The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-22
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Our Special Correspondent Tells of
the Solons' Doings.
Bills are Being Rapidly introduced and
Sent on Their Way by the Commits
tee of the Whole. but Few
Have Become Laws.

Have Become Laws.
st. Paul, March 1.-THE senate
seems to nave walked up to the fact
that the medical fraternity are asking
altogether too much, and consequently
killed off a lot of their bills. They
have been asking regulations on al
most everything, with a view of keep
ing new men from entering the pro-
fession.
The senate passed the house bill APP
propriating $40, 900 for the display of
minnesota products at the Pan-Amerl-
can exposition at Buffalo. There are
three commissioners and a superin-
tendent to attend to the disbursement.
The reapportionment bill was
changed a just a triie in the senate,
and now 1t has gone to a conference
committee to see if the two houses can
be brought together. The house
seems a little obstinate and determined
to stick to it's original bill.
The usual baking powder bill bobbed
up in the house. 1t requires all the in
gradients to be printed in plain Eng
lish on the label placed upon each
package, and imposes a maximum fine
of 500 or Imprisonment for 80 days
for violation of the law.
The effort to repeal the corrupt
practices act failed, and the bill to do
so was indefinitely postponed.
st. Paul, March 12.-Legislative pro-
ceedings yesterday had no element of
interest. The senate session began at
2 r. m. but no business of public con-
Germ transpired.
At the morning session of the house
the Umland bill, providing that di-
vorced persons shall not re-marry UNI
til six months after decree, passed, re-
-ceiving 81 votes, one more than the
required number. Is votes being cast
in opposition.
The bill providing for a state high
way commission was killed by the
house or the advice of the appropria-
tions committee.
At the afternoon session of the house
a resolution was offered by Mr.. Hurd
of Ramsey for a committee of three to
investigate the fees received by fee
state officers, and particularly the oil
inspection fees, the committee to have
power to send for papers and persons.
The Hickey amendment to the pri-
mary election law, proposing to strike
out the section of the Dunn bill requir-
ing the voter to declare his party, was
lost in the house by a large majority.
The JOINT conference committee on
the reapportionment bill is scheduled
to meet this evening.
The bill authorizing the sale of the
-so-called capitol lands in Kandi-
yohi county was passed by the house,
much to the relief of that body.
st. Paul, March 13.-The Dunn pri-
mary election bill passed the house
late Monday by a vote of S3 to ID.
State offices are excepted from the
operation of this bill, but the bill APP
plies to all other public offices elected
in cities and counties. The clause re-
-quiring the voter to declare his poll
teal party was stricken out. Under
the bill there will be no such thing as
nominating a candidate from the pri-
maries on the regular election by pc
-tition. The bill went to the senate
and vas referred to the committee on
elections.
The house recommended to pass the
bill to raise the gross earnings tax on
express companies from 3 to ) per cent.
There were various attempts to amend
the bill, but they all failed, and chiefly
for the reason assigned by the author
of the bill, that if more taxes were
added the bill would be tied up in the
courts.
The lawyers put through the house
bill authorizing the state board of legal
examiners to try lawyers accused of
unprofessional conduct, only five votes
going against 1t.
The bill to abolish days of grace was
killed in committee of the whole by a
CLOSE vote.
The house bill forbidding hyphen-
.ated names for political parties was
recommended to pass.
The house adjourned at noon to give
committees a chance to work during
the afternoon.
In the senate the renovated butter
bill was sent to general orders, al
though opposed by the senate COM
'mittee on dairy and food, which had
recommended that it be indefinitely
postponed. The new bill requires that
the butter be labeled conspicuously as
to its true character.
The oil inspection bill, as amended
by the senate. was passed. The amend
ament cutting off the half cent a gallon
for inspecting oil in tank cars and that
inspected in barrels was regarded a
STANDARD Oil move, and was killed.
The Beltrami and Cass county set
tiers got the best of the Minneapolis
lum bermen, and the tax bills were
recommended to pass. Senator Will.
represented the lumber magnates
and Senator Mccarthy the Is, 600 set
tiers.
A number of bills were introduced
in the senate yesterday, and a good
deal of work was down on the calen-
-dar.
st. Paul, March a. Representative
Hurd was earnest and forcible yester-
when his oil inspection bill came
before the house with a series of SEN
ate amendments that not only rendered
it imperative for two years. but raised
the inspection fees and various other