The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-02-03


mans resolution, which passed the
senate. was in favor of arbitration on
general principles, without committing
itself specifically to the pending treaty.
Mr.. Donnelly had offered resolutions
in the house opposing the pending
treaty. on the ground that it was more
favorable to England than to this coun-
try. 1t having been advertised that
these resolutions would be the special
order in the house, the largest audi
ence of the session assembled, many
ladies being included among the num-
Der. Mr. Donnelly, OF course. was the
leading orator. and also, of course, was
antagonized by Judge Hicks. of Mime
apolis, who favored the Wyman resolu-
ton. Donnelly's speech was phillip
pic against England, and was so long
protracted that an afternoon session
was necessary to conclude the debate.
In the roundup, the Wyman resolution
was adopted. with an addition favor
ing the protection of the Monroe doc
trine.
The debate alluded to occupied so
much time that the other proceedings
of the house were not extended.
Among the resolutions offered was one
abolishing the Office of bank examiner,
and another opposing the passage of
a United States law making national
grain inspection.
The bill forbidding flowers being
sent to prisoners in Jail, and also the
bill making all tramps Migrants were
indefinitely postponed. This is first
blood for Weary Wraggles.
AS there is constitutional inhlbi-
ton against special legislation. bill
was offered fixing the salary of assist
ant county attorneys in cities of not
less than 100. 600 nor more than ls5, 900
at So, 500. This is about the fifteenth
or twentieth bill introduced which APP
plies to st. Paul alone. As the same
modus operandi can be applied to any
town in the state, there seems to be no
difficulty in securing as much special
legislation as ever.
The house did not create any new
officers yesterday but the senate came
to the front with bill providing for
two additional clerks for the public ex-
aminer. The salaries are ST. each.
While the house is talking of abolish
ing the Office altogether. the senate is
increasing the working force. Senator
Greer offered bill which regulates
faculty of the state university by real
ly making two faculties. one being for
the freshman and sophomore classes
and the other for the higher classes,
each faculty being independent of the
other.
Another bill, which may be of much
interest, requires mercantile agencies
to submit reports they make concern
ing a business man to report upon. re-
curing the signature of the business
man to the report before it can be sent
out. The refusal of the business man
to sign such proposed reports would
hold up the agency from sending out
any reports at all. The bill besides,
makes it misdemeanor to make q
false report and requires a license fee
of 81, 900 per year to be paid by each
agency to the state. The inculcation
of patriotism in the rising generation
was provided for by bill forbidding
athletic contests between a. N. and
p. m. on Decoration Day.
st. Paul, Jan. 3o-The ghost of Frank
Days vote on the Anderson bill still
walks. The result is that bill was
introduced in the senate yesterday,
identical with the Anderson bill. This
IS done for fear that the supreme court
will decide that if the vacation OF
Frank Days seat dated Jan. 81, 1895,
and the Anderson bill was passed by
his vote at a later date, the act is not
legal. The seating of Dunn seems to
have opened a Pandora box of evils.
Senator Keller had two innings yes
terday. He introduced bill compell-
ing saloons to display a red light and
put out the sign Dangerous" as con-
spicuously as the sign saloon" After
whole lot of fun, the rules were sus-
pended to act upon the bill, and it was
defeated. Keller's second inning was
over the appointment Of Bundy, of OF
ter Tail county. as member of the state
board of equalization. Senator Cole
called up the appointment for confirm
alton. but Keller succeeded in having
the matter put over until next week.
Later in the day Gov. Clough with
drew the name entirely.
The bill reducing fees for naturaliza-
ton papers from two dollars to one
dollar was passed by the senate. The
original effort was to reduce the fee to
fifty cents, but the reduction to one
dollar was compromise measure
which the clerks of the courts assented
to. In view of the thousands who will
be disfranchised, unless they take out
their second papers. owing to the new
constitutional amendment, the clerks
will do a thriving business even at the
reduced rate. The house bill exempt.
ing one typewriter and one sewing ma
chine from execution was passed, and
now only waits the governors sigma
ture to become law.
In the house, Mr.. Underleak got in a
drive at Mr.. Donnelly in the shape of a