The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-28
Committees Have Been at Work and
Members Expect to Report a
Bill This Week.
WANTS MANY STATE FARMS
Badger Representative Urges Estab-
ment Of One in Every County
Average Cost $50 Per, Acre.
~ United Press.

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st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 2s.-lt is
apparent, from the sentiments ex-
pressed by several senator's yesterday
that there will be an attempt during
the session to amend the primary
law to the extent Of repeating the
provision providing for a second
choice.
From the experience of the last
campaign, 1 am ready to hear al
most any sort of method proposed
to repeal or substitute some new
feature, to take the place of the Sec
ond choice clause of the new prim-
airy law" said Sen. Julius E. Hay
craft, Madelia, during the discus
sion over his bill which proposes to
extend the non-partisan feature of
the primary law to county offices.
"The average voter does not under
stand the second choice clause Of the
primary law" said another senator.
He believes that it was conceived for
the purpose of fooling him in some
manner. This is not surprising in
- view, of all of the nis-statements
made by the various .ca1.4l,datas, AS
to the effect of the clause
Reapportionment Coming Up.
Reapportionment' will probably
make it's initial bow of the session
the end of this week. Sen. Victor
L. Johnson, Center City, chairman
OF the senate reapportionment COM
mittee, said today that he expected
to Introduce the committees bill in
few days.
The sub committees of the COM
mittee have been working diligently
and 1t is understood that the various
districts have about agreed on the
plans for re-arranging their respec-
tive legislative districts.
Sen. John Saugstad, Crookston, in
tends to introduce bill shortly
which will carry an appropriation
for maintenance, repairs and addi-
lions to the Crookston experiment
station. He has arranged a meeting
with Dean A. F. Woods of the state
agricultural school, for the purpose
of talking over the needs of the in
stitution.
Senator saugstad already has in
troduced three bills. One of the bills
proposes to require railroads to carry
electric headlights of not less than
1900 candlepower. Another gives
cities and villages which now have
the right to regulate the sale of Ii
quor at retail, the additional right
to regulate the wholesaling of the
same.
SThe third bill increases the penal
tfeah for conviction for selling in
t6xicating liquor with q license. It
proposes to make the first offense
punishable by a fine of SIS or sixty
day in jail; the second conviction by
fine of $3.50 or ninety days in Jail,
and the third conviction to be punt
shable as a gross misdemeanor, which
is fine of not more than $1,000 and
a maximum Of one year in Jail. AT
present the first as we'll as subse-
Quent convictions, are punishable by
a fine of $50 of thirty days in Jail,
or both.
A state demonstration farm in
every county, possibly in every COM
munity. is the idea of Representa-
tive Walter Anderson of Badger. He
will try at this session to give it
form in legislation. 1t would; ulti-
mately cost the state about $500, 900,
but Mr.. Anderson believes that If
there is anything in scientific farm
ing, it would be the means of in
creasing agricultural output by
$6O0.000,000 a year.
Mr.. Anderson wants the state to
buy the farms and make them per-
manent institutions. The average
cost would be $50 an acre.
Yesterday in the Legislature.
Senate voted to deny the right of
nonpartisian officers to file for Office
by petition after the primaries. II
was q test vote.
Senator Elwell offered q bill pro-
viding means for building and main
1consinusd on last psgs).