The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-15
FOR A BROADER
ANT|-PASS Law
Sp00ner Of Morris Introduces
j, New Bill In the House.
MUST PAY RAILROAD FARE

mUSI TAI hAllnUAU fAhE
Proposed Measure Would Compel
State Railroad Commissioners and
Their Employees to Pay Their Fare.
Bill Introduced to Prevent Unfair
Competition in Buying and Handling
Grain-senate Measure Would Pro-
tect Wage Farmers From Loan
Sharks. -
st. Paul, Jan. 14.-There is no rea-
Con why the state railroad commits
sioners should have passes any more
than other state off GERS or common
! people, thinks L. G. Spooner of Nor
ris, and so he introduced a bill in the
house which strikes out the paragraph
in the 1907 anti-pass law, which COM
pcls railroad companies to carry the
members of the commission and their
employees free. .
The legislature two years ago de-
cided that they should ride free be-
| cause they have to do great deal of
travelling inspecting the roads, and
they figured that if the matter was
compulsory on the roads it would not
! put the commission under obligations.
But Spooner claims that the members
|
| poses.
A third Judge in the Fiftieth judi
cial district is provided in a bill intro
duced by T. M. Ferguson of Baker.
A bill prohibiting unfair competition
in buy and handling grain was in
troduced by G. M. Bindixen of Nor
gan His bill makes 1t unlawful for
any concern to pay higher price in
one twon than they do elsewhere. The
penalty is $4,000, or years impris-
onment, together with the danger of
being prohibited from doing business
in the state. The bill is intended to
prevent large companies from driving
small buyers out of business Lgapay
ing high prices temporarily in one To-
cality. ]-@~.==
To Wipe Out Primary Election System
The present primary election sys-
tenn is wiped off the statute books by
a bill introduced by Ole Peterson of
! Nicollet county. His bill has only one
! line, repeating the chapter of the code
relating to primary elections and does
not provide any caucus or convention
system to take it's place. -.
The perennial anti-cigarette bill
| made its appearance in the house, E.
M. Nagel of Buffalo being the author
this time. It prohibits absolutely the
manufacture, sale, keeping. for sale,
giving away or in any way disposing
of either cigarettes or papers and to-
bacco which may be used for ciga-
rettes. Jobbers doing an interstate
! business are exempted from the law.
A bounty of cents for killing old
crows is provided in bill by D. J.
Murphy of Waseca. For young crows
the bounty is cents.
The killing of prairie chickens dur
ing 1909 and 1910 is prohibited in
bill by J. A. Gates of Kenyon.
A resolution asking for commit
| tee of five to inquire into the progress
| the steel trust is making with its
steel plant at Duluth was introduced
In the house by G. W. Rodenberg Of
| st. Paul. It cites letter from E. B.
Hawkins sent to the speaker of the
! house two years ago and printed in
! the house journal in which assurances
were given that the plant would be
speedily constructed. The resolution
says that the house has not official
information as to the progress of the
plant. J. G. Lennon of Minneapolis
gave notice of debate, and the reso-
luton had to be laid over.
Would Help salaried Men.
Two bills presented in the senate
are designed to help men keep money
they have honestly earned and pre-
vent sharpers getting it from them.
Loan sharks get black eye in bill
by J. w. Pauly of Minneapolis making
invalid assignments of wages under
certain conditions. s. w. Works of
Mankato hits at the investment COM
panies of other states which sell stock
at low figure with big profits in
sight.
The bill by Senator Pauly will help
keep salaried men from the clutches
of loan agencies. These men adver-
tise that loans are easy and can be
made with secrecy. The man in debt
assigns his wages for several months
| and If he doesn't make Dayment IN
time he is charged an additional per
cent until it becomes almost impos-
sible to pay the debt. The contem-
plated law requires notice to the en-
ployer before such assignments are
valid. In the case of married man
the wife must join in the assignment
and the paper must be filed with the
city clerk
Investment companies which prom.
Use or IL per cent month will be
required to deposit q real estate
bond amounting to 100000 before
they can do business in Minnesota,
according to the bill of Senator Works.
They will also be under the supervi.
Non Of the bank examiner.
/ Minnesota gets into line with older
states In establishing state board Of
accountancy as contemplated in bill
proposed by Senator v. b. Seward Of
Marshall This board will have pow
er to designate those who pass the