The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-25
G. N. Bendixen Made Chairman az
He Introduced Resolution Call.
- ing For a Probe.
ARE CALLED PAPER SOLD1Eh.
Country Members Do Not Favor
Sending Governors Staff to Gettys-
burg at State Expense.
~ United Press.

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 25.-Wom-
ans suffrage will be the next i'm
portant matter to be considered by
the solons this session. 1t has been
made a special order of business for
Tuesday at 1880 a. m.
The senate bill Is by Sen. Ole Sag
eng. 1t has been favorably report
ed by the election committee and it
is expected that it will come to a
vote Tuesday.
The popular belief seems to be
that the present bill is all that is
necessary to give women the right of
suffrage. This is not true. The only
thing the legislators can accomplish
is to pass a bill providing for the
submission of a proposed constitu-
tional amendment to the people at
the next general election.
1t is apparent, therefore, that the
final decision as to equal suffrage,
rests with the male voters at large,
and not with the lawmakers.
The fact that the lawmakers are
not jeopardizing their own interests
by passing the bill providing for
submitting the amendment, makes it
necessary to infer some other motive.
The opponents of the bill have not
come out openly, but the supporters
anticipate that when the time comes,
the so-called representatives OF the
brewery interests will be found on
the may" side of the roll call.
Grain Committee Named.
The grain probe committee was
announced by Speaker Rines in the
house yesterday with G. M. Bendizen,
author of the resolution asking for
the investigation, as chairman. Mr..
Bendizen has already announced that
he proposes sweeping investigation
of the methods of the various boards
Of trade, the state grain commission
and the terminal elevator companies.
Developments will be watched
with interest.
Most of Fridays session of the SEN
ate was taken up with the introduce
ton of bills, although the commit
tee of the whole convened for the
first time and advanced several bills
from general orders to the calendar.
Paper Soldiers" Scored.
In the house, the greater part of
the session was taken up with de-
bates over minor matters. One OF
these was the bill offered by Rep. R.
c. Dunn of Princeton, appropriating
100000 for expenses in sending sur
vivors of the Battle of Gettysburg,
now living in the state, to the semi
centennial celebration to be held on
the battlefield mex summer. There
was no objection to the veterans go
ing. but there was considerable de-
bate as to the propriety of sending
along the governors staff, who were
termed "paper soldiers" by Rep.
Knute% :We1ald, the "home-sick
member from upstate.
The most important measure in
troduced in either body is the one by
Ole. Sageng, proposing to amend the
primary election law, passed during
the special summer session, in such
a manner as to legalize the PROCESS
i've. party. ..-s,.~ .,......
The amendment changes the detin-
ition of political party by desig-
mating it as a party which had can
didates and an organization at "the
last preceding general election" At
present the law is that it must have
been in existence for three consecu-
tive elections before it is officially
recognized. ts,z ~7 I'd. ~ IS .z.T' F. ~.