The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-05

| cided by ballot, a majority being re-
quired to carry it. One telephone
shall be placed in every residence,
| business place, town hall, school house
and church in the township. and shall
be maintained at public expense.
The senate committee of the whole
| has recommended to pass the house
bill proposing to the people of the
state that convention be called for
the purpose of revising the state con-
stitution. If the bill becomes law,
the question of calling such a conven-
| ton will be submitted to the people at
the next general election.
St. Paul, March 28-The railroad
gross earnings bill will not down.
There was big contest in the house
yesterday over taking it from the able
and after call of the house and
sharp debate it was voted to take from
the table by vote of 81 to Sc. 1t was
then made the special order for Friday
morning During the debate the ques-
ton of in 7estigating the alleged corr
ruption in connection with the bill was
taken up, and Mr. Mallory, the chair
made the charges had not come for
ward to substantiate them.
The bill in the senate to make state
hospitals out of the insane asylums at
Anoka and Hastings met rather rough
treatment. The appropriation of $780,
00G for new cottages was stricken out
and an amendment adopted placing
the institutions under the proposed
new board of control. If the bill
passes, it will be without an appropri-
alton.
A bill was offered in the senate in
creasing the salary of the insurance
commissioner from 80. 500 to SO, 900, and
the deputy commissioner from ST., 800
to So, 900.
The Pan American commissioners
appointed by the governor returned
yesterday and appeared in both
branches of the legislature and read
report made to the governor, stating
that the. appropriation of 500. 900 is en-
tirely inadequate, and asking that it
be increased to $4,000. This would
permit of erecting $4,000 building.
The commission recommends the re-
peal of the $50. 900 appropriation unless
an increase can be made.
st. Paul, March 29-As the legisla-
tive session, nears it's close every day
brings it's sensation. Yesterday it was
the primary election law in the senate
and board of control in the house.
The board of control bill passed the
house with all of it's amendments and
now goes to the governor. The bill
provides for board of control consist
ing of three persons, holding for two.
four and six years. The term IS really
six years but the first ones will all be
appointed by Governor Van SAINT and
every two years thereafter one member
will be appointed for six years so that
it will make one appointee for each
gubernatorial term. This new board
wipes out the board of corrections and
manager; the insane asylum, reform
school and reformatory boards as very
materially clips the wings of the re-
regents of the University. While
there was good deal of opposition at
the outset, in the roundup the bill
was passed by SO to %.
There is bill pending in the house
which places the street railway COM
pany under the control of the railroad
and warehouse commission. The
Twin City Rapid Transit company has
desired to appear before the railroad
committee in opposition to the bill.
The illness and death of the mother of
the attorney who was to appear for
L L. L.
the city and an effort was made to
give him an opportunity to come be-
fore the committee. This request the
house refused.
The house committee to investigate
the alleged corruption in connection
with the gross earnings bill has not
begun to do business yet owing to ill
ness in the family of Mr.. Washburn,
who made the affidavit on which Mr..
Jacobson based his charges.
The senate passed bill taxing ex
press companies per cent on their
earnings after they have paid for the
railroad carriage.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for the
reformatory at st. Cloud was offered.
The bill inc reasing the salary of the
assistant adjutant general from 81. 200
to 81, 500 was defeated.
The senate seems inclined to do all
manner of things to the primary cleo
ton bill. They first made it applica-
cable to state officers and then added
congressional and judicial districts.
There was a good deal of contest over
these amendments, and the concur
renee of the house is very doubtful.
Senator Knatvold offered an appro-
priation bill fixing the sum of $3.50, 800
for carrying on the state government.
The bill increasing the salary of the
fire warden was defeated in the sem
ate.
St. Paul, March 29.-The greatest
fight of the session terminated in the
house yesterday by the passage of the
bill increasing the tax on railroad gross
earnings from to 4 per cent by vote
of 70 to SO. This bill was supposed to
be irretrievably dead last week, but it's
friends shrewdly resurrected it, and
when it'was reached on it's merits the
members did not dare to vote against it.
The house committee on public build
ings reported out the capitol bill giving
a million dollars to the new capitol,
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