The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-19

! MINNESOTA WILL say VINO snail De
United States senator's from this
state The bill passed without amend.
ment by a vote of SIS to 9. 1t fol-
lows closely the Oregon measure.
Senator George H. Sullivan of Still
wa'er dramatically arraigned the
measure as unsafe and as making 1t
impossible for poor man to become
candidate for United States senator.
He had several amendments and
when Senator Ole Sageng, staunch
defender of the Keefe bill, objected
to any amendments being tucked on,
Senator Sullivan dramatically shout
ed: You can put the gag rule in
operation If you want to; you can
gag me, but l warn you now that
can do little gagging myself. 3"
This threat had the desired effect
and Sageng withdrew his objection
and amendments were presented but
voted down. The final vote on the
bill was SIS to 6. Senators Hanson,
Sundberg and Saugstad voted AYE"
J. w. Hi lard of HappylaDd,
Koochiching county, was at the
capitol yesterday and was much
pleased over the passage of two bills
which he had been instrumental in
having passed and which will be of
great benefit to the settlers of
Northern Minnesota. One bill,
Senate file, 6S5, provi les that timber
cut by actual settlers can be paid for
at the appraised value instead of
triple value, as has been the case in
the past. The second bill, Senate
File 696, provides that settlers on
lands previous to filing of plat are
allowed to purchase the lands at
their appraised value and if they are
unable to purchase the land at the
time of the sale, they are to be CON-
pensated for all improvements made.
Both these bills were introduced in
the Senate by Senator Gum while
similar bills were put into the House
at the same time by Representative
Ferguson. The Senate files were
substituted in the House for the
House files. The bills were drawn
by Attorney E. E. Southwark of
Shakopee and have the approval of
both the attorney general and the
state auditor. Thee are matters
of keen interest to US Settlers" said
Mr.. Hillyard, who lives in a town.
ship where 1O3 contests have been
instituted-"and the action of the
legislature certainly will be appre-
ciated by our people,"
xxx
Acting under the provisions of the
new forestry law. the Minnesota
forestry board met at the state CAPT.
tol yesterday and took the first steps
toward revolutionizing the states
system of preventing fires and other
wise protecting forests. All men,
bers of the board with the exception
of John Lind was present. A. c..
Wedge, the Bemidji banker, is a new
member of the board. The most
important work of the board was to
agree to proceed to employ chief
forester at the earliest moment. The
board has been in communication
with three expert foresters. One
forester of Washington, D. D., upon
recommendation of Clifford Pinchot,
is being seriously considered. A
selection will be made shortly. Cen
eral Andrews was appointed secre.
tary of the board, which means that
the venerable forestry commissioner
is not to be crowded out as result
of the new law.
XXX
By tonight the Senate and House
chambers at the Capitol will be
stripped of their contents and des
erted. Members, for the most
part, lug home everything furnished
them by the state, that canbe lugged.
Boxes are furnished them by the
state for packing up these belong.
ings. Many of the members leave
for their homes on the late trains
today. Senator Hanson goes at on &c
to his home at Ada and Representa-
tive O'Neill to Thief River Falls.