The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-09
Resolution Which Passed House Now
Being Opposed in Senate By
Red Cross.
SAUGSTAD CELEBRATES VICTORY
Offers Bills and Cigars, Some of Form
er Proposing Changes to Pres
ent Primary Law.
(By z. A. Wi1son)

(By z. A. Wi1son)
Beridji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
St. Paul, Feb. 9.-Despite the
strenuous efforts of Donald Robert
son of Argyle, backed by assurances
from Governor Eberhart, it begins
to look as if the present legislature
will not agree to the Robertson res
olution calling for a committee of
three representatives and two sena-
tors to visit Beltrami and adjoining
counties to determine what aid from
the state forest fire sufferers REQUIRE
The Robertson resolution passed
the house several days ago and has
since been umbering in the senate
committee on forestry and forest fire
protection of which Senator w. w.
Dunn of St. Paul is chairman.
Il understand" said Representa-
tive Robertson, that my proposed
relief for the forest fire sufferers is
being opposed by the Red Cross
society. 1t seems to me that it is a
gross outrage that the state does not
see to it that these poor people get
proper aid. I am not entirely dis
couraged as Chairman Dunn whose
committee now has my resolution
says that he will see that it is report
ed out to the senate within a few
days.
There is no explanation as to the
opposition which has developed from
the Red Cross, except that the pro-
posed investigation is unnecessary
The legislature will adjourn April
/, seventeen days before the limit
allowed by law, if the action of the
senate yesterday is adhered to and
backed by the lower house. Senator
Moonan, who earlier in the ses-
sion attempted to fix final adjourn
ment on March IS, yesterday intro
duced a resolution limiting the pres
ent session to April l. The senate
adopted the resolution SO to s. The
public however, need not go into
paroXysm of JOY over the glad tidings
as the older members look upon the
passage of the resolution as merely
another addition to current fiction.
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Blam bang on top of the defeat Of
the County Option bill by the house
comes one from A. V. Anderson of
Goodhue which proposes to Danish
forever from the state Intoxicating
liquor of all kinds. Says the bill:
1T shall be unlawful to barter, give
or transport liquor for the use of
beverages, such beverages to be pro-
hibited forever after Jan. l, 1914
The amendment to the state consti-
tuition necessary for such prohibition
is proposed by bill to be voted up
on at the next general election, Nov
5, 1912. This bill of course has no
chance. Its author was elected Oh
the Prohibition ticket.
Senator Saugstad celebrated his
victory over Mr. Stephens by intro.
ducing a batch of nine bills yester-
day. A box of cigars passed around
by one of the pages of the senators
was another evidence of Mr.. Saug-
stad's exuberance One of the bills
he introduced provides for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to be used in
distributing records of the proceed
ings Of the senate and house to the
town clerks and any public libraries
throughout the state. Another
Saugstad bill proposes an amend
ment to the primary law changing
the date of the primary election to
the second Tuesday in June. An
other of his measures amends the
primary law, calling for a meeting OF
the nominees of candidates for con-
gress, state offices and the legisla.