attorney general
and $4,000 each for the auditor, the
treasurer and the secretary of state.
The committee cut the governor to
$4,000 and the attorney general to S..
900, the latter being an increase Of
only 5000.
The committee will report the legis-
lative salary bill for passage, but
amended 1t by cutting the speakers
and president of the senates addi-
uonal per diem from $40 to IS. The
bill now gives each member $1,000 for
the two-year term.
The senate committee on taxes and
tax laws reported substitute for Sen
ator Frank Clague's real estate mort
gage registry tax, which differs from
the Clague bill mainly in the manner
Of distributing the amount received
from this tax. The committee bill
provides that all of the money col
lected from this tax shall be paid to
the county and taxing district in which
the property mortgaged Is located In
stead Of retaining 20 per cent for the
state, as the Clague bill provided.
May Accept House Fare Bill.
It looks as If the house 2-cent pas
senger fare bill will be passed by the