The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-14

ment of the bill while the minority
favored its passage. The minority re-
port was lost by tie vote, and then the
majority report was also lost SO that
the whole matter lies on the table and
Hoskins bill is likely to fail of passage.
The bill extending the water works to
the State Fair grounds was resurrected
and killed for the second time. The
legislature is evidently willing to
chance it on fire sweeping away $780,
900 worth of state property.
When the reform school was removed
from St Paul to Red Wing the site
which had been used in ST. Paul was
supposed to be valuable. 1t was mort
gagged for $751; and bonds issued
and sold. the proceeds being used for
the new buildings at Red Wing. At
present the real estate would not sell
for one-fourth of the mortgage and the
holders of the bonds ask the state to
take them off their hands. The SEN
ate w-estled with the problem couple
of hours yesterday without being able
to reach decision.
The anti-department store bill came
up as special order in the senate late
yesterday, but consideration was not
completed and work will be resumed
on it today. The attorney general has
given a guarded opinion which indi.
Gates that he regards the bill unconsti.
tutional on the ground of unequal tax.
alton.
The house passed the reapportion-
ment bill and amended 1t in surpris-
ing manner. The senate passed it max.
ing 60 senators and l26 representatives.
The house passed it leaving the senators
the same but cutting its own mem ber-
ship down to 1l9. By this arrange
ment Crow Wing. Big Stone, Fillmore.
Faribult Swift, Washington. Wright
and Wabasha counties each lose a rep.
resentative. The bill is now in the
hands of conference committee to see
if the two houses can agree,
st. Paul, April lo.-The bill taxing
department stores, which has been one
of the conspicuous bones of contention
in the legislature this winter. was I'm.
ally killed in the senate yesterday.
The bill was debated nearly all day
and just before adjournment was indie
fnitely postponed by vote of IS to %.
The bill making ageneral revision OF
the game and fish law was the subject
of long debate as soon as the depart
ment store bill was killed, but no con.
clusion was reached.
The bill preventing minors under 81
years of age entering saloons and wine
rooms was passed under suspension OF
the rules.
The house passed Is bills and de-
feated two on attempted passage yes
terday, the greater portion of the day
being devoted to work on the calendar
and the incidental de- bate. Among the
measures passed was a bill prohibiting
the use of tobacco by persons under Is
years of age and by all minor pupils OF
public schools.
A bill requiring railroads to issue
mileage books at 2 cents per mile. and
under certain restrictions redeem un-
used portions, was passed. A large
number of bills were killed in commit
tee of the whole, and a still larger
mum Der are practically dead. owing to
being held back by committees.
An effort was made yesterday to
order all committees to return bills in
their hands to the house with or with.
out recommendation, but the effort
failed. An attempt to railroad through
a new state printing law was made,
but it was sent to special committee
instead. The reapportionment bill
which went to conference committee
L H.
of Ramsey county. The Ramsey dele
CATION are in hopeless fight on the
measure and the legislature will have
to settle the dispute for them.