The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-27

elect ineligible to the Office of Dnlted
States senator: reported back without
further recommendation. Report was
adopted.
Creating board of pardons and pre-
scribing the duties thereof; to pass.
Report adopted.
The grain and warehouse committee
reported in favor of the passage of H.
F. No. No p tCarson). to amend gen.
eral law relating to the railroad and
warehouse commission, providing that
commissioners be elected by the people
in 1898, and one new member every
subsequent two years.
The following bills were introduced
Extending the power of the railroad
and warehouse commission to street
and electric railroads.
A joint resolution protesting against
proposed treaty for a peace commission
of three American judges three Eng
lish Judges and King Oscar; made
special order for l1:30 O'Clock Thurs
day, Jan. IS.
Amending the present law relating
TO telegraph com panies. providing that
civil damages for failure or neglect in
delivery of messages include mental
suffering.
ST. Paul. Jan. 22.-The senate yester>
day devoted the first hour to routine
matters and then went into committee
of the whole 10 consider the Dunn Day
contest. The following bills were re.
ported:
Chairman Tits, for the federal cleo
tons committee, reported favorably on
the memorial to congress urging the
reorganization of the railway mail
service.
Chairman Sheehan, of the judiciary
committee, reported favorably the anti
trust bill.
| Relating to resident agents of nom
resident executors was recommended
to pass.
The bill for the protection of me-
chanics' liens was reported favorable,
after being amended BY substituting
two years instead of three years. The
law is now one year.
The bill exempting typewriters from
execution for debt was favorably re-
ported from the Judiciary committee.
| Relating to an interstate conference
| for uniformity of legislation was re-
ported favorably with some amend
ments.
Senator Greer's seed barley bill was
recommended TO pass.
Gov. Clough presented the report Of
the Fit Ridgeley monument commits
sion, and asked for fence and GUS
todian.
The house decided the Dingman-
1 T ~ r. ~ L,
The following bills were introduced:
To repeal the present law relating to
the enlargement of organized copn-
ties by annexing part of the area of
unorganized counties.
To the empower cities of over Is. 900
to contract for companies to supply
water, gas, or electric light works for
the public use.
| Amending present law to compel
railroads companies to keep telegraph
| operators at all stations having annual
receipts of $50
To open enclosed water courses in
in Red River valley and appropriating
$50. 900 for the same.
To compel the chairman of each
town board to erect suitable guide
boards and repeating all present laws
regarding sign boards.
Proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution allowing local option in ex-
emption of personal property and the
improvements on real estate from tax
alton. This is to permit of the adop-
ton of the single tax in counties where
the people desire it.
To compel railroad companies to OPP
crate second class passenger coaches
and sell tickets at 2 cents per mile.
St Paul. Jan. 23.-The senate did not
finish the Dunn-Day contest yesterday
and adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
In the house, Representative Hill
called up his resolution regarding state
funds in various banks. After some
debate it was referred to committee OF
public expenditures The committee
on general legislation reported the fol-
lowing:
| Amending the present law relating
to the time when notes falling due on
Sunday or holidays shall be paid by
adding the holidays created by the leg
islation of two years ago; recommend
ed for passage; report adopted.
| Making insanity cause for divorce;
indefinite postponement; report adopt
| ed.
| The following bills were introduced:
Enacting the Torrens land title sys-
tenn.
Amending the present law relating
to surveying land and the fling of plats
with the register of deeds.
Amending the election law providing
for blanket state ballot as is used in
North Dakota
Amending the present law relating
to the meeting of county commission
ers, changing the first meeting to the
first Monday in January.
Relating to the annual statement of