The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-06-06
In Favor of Passing Such Measure
With Others and then Adjourn
Without Delay.
PRIMARY UP TOMORROW
Senators Haycraft and Sullivan Faith
er Bills Each Providing For
Two Choices.
WEDNESDAY SESSION,


House refused to break deadlock
with senate by cutting reapportion-
ment from it's program Vote 4S to
60.
Resolutions introduced ratifying
proposed federal constitutional
amendments providing for income
tax and direct election of United
States senator's
Two railroad gross earnings tax
bills introduced increasing rate to
five and six per cent, respectively.
H. H. Dunn puts insurgents on i'm
portant committees as result of re-
cent Burnquist-Nolan furry.
Motion to return supplies to the
value of $1,000 to secretary of state
referred to committee.
In the Senate.
Refused to increase elections COM
mittee from nine to nineteen men,
bers.
Lays on the table motion to return
supplies to secretary Of state.
Senator Haycraft introduces cleo
lions committee bill on primary pro-
siding for first and second choice
Senator Sullivan also introduces a
first and second choice primary bill.
Poll of senate shows that first and
second choice measure is favored.
The effort made by some of the
house members to cut legislative re-
apportionment off the legislative pro-
gram was defeated yesterday by a
vote of 4S to co.
The vote does not indicate the al
lignment of the house on reapportion-
ment, but shows there are forty
eight members anxious to adjourn
early.
In the senate the steam roller
worked beautifully. Efforts of Sena-
tor G. H. Sullivan of Saltwater to
break the combine of ffty-fve sena-
tors failed. Appeals from the anti
organization men to increase the cleo
ton committee from nine to nineteen
members were ineffective.
The house clearly indicated that it
will pass some kind of a reapportion-
ment bill and the rest of it's program
and go home, regardless of what the
senate does. 1t dropped resolutions
and bills into the legislative mill
with frequency.
Before the house adjourned at noon
until II a. m. today-bills had been
introduced covering the proposed
legislative program with the excep-
ton of corrupt practices act. Frank
E. Minnette, Sank Center, introduced
a gross earnings tax bill boosting the
rate to six per cent. Henry Rines of
Mora and c. H. Warner of Atkin in
troduced bill fixing the rate at five
per cent. These, with resolutions
ratifying the two federal. tax amend
ments were referred tc committee.
R. c. Dunn tried to get in some
general legislation but the house
would not receive his bills. The most
important would prohibit the sale of
Virginia bonds.
In the senate, Senator Haycraft
introduced his first and second choice
primary bill. Senator Sullivan of
Washington county also introduced a
primary bill containing a first and
second choice. The senate immedi-
ately was involved in a wrangle to
make both these bills special order
for Friday.
One of the important develop
ments in the house was the announce
ment that C. H. Warner and D. P
O'Neil of Thief River Falls are pre-
pairing a reapportionment bill which
they hope will overcome the opposi-
ton of southern senators and repre-
sentatives. It provides thatsthe pres
ent districts remain intact and that
four or five representatives be given
to northern Minnesota where the
greatest inadequacies exist Some OF
the northern representatives, are op.
posed now to the Congdon bill be.
cause they fear it cannot pass.
Cleon T. Knapp vii. not introduce
his elections bill on the floor, but il
will be presented directly to the cleo
lions committee, of which Mr.. KNAPP
is q member.