The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21
LEGISLATIVE DO|NCS.
THE REVISED CODE BECOMES
A LAW. LAST DAYS ARE
VERY BUSY ONES.
The Anti-Pass Bill Stirs up Rumpus
in the House and is Lost on
Vote that was Tie.

ST. Paul, April 13.-The Ware anti-pass
bill created a rumpus in the house yes
Notwithstanding the fact that the house
was under call and every member sup
posed to be in his seat and voting; 90 OF
the 119 members are not recorded. Inc
vote was AZ in favor and AZ against. and
the bill was lost. The author of the bill
made hard fight and even submitted
sentative Fosseen. of Minneapolis, was at
tached, putting the law into 1mmed G,t
effect, but he was unsuccessful. inc
measure had had a hard road to travel.
1t had been before the railway committee
more than the customary length or time
and when it finally reached the floor OF
the house it's enemies succeeded In SEND
ing it back to the committee, where it
was expected to die. 1t was resurrected;
however, and sort of bargain entered
| into by which it was agreed that it was
Smith bill, increasing the salaries of the
members of the Legislature, should become
some Of the bills opponents was alleged
by Mr.. Ware, however, and 1t was
brought to a vote avowedly for the pur-
pose of placing the members. on record;
The majority of those opposing the bill
claimed that without railway passes they
could not afford to serve in the legislature
when the salary was no more than $500
term.
Two governors appeared before both
houses yesterday and delivered brief ad-
accompanied by the North Dakota capitol
commission, were in the city and called
upon Gov. johnson: and the party were
invited to become the guests of the legis-
lature. The remarks were all Of a felici-
tous nature.
The final hearing upon the Nolan reci-
procal demurrage bill was given by the
senate railroad committee Monday after
noon. Few measures which have appeared
before the legislature have attracted more
attention or been more StrenuouSly OPP
posed by the railways. Practically every
company doing business in the state has
been represented at the numerous hear
ings by their ablest attorneys. while the
bin has been championed by Representa-
tive Nolan, it's author, George s: Lotus
and E. J. Cannon, representing the Min
ceivers' and Shippers Association of Min
nesota, and others. The general opinion
| is that the bill will either be greatly
amended by the committee or that a
substitute submittse. to take it's place.
The friends of the bill make the claim
that they have enough pledged votes to
put 1t through the senate in substantial
ly the same shape as passed by the house.
The Tanning bill. imposing gross
earnings tax upon sleeping car companies,
has run the gauntlet of committee of the
chance of reaching the senate. The bill
has been amended to make the companies
pay a rate equal to the average rate paid
on other property in the state.
A resolution offered by Representative
Mannix of Minneapolis requesting the
governor to appoint a commission of five
to investigate and recommend to the next
legislature plan for a suitable celebra-
ton of the fiftieth anniversary of Mime
sofas statehood In the year 1908, was
adopted under suspension of the rules.
Revised Code.
The joint committee which is consid-
ering the revised code is making rapid
progress and members say that no diff
Guilty will be experienced in agreeing upon
the various points in dispute. The COM
mittee has already agreed to recommend
that the new code does not go into effect
until March 1, 1906. AS fixed at present.
it would become operative Dec. 1, next. 1t
was found that more time was needed for
editing and annotating. The house con-
freres acceded to the senate game and
points of variance, while the senate &C
cepts the house drainage law. Two bills
providing for. editing and printing the
code when it Is enacted into law We're in
troduced in the senate by Mr.. Wilson
the rules. The code itself will probably
and there is no doubt but that both
houses will pass the bill with little delay.
Owing to the exceedingly heavy drafts
upon the funds of the state, caused by
unexpected and unforeseen circumstances.
it has been decided by the joint subcom-
mittee on appropriations to increase the
state tax levy slightly for the ensuing
two years. This action was not decided
upon, however, until after the members
of the committee had consulted with Gov
Johnson and the latter had given his as
sent.
The senate drainage bill has been
passed by the house and will become a
bill is a codfication of existing laws
with such additions and amendments as
have been suggested by experience. II
authorizes county commissioners to order
bitches and provides that state and rail-
way lands shall bear their share of the
necessary tax.
Sioux Treaty.
A commission consisting of Gen. James
n. Baker, AFRO A. Stone and L. F. HUB
bard is created by a bill introduced by
Senator johnson and passed by both
houses. The commission is to survey and
locate the exact spot in Nicollet county,
on the Minnesota river; where Alexander
Sioux treaty. It is expected in the future
to mark the spot with a suitable monu-
ment.
Greek letter societies in the public
schools of the state are not favored by
the members of the lower house. who rec
commended the Rachie bill to pass. The
bill originally prohibited such, societies.
not only in the public schools, but in the
state university. The latter was finally
exempted from l., the operations of the
The senate has passed the Thorpe bill
providing that railways shall not increase
their tariff charges without first secur-
ing the consent OF the state railroad and
warehouse commission.
Senator Morgan created a scene on the
floor of the senate last Saturday morning
be denouncing in the strongest possible
language the joint resolution previously
passed by both houses memorializing con-
gress to open for settlement 225, 900 acres
of the Chippewa Indian reservation. Mr..
Morgan contended that the aim of the
Legislation proposed was to give the lum-
bermen an opportunity to strip the lands
of their timber.
In committee Of the whole the house
approved the Ramsland bill. which pro-
vides that no more mineral leases or
contracts upon state lands shall be issued
until otherwise provided by the legislat-
ure. The bills intended to give time for
the investigation which has been ordered
at the hands of the governor. the state
auditor and the attorney general, who are
to report two years hence.
Closing Days.
ST. Paul. April 1.-THE closing days
Of the legislative session are full of in
terest and excitement. Bills which have
been held back for one purpose or another
are now being pushed to the front and the
man with the woodchuck is keeping both
eyes wide open, waiting FOR a favorable
moment to spring a simple motion to
take up such bill and pass it under sus-
pension of the rules. There has been
MINNESOTA BRIEFS.