The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-10
Doomed Measure Designated as Most
Vicious Legislation" Ever Pre-
scented in Minnesota.
SENATE PASSES DUNN ROAD BILL
Renewed Stories Told of Cruelty at
Red Wing, But Prominent Wit
nesses Favor Whittier.
(By z. A. Wi1Son)
Bemidji Pioneer Legislative Burr

(By z. A. Wilson)
Bemidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
St. Paul, March 1O.-After a day
of speeches and amendments, the
house at o'clock yesterday after
noon, by a vote of 81 to So killed the
initiative and referendum bill bear
ing as authors the names of Repre-
sentatives l.. G. Spooner, Campbell,
DR.. W. T. Stone, J. N. Hillman and
Kelly.
At one period of the debate it was
apparent that the house was friendly
to the measure and at the time of the
roll call enough members explained
their votes to indicate that a ma
jority favors an initiative and refer
endum bill but that by amendments
and lack of amendments the measure
under consideration was so loosely
constructed as to be not only unde-
sirable but actually dangerous.
1T is one of the most vicious bills
ever before a Minnesota legislature
and the most vicious bill to come be-
fore the present session." declared
Garfield w. Brown of Glencoe in ex-
planning his vote after two of several
amendments offered by him had been
adopted.
The vote follows:
Yeas-Anderson A. "; Anderson
j. j.; Boothroyd, Burnquist, Camp
bell, Christie, Conley, Converse, Crane,
Davies, Davis, Farley, Ferguson,
Frankson, Greene, Harding, Hillman,
Holmberg, Holton, Johnson, C. E.,
Johnson, j. NJ, Johnson, ]. T., Klein
er, Kunze, Lee, I. j., Lee, J. F., Lind
berg, Lundeen, McMartin, Mattson,
Morton, Nelson, A., Nolan, Nygren,
O'Neill, Orr, Palmer, Peterson, A. j.,
Peterson, J. E., Putnam, Ribenack,
Rines, Robertson, Robinson, Rustad
Sampson, Skartum, Spooner, Stone,
w. T., Sulerud. VOxland, Warner, E. ;,
Webb, Whiting.
Nays-Aker, Anderson, Andrew
Bergen, Bouck, Brown, G. W., Brown
l.. D., Clarke, Denzer, Diessner, Dunn
R. c., Edwards, Fowler, Fuchs, Half
ten, Hauge, Healy, Henion, Herzberg
Hopkins, Hurley, Jelinek, Just, Keefe
Kelly, Knapp, kneeland, Knutson
Lee, S. N, Lennon, Liberia, Lydiard
Mcdonald, Mckenzie, Mcneil, Nett
ling, Minette, MOriarity, Nash, Mel
son, H., Nye, O'Brien, Papke, Perry
Peters, Peterson, O., Pfaender, Reed
Rice, Saggau, Schiller, Schwartz
Stone, C. E., Sullivan, Thielen, I'm
tiedt, Utecht, Virtue, Washburn, Yves
colt, White, Wisniewski, Mr.. Speaker
Absent Congdon, Fisher, Hoff
man, Warner, c. H.
MI ~;
came up, yesterday morning, as ;
special order and with it was to b.
considered the Pfaender bill which
proposes constitutional amendmen
providing for the initiation and adop
ton of legislation. 1t was so late il
the day when the first bill was vote
upon that adjournment was take
until 10 o'clock this morning and tn
Pfaender bill was threshed out today
Robert c. Dunn has won his figh
for improved roads in Minnesota
His two bills which passed the hous
several days ago have now passe
the senate The first bill, provid
ing an annual appropriation Of $3.50,
900 to employ expert engineers t
give demonstration in road MAXIM
was passed without amendment, al
though Senator Ole Sageng attempt
ed several by vote of 81 to 2, afte
Mr.. Dunn had been accorded tn
privilege of speaking on the floor Q
the senate, an unprecedented court
esy, as members of one branch of tn
legislature are not supposed to be pei