The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11
Following Defeat Of Similar Bill,
Pfaender Measure, Providing In
,itiative Passes, SO to so.
RED WING QUIZ CONTINUES
Members of Board of Control Admit
The Boys Were Whipped On
Bare Skin.
(By T. A. Wilson)
A%11SASf pS1~no,, rnoren1o - -,

(6y Z. a. WILSON,
Betnidit Pioneer Legislative Bureau
St. Paul, March lit took two
days of solid debate, and the slaugh.
ter of one bill, before the house final.
ly decided to turn a somersault anG
pass an initiative and referendum bill
which, if sanctioned by the senate
and signed by the governor, means
that the voters of Minnesota will
have direct voice in the matter OF
new laws.
The bill passed late yesterday at.
ternoon was introduced by Albert
Pfaender of New Ulm and as a com.
panion bill of the Campbell, Spoone,
e Co. measure, which went down tc
defeat Thursday, was under consid-
GRAFTON as special order of business
The final vote was SO to so but
this was not recorded until after
three important amendments had
been voted upon The first amend
ment offered by Representative
Campbell of Minneapolis changed the
bill relative to the percentage of per.
sons necessary to initiate legislation
from 25 to 20 per cent The refer
endum was left at 10 per cent. This
was adopted The Pfaender bill pro-
vided that the state constitution
might thus be amended, but an
amendment offered by Representa-
tive Kneeland of Minneapolis strikes
out this provision while third
amendment provides that major.
ity of all votes cast at the election
will be necessary
The measure, of course, means an
amendment to, the constitution and
the bill passed proposes to put this
amendment up to the people to be
voted upon at the 1912 election.
The final vote on the measure fol-
lows.
Nayes-Aker, Anderson, Andrew
Boren, Bouck, Brown, G. w., Brown
l.. D., Christie, Conley, Converse, Den
ger, Diessner. Dunny H. H., Dunn, R.
c., Edwards, Fuchs, Greene, Hard.
ing, Hauge, Healy, Henion, Jelinek
Johnson, J. n, Kunze, Liberia, Ly.
diard, Mcdonald, Mckenzie, McMar.
tin, Moriarity, Nelson, A., Nolan, Orr
Papke, Perry, Peters, Peterson, A. J.
Peterson, J. E., Peterson, O., Reed
Saggau, Skartum, Stone, G. E., Stone
w. T., Thielen, Untiedt, Utecht, Vir
tue, Warner, C. H., Warner, E.
Wescott.
Yeas-Anderson, A. ", Anderson
]. j., Boothroyd, Burnquist, Camp
bell, Clarke, Davies, Davis, Ferguson
Fowler, Frankson, Herzberg, Hill
man, Holmberg, Holten, Hopkins
Hurley, Johnson, c. E., Johnson,
T., Just, Keefe, Kelly, Klemer
Knapp, Kneeland, Knutson, Lee, I. ]
Lee, ]. F., Lee, S. NJ, Lennon, Lun
deem, Mcneil, Mattson, Netting
Minette, Morton, Nash, Nelson, H
Nye, Nygren, O'Brien, O'Neill, Pal
mer, Pfaender, Putnam, Ribenack
Rice, Rines, Robertson, Robinson
Rustad, Sampson, Schiller, Schwartz
Sulerud, Sullivan, Voxland, Wash
burn, Webb, White, Whiting, Wis
niewski.
X kk
After a sharp exchange of words
the senate, by vote of 20 to g.
yesterday killed Senator Klein's bill
which would have permitted place
with a population of 100 to incorpol
ate and issue liquor licenses. TIL
principal opposition was from sena
tors who believed the measure woul
not harmonize with the state la,
which prohibits the granting of
saloon license in place of less tina
500 population. ~
Xxx ..= t.s.
Representative D. p. O'Neill block