The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-24


eIled upon the law now in force in Texas
which is noted as the most drastic Of
the kind. The measure is admitted by
IFS authors to be aimed at such corpo-
rations as the Standard Oil. international
Harvester, and American Tobacco COM
nanies and the big packing combine. In
the plainest possible language it declares
illegal any contract or combination in the
form of a trust, or any combination in
restraint of trade. and any person or
company who shall monopolize or COM
bine with any other person or COMPANY
to monopolize any trade in the state is
declared guilty of felony and punisha BILE
by one years imprisonment or a 5000
fine. Property owned by such offenders
courts Corporations whose stockholders
are not personally liable for it's debts are
barred from the state until the officers
shall file q statement with the attorney
general which shall indicate the capital
Stock. market value, amount paid in
names of officers and agents, amounts
mid in dividends statements of amount
of stock owned in other companies and
amount of its stock held by others COM
OanieS and amount OF stock held in trust
for it. 1t is made a felony to enter into
n combination to drive any person out of
business or to sell with an agreement not
to be sold again by the purchaser All
records of companies are made subject to
inspection by the attorney general. and
Officers and agents are made subject to
the provisions binding corporations. Re-
bates and determinations in transporta-
ton are especially prohibited and pun
nrocedure to be employed by the attorney
general and the rule of discriminating evil
dence is suspended by the act in the mat
fer of papers and books of a CORPORA ton
under investigation. The bill has been
sent TO the committee on general leeisla-
tion and upon good information it can be
predicted that it will be reported favor
ably to the house.
Chairman jacobson, of the board OF
control, has been making vigorous as
sault upon the Block measure to compel
the state to furnish binding Irvine at
| cost Mr. jacobson says that the bolicy
| of the Block bill is -shortsighted and that
under a continuatio of the present sys-
tenn, not only will the state be able to
construct a new state prison from the
profits of the binding Irvine industry but
| that the state will soon be in position tc
furnish enough Irvine to supply all the
farmers of the state at q greatly reduced
rate 1t is now generally conceded that
| Mr.. JacObson's stand will be approved by
| the Legislature.
Insurance Report.
Chairman Bowling. Of the house COM
mittee on public accounts and eXpendi-
lures, brought in a report covering the
| investigation of the insurance department
and it included q cenSure for former gov
errors and public examiners who have
failed to call attention to the enormous
fees being paid by insurance companies
for examinations demanded by the Min
the censurc on the ground that it was
not in the province of the committee to
do more than make a recommendation.
The committee recommended the passage
of a bill increasing the pay of the inSur-
ance commissioner to $1,000 annually, and
turning all fees into the state treasury.
Impatient members of the house failed
in their effort to force the judiciary COM
mittee to turn in a report upon the re-
ViSed code. Mr. WaShburn led the fight,
| but the best that could be gotten was a
promise from the chairman of the Judici-
airy committee that some portions of the
report would probably be ready for the
house some time next week.
Amendments to the game laws are
asked by the state commission. It is
proposed to reduce about one-half the
| amount of game which can be killed le-
! gally, and superintendent of state fish
hatcheries is asked at, salary of $1,000.
| be sold to the highest bidder, and fishing
with nets is to be permitted in the Mis-
| sssippi and ST. Croix rivers.
Drainage.
The joint drainage committee has
| agreed upon a new drainage law which.
while it retains manufactures of the ex-
listing statute, will make numerous add1-
or oio" Eminent DOMAIN 10 persons desiring
drainage; it will permit the drainage OF
Doggy. meandered lakes unfit for fishing.
and allows for lowering the levels of lakes
which are raised above normal by reason
| of drainage bitches leading into them.
| The house committee is holding inter-
esting sessions to consider the various
| bills now before it. Most of these meas
Ures provide in one way or another for
| the extension of the primary election sys-
tenn, but such a difference of opinion eX-
report any plan which will receive gen
| eral approval. However. subcommittee
| has been appointed to draft such a meas
ure.
The house acceded to the resolution in
| PRODUCED by Mr.. Ware. and MesSrs. Ware:
Bardwell. Rockne. Carl and Rosenthal Will
act as special committee to investigate
whether or not fire Insurance companies
are charging eXOrbitant rates in Mime
sofa.
The following new appointments have
been sent to the senate by Gov. Johnson:
Fred l.. Hunt. Faribault. member state
| board of health; Frank Murray, st. Paul
reappointed member state forestry board
O. f. Linger. Minneapolis, member state
| medical examining board.
Local Option.
Among the bills recently introduced in
the legislature are number of old time
friends. Representative Jacobson comes
to the front with local option bill; Rep
rcsentative Stone has reintroduced an in
heritance tax measure and representa-
tive Bowling has two bills changing the
manner of nominating judges. One pro-
videS for separate conventions and the
other that all candidates for judicial po-
sitions shall have their names placed or
primary ballots together, regardless OF
partisanShip.
Some time in April next will occur the
launching of the new United States bat
tleship Minnesota. To show that the
state appreciates the honor of having its
name given one of the finest ships afloat
the legislature will appropriate a goodiy
sum to be used in purchasing suitable
gift Bills have been introduced in both
houses carrying an appropriation OF $l0,-
OOO and when they have been lndorSed
by the finance committees one OF them
will certainly be adopted. The manner OF
gift to be secured is to be left to the
Judgment of a special committee Of which
the speaker of the house and the president
of the senate are to be members.
The attorney general has rendered ar
opinion in which he declares that the
state has no right to recover any of the
fees which are known to have been re-
ceiyed by Commissioner Dearth. 81 the
insurance department, during his term o1
office.
The house has passed the bill intro.
duced by Representative Flower, in which
the bribery law is extended to cover
A bill which will interest farmers, In
troduced by Representative Landeen, pro-
yides that railways must supply tracF
scales at all stations whence so carloads
of grain or more are shipped yearly. Iht
company must Welgh easch car peloLe any an,
after shipment and provide the shipper
with a receipt, and the railway and ware
house commission is charged with the
execution of the act ~,
After passing Senator stephens Dill
exempting from taxation all property o.
conclusion that such an act would prob
| abIy proye unconstitutional, and recon
sidered massage referring the bill to thu
| judiciary committee for it's opinion.