The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-23
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The Transactions ut the Lawmakers as
81. Pasi.---A Short summary OF
a the Regular Routine
St Paul, Jan. 13.-Speaker Babcock did
not name the committees at the ten
minute session of the house last night
which marked the close of the brief vaca-
tion following. the first regular meetings
OF the thirty-third legislature.
In the senate the following committees
were announced, the chairmen being the
first named in each case:
Agriculture-Swedback. Wood. Peter
Torson EtF
Education-ward. Jepson, Barker. Cole.
Cowan, Schaller, Dale, Torson, Wither-
slime. 1906
:, ,Finance-Rrower. McGin, Barker. Lord.
Dunn, Wilson. Comstock, Alley. Ward,
Grain and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SsTi Wilson,
Dart, DuToit, Benson, Campbell, Laugen.
Nichols, Peachey. Pugh, Putnam. Stone.
Judiciary-Somerville Wilson. Thomp-
son, Smith (E. E.), Lord Horton. Schal-
ler Collier Morgan Collester Eberhart,
Logs and Lumber-Wilson Laybourn,
Durant, Ferris, Comstock, Cowan, Steph-
ens Mausten, Swedback.
Normal Schools-Barker, Brewer, Fitz-
patrick, Johnson, Eberhart, Peterson,
Alley. Sundberg, Pugh;
RailroadS-Hawkins Thompson, Jepson,
Buck, Everett. Horton, McNamee, Cal
houn, Gjertsen, Ferris, Cole, Schultz,
P IW Stone stephens Durant' Smith
Taxes and Tax Laws-smith &C. Ed,
Shell, Torson, Horton, Calhoun. Ferris,
Schain, Thorpe, Hawkins, Stephens,
Brewer, Laybourn.
St Paul, Jan. 14.-Speaker Babcock in
accordance with the understanding given
announced yesterday the selections he
had made for committee membership.
The committee appointments are:
Taxes and Tax Laws-Wells, Arm
Burns, Olson, W. 1. Nolan. Mork, Deming.
Mark, w. a. Nolan, Hugo, Cole, Fulton.
University and University Lands-Gil-
lette. Mclean, Peters, Girling, Deegan'
Hinton, Haugen.
tiers, Wichman, Wahlhuter, O'Laughlin,
H. T. Lewis. Carlton, Jacobson.
Judiciary-Stevenson, Rockne. Fosseen.
Dry. clague. shearer. Tighe: Chinook,
Haugen, Armstrong, Wilson. Perley, Ben
nett. Bardwell, Fryberger.
Logs and Lumber-Ryder, Mnnette'
Railroads-W.. A; Nolan. soule. J; B.
Dorsey Pehler, Lemon. Fulton, Anderson,
Craig, Hickey, D. F. Kelly, Klein. Ryder.
Agriculture Lightly, Wohlhuter, Peter
OLE Ru s%anso Lem ssbrof asnso9
D; Carlson, Mccoy, Bondy. Wichman.
Appropriations-Tighe, opdahl. Deming.
nam, Kelly, ]. B.; Oleson. Hawley, Sim
clair. Chinook, Butler, Hickey, Bennett.
Grain and Warehouse-Hugo Rullifson,
Opdahl, Bowling. Deming, Krostue, Lem
Ike, Walz. Block, Rosenwald, Nyquist,
In the senate bills were introduced to
pension police officers in cities of over
80, 900 inhabitants; to do away with all
forms of bucket-Shop dealings; to repeal
ing all elective officers to file statement
of expenses and disbursements.
ST Paul. Jan. 15.-Business in both
branches of the legislature was yesterday
confined to the Introduction of bills some
of them of an important nature, and 9TH
ers purely local in character.
The only incident of note in the house
was Representative BErnS' second install
ment of advice to new members, which
was brought on by an attempt to secure
the passage OF local Dill under SuS-
pension of the rules.
The report of the statute revision COM
mittee was received in both houses The
house appointed a special committee to
consider it, but the senate laid 1t over for
debate.
The senate will investigate the freight
rates on Ignite from North Dakota, as
there is a large shipment Of fuel expected
from that state.
The only bills of Importance introduced
| in the house were SteVensonS tax amend
ment BILL identical with that introduced
by Senator Wilson, and the Smith bill,
relating to the~Hennepin county sheriff s
Office.
ST. Paul, Jan. 16.-Senate Files q and
rs (Calhoun2 were t, the -, only bills T that Ia,
were for the benefit of Hennepin county,
providing for 100000 in bonds, $3.50, 900 of
which is for the permanent Improvement
fund, and $3.50 900 for the permanent i'm
provement revolving fund. This is for
Minneapolis. Hennepin, Ramsey and st.
A bill by Senator Ferris proposes the
| establishment Of state sanitarium for
consumptives near Walker at a cost OF
| is asked. Under the terms of the bill the
| institution is to be under the control OF
| the Board of Control
The following bills were introduced In
By Perley-Costs in justice courts. Ju-
dietary.
| than $4,000 to issue bonds for permanent
| improvements. Hennepin delegation.
BY Shearer-Authorizingc cities of 0,000
| to create revolving fund for permanent
| improvements. Municipal legislation.
BY Observation-Disclosures automobiles on
public highways. Roads and bridges.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING certain sher-
| iffs certificates. Judiciary.
By Bennett-Incorporatio Of villages.
| Municipal legislation.
BY Rosenwald-Giving farm laborers a
| lien on farm products for labor. Judici-
airy.
st. Paul, Jan. 1.-THE senate session
yesterday limited fourteen minutes and
| then adjournment was taken until Tues
day.
Senator Barker introduced a bill under
| the provision of which, if it passes, it will
be the duty of the Surveyor-generalS de-
partment to scale all wood, edgings and
| slabs that come into the Twin Cities.
Senator Johnson introduced bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the relief of Beda
| Wingstrand, who was severely injured in
| the laundry of the hospital for the insane
at st. Peter.
A bill by Senator Laugen is to cede
| Barren Island in the Mississippi river to
! Wisconsin, giving La Crosse police juris-
| diction over the park. Judiciary commit
tee.
The senate committee on municipal cor
porations has recommended for paSSage
| Senator Ricke's bill legalizing acts of VIII
lage officers, enacted in good faith.
| Two bills of especial Importance which
| have engaged the attention of legiSla-
lures and which have been anticipated
for some time made their appearance in
| the house yesterday.
Mr.. Johnson introduced the expected