The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-29
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Our Special Correspondent Tells Of
the Solons' Doings.
Bills are Being Rapidly Introduced and
Sent on Their Way by the Commit
tee of the Whole. But Few
Have Become Laws.

st. Paul, March 10. Upon the roll
call of the senate at o'clock last night
only thirty senators responded, but
five minutes later Senators Snyder
and f. ). Jones put in an appearance.
thereby making just a quorum. and
business was proceeded with.
There were no committee reports
and only one bill was introduced, and
after the first reading of batch of
house bills and the second reading of
senate measures. the senate went into
committee of the whole, with Senator
Underleak in the chair.
Fifty, bills were awaiting action.
Nine of them were recommended to
pass, and progress was reported on
the others.
The house worked all day yesterday.
Few bills were introduced at the morn
ing session and the calendar was taken
up and cleared before recess. At the
afternoon session the house went into
general orders and advanced or killed
off the twenty odd bills that had been
accommodating for the past six days.
The wine room bill was the most inn
portant bill on the calendar. The
measure passed the house by a vote of
rs to 5. This bill provides for the re-
moval of all booths and screens other
than the front screens from saloons.
The Fust bill to do away with barber
schools and colleges was passed.
The three members of the state rail-
road and warehouse commission will
have to worry along, for the next two
years at least, on their paltry 49, 600
per year salaries.
ST. Paul, March 90 Each branch of
the legislature is devoting its energies
to passing it's own bills, without Civ
ing much attention to the bills from
the other house. This is really wise
move. as it gives each house a chance.
during the latter days of the session.
to actually make some laws by having
ats own decks cleared and taking up
bills which have passed one branch.
The present result is, however, that
there are not many laws being abso-
2ntely enacted, but more than the usual
number are in process.
The senate passed the house drain
age bill, appropriating $50, for
drainage of swamp lands
Eoui billS WCIS ouuCCo III Vic
senate yesterday, overhauling the
health commissioners of the state and
making more stringent provision
against the spread of contagious dis
eases.
Per contra the senate killed the bill
forbidding the internarriage of fee BILE
minded and Extensively diseased per-
sons.
Among the bills passed by the house
were the two which appropriated some
81, 200 for the expenses of the election
contest from LIE Sueur county. An
other bill passed prohibits attorneys
from advertising to secure divorce
cases.
The governor has signed the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the state ex-
hibit at the Pan American exposition
at Buffalo, and has appointed H. P.
Hall of ST. Paul. o. d. Kinney of Du
luth and John Morton of Steele
county as the three commissioners to
have the matter in charge. He has
also signed the bills providing for loans
to farmers who suffered by storm or
drought to purchase seed grain.
The house has killed the bill in
creasing the salaries of the railroad
commissioners.
The senate spent two or three hours
considering the board of control bill.
which has passed the house They
decided to bring the state university
under the supervision of the board and
adjourned with the rest of the bill in
the air.
St. Paul, March 30. The only bill
presented in the house yesterday was
a substitute for the meat inspection
bill, which it was claimed would de-
stroy the meat industry of the state.
The only bill of Importance, passed
by the senate was one preventing easy
divorce.
The senate was due to have an in
teresting session in the afternoon. but
the death of Rev. w. w Lewis, the
senate chaplain, was announced, and
the senate Immediately adjourned.
The house was the storm center.
over the bill increasing the gross
earnings tax from to 4 per cent.
Representatives Jacobson and j. A.
Peterson championed the bill, and
Lay bourn of Duluth opposed it. The
debate was so protracted that an after
noon session was held, when, by a vote
of GO to 81, the house refused to send
the bill to the committee of the whole.
This virtually defeats the bill. An eff
fort was then made to send the bill to
the tax commission, but the speaker
ruled that while the subject matter
could be sent to the tax commission.
the bill itself could not. 1t was then
made special order for today.
During the debate Mr.. Jacobson al
legged there had been bribery. and of
fered resolution for an Investigating
committee. which was adopted.
The anti-cigaret bill WAS sent to the
calendar, after a hard fight.
The resolution to adjourn April
was postponed until Saturday
st. Paul. Mimi. March 22-The house
was still excited yesterday over the
gross earnings bill and the charges OF
corruption made by Jacobson and
Washburn. Representatives Mallory.
Whitford. Wells, johnson and Leo
were appointed the investigating COM
mittee to smoke out the alleged cor
ruption In accordance with the pre-.