The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-15
TWO PRIMARY
Bills KILLED.
Sullivan Amendment Also Voted
Down In the Senate.
NO CHANGE LIKELY THIS YEAR

Believed That Present Primary Law
Will 8e Allowed to stand-Aouse
Kills Measure Allowing Saloons In
Large Cities to Keep Open Until
Midnight-senate Committee Favors
Anti-ciqarette Bill.
st. Paul, March 12.-There is little
likelihood that the present primary
slection law will be changed at this
session. The senate in turn defeated
the Moonan bill for statewide pri-
mary, the Sullivan amendment to the
Garfield bill leaving the system as it
is except for primary system for the
delegates to the state convention, and
lastly, killed the Garfield bill itself,
which abolishes the primary system
except for the election of delegates to
the conventions.
The senate spent the entire after
noon on the two bills and both John
of Luverne and others gave able argu-
ments in defense of their positions.
Party lines were crossed in every d.
rection and the three roll calls showed
q wide difference Of opinion.
Unless the house members change
their opinions there will be no mid
night lid law passed by this legislature
for the house killed the O'Brien bill
permitting cities of $4,000 or over to
allow saloons to be kept open until
midnight. The house seemed friendly
toward the idea at first and was will
Ing to include some other cities In the
lid lifting. When the vote which in
definitely postponed the bill was an
nounced, it came as a surprise. The
vote was 4S to IS.
Amendments Voted Down.
When the bill came up H. Jorgen-
son of Mankato offered two amend
ments, one extending the bill to cities
Of the second class, which took in Wi
mona, and then one to cities of the
third class, which took in Saltwater
and Mankato. J. N. Johnson moved to
extend it to cities Of the fourth class
also, but this was voted down.
There was some jookeying on both
sides, but the matter came to a real
vote twice and each time the oppo-
nents of the bill won by about the
come vote.
At the same session the committee
of the whole acted favorably on Sena-
tor Alderman's bill limiting saloons to
one for each 500 population. Some of
the leaders of the temperance forces
fought the bill, but were unable to at
tach any amendments. -
The bill as 1t stands will allow any
city to continue having as many sa-
looms as it now has, but will not per-
NIT the licensing of new saloons when
a city has one for each 500 people.
A resolution urging congress to take
Immediate action towards the con.
struction of a canal between Lake Su-
perior and the Mississippi river was
passed in the house.
J. H. Dorsey of Glencoe is the au.
thor and his resolution recites that
the freight tonnage at Duluth is the
largest of any port in America; that
the 500 canal carries three times as
much freight as tho Suez canal; that
Minnesota ships each year 30,O00,00O
tons of ore and 3O0,0O0,O00 bushels Of
wheat, and that 9O0,00O,O00 bushels
of other grain are shipped from this
section of the country each year.
H. To Connect Lakes and River.
The resolution adds that by a canal
of fifty miles the Mississippi river
could be connected with the lakes and
this territory get the benefit Of. the
lake shipping.
The 119 members of the house OF
representatives will go and see the
proposed site for the Armour packing
plant near New Brighton next Monday
afternoon. When Speaker Rockne an.
nounced the committee of fifteen I'M
der the Conley resolution Of Wednes.
day to go and look at the site, J. G..
Lennon of Minneapolis, who at first
had opposed the selection of COM
mittee, made the motion to have the
whole house go and look at the site.
He said that Minneapolis would stand
the cost. J. D. O'Brien of st. Paul
objected to Minneapolis paying for an
Impartial investigation, and upon
the suggestion of ]. F.-Selb, Lennon
agreed that st. Paul pay half.
There is strong probability that the
senate will pass the bill prohibiting
the sale or gift of cigarettes, which
passed the house at a night session
under suspension of the rules. The
bill was considered by the senate com
mittee on public health and the senti-
ment of the committee was for pass.
age, but the report was held up to
allow merchants to be heard.
The bill was amended SO that job
bers in this state may sell to custom
ers in other states, and so that the
bill will not take effect until Aug. 1.
A comprehensive inheritance tax
bill was introduced in the house by T..
Kneeland Of Minneapolis and d. A..
Stuart Of Window. It comes as an
amendment to the present inheritance
tax law, but the principal aim, of the
hill is to reach those who give away
their property before death or sell 1t
for nominal sum to their relatives.
This, it is believed, is often done for
the purpose Of evading the present
law.
RESIDENTS TOLD TO News
Steel Corporation to Open Mine OF
Site Of Sparta, MINI.