The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-09
COUNTRY OPTION BILL OF sENA-
TOR THORPE Is INDEFIN.
Es ITELY POSTPONED.
MEASURE INTRODUCED TO IN.
CREASE TAX ON BUSINESS OF
/ EXPRESS COMPANIES.

senate Wlen tue majority report VI
the temperance committee, recon-
mending the bill for indefinite post
ponement, was adopted, thirty-seven
senators voting for the report and
twenty-five against it. Previously to
this vote Senator Thorpe's motion to
lay both the majority and minority re-
ports on the table was lost by q vote
Of 20 to Sc.
Senator J. T. Elwell of Minneapolis
was the only member of the commit
tee in favor of the bill and he pre-
sented q minority report recommend
Ing that the bill be printed and placed
on general orders. When the bill was
reported Senator A. 8. Campbell of
Austin, chairman of the committee,
moved the adoption of the majority re-
port. Senator Thorpe moved as a
substitute that both reports be laid
on the table and asked for call of the
senate. Senator Thorpe said that It
was an important measure and that in
view Of the fact that a report had not
been expected so soon the bill ought
to lay on the table for few days in
order that it might be taken up for
discussion later. -..
His motion was voted down and the
majority report was then adopted.
The senate passed Senator J. F.
Calhoun's bill appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase Of silver service for
the battleship Minnesota after it had
been amended on motion of Senator
v. B. Seward of Marshall, so as to
make Miss Rose Marie Smaller, who
christened the ship, member of the
committee to select the service and
present it. Miss Schaller is a daugh-
ter Of Senator Albert Schaller Of
Hastings.
Four Per Cent Gross Earnings Tax.
A gross earnings tax of per cent
on the business of express companies
within this state is provided for in a
bill introduced by Senator T. e. Cash.
man Of Owatonna. Under the present
law the express companies pay tax
Of 8 per cent upon their earnings less
the amounts paid the railroad COM
pan1es, which in most cases is be-
tween 40 and SO per cent of their to-
tai receipts. This bill provides that
the per cent shall be paid on all
earnings on business wholly within the
state and upon the interstate business
done in the state based on the proper
ton of the mileage within the state to
the total mileage over which the
business is done.
Mrs. G. G. Whitney of Marshall
promises the members of the 1egisla~
turel that If they will pass her bill
creating a state department for wo-
men and making her the superin-
tendent, with salary of 81, 200 year,
she will adopt four children. Senator
J. r. Calhoun Of Minneapolis intro
duced her bill The department is to
collect information regarding women
and make an annual report to the gov
ernor An appropriation Of $4,000 is
made for the department.
A bill for the establishment of a
hospital for the detension and treat
ment of dipsomaniacs, similar to the
Iowa hospital, was introduced by SEN
ator s. A. Nelson Of Lanesboro. The
hospital Is for the treatment Of dipso-
maniacs, inebriates and persons ad-
dicted to the excessive use of NOR
phine or narcotics. The institution is
to be under the board of control,
which is authorized to acquire the site
and maintain the hospital
Need Not Make Reports.
The bill requiring all corporations
doing business in this state to make
annual reports to the public examiner,
introduced by Senator e. H. Garfield
Of Luverne, was reported for indefinite
postponement by the senate judiciary
committee
The senate committee on education
has decided to recommend for passage
H. F. No. III, which authorizes boards
Of education to prohibit the organiza-
ton Of fraternities in high schools.
The bill was introduced by Represen-
tative G. L. Sawyer of Minneapolis.
The bill by G. M. Bendixen of Nor.
gan requiring that all farm products,
except eggs, be sold by the pound or
hundred pounds was indefinitely post
poned in the house.
A resubmission of the wide-open tax
amendment to the people is provided
In bill introduced in the house by
Ambrose Tighe of st. Paul.
The Minnesota Shippers and Receiv-
ers' association, through its commits
sioner, George s. Lotus, and his coun-
sci, refused to show any of It's CORE
spondence or records of receipts and
disbursements relating to political &C.
tivity to the house investigating COM
mittee.
Mr.. s. D. Peterson sprung a little
surprise at the house session. Last
week Mr.. Lotus secured the reading
In the house of petition signed by
sixty-six people of New Ulm protest
ing against the investigation of the
association. Mr.. Peterson presented
petition signed by hfty-three Of
these sixty-six saying that their sig
natures had been obtained under a
misunderstanding of the purport of
the petition, and asking that their
names be withdrawn.
HIS PAST LIFE A BLANK.
st. Peter (Minn.) Boy curiousIy A.
feoted by Accident.
st. Peter, MINI, March 9.-In fall
from load of straw at his fathers