The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-01


the Measure-Opposition to Cas-
Lake Normal School Makes Passage
of That Measure in the House Doubt
ful--Naturopathic Bill Killed.
st. Paul March 31.-With only nine
teen votes against it, the Brady bill
authorizing the members of the legis
lature to draw their two years salary
during the legislative session, was
passed by the senate. This means
that, unless the governor vetoes the
bill, the members will draw in few
weeks the $500 they otherwise would
have drawn next year.
1t was the bill which was killed in
committee of the whole three weeks
ago. Since that time scarcely sen
ate bill has been considered by the
house and the senators were whipped
voted for the bill.
The bill was exposed on the floor
of the senate three weeks ago, when
1t was charged that it's passage would
mean the breaking of faith with the
people and breaking of the contract
implied when the members accepted
the office. The position pays $500 a
year, payable in two installments at
the first of each year. T. J. Brady OF
st. Paul wanted his pay for the Sec
ond year at the end of the session and
the majority of the house members
wanted the same. The bill will permit
the payment of the total salary by the
end of the legislative session, or one
year before one-half is due under the
law under which the members were
elected.
The bill has now passed both
branches of the legislature and only
the governors veto stands in the way
of it's becoming law.
cass Lake Normal School Bill.
The Cass Lake normal school bill,
introduced by Senator Gum and
passed in the senate, was made spe-
cial order in the house for next Fri
day at D. NJ, when the bill will come
up for it's final passage or defeat The
so-called general bill, which allowed
the normal school board to locate the
school, was killed some time ago.
The vote on the bill is expected to
be very close. On a motion last week
to postpone the bill indefinitely there
were 81 yeas and SO nays. 1t is be-
lieved that some of those who voted
against the killing of the bill then will
not vote for the bill on it's final pass
age, but on the other hand some of
the absentees may be present and help
to pass it.
The members from the northwest
ern, part of the state and those who
were on the so-called junket which
visited the sites are in the majority
opposed to the Cass Lake bill.
The naturopathic examiners bill
which is the name the chiropractic
bill has used during this session, saw
it's finish when it came to a vote in
the house. The vote was IS to "a
against the bill.
The bill passed both houses four
years ago and was vetoed by the gov
ernor. Two years ago it passed the
senate and was killed in the house,
and this year the bill was killed III
the house.
House Disapproves Of Custom.
BY voting down the bills to pay O.
F. Olson of Douglas county and Will
lam Foreman of Wabasha county their
expenses in the contests they started
to get into the legislature, the house
puts it's disapproval on the long con-
tinued practice of paying the bills of
candidates who start contests when
they are defeated by close vote. The
house passed the bill of E. E. Lobeck
of Douglas county and James Carley
Of Wahasha, the two members who
were elected and who successfully de.
. Tended themselves in their contests.
There was wide difference of opin.
ion as to the merits of the semi
monthly salary bill in the senate and
it was killed, "a to sc. The bill had
already passed the house and was
amended, but the senate thought that
once a month was enough for EN-.
ployes to be paid. The bill was aimed
at the railroads and was requested by
a large number of employees.
The house passed Carl Wallace's
bill prohibiting slot machines. There
= was no debate or opposition to the
bill.
The senate passed the bill creating
a new banking department. The
work of examination of banks is taken
: from the public examiner, and the gov
: ernor is to appoint new official with
deputy for each congressional dis.
trict.- Examination of banks is to be
r. made twice a year. This bill must
pass the house.
With one vote to spare the Mork
bill, prohibiting young boys in billiard
and pool halls, was passed by the SEN
ate The age limit is eighteen, unless
the boy is a pupil in school, in which
I: case he cannot legally play pool nor
billiards in public until he reaches his
majority.
With Ray harrington of Ortonville,
the only voluble champion of the
cigarette, the house anti-cigarette bill
was recommended for passage by the
senate in committee of the whole.