The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-13
Senate Today Voted Against Motion
to Make Measure Special Order
for this Afternoon.
NO EXTRA SESSION TO BE HELD
Executive Committee of Northeru
Minnesota Development Assosssa-
ton to Issue Statement
(By T. A. WILSON,
1snlidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
st. Paul, April 10, 8 p. m.-(Daily
Pioneer Special Wire Service) 1.-The
reapportionment bill was unceremon-
iously killed by the senate today, so
quickly that it was all over before
some of those present knew what had
happened.
Senator Hackney, chairman of the
reappOrtiOnment committee moved
the bill be made special order for
this afternoon. His motion was
voted down and with it went the
last hope for reapportionment at the
present session.
Governor Eberhart has let it be
known that he will not call an extra
session.
Members of the executive commit
tee of the Northern Minnesota Devel-
opment association are in St. Paul
this afternoon, and it is understood
that some sort of statement will be
issued.
st. Paul, April 13-Superintend-
ents of public instruction will here
after be elected without the dang
ling of any political strings accord
ing to the Ole Sageng non partisan
bill which passed the senate unan-
imously yesterday afternoon.
This bill provides that candid
ates for this Office file for the prim-
airy election the same as other can
didates with the exception that no
political utilization is specified. The
two candidates receiving the high
est number of votes 20 on the ticket
at the general election without party
designation.
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After it had twice been down and
out as a dead bill, Representative
Ole PetersOn's measure, that a John
A. Johnson memorial commission be
appointed, was resurrected and pass
eel ythe house, yesterday afternoon.
This commission is to purchase a
monument for the Johnson grave at
st. Peter at a cost of not more than
$4,000.
United States Senator Miles Poin-
dexter of the state of WASHINGTON
addressed the senate yesterday morn
ing and the house yesterday after
noon. He told the legislators to be
fearless in their work and urged
such reforms as direct election of
United States senators, the initiative
and referendum, proper revision
of the tariff and declared against
ship subsidy. On Friday evening of
this week, Colonel Roosevelt will adj
dress a joint session of the Legisla-
ture in the house chamber. There
will be no opportunity for the gener-
al public to hear the former presi-
dent.
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There will be no sessions of the
legislature Friday as Good Friday
was made legal holiday by the
Legislature of 1907. This leaves
but four more days in which bills
can be considered
Robert c. Dunn, author of the
bill preventing the promiscuous es-
tablishment of saloons, gives much
credit for the passage of the meas
ure to Rev F. E. Higgins of Bemidji,
known as the Sky Pilot of lumber
. jacks. The Dunn bill prohibits a
saloon in any place where there are
. not 100 inhabitants in a district one
half mile square. Upon motion of
Representative l.. H. Rice of Park
Rapids, the bill was amended to in
clude any place having depot, post
office, general store and grain ware
house. Mr.. Dunn in explaining ta.,