The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-24
Legislative DO|NCS.
THE HOUSE PROPOSES SOME
VERY STRONG ANTI-coR.
ALTON MEASURES.
NEW APPOINTMENTS WADE.
Public Examiner Makes Report on
Timber Trespass. Board sof
Control Considered
ST. Paul, Feb, IA,


st. Paul, Feb. IA.
BY overwhelming majorities both
| houses of the Minnesota legislature have
gone on record as opposed TO the grant
| ing of the sO-called drawback privilege
| in connection with the duty ON Canadian
| wheat, and a suitable memorial has been
| adopted and sent on 70 Wasnlnston,
where it will be presented to congress
| and to the president and secretary or the
| treasury. In the course of the debate
which attended the passage OF this mem
| orial those in favor of the drawback
! claimed that it was essentially part or
| the American system of protection, While
those opposed declared Just as IS str fitis
| however. did not determine the final ac-
| ton. 1t was evident from the start that
the rural members believed that at the
| least Is cents a bushel for their wheat
! more than would be possible with the
ket and they argued that in years past
| they had uncomplainingly paid their
| tribute to maintain protection and it was
no more than right that when for the
| their benefit the duty should be main
tanned The Minneapolis millers, for
whose benefit it was supposed the ma
| tional government had granted the draw
! back privilege. made no fight against
the adoption of the memorial, most of
| the members from that city voting with
the country legislators.
Public Examiner Reports.
In a message to the legislature. trans
| mitted Feb. 10, Gov. Johnson turns over
to the lawmaking body the voluminous
| reports of former Public Examiner john
| son relative to timber trespass and min
| eral leases and makes a number of rec
concentrations which he believes are cal
| culated to prevent recurrence of the same
practices. He proposes that a change be
made in the membership of the state
timber board so that it will be composed
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state treasurer. The auditor is to act as
| clerk. The governor recommends also an
| appropriation of $4,000 as a contingent
| fund to be placed at the disposal of the
timber board to be used in making exam
nations of state timber lands and pro-
| vide for the appointment of additional
| is protected. Accompanying the message
was Il copy of a letter written by the
| governor to the attorney general asking
| ii suits should not be Instituted against
| State Auditor IverSOn and his bondSmen
| for the recovery of money alleged to
have been lost to the state during his
administration, and with it is a reply
from the attorney general in which he
says that with the limited office force at
his disposal it is impossible to do the
question justice. The governor therefore
recommends q proper inctease in the
| force of the attorney generals office, rath-
er than to employ expensive special coun-
| committee on public accounts and eX-
| penditures.
Board of Control.
The contest to secure the removal OF
| the state educational institutions from the
| supervision of the state board of control
| has been resumed with renewed Vigor,
| and indications are fair that some legs
| laton along this line will be adopted.
Various bills of this character which had
| been referred to the senate committee on
education We're merged into new bill,
| known as S. +. No. los. This bill came
before the senate as special order Feb.
| 10. Much to the surprise of many the
first action of the senate was to adopt
an amendment offered by Senator Peach
ey including the state public school at
Owatonna and the schools for the deaf
and the blind at Faribault under its pro-
visions. well the university and
normal schools. Senator SomervilIe pre-
| cipitated fiery debate by proposing an
amendment providing for the appoint
| ment of a purchasing agent to be under
| This was fought bitterly by the friends
| of the bill. who contended that it would
| mean continuation of the board of con-
troll regime; The special order was con,
| be made to reconsider the vote whereby
the Peaehey amendment was adopted
| The house committee on public ac-
counts and expenditures has decided to
| report bill placing the insurance COM
| missioner absolutely upon a salary basis.
| 1t has also asked of Attorney General
| Young a written opinion whether or not
| the state can recover at law the enormous
| fees said to have been paid to Former
|
| Both houses of the legislature have
| exhibited an inclination to get down to
| business and the consequence is that this
| week, for the first time, the adjournment
| was from. Saturday to Monday only 1t
| is becoming evident to the members that
| If any progress is to be made upon any
| thing save the new code, great deal of
| present rate it seems that his session will
have more than it's share of very i'm
portant legislation to consider. In addi-
| Der of Investigations in which a great
deal of interest is felt.
| Senator Johnson has introduced a bill
| which provides for two additional men,
| bers of the state board of control max
| ing five in all. One member is to be
| specially qualified in educational work
and the board thus composed is to have
| charge OF all the state institutions.
Indian Massacre.
| A pension not to exceed ST. per month
| is proposed in a bill offered by Senator
| Benson, to be paid to all surviving. SOL
diers who took part in the Indian massa-
| ere of Sept. 10, 1862. Pensions are to be-
gin not prior to Jan. !, 1906. and the
proofs are to be furnished at the Office
| of the adjutant general.
Speaker Clague has been making him
self unpopular with the employees of the
| house by insisting that they are paid by
the. state to perform certain duties, not
| to loaf. A rule has now been put into
effect which compels employees to report
at a certain time each morning and re-
| afternoon. The same rule has been in
force in the senate this session and has
given good results.
At the request OF Chairman Hanaford
the special committee charged with the
| work Of investigating state inspection and
weighing of grain has been given addi-
tional time in which to make it's report
The committee refuse the offer Of the
railway and warehouse commission to
send one Of its employees along as an as
Sistant.
The binding Irvine committee of the
house is opposed to the idea of building
| a new state prison from the profits de-
| rived from the sale of Irvine and has de-
| cided to formulate bill compelling the
| sale of the Irvine to the farmers at ac-
| tual cost. 1t is claimed that while prison
| Irvine is sold at from to 5 cents a pound
| below trust prices, it still yields a net
profit of 2 cents
Anti-Corporation Bills.
st. Paul, Feb. 17.-What is probably
| the most drastic anti-corporation meas
ure ever introduced in the Minnesota
MINNESOTA NEWsLETs.
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