The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-11
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RESOLUTION
WOULDFAV0R'
DRY COUNTRY
Action On Adoption Is Looked
for Next Week; Suffrage s
Bill Introduced
TWO TONNAGE BILLS ARE
OFFERED IN THE HOUSE
General Attack Planned On
Safety Commission; Wolf
Bounty Urged

st. Paul, Jan. l1.--National pro-
addition made Its appearance In the
Minnesota legislature during the first
week of its session, when Representa-
i've ]. O. Haugland Of Montevideo
introduced the expected joint resolp-
tion ratifying the federal amend
ment. y &,
No attempt was made to pass the
resolution, and 1t takes the same
course as any bill. When the house
temperance committee has been ap-
pointed 1t will consider the resofu-
early next week. A vote will be
reached quickly after the committees
action, and the amendment probably
will be ratified by Minnesota before
the second week of the session ends.
Suffrage Bill Introducted. -
Other leading Issues Of the session
were brought forward and important
work awaits the committees of both
houses next week. c. H. Warner of
Aitkin presented the woman suffrage
constitutional amendment, striking
out the word male" from the state
constitution. r ~"~.s
This amendment Mr.. Warner said,
is backed by the Equal Suffrage as
headed by Mrs. E. 4.
Kingsley Of Minneapolis The Min
nesota woman suffrage association, Of
which Mrs. Andreas Ueland is presi-
dent has decided not to ask for the
state amendment at this time, but
asks the legislature to pass q men,
orial to congress, requesting sub
mission Of the federal suffrage
amendment. ~
Rules for Senate Adopted.
Rules for the session were adopted
by the senate. Both houses ad-
journed until Monday evening.
House rules viii be adopted and
standing cpmmittaes will be named
by both presiding officers, and tho
two houses then will be organized for
business. -NEEA
Two tonnage tax bills were offered
in the house. One is by G. M. Benz
dixen of Redwood county. and ii
Identical with the bill fought for twp
years ago, levying a surtaxrof per
cent ON the value Of. the ore at the
mouth Of the mine. A. c. Welch Of
Glencoe and other Nonparttsan
league men presented the other, levy
Ing a tax Of 10 per cent on the "net
value" Of the ore.
General Attack Is Planned.
A general attack on the safety
commission is contemplated by Sena-
tors Callahan of Minneapolis and
Michael Boylan of Virginia, who will
offer a resolution for legislative in
vestigation of the commission and all
It's acts and expenditures. Senator
Fred Bessette of Orr will present the
bill repeating the safety commission
act in the senate.
Representative Daniel DeLury OF
Walker tried to get the house to
pass under suspension Of the rules
his bill appropriating $4,000 to pay
wolf bounty claims arising this win
ter He urged that unless some pro-
vision is made for paying bounties,
hunters will not get to work, and
1000 wolves will escape and multiply
for another season.. "It1s q question
whether he will have wolves or sheep
in Northern Minnesota" said Mr.. De-
Lury. Twenty other members from
northern Minnesota were Joint spon-
sors OF the bill. >5s4 ;
Ralph J. Parker, Theodore Chris
tianson, Oscar-A. Swenson and others
voiced warnings against the practise
OF passing appropriations under sus-
pension Of the rules, but did not op-
pose the idea OF the bill, and Mr..
DeLury withdrew his motion for s,is.
pension, saying the bill would be
advanced In it's regular course.