The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-07
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| SIKH. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ ~
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The house passed only four bills, all
of local character, but large num-
Der of bills were put through commit
tee of the whole-many of them to
their death. Among the bills killed
was the blanket ballot scheme. which
forbid one persons name appearing on
two tickets. This would prevent fu-
sion of political parties The commit
tee on immigration have about settled
on a bill appropriating $4,000 year
for two years, providing for commits
sion of three to be appointed by the
governor, and secretary at a salary
of 81, 500.
St. Paul, April 3.-Tbe senate passed
the bill yesterday, with 81 affirmative
votes, authorizing the issue of certifi-
Gates of indie btedness, drawing per
| cent interest to the amount of $500, 600,
for the construction of the new CAPT
toll. Senator Howard and some others
! Joined in placing a protest on record
against the declaration of the lieuten-
ant governor that the bill had passed,
on the ground that it increased the
debt of the state, and therefore re-
quired two-thIrds, or Sc votes. This
question was argued in the debate and
authorities cited to show that there
was no increase of the state debt, and
consequently only % votes were neces-
sary to pass the bill. As the bill had
already passed the house, it now goes
to the governor for approval
Another important measure adopted
| by the senate was the bill allowing
banks to reorganize when three-fourths
! of the depositors consent. The bill
originally passed the senate, but in the
house received some important amend
ments, and the question yesterday was
upon concurring with the action of the
house. This led to vigorous attack
upon the bill by Senator McHale. re-
sulting in his securing another amend
ment relieving the one-fourth Of the
dissenting depositors from all response
| bility in the matter. In that shape the
bill was again passed by strong vote,
and sent to the house for fnrther con-
currence.
The attempt to indefinitely postpone
bill of Senator Keller's requiring
boom companies to pocket" their logs
in the fall of the year led to a fiery
speech by the senator, in which he de-
clared his determination to cut loose
from political parties, and everything
else, if his bill was to be treated in
that manner. The senate took it good
naturally, and though the bill had
really been killed, they allowed it to
go to the committee of the whole for
| further debate. 1t will not be surpris-
ing if Keller gets it through after all
The house had for its special order
two bills One repeats the Duluth and
Iron Range land grant passed in 1875.
The other provides for a commission
composed of mem bers of the senate
and the house to sit after the ajourn-
ment of the legislature, to ascertain
what lands are claimed by any party
| or parties which really belong to the
state. If the commits sion find any such
land the bill gives them authority to
institute legal proceedings to recover
| them. Mr.. Jacobson was very strong
in urging the passage of the bills, and
the general sentiment of the house was
in favor of FORGETTING the land grant,
on the ground that it had not been
| I'D lint h. +ia a
commission. met with strong opposi-
ton led by Judge Hicks. The forfeit
ure bill passed without a dissenting
vote, and the other bill was laid on the
| table to be called up at future date.
Two bills in the senate and two bills
| in the house were introduced by special
permission of the governor. There
was a tremendous slaughter of bills by
committee reports faYoring their in
definite posponement. The house COM
mittee on general legislation sent back
host of bills and not more than one
or two were recommended to pass.
| The judiciary committee also sent in a
big report, two-thirds of which was in
| favor of passage. There are hundreds
| of bills still held in the hands of the
committee. In the senate there were
only four bills on the calendar ready
for passage, and two of them were
passed, while the committee of the
whole has a printed list of bills for
consideration sufficient to occupy a
weeks time, if no more were added
While probably no harm to the public
interests will result therefrom, the in
dications are that several hundred bills
will fail for lack of action on the part
of one house or the other, though many
would 60 through if they could be con-
sidered on their merits
A Fight Is On.
1t is reported at Duluth that sales OF
Mesaba ore at Cleveland at So. IS ton.