The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-31
Indicate That Retaliatory Legislation
Is Needed to Combat Increased
Passenger Rates.
D. P. ONEILL OPPOSES MOVE
Declares the Only Excuse He Can See
For Reassembling Is to Increase
North's Representation.

AS the result of a personal letter
to every member of the Minnesota
legislature, The Duluth Evening
Herald has established the fact that
a majority of them are In favor of
an extra session of the Minnesota leg
islature next winter.
Says the Herald: ....-
I'm its campaign for an increase in
the railroad gross earnings tax The
Herald has the, backing of the Min
nesota legislature.
AS a result of a careful canvass
of the senators and representatives,
The Herald has in it's possession pos
tive pledges from each of them to
pass the bill through both branches
of the legislature,
In its demand for a special session
of the legislature to take up this
matter The Herald has the approval
of a majority of those who answered
it's inquiries.
THE canvass, which has just been
completed, shows number Of inter-
{, esting things. 80
IT was made because of the asser-
ton from many quarters that the
legislature, even if it were convened
in extraordinary session, would not
pass bill increasing the gross earn
ings tax. This assertion was based
doubtless, on the fact that such a
bill came before the house last winter
at the regular session, and was over
whelmingly defeated.
members of each house now have
pledged themselves to vote for such
a bill at their earliest opportunity,
and large number of the members
express anxiety to have the governor
summon them together to take it up
in time to submit the increase to the
people at the general election next
year"
Those Favoring an Extra Session.
Senators-Ahmann, Benson, Boyle
eastman, Cheadle, Collier, Cooke,
Froshaug, Hanson, C. D. Johnson,
Schaller, Stebbins, Thoe, WORKS..
Murray, Nelson, Sageng, Saugstad
Observation-Disclosures Ander-
son, A. V. Anderson ,Boothroyd
Bergen, G. w. Brown, l.. D. Brown
Campbell, Congdon, Conley, Con.
verse, Davis, Speaker Dunn, Edwards
Farley, Frankson, Hafften, Hauge
Healy, Hillman, Hoffman, Holten, G
Kelley, Kneeland, Knapp, Knutson
Kunze, Lundeen, Mcneil, Mckenzie
Mattson, Minnette, Nolan, Nygren
O'Neill, A. J. Peterson, Putnam, Reed
Ribenack, Rines, Robertson, Robin
son, Rustad, Saggau, W. T. Stone
Sulerud, Utecht, Voxland, c. H. War
ner. E. Warner, Webb, Whiting
Wisniewski, two who did not sigl
their statements.-5S.
Opposed to an Extra Session.
Senators Anderson, Clague, Dale
Dunn, Duzbury, Dwinnell, Hack
ney, V. L. Johnson, Lende, Marde
10.
ntatives-Crane, R.
Dunn, Ferguson, Fowler, Holmberg
j. N. Johnson, Just, l. G. Lee, J. F
Lee, Lydiard, Orr, J. E. Peterson, OF
Peterson, Pfaender, Rice, Washburr
White-17.
Non Committal.
Senators McGrath, Olson, Peter
son, Rustad, Wilson,.
Representatives. Kle
mar, Lundberg, Sampson.-4.
Against Increasing Railroad Taxes.
Senators-None.
Representatives,. R. Fowler
Minneapolis; J. N. Johnson, Candy
D. P. O'Neill, Thief River Falls
Charles N Orr, St. Paul..
Non Committal.
Senators-B. N. Anderson, Hart
land; w. w. Dunn, St. Paul; S. E
Duea, Ruthton; w. S. Dwinnell, Min
neapolis; S. J. Froshaug, Benson
o. A. Lende, Candy; G. S. MardeI
GAINESVILLE
Representatives. A. A. Burr