The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-27
new TONNAGE
TAX MEASURE
introduced in House by Bjorge
Of Lake Park.
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liver s. Lee Of Glenwood Presents a
Bill to Abolish Practice of Treating
In saloons-Minneapol Man Would
Prohibit Use of Slot Machines.
Number of Employees on Trains Pre-.
scribed. 1872
st. Paul, Jan. 26-Mr. Bjorge OF
Lake Park introduced his second tom
mage tax bill in the house at this ses-
sion and his latest bill differs greatly
from the one he introduced the first
week of the session. The new bill
does away with the ad valorem tax
for state purposes entirely and CLASH
fies ores into four classes. Those that
have AZ per cent or less of metallic
ore pay tonnage tax of 2 cents, those
having 40 to So per cent pay 3 cents
a ton, those having Sd to IS per cent
pay cents a ton and those having
So or more s cents a ton. ~
His first bill provided a straight s.
cent tax on all ores with more than
40 per cent and left all ores with less
than that amount to be taxed as they
are at present.
Special inducements to wear cloth
ing "colored or shaped" like deer will
be made if bill introduced by Bur-
dette Thayer Of Spring Valley passes.
The law passed four years ago made
1t manslaughter to kill person mis-
taken for a deer, but Thayer's bill
amends that so that If the person
shot was dressed in clothing which
made him resemble deer the per-
son shooting him shall be excepted
from the law. .-..-. .-.-.
A peddlers' license bill was intro
duced by Donald Robertson of Argyle,
who introduced that bill two years
ago. His bill requires license cost
ing 500 for vendors with automobiles
or two-horse vehicles, SIS for one
horse vehicles, $25 for push carts, BIZ
cycles or similar carts and $40 for
peddlers carrying their pack.
Two Bills for Good Morals.
Two bills for good morals were in
troduced. A bill by Carl Wallace of
Minneapolis would prohibit slot ma
chimes and provides a penalty of $50
to 500 or thirty days in jail for any
one running any such device, and
about three times as large a penalty
for second offense. liver J. Lee of
Glenwood had bill to prohibit treat
ing. The penalty is SIS to $40 for any
one who either treats or accepts a
treat In a saloon or for a saloonkeep-
er who permits treating. Double pen
alties are provided for the second Of
tense.
The number of employees on railroad
trains is prescribed in bill by J. A.
"A. Burnquist of st. Paul. On passen-
ger train of five cars or more there
must be at least five men and on
trains of four or less four men. Freight
trains with thirty-five cars or more
must have six men and trains with
less than thirty-fve cars must have
five men. Switch engines must have
five employees and engines running
tight" must have at least three.
J. F. Rosenwald of Madison intro
duced bill ito prohibit unfair com
petition and prohibit discrimination"
Any firm which has establishments in
several places and cuts prices in one
place to drive out competitors may be
stopped from doing business and pay
fines beside.
p. H. McGarry Of Walker introduced
three bills relating to different county
officers and providing that deputies
in each of these Offices must have
their oaths of office placed on record.
A constitutional amendment for
women suffrage was introduced by ].
N. Johnson of Candy.
A state board of naturopathic ex-
aminers Is created in bill by George
Denzer Of LIE Sueur. This board is to
consist of five members, and is to ex-
anime and license those who practice
medical electricity, phiropractice,
psycho-therapy and scientific massage.
Amends Primary Election Law.
The section of the primary election
law under which candidates for Of
fees which bring no remuneration
may file without paying fee, is
knocked out in a bill introduced by
Frank Nimmocks of Minneapolis. His
bill makes the fee the same for all
offices, as he says that at present
many people wanting little notoriety
file because they do not have to pay
any fee.
A horseshoeing bill was introduced
by T. Brady of St. Paul. It provides
for board of examiners of one from
each congressional district, who must
conduct examinations in each district
and license competent horseshoers.
Those who have had three years.
practice may be admitted without ex-
animation.
John Silence of LIE Sueur introduced
bill authorizing counties to spend
money to advertise their resources. A
tax of not exceeding one mill may be
levied for this purpose.
Counties of 100000 or over may
spend $4,000 year for the improve.
ment of lakes lying wholly or nearly
30 within their borders If a bill intro
duced by Carl Wallace and John
Goodspeed of Minneapolis should pass.
B. 3. Lobeck's bill restoring the
penalty for partaking in charivaris
which existed before the code went
into effect, was killed double quick by
the house. 4
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