The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-12

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St. Paul, Aug. H. Governor Burn
quist has issued a proclamation, call
ing for a special session OF the state
legislature to convene Monday, Sep
tember g.. ..@i.y ~ .fG i: ,s3,z's s. - ~, Z
! Legislative. committee chairmen
are urged to arrange meetings and
public hearings in advance of the
session to formulate bills for the leg
eislatfon proposed. Special considera-
!. .tion also; Els requested for measures
designed to lower the cost of living,
mainly through prosecutions OF pro-
s: fiteers. 81 RI y & e: ;'frs s " ,''> =. :.
Finally, the governor requests the
State Federation OF Labor and the
Minnesota Employees association to
confer throughi hicom 1nittees before the
fssa2R a@ipaes e aad ad K for
thy industrial good will In Mime
sofa 3s ! / j.. ~:
The special session iis lined 50
= thateathe 51aWmake may deal 18th
the Northern lfinnesota forest IRE
sdazardsb before early frost kills the
thick foliage ! and brush and !, IN
creases the fire menace, and also with
O. belief that a session Immediately
after;s the Minnesota state fair will
bestssuit the members. " =:
-s'>' .> The Proclamation. ~'.:
,The executive proclamatiom. call
ingitbe extra session follows ::,.s
4sWhereas, the congress: of the
United States has submitted for rati-
fieatien BY the state legislature @ the
proposed woman suffrage. amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United States; and. -
A"Whereas,# a special session Of the
Minnesota legislature should be held
asf:early: as possible for the afore-
said: purposes, and for the further
reasons that representatives Of the
increased: danger OF a repetition: of
the forest fire catastrophe Of last
year have been made to the So
called calamity board, which cannot
legally act in this matter, ana that
many settlers in the northwestern
Spaft of the state have suffered great
damage on account Of flood alleged
to have resulted from inadequate and
inefficient state drainage; and, -. z
a. 4 Whereas, the legislature should
also convene to amend our election
laws; to establish a: better and more
scientific budget system for 2 the
state; to devise ways and means*o
eliminating unreasonable and unfair
profit and to enact such laws as will
enable the state and federal govern
ment to cooperate more closely In
their endeavor to reduce the high
cost Of living;
:,.:. Brief Session is Urged. .
:E.*.Now, therefore,, l, Joseph A. A.
BuFnquist, Governor of the State of
Minnesota, do hereby summon the
members of the legislature to con-
vene in, extra session on Monday,
September 8, 1919, and, in order that
the session may be as brief as pos
sible and expedite the work thereof,
I hereby suggest and request that
the cIairmen Of the committees here
matter named arrange as soon as
possible for such public hearing and
Joint meetings of their committees
or subcommittee appointed by them
as will enable said committees to
have ready for introduction at the
opening OF the session such bills as
they may formulate upon the sub
jects herein suggested. a..
'.The senate and house committees
on elections to prepare bill for the
ratification for the proposed woman
suffrage amendment and also such
amendments to the election laws as
will tend to prevent minority elec-
: tion. and give, eoppertunity for ypo-
liticalGpartiessto meet legally to- dis
cuss and adopt party platforms and
proposes candidates for public with
:out, however, depriving the people
of "a right to,=a direct yotet.5in the
primary efecfinn on such proposed
nominees for public office. ls27z-,' ,
=, Benefits for Soldiers Favored.
.''The senate and house committee
on military affairs TO- ssady and take