The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21

900 more than two years ago and s., 900
more than four years ago. though in
1898 and 1895 the omnibus bill and
other appropriations aggregated five
and seven hundred thousand dollars
more than this bill carries. 1t is claimed
that the aggregate appropriations this
wear will be half million below those
of '93 and '95.
The state printing question has been
quite a mooted matter this season. Sen.
ator Sperry introduced an entire new
bill in the senate and Representative
Dare another in the house. The Sec
rotary Of States Office which has charge
of the printing, was not in love with
the Sperry bill and especially hos
tile to the Dare bill. Under the old
both of the new bills provide that when
the appropriation is exhausted the
printing must stop. The Sperry bill
passed the senate yesterday and unless
the house accepts it the whole measure
is likely to fail as the senate will not
accept the Dare bill.
After all the talk, this legislature is
not liable to do much railroad regula-
ton. The Cole bill, copy of the Iowa
law, regulating freight rates, was in
definitely postponed in the senate by
p to 20. Another bill giving the rail-
road commissioners greater powers,
went back to the judiciary committee,
which probably means death. 1t was
the thirty third bill introduced in the
senate. The constitutional amend
ment limiting the size of the legisla-
ture to SO senators and 100 representa-
tives failed.
Both houses have passed the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the relief of the
Red river food sufferers.
The house passed 43 bills yesterday,
among them being bills allowing the
experiment of machine voting; permit
ting detention hospitals for the insane
in cities of over so, 600; prohibiting city
and county officers from holding any
other lucrative Office; providing for the
immediate enforcement of the liability
of stockholders in insolvent corpora
tions.
st. Paul, April 15.-The fourth insane
asylum question was opened again yes
terday by a message sent to the legls-
lature by Gov. Clough asking an ap-
preparation of 100000 TO commence
the asylum building at Anoka. The
governor says there are in the present
sylums $50 patients practically IN
cared for, owing to their crowded con-
dition. The omnibus appropriation
bill appropriates S216, 600 for additions
to the present asylums, but that will
only care for $50 patients, and long
before a new asylum can be erected,
unless action is taken at this session,
the condition will be worse than ever.
An effort will be made, when the APP
preparation bill is considered, to add
the amount asked for by the governor.
The senate passed only four bills
yesterday. but spent most of the day
discussing bills in committee of the
whole. One bill which occupied good
deal of time extends the terms of Office
of county auditors to four years. 1t
was finally recommended to pass but
not by a sufficient vote to make its
passage probab The bill creating
pension for teachers was debated and
definitely postponed. The bill Great
ing forestry boards barely escaped de-
feat and the measure allowing drug
gists to sell liquors without physi-
clans license was killed. Among the
bills passed was the game and fish bill
and the bill regulating horse shoeing.
The house spent from II a. IN. to p.
M, yesterday, considering the bill Gre
ating legislative commission to sit
after the legislature adjourns and as
certain whether the state is entitled to
any lands now claimed by other par
ties. The commission is to consist of
two senators and three representatives
and they are empowered to employ at
torneys and appeal to the courts to Sc
cure state property. They are to be
paid IS per day and expenses. Tween
ty-five thousand dollars is appropriated
for the work. A determined effort was
made to give the work to the attorney
general instead of making a comnis-
sion, but this failed by ~ yeas to 81
nays. After the protracted debate the
bill passed with only six negative
votes. Messrs. Hicks, Dahl, Johns and
McGrath spread protest on the jour
nal against the constitutionality of the
bill. The measure is especially aimed
at the Mountain iron mine and Duluth
and Iron Range land grant, though
other matters will doubtless be taken
up. There is no certainty. however,
that the bill will pass the senate.
The pending civil service bill, after
having been made to apply to only
three cities in the state, was further
amended in the house Yesterday, pro-
viding that it shall not be put in force
in any city until it has been adopted by
majority vote in that city.
Notwithstanding the protracted de-
bate on the special commission bill,
an evening session was held and %
bills ground out of committee of the
whole. The legislature adjourns next
Wednesday, and Tuesday night is the
last time for passing bills.
ST Pnul April 16-The omnibus an