The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-02-10

result of the hullabaloo The state
treasurer, in response to the request of
the senate, sent that body detailed
statement showing the amount of
money originally in suspended banks,
the amount which had since been paid
and the balance still remaining uncol-
seems likely to be loss are the Farm
ers & Merchants State bank, of Min
ueapolis, which still owes the state
So, ZOO, and the American Exchange
bank, of Minneapolis, where the bal
ance due is something over SIS, 600.
Even this may be collected from the
bondsmen, but as it is over three years
since the banks failed, it seems rather
doubtful The Bank of Minnesota. at
ST. Paul, had the largest deposit of any
insolvent bank. amounting to over one
hundred thousand dollars, but State
Treasurer Koerner has already secured
an order from the court directing the
! receivers 70 pay him SIS. 900 immedi-
ately out of funds they have in their
| hands. Considering that originally the
state had over $500, OCO tied up, the Ill
innate loss, if any, will be very small.
Mr.. jacobson offered bill in the
house yesterday which will facilitate
the state in bringing suits to recover
such property as the Mountain Iron
mine. the Hastings & Dakota and other
land grants which it is claimed have
been improperly secured. This legis-
lature is evidently determined to as
certain whether the created can be
words, whether the state has any
rights that corporations are bound to
respect. A bill was introduced in the
house, in accordance with the usual
method, which is the duplicate of one
pending in the Senate appropriating
S2S, 600 for the erection of live stock
ampitheatre and other improvements
at the state fair grounds. The fire.
quent introduction of the same bill in
both houses indicates a dearth of ma
terial from which to make business to
exhaust the ninety days.
The cyclists do not seem to be strong
in the house, as Mr.. Grondahl's bill al
lowing cycle paths to be constructed
along the highways does not seem to
be popular. The house thinks it would
interfere with the farmers, who have
to rely upon the roads for marketing
| their produce. Mr.. Jacobson said BIZ
cyclists were a nuisance; that they af-
flicted the cities but the farmers should
unite to keep the nuisance out of the
country districts. To save absolute de-
feat the bill was referred back to It's
author.
st. Paul, Feb. 4.-You can put it on
record that every legislative day which
is not productive of controversy is
one day lost. The wrangle in the sem
ate yesterday was over the confrma-
! ton of Mr.. Griffin to a position on the
state pharmacy board. The majority
of the judiciary committee reported
against him and the minority in his
favor. The debate was SO long pro-
tracted that the senators hungered and
thirsted, taking a midday recess, only
to return and continue the battle. In
the end the appointment was
confirmed, just as every other appoint
ment the governor has made this win
ter has been, with the exception of
Bundy of Otter Tail, whose name was
withdrawn, for mem bership on the
state board of equalization.
There has been a good deal of blus-
ter about defeating appointments made
by the governor, but it is all ended IN
wind. In the case of Sheriff Block, of
Nlcollet county, the legislature even
went so far as to remove a constitu-
tlonal disability by passing an act al
lowing sheriff to hold a position on
the insane asylum board.
The bill repeating the corrupt prac-
tice act was indefinitely postponed in
the senate, notwithstanding Senator
Greer's statement that the one man in
the state who endeavored to live up to
to it was defeated at the polls.
The most important bill of the day
was offered by Senator Miller. 1t pro-
vides for an additional assistant at
torney general whose duty shall con-
sist of prosecuting cases against rail-
roads before the railroad commission
ers. 1t carries with it salary of SO. 400.
Another bill provides for the establish
ment of private cemeteries and crema-
tories. 1t has for many years been a
common thing for persons in Texas.
Arizona and other untamed portions of
the country, to have private cemeteries
of their own, but this is the first move
ment of that kind in Minnesota.
The location of the fourth insane
asylum bobbed up serenely in the
house yesterday. 1t came in the form
of a resolution offered by Mr.. Staples
of Dakota county, providing for joint
committee of seven on the part of the
house and four on the part of the SEN
ate to investigate the methods by which
the asylum was located at Anoka. The
resolution passed.
There was heated debate over the
bill making the railroad commissioners
elective, instead of being appointed by
the governor. The debate brought out
a good deal of personal bitterness,
among other things it being urged that
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