The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-28
Senator Hanson Introduces Measure
Amending Compulsory Education
Law, Favoring Farmers.
STEPHENS FIGHT ON IN EARNEST
Show Committee the Name Saugstad
Was Spelled In Sixty-Seven Diff
ferent Ways. ..
(By +. A. WilSon)
Be1nidji Pioneer Legislative Burea,

- (By +. A. W1lson)
Beznidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
St. Paul, January 27.-Represen-
tative D. P O'Neil's bill, can act to
amend Section 2,037, Revised Laws
of 1905 as amended by Chapter 1872
of the Session Laws of 1909, relating
to the suppression of forest and
prairie fires and for appropriating
money for the suppression and pre-
vention of fires" has passed the
House.
The feature of the bill is that it
places the blame for fires caused by
faulty spark arresters directly upon
the person who inspects the arrest
ers.
When it came to a final vote,
there was not dissenting voice,
every representative present voting
for the measure.
Other bills passed by the House
just before it adjourned at 12:45
o'clock yesterday afternoon were the
Campbell and Washburn measure
requiring all public service corpor-
ations to pay their employees every
Is days and the Fuchs bill permitting
the street car companies to grant
free transportation to members of
the fire ard police Departmental Of
the cities. There was objection on
the part of some of the country men,
bers to the last bill, the final vote
being IS to 33. Such members as
r. c. Dunn of Princeton, w. A. Hard
ing of Winnebago and J. N. Johnson
of Candy looked upon the measure
with suspicion, believing it to be the
entering wedge which will destroy
the present anti pass law.
xxx
Senator A. L. Hanson, together
with Senator S. B. Bedford of Rush.
more, have introduced a bill in the
Senate amending the present COM
pulsory education law. It's prin-
ciple object is to exempt children
who receive religious training and
those children whose labor is needed
on the farm between the dates of
April 1 and November /.
xxx
Under the able direction of form
er Attorney General w. B. Douglas,
Edward Sanborn and G.. A. E. Fin
layson, the case of Andrew Stephens,
who seeks to succeed John Saugstad
as member of the Senate, was pre-
sented at an open meeting, of the
Elections Committee Wednesday eve
ming, which lasted until one O'Clock
Thursday morning. Former Attor-
ney General E. T. Yaung and A. A.
Miller of Crookston were present for
Mr.. Saugstad. It was shown to the
committee that the name Saugstad
had been spelled by voters in 81
different ways. 1t was admitted
that 1897 votes were cast for Saug-
stad, according to returns made, while
Stephens received 2,773, giving Saug-
stad a majority of 224. It was con-
tended, however, that there were all
sorts of irregularities and that, had a
fair and proper election been con-
Quoted, Mr.. Stephens would have
won by safe lead. An executive
luctLluS VI Cuc W Ill U6 uc1U
in the near future when it is ex-
pected definite action will be taken.
| A. G.. Rutledge of Bemidji, who re-
Gently resigned as deputy sheriff,
has been appointed bookkeeper to
Chief Clerk Arneson of the house
by Speaker Dunn. Several other
house appointments have also just
been made and this probably about
completes the list of employees for
the present session.
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! Beltrami county was enriched So
| 500 by the action of the house yes
| terday afternoon in passing the bill
appropriating money to reimburse