The Ely miner., 1905-03-17
legislative DOINCS.
HOUSE Is MAKING GoOD PRO-
GRES IN EXAMINATION
OF CODE REVISION.
REVISED CODE Is ADOPTED.
The Matter of Legislative Expenda-
ture is Taken up and Given
Warm Discussion.

in the proposed revised laws, which
would make it possible for the state
1 board of control to fix salaries of en-
| ployes of charitable and educational in
stitutions. whose general management re-
mains in the hands of local boards, was
discovered Yesterday by Representative @
ton il was strIck out.
/ Section 6, chapter %. gives the boards
| in charge of the various charitable insti-
J tutions power to employ necessary teach
| ers and other help, as does the present
law. The following new clause. however,
/ was added:
But the total expenditures for such
! purposes shall not exceed i'll any one
year such proportion of the whole sums
available for the use of the institution
| during such year as the board OF control
| shall prescribe
A cent "a mile excursion rate in effect
saturdays and good returning through the
| neSota railroads by a bill by Representa-
! tive G. w. w. Harden of LIE Roy. The
| bill retains the present maximum passcn-
| ger rate of ; cents a mile.
The bill provides that tickets shall be
| sold for cent a mile between any Min
nesota points on Saturdays with cents
| for five miles as the minimum fare. Re
| turn trip tickets are to be sold Saturday
for double the cent a-mile One-way rate
prescribed: and are to be good returning
the following Monday.
The bill imposes a penalty of $50 for
each failure TO sell the week-end excur-
| sion tickets at the rates prescribed by
| the bill
Theaters.
Theaters and amusement halls i'll Min
nCsota must have fireprOof curtains for
the prOscenium opening. under bill in
troduced by Representative w. A. Nolan,
of Grand Meadow. The measure requires
the curtain to be of asbestos or other fire
sustaining material. and to close COM
pletely the opening. The bill requires
common councils to name an inspector
| of halls and theatcrs to enforce the pro-
visions, of the act. and who shall inspect
| each theater and hall at least once
year. collecting a fee of So Cor such in
A fine of $500 to $500 is imposed on the
managers and owners of theaterS or halls
failing to comply with the provisions of
the act.
Bills will be recommended in the senate
and house providing that county super
intendents shall be appointed by non-par-
tisan county boards OF education. instead
of elected by the people and making sew
eral other changes i'll the state laws re-
lating to education. as a result of a hear
ing of the legislative committee of the
Minnesota Educational Association before
the house and senate committees on edu-
cation yesterday afternoon.
1t is proposed to create county boards
OF education which shall have as many
members as there are commissioner dis
tricts in the county. The members Of the
board shall serve five years and besides
appointing the county superintendent
shall have general supervision over the
| educational affairs Of the county. The
superintendent in no instance shall be
district.
Bucket Shops.
a bill aimed at bucket shops was in
troduced by Senator G. Il. Ward Of
Alexandria 1t empowers any city or VIII
lage to prohibit the maintenance of buck
ct shops by majority vote of the cleo
tors.
The bill defines n bucket shop as a
place at which stocks bonds and COM
modities are dealt in without intention
on the part of the seller to deliver the
goods or of the purchaser to receive
them.
On petition of ten electors the city or
village council is required to draft an or
dinance prohibiting bucket shops and to
submit 1t to the people at Il general or
special election.
A bill requiring private banks in the
state to incorporate and come under
system of state inspection was introduced
in the senate by the senate committee on
banks and banking as a substitute for
Senator A. o. Eberhart'S measure. which
abolishes private banks. The bill pro-
vides that private banks shall meet most
of the requirements of state banks. The
notable exception is that private banks
shall not be limited in the amount they
may loan to one firm or individual
The house committee on drainage de-
cided to recommend for passage the bill
by Senator A. d. stephens of Crookston.
revising the state drainage commission
troduced by Representative O. B. Elk
man and now ON general orders in the
house.
A resolution by Representative ]. T
Mannix of Minneapolis rendering to Pres
ident Roosevelt the congratulations and
well wishes OF the Minnesota legislature
on his Inauguration was unanimously
adopted by the house and senate
Logs.
Persons cutting and selling logs will be
greatly aided by. bill introduced by
,oIE1
by the Scribner scale. logs more than
twenty feet long shall count as two logs,
| and forty per cent shall be added to scale
of logs less than twelve inches in diam
eter
The Scribn6r scale was established be-
fore the introduction of the band saw
and lumber men say that under 1t a man
selling logs must bank at least % per
cent more lumber than he gets paid for,
as with the use of circular saw the
waste was much greater than now.
Beer bottles and other receptacles per-
| manently marked with the name of the
owner. in which beverages and other
products are sold, are protected by n bill
by Representative Nj. d. Fowler Of st.
Paul The bill applies to bottles in which
are, sold n long list of beverages. includ-
| ing the best known stimulants and summer
drinks. and all receptacles containing ice
cream. butter and other products. in
Guiding kegs and barrels. on which the
name of the owners are blown in.
stamped, engraved or otherwise perma-
nently affixed to the receptacle.
The owner of such receptacies is to file
with the secretary of state certified
copy of the inscription with which they
are marked. The bill makes it unlawful
for any one except the owner, as shown
by such ,f, mark. to refill such h. reeeptacles.
mer school at Bemidji is one by Senator
f., ]. Swedback of Bemidji. Under the
bill n school for instruction in scientific,
historical and social subjects shall be
maintained at least one month each sum-
Iner.
SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCES.
st. Paul. March 13.--One of the most
sensa tional occurrences i'll the history of
the Minnesota Legislature was that of
Friday, when the house acting delib-
erately and with due knowledge, turned
down the report of the majority of the
| railway committee upon the So called No
Ian reciprocal demurrage bill. This meas
ure was prepared after careful consid-
Grafton by the Municipal League of the
state and Mr.. Nolan introduced ii at their
request. 1t has been before the house
MINNESOTA HAPPENINGS.
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