The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-01
ture went to Red Wing in the after
noon to visit the state training school.

commission is to consist OF three mem
bers with salary of $4,000 each. and
appropriates $4,000 to pay the sala-
ries and expenses. If the bill should
pass the house it would probably end
Representative Jacobson's bill increas-
ing the gross earnings tax on railroads
from 8 to 4 per cent. If that bill
should pass theS house. the senate,
which killed similar bill two years
ago. would probably refuse to pass it
on the ground that they had already
passed the tax commission bill, which
is to reporta law covering all kinds
of taxation A possible deadlock be-
tween the two houses may occur and
both bills be lost. -but at present the
chances seem to favor the tax COM
mission bill.
Another commission was created by
the senate by the passage of the joint
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of one senator and two repre-.
sentatives to meet similar commits
sion from Wisconsin to agree upon a
plan for taxing the shipping interests
on Lake Superior.
The senate passed the house bin
Furnishing the crime of kidnapping,
making the maximum penalty twenty
years imprisonment. It only lacks
the governors signature 10 become
law.
A bill was introduced which requires
railroad stations. where the receipts
are $4,000 or more per year, to be kept
open between trains and during all
business hours.
Rather an odd bill was offered by
Senator Thompson. which allows a
man who has served four consecutive
years in the legislature to practice law
after he has read law year, six
months of which must be in the Office
of reputable attorney. The bill is
supposed to be in the interest Of Sen
ator Knatvold.
Another bill introduced allows man.
ufacturing corporations to own more
than 5000 acres of land in the state.
At present ali corporations are forbid.
den owning more than that amount of
land, but the Grass Irvine company of
st. Paul needs great many thousands
of acres of swamp grass land to manu-
facture tWlne.
Senator Du Toit introduced a bill
appropriating $1,000 for the purpose
of erecting monuments on the posi-
tions occupied by Minnesota troops in
the attack on Vicksburg in 1868.
Another bill appropriates $1,000, to
give to each high school in the state
500, to make up for deficiency in the
last appropriation. which gave them
$500, but only $500 were paid.
There was quite a contention in the
house over the bill for constitu-
tional amendment allowing the legis-
lature to fix the term of probate
judges at any number of years it may
see fit. After a long debate the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
The bill making an eight-hour day
on public works was passed, after be-
ing amended excepting work done for
towns and counties and on county
roads.
The bill allowing country merchants
to indulge in auctions was indefinitely
postponed.
A bill was introduced increasing the
fees of grand and petit jurors from So
to So per day and making their mile.
age 10 cents mile.
Speaker Dowling's bill increasing
the pay of county commissioners from
SIS to 81 per day was passed.
There is evidently to be considerable
temperance agitation this winter. as
bill was introduced in the senate ex.
tending the local option law of 1899 to
all cities in the state.
st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. 22-The retail
grocers received a black eye in the
senate yesterday. as the bill reducing
the amount exempt from garnishee
proceedings lacked five votes of being
passed. AS a little salve to the gro
GERS the bill allowing city and county
officials, other than school teachers,
to be garnisheed was recommended for
passage
The "Bill for the relief of the Stand.
ard Oil Company" was sent to the com.
mittee on illuminating oils. 1t has
been recommended to pass by the com.
mittee on illuminating oils. 1t has.
been recommended to pass by the COM
mittee on retrenchment and from
there went to the committee of the
whole. After that it will have to go
to the finance committee and 1T may
be some before vote on its passage is
REACHED. This is the bill placing the
state oil inspector on salary and
some of the senators are suspicious
that there is method in its delay.
A bill was offered in the senate max.
ing two publications all that is neces-
sary for articles of incorporation and
allowing them to be printed in paper
in the county where the corporation
is organized instead of at the capital.
The senate passed ten bills. all of mi
nor Importance.
The bill abolishing court commits
sioners provoked the most discussion
in the house and was finally recommend
to pass. The most important bin in
troduced puts all live stock commits
sion merchants under the supervision
and control of the railroad and ware
house commission.
Representative Peterson wants every
second class postoffice in the state to
have building and memorial to con-
gress in favor of a federal buildings
for such offices was passed.
Speaker Bowling introduced bill
taxing chaftel rnortuaOps and seed