The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-25
LEGISLATIVE SOLONS ARE
DOING. MUCH BUSINESS
Special Correspondent the Pioneer Tells Of Measures Of
Interest to Northern Minnesota ..-Assocated Press
Report Of Legislative Proceedings Yesterday

st. Paul, MINI, Jan. "a
Special to the Pioneer. y The
legislature met again Tuesday
after a three days adjournment
and the real work of the session
began then. More than twice as
many bills have already beer
introduced as in any correspond
ing period during former ses
tsions, and many of them are ol
great Importance. Besides thi.
a large number of Investigations
are on foot into the affairs Of
some Of the public service cor.
porations.
Among the more important
measures introduced SO far are
several rate reduction bills, and
2.cent passenger fare, reciprocal
demurrage, county option bills
An anti ebate bill IS to be intro.
duced by Lennon, of Mime.
apolis, providing for lmprison'
ment Of from one to ten years
for railway officials giving re.
bates, and making it mis-.
demeanor for anyone to receive
or solicit a rebate.
Bjorge, of Becker, has q bill
for licensing dogs, a state license
of 81 being required for males
and 50 for females. The money
SO received is to be used IN
esta blishing q Pssteur institute
under control of the state, where
all persons bitten by dogs
afflicted with rabbies are to re-.
ceive treatment free Of charge.
The report Of the State Board OF
Health shows that Minnesota is
second on the list of states in the
Union IN mum Der of cases OF
rabhies, which is certainly
alarming. Among the animals
which have run at large with the
rabies and com mmunicated it to
others in the state during the
last year. are 35 dogs, / horse, I
COW. Others a ffiicted but killed
before they did any damage are
l27 dogs, IA sheep, Z horses, 8
hogs, 2 cats. One hundred and
ninety six dogs were killed on
suspicion. These figures do not
include st. Paul and Minneapolis,
where the city authorities are in
charge.
A bill has been introduced in
the senate for the estab blishment
of q normal school at Cass Lake.
The writer happens to know that
the leading educators Of the state
are in favor Of another normal
further north. the one of fsMoor-
head being crowded far hey ond
its capacity, but we have only
heard Of two places being men.
toned as the desirable location
Bemidji and Thief River Falls.
Beltrami county's representa-.
tives this session are the righ,
kind. Senator Hanson is MAX
ing himself felt in the senate,
and was given some of the best
committee assignments, faring
better than many Of the old mem,
bers IN this respect. Mr.. Opsahl
was the only one Of the new
members in the house from the
ninth district to get a committee
chalrmanship on emigration. Il
is perhaps needless for me to say
tothose that know him that he is
making good nothing else would
be expected by you folks who
know him.
Another drainage bill has been
introduced in the house, giving
township officials the power te
lay out and construct drainage
bitches, somewhat in the same
manner as counties do now.
Holten. of Polk county, has q
bill changing the date Of the pri.
mary election. to the third Tues
day in June, winch will probably
be far more satisfactory to the
farming districts of the state and
as good as any other time to the