The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-04
0'Neill Says That Although He Has
Measure Drawn It Will Not Be
Put Before Legislature.
RED WING REPORT DELAYED
President of State Federation of Wo-
men Clubs Author of Interesting
Letter. g..
(By T. 4. Wi1Son)
5emidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau

(By T. A. Wi1son) "a
semidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
St. Paul, April 4.-"Although l
have had a Normal school bill in my
/ desk for four weeks, it will not be in
! troduced at this session." says Rep
resentative D. P. O'Neill of Thief
! River Falls.
| Il have come to the conclusion"
said Mr.. O'Neill, latter having con-
ferred with the Bemidji Commercial
club. Anyhow it is now so late in
the session and the House is so in
clined to be Fscrappy' that I deem
it would be unwise to introduce the
bill"
Mr.. O'Neill has succeeded in get
ting the two bills in which Bemidji
is specially nterested-House Files
| 1913 and 794 placed upon the calen-
dar for final action. They are num-
! bers 81 and So on the calendar and
should be reached within the next
few days.
House File 1914, "A bill for an act
to legalize certain appropriations
heretofore made by county boards to
aid towns or villages in constructing
roads or bridges will be amended
making such authority optional with
the county board and in this shape
! will be taken care of by Senator
! Hanson in the senate.
House File 1913 ''to legalize certain
appropriations heretofore made by
! county boards in aid of AGRICULTURAL
! fairs and expositions" will pass with
out amendment.
The Red Wing investigating COM
mittee still delays it's report and if
all the ramifcations of that affair
| could be printed it would make the
public sit up and take notice. The
latest thrill is in the form of let
| ter being sent out by Mrs. Isabel 1.
Highbee, president of the state Fed
Grafton of Women clubs. The let
ter is accompanied by cartoon
showing the Investigating committee
| looking on with apparent pleasure
at a boy being logged The letter
reads:
Being nearly related to the press,
you may have seen this cartoon.
We think it splendid and partly as
we have sized up the committee.
/ However, no one is dwelling on the
report they may give. There has
been such mass of testimony and so
much public education that no one
need depend upon this report.
''The school will come on the floor
of both House and Senate for discus
sion. Your representatives will vote
on it. Can. you get twenty-five let
tiers, at least, sent to members, if
only to ask their especial attention?
''There must be a change. Min
nesota ought to have a law like New
York and some other states, forbid
ding corporal punishment. 1t is sure
to be abused. I have long known we
were seventy-five years behind in the
care of our incorrigibles.
1T is no doubt we'll known that
the committee will not admit any
statements about the girls depart
ment. The entire state would rise
to its feet to learn that the same
punishments have been applied until
August /, to the girls-even little
ones. .
Il know you will help make our
institutions right. You are always
ready.
Yours most sincerely,
! ISABEL A HIGBEE.
'P. 81 shall send card to every
club between this and Monday If
4 we could sent letters for purely sell
fish woman-reason like the Denegre
bill, we surely can do so for our
youth. /. All.
p, s.-Will You be SO kind as to