The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-19
VISIT STATE
UNIVERSITY
Legislators Go to the Inst|tu-
ton in a Body.
MASS MEETING IN ARM0RY


| speke-Law to Limit Prices for
Sleeping Car Berths.
st. Paul, Feb. 1S.-For the first time
In the history of Minnesota complete
legislature went to the state univer-
sity and finished the prescribed course
In two hours and fifteen minutes. The
event was marked by the governors
salute, a parade of the legislators
headed by the governor, lieutenant
governor and other state officers, and
q rousing mass meeting In the uni
versity armory.
Both bodies adjourned to take spe'
cial cars to the university In the morn
ing. The university cadets met the
solons and led the procession with
the university band. While the cadets
opened ranks and presented arms, the
200 legislators took seats on the stage
In the armory, which was packed with
faculty and students.
Professor John Gray presided in the
absence of the president, Cyrus North
rop. John Lind, president of the
board of regents, told the legislators
and students that the time for lobby
ing for the university is past, that the
good of the university Is the good of
the state, and the mere statement OF
a need should be sufficient for the
lawmakers.
Governor Johnson made a speech In
his usual vigorous, clean-cut style, in
which he pointed out the Importance
of the state to the nation and the uni
versity to the state.
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart and
Speaker Rockne also spoke. The leg
islators were given lunch In Shevl1n
hall, and piloted through the various
buildings by faculty guides.
Reduction Of Sleeping Car Fares.
Reduction of fares for sleeping car
berths is proposed in a bill by o. F.
Doyle of st. Cloud introduced in the
house.
It limits the rate to 30 per cent of
tho railroad fare for lower, and 20
per cent of the fare for upper berths,
but provision makes 81 the minimum
for the lower and rs cents for upper
berths.
The bill also requires railroads to
where these trains stop at least one
hour before the train arrives.
A resolution asking congress to ap-
propriate enough money to pay for
dredges and snag beats to clear out
the felled timber and sandbars and
other distractions in the Minnesota
river was passed by the house.
It was introduced by MI. Spooner,
one of the committee that visited
Washington, and tried to get some
thing in the rivers and harbors bill
for the Improvement Of the Mlnneso-
ia river.
A bill prohibiting breweries, their
officers or agents from being in any
way interested in retail saloons, or in
any way assisting retailers in getting
licenses was introduced in the house
by A. X. Ware OF. Mortified.
Freak Bill No. 1923 appeared in the
house when the reading clerk read
bill, providing penalties for the sale
or giving away of snuff. J. D. O'Brien
Of st. Paul is the author.
Normal School Situation.
/ The normal school situation will
probably be advanced a step when the
Joint committee on normal schools
returned from the trip to the towns
asking for the new school, and the
understanding is that Cass Lake will
not be considered; but that the choice
lies between Bemidji and Thief River
Falls.
Cass Lake was early on the ground
and it is predicted that friends of that
town will block all normal school leg
islation if they don't get the school.
The senate is not fully convinced that
another normal school is needed, al
though strong representation has been
made that that portion of the state is
sufficiently settled to warrant school.
The house members of the subcom-
mittee are practically opposed to Cass
Lake. 1t appears, and with the infor-
nation they bring on the situation
IASIS Is 1lLllS chance LuaL the mousse
will give any normal school to Cass
Lake. At least some of the senate
members of the subcommittee feel the
same way, and when the joint com.
m1ttee meets today, If they cannot
agree upon Thief River Falls or Be-
midi, they will probably report the
general bill, leaving the selection of
the site to the normal board. The
figures presented by Professor J. II.
Hay of Thief River Falls showing that
they are located In the midst of an
agricultural section with lots of chill
dren to send to school, and that Cass
Lake and Bemidji are In the midst Of
the unsettled forest region, had con.
siderable weight with the committee
In the senate, however, Dan Gum
is strongly set on having the school
at Cass Lake. The senators all like
him, and for that reason it would not
be surprising If they help him to pre-
vent the location of a school at any
other place. Duluth people are also
In favor of Cass Lake.