The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-15

CertincateS OF INDEBTEDNESS VIII &c
Issued-BilI Provides for an An
nual Tax Levy Of Two Hundred and
Twenty-Five Thousand for Each of
the Next Ten Years-SIaughter
House Measure introduced.
St. Paul, Feb. 12.-The house passed
the bill appropriating $2,25O,OOO for
the completion of the new state prison
at Saltwater. The bill provides for
IN annual tax levy of $225,O0O for
each of the next ten years.
In order that the board of control
may complete the building of the pris-
on at once, instead Of waiting for this
tax levy to come in, it is authorized
to issue certificates of Indebtedness.
This is to provide for the completion
of the prison on the site acquired at
Oak Park, according to plans approved
by the warden and adopted by the
board of control, including enclosure
walls and administration buildings,
and to equip the prison with the requi-
site and necessary facilities for carry
ing on the making of Irvine and farm
machinery as authorized by law so
that the prisoners may have humane,
advantageous and profitable employ
ment.
The house also passed Mr. Spooner's
bill which was recommended In the
committee Of the whole Wednesday,
authorizing the board of control to use
the revolving fund, which now
amounts to S1,300,0OO, in the manufac-
ture Of farm machinery.
The bill drawn up by the Ramsey
delegation in the house to prevent the
establishment of any slaughter house
near the state university or farm
school, was introduced by Alvin Rowe,
chairman of the delegation.
The bill prohibits the location or
operation of any slaughter house,
packing house or similar industries
within five miles of the state univer-
sity or any Of it's colleges, or within
i've miles of the state fair grounds.
Protects Public Baths.
It also prohibits the discharge of
sewage from any such plant of from
any stockyards into the waters or
flowing streams above and within five
miles of any city of over 10000 inhabi-
tants or above and within five miles
of any city having free public baths.
The first real fight over the passage
of a bill in the senate this season oc-
CURED In the afternoon. Senator F.
II. Peterson of Moorhead was the vic
tor, carrying through his amended
bill relating to electric headlights de-
spite the repeated efforts of Senator
Frank Clague Of Lamberton to further
amend the bill.
The railroad committee after hear
ing before high officials of the roads
and officers of various associations of
railway men reported the bill for pass
age, with slight amendments agreed
to by both parties. The bill provides
that locomotives running on main
lines at night shall have headlights
of 1900 candle power. Machines for
a light of this candle power are made
by only one firm.
Counties may establish tuberculosis
sanatoria If bill introduced by J. A.
Gates Of Kenyon should pass. 1t per-
mits any county to spend 100000 for
this purpose and also permits two or
more counties to combine for this pur-
pose. Each institution is to be gov
erned by board of three physicians.
Deputy State Health Officials.
In bill by J. A. Wescott of Dako-
ia county deputy state health officials
are provided for every county in the
state. They are to be appointed by
the board after competitive examina-
ton in hygiene and sanitation.
Like beam of sunlight through the
cloud Of plans for additional agricul-
tural education came the testimony
concerning plan of rural agricultural
education in operation in Mcintosh,
Polk county.
Professor A. M. Dunton, principal of
the high school at Mcintosh, has
worked up system of cooperation
between the farmers of the townships
modelled on the Wisconsin idea, which
seems to contain the germ of a plan
which may be worked out all over the
state. Professor Dunton told the
finance committee of the senate what
he had been doing, and he was re-
quested to submit his ideas to the
committee which is considering the
agricultural school proposition.
Senator Nelson introduced State
Auditor S. G. VERSIONS bill creating a
new land department. The bill pro-
vides for state land commissioned,
whose salary shall be $4,000, and who
Is to be elected by the people and to
serve for fonr years. He will have
an assistant commissioner, with a
salary Of $4,000. The bill also pro-
vides for bureau of state lands to
act as an advisory board to the COM
missioner u
Both the house and senate ad-
1ourned unfit Monday at p. M, after
passing resolutions in commemora-
Zion of the one hundredth anniversary
of Linco1n's birth.
If the senate concurs, the 1egisla.
ture will end it's session this year on
April 6, two weeks earlier than usual.
The house adopted the concurrent
resolution offered by John Saugstad
Of Climax fixing the date. The last
day for introducing bills Is March 16.