The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-08
John A. Johnson Installed as
! Chief Executive.
DEVOID OF The SPECTACULAR

Presents the First One. ..
st. Paul, Jan. John A. Johnson
was installed as chief executive or
the state of Minnesota for the third
time. The ceremonies attending the
Inauguration were simple. Chief JUS
tice Start administered the oath OF
office. The galleries of the house
chamber, where the Inauguration took
place were filled with visitors.
A document of more than ordinary
length-nearly eighty typewriter
pages in all, the reading of the mes
sage was rather tiresome task and
while majority of the members sat
through it, many sought the comforts
Of the house smoking room before its
conclusion. Governor Johnson, too,
was rather weak in voice by the time
he finished, though he omitted many
paragraphs.
Unlike the scene two years ago, the
Inauguration of the governor was de-
void of the spectacular. There was
some cheering when he entered the
chamber preceded by the senate
members and the committee named to
wait upon him, and there was some
applause after the brief introduction
by Speaker Rockne, but otherwise his
reception was somewhat perfunctory.
Mrs. Johnson, with party OF
friends, occupied chairs on the main
floor while in the galleries were the
wives of many of the house and SEN
ate members.
Accompanying the governor and
seated with him on the speakers ros-
trum were former Governors Lind and
Hubbard. To his left sat Lieutenant
Governor Eberhart, while on the right
was seated Speaker Rockne.
Sworn in by Chief Justice Start.
Archie Vernon, chief clerk, proceed
ed to the joint roll call. The gov
ernor was then sworn in as the
states chief executive by Chief JUS
tice Start of the state supreme court.
During the ceremony there was a
deathlike silence in the house.
With the first week generally given
over to preliminaries, the senate upset
precedent by suddenly getting down
to business, and before it had ad-
1ourned to meet with the house in
joint session for the inauguration of
the governor, had no less than nine
bills to it's credit.
The honor of introducing the first
bill went to Senator A. D. Stevens of
Crookston: 1t called for $150,O00 for
legislative expenses, and in language
was the same as those that have pre-
ceded it since Minnesota became a
state and the legislature it's only law
making body. It received the unani-
nous assent of the senators.
Eight other bills were introduced
by Senators E. H. Garfield, Luverne;
George H. Sullivan, Saltwater, and v.
B. Seward, Marshall, and referred to
the different committees.
Senator Canfield's bill relates to the
time and place of meeting of the two
houses and the time when bills shall
be introduced. The feature of this
bill is that no new bills shall be intro
duced after the first thirty legislative
days Of the session, unless the atten-
ton of the legislature shall be called
to some important matter by special
message from the governor.
To Bar Wholesale Liquor Dealers.
Senator Garfield also proposes that
in cities of third and fourth classes
no licenses for the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors shall be granted to any
wholesale dealer in or manufacturer
Of intoxicating liquors.
Another bill by Senator Garfield
provides that certain contracts en-
tered into with unlawful trusts and
combinations shall be null and void.
Senator Sullivan introduced four
bills. The first was for the establish
ment, equipment and maintenance of
a factory at the state prison for the
manufacture of mowers and harvesters
and to allow the appropriation of
100000 from the state binding Irvine
fund.
Another measure introduced by
Senator Sullivan authorizes the state
board of control to issue certificates
of Indebtedness and to authorize the
levy of tax for the completion of the
building for the new state prison. The
complete cost is not to exceed $4,000.
900, to be levied in ten annual Install
ments.
Senator Sullivan also introduced a
measure for the establishment of a
Legislative reference library.
A fourth bill introduced by Senator
Sullivan is to prohibit the construc-
ton of private roads to the detriment
of public highways.
Senator Stewards bill amends the
Somerville law. 1t requires more sat
lsfactory annual reports of the cor
porations to be filed with the score
tary of state.
All told seventeen bills were intro
duced in the senate. The last one, by
Senator Fosseen, is to amend the con-
stitution so that railroad taxes shall
be paid semi-annually and providing
taxes on either ad valorem or gross
earnings basis.
BAY STATE HAS NEW HEAL
Governor Draper Inaugurated Toda,
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