The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-17
FARMERS Will
WORK TOGETHER
Form an Organization In the
! State Legislature.
WILL CONSIDER MANY BILLS

VIII BE the subject OF OtSCusSio"
by the New Organization-House
Bill Provides for the Removal Of
the Lid on City Clubs.
st. Paul, Feb. 16.-The farmers Of
the house have organized with John
Saugstad of Climax as chairman and
j.. Virtue of Blooming Prairie as Sec
rotary. At preliminary meeting last
week these officers were chosen and
the name Agricultural delegation"
was selected. A subcommittee met to
prepare a list of eligibles and prepare
an initiation ritual.
The resolutions of the delegation
recite that the delegations Of the
three big counties. have formed a tri-
county delegation for the considera-
ton and proposal of measures for the
interests of the big cities and the far
mers propose to organize In the same
manner. They have invited all far
mers or representatives Of agricultural
constituents to meet with them this
evening, when several bills will be
considered
So that bonafide clubs of the large
cities may not have to take out sa-
loon license the tri-county delegation
presented the CLUB" bill in the house.
The bill Is designed to get around
the recent decision Of the supreme
court that clubs where liquor is sold
are to be treated as saloons and at
the same time attempts to avoid per-
hitting all sorts of sbooZe clubs" to
come within the exception.
The bill recites that no license
SHALL be required by duly incorpo-
rated social club which is organized
only for social intercourse which re-
guires an initiation fee and annual
dues and in which liquor is only dis
posed of to members or persons hav-
ing q right to membership by written
invitation and in which the dispensing
Of such liquor to such members is
merely Incidental to their use and &C.
cupation of such club house or room
and in which admission to such-club-
Is restricted wholly to regular. men,
bers of such organization and to such
temporary guests as under their by.
laws and regulations are allowed"
Mayor May Give Permission.
Permission to sell liquor in this
manner without license is to be OBJ.
tanned from the mayor after an in
vestigation by the mayor, the city at
torney and the county attorney in
which a majority may authorize the
permit. This permit is good until re-
voked, and the revocation may take
place at any time the club fails to
conform to the regulations of this act.
Another temperance measure under
discussion by the house was the bill
licensing cars operated by railroads.
The original bill made the license ap
ply to dining and buffet cars. These
words were stricken out by the COM
:mittee on tax and tax laws, to whom
the bill had been referred. The OBJ
3ection was raised that any one could
pay the $50 license fee and run beer
car on siding in any town.
A bill providing that the grain
boards of the state shall have grain
tested free at the farm school and that
others may have such test made for
IS was reported without recommends
tion in meeting Of the agriculture
committee of the house. These tests
are frequently ordered by the board
OF grain appeals and cost the state
81 each at private laboratory. The
present bill aims to have the state
farm school do this free for the state
officers. The tests are used in deter
mining the grade Of wheat and other
grains. 1t carries an appropriation of
$1,000 for equipment
/ House Passes Ore Bill
The house passed the bill declaring
that the state is and has been the
owner Of all minerals in the beds of
meandered streams or on the shores
Of lakes. The same bill Is pending
before the senate.
This will mean that the title to a
large amount of ore will be cleared
up, and that the state will recover
property estimated to be of large
value.
Although the committee on public
health of the house seemed to agree
that the idea was good, on account Of
constitutional objections the bill CIV
Ing the state board Of health super
vision over the water and sewage sys-
TENS of cities and villages of the state
was referred to subcommittee
The bill was introduced by K. e.
Conley Of Rochester. It requires cities
and villages to consult the state board
Of health before laying out water or
sewage systems or making changes
In existing systems The board also
has the power to order changes which
may be necessary for public health.
1t gixes the state board authority to
prevent epidemics, as 1t has now pow
Or to step in and help remedy condi-
itions after the outbreak of serious
disease. 49, 9- ~. .-a- -.
Rochester, Mankato, st. Cloud and
Breckenridge would have been better
off If the bill had been in effect when
they planned their water system It
~ was at st: Cloud that the citizens dug
flowing wells, which did nothing but
drain swamps several miles away
The wells went dry when the swamps
were drained.