The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-05
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 25.-After almost in
Vulnerable delays, the house at last
reached a vote on the early adjourn
ment question Saturday. The senate
voted two or three weeks ago to ad-
-journ on the 5th of April, but the
house voted to make the date April Is.
When the resolution reached the SEN
ate, that body refused to concur, and
appointed a conference committee with
view of agreeing upon April 18th or
18th. The latter date was finally
agreed upon. If the full session had
been held the date of adjournment
would have been April 25.
The following are the new congress
sional districts as finally agreed upon:
First District = Dodge, Fillmore,
Freedom, Houston, Mower. Olmstead,
Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona.
Population, 210, 1874.
Second-Blue Earth, Brown, Cotton
wood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin,
Murray, Mobiles, Pipestone, Rock, Wa
tonwan. Population, 175.174.
Third-Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, LIE
Sueur, Mcleod, Nicollet. Rice, Scott.
Sibley. Population, 1873, 1O6.
Fourth-Ramsey, Washington, Chi
sage. Population, 211,61O.
Fifth-Hennepin. Population, $685.
$40.
Sixth : Benton, Cass, Crow Wing,
Douglas, Hubbard, Meeker, Morrison,
Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena,
Wright. Population, 20s, 1862.
Seventh = Big Stone, Chippewa,
Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lin
coin, Lyon, Pope, Redwood, Renville,
Stevens, Swift. Traverse, Yellow Med
icine. Population, 1s4,357.
Eighth = Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton,
Cook, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake,
Mile Laos, Pine. st. Louis. Popula-
tion, 1856, 943.
Ninth-Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Kilt
son, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail,
Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Wilkin. Pop
nlation, 1900
ST. Paul, March 26.-'rhe legislature
will adjourn at noon, Friday, April IL.
The report of the conference made to
the senate and house on Monday was
agreed to by both branches of the leg
islature. Now the legislators know
where they are at. April 1 will be the
last day for introducing new bills.
After that date any bill proposed must
be accompanied by message from
the governor. April II is the last day
on which bills may be passed. There
are about 1000 new measures in the
hands of the two houses, SO there is
work in plenty on hand
The house passed the resolution Civ
ing the bribery Investigating commit
tee power to send for persons and pa
pers and compel the attendance of wit
nesses. also requiring the committee
to report none but legal evidence.
When this committee will meet is un-
certain.
The house cleared up the calendar
yesterday. passing several bills, none
of them of Importance.
The senate did but little work,
played horse with general orders and
did not touch the calendar. Senator
Du Toit introduced bill to make half
of the senators elective every two
years and provide for a constitutional
amendment to give it effect.
The board of control bill was in the
hands of the conference committee
yesterday. The general expectation
is that, when reported back by this
committee, it will be in shape to pass.
The Dnnn primary election bill,
which has passed the house, is in the
keeping of the senate committee on
elections. The machine politicians
are trying to load it up with amend
ments according to their desires, and
how the bill will look when it comes
out is problem, that makes the prob
ability of the passage of an accept
able bill look doubtful at this time.
st. Paul, March 27.-Several bills
were passed by the house yesterday
and some were not. One bill that was
lost was a measure to pay Lawyer
Donnelly $1,000 for defending game
warden who shot to death an old fish
erman near st. Paul.
The bill to make Willmar a terminal
point for the inspection of grain was
passed. Also the bill fixing the deposit
tories for state funds and relieving the
state treasurer from liability in the
event of the failure of the banks desig-
mated as such depositaries.
The bill requiring baking powder to
be labeled with the names of their in
gradients in the English language, in
stead of in Latin or foreign words.
passed.
The 'lazy lawyers" bill passed, as it
had passed the senate, and allows ex-
captions after decision, though such
were not noted during trial. 1t is a
mischievous measure, as under it liti-
cation may be drawn out Unfortunately.
A resolution was proposed to pay
house employees SIS day, the same as
the senate. instead of So. It went to
the committee on expenses.
The uniform school text book bill
introduced in the house and senate. is
on the house general orders without
any recommendation. In the senate
it is in the hands of the committee on
education. A couple of st. Paul print
ing houses are championing the bill,
and lasge delegation of educators
are opposed 1t is probable the bill
will be indefinitely postponed.
In the senate the anti-cigaret bill
was killed, after some debate. by a
vote of % to kill the bill to rs for it.