The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-01
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Our Special Correspondent Tells of
the Solons' Doings.
BIZ in the House Proposes an decrease I'm
the Capacity of the Binding Irvine
Plant in the Penitentiary.

1ne senate session was very BRIEF. Sen
ator Wilson introduced his second divorce
bill for this session. this later bill pro-
viding that the court cannot allow the
wife more than one-third of the hus-
band's real estate. but is permitted TO go
TO that extent unless the wife has COM
mitted adultery
Wheelmen will. perhaps, be interested
IN hearing that the senate passed the bill
exempting bicycles from execution for
debt Another bill of some Importance
was one offered by Senator McGin. which
allows banks having one million or more
capital 10 establish branches. The
strength of the English and Canadian
banking system lies in TIRE fact that the
great banks, with large capital. establish
branches giving the smaller places bank
ing advantages they could not hope to
secure if dependent upon the local field.
The old school of physicians seem in
clined TO recognize Osteopathy as a pro-
fession and have announced that they do
not propose 10 fight the pending bill
recognizing Osteopathy but Will seek, in
stead, 10 secure some amendments.
II has been generally supposed that the
private secretary of the governor received
about 5000 per year salary. including
fees the salary itself is but sl.50b, but
the secretary receives s. for every notary
commission issued as his personal per-
quisi1e- When Gen. Jennison was Gov.
Hubbard's secretary, he and his friends
engineered the bill which extended the
term of notaries and increased the fee
from two TO five dollars and at that time
il brought the secretaryship up TO an in
come of seven or eight thousand dollars.
Mr.. Rosing, Gov Iind's secretary, how
ever, sent report 10 the senate to-day
showing that his predecessor in 1898 only
secured 81 500 salary and all.
If the action of the house to-day can
be taken as a criterion the bill making
the railroad commissioners elective, in
stead of appointive. will pass, as it was
unanimously recommended by the COM
nittee Of the whole. There was more
contention upon the length of the term
than upon the bill itself and il was finally
decided TO make il a two years Office.
The bill reimbursing citizens who adj
vaneed s24.500 for Minnesota's exhibit at
Omaha was passed by large majority.
One of the bills introduced to-day pro-
vides that the state shall pay the surety
company for the four hundred thousand
dollar bond of the state treasurer. Here
tofore the state treasurer has been in the
habit of getting bankers 10 go on his
bond thus placing himself under obliga-
ton TO divide the deposits among his
sureties This was liable TO place the
state money in weak banks. but where
surety company is used IT becomes a
pure matter of commission and the
treasurer is under obligation TO no one.
An important resolution was offered by
Mr.. Donohue in favor of a Northwestern
International Exposition in 1902 If such
an exposition should be held it would
doubtless be located between the Twin
Cities The resolution went over under
notice of debate.
Fifteen new bills were introduced in the
house, bringing the total up TO date TO las.
St. Paul, Minn.-Jan. 26.-The session of
the Senate yesterday was chiefly after
that body adjourned. The official meet
ing was very brief after which the Oste-
opaths were given a hearing in the Sen
ate chamber While il was nominally for
the benefit of the judiciary committee,
z large portion of The Senators remained
and the ladies and gentlemen Spectators
completely filed the chamber. There ap-
pear TO be two branches of Osteopathy
and they were both represented. While
both desire recognition, they were more
hostile TO each other than TO the old
school of physicians. No decision was
reached after all the talk
Senator Horton offered an amendment
10 the new capitol bill of much i'm
portance. The original bill allowed a tax
of two-tenths of a mill 10 be levied for
ten years for the new capitol, the entire
sum expected TO be raised being 81 600 600.
Since the bill was passed valuations have
been so reduced that that tax will not
raise the necessary sum and the pend
ing bill proposes TO allow the levy 10 con-
tinue more than ten years. in order TO
raise two millions. but expressly forbids
allowing the building TO cost more than
that sum, which was the original figure
named.
The death of Senator Young's father
was announced.
Yesterday was the liveliest the House
has seen since the session began. The
bill in controversy was the one which
reduces the rate of interest on school
lands from five to four per cent and the
entire session was devoted to discussing
the measure The advocates of the bill
argued that if the purchasers of these
lands only had to pay four per cent in
terest, they would not hasten TO pay the
principal before il became due. and as
the lands are sold on long time the state
would be getting four per cent interest
on the deferred payments. instead OF
having the money paid into the treasury
and being reinvested for the benefit OF
the school fund at even a lower rate thar
four per cent The opponents of the biz
claimed that the land would be paid foI
at four per cent just as rapidly as al
five and that the measure simply gave
the purchasers a reduction of one pei
cent or the interest. They were in a
minority however, and the bill passed by
&c TO AZ
St Paul Mimi Jan. 1.-THE senate
erafnf a good deal of time Yesterday liz