The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-02-08

| ms rance me 1SufeS put IN an ap-
pearance, one after another. The
author were S. D. Peterson, Allen,
, Brady, Zelch, Saari, Adams, w. I.
Nolan, Nimrocks, H. M. Hansen and
Timberlake. These were all measures
already in the senate for insurance
reforms suggested by Gov. J, A.
johnson and Insurance Commissioner
T. D. O'Brien, and were referred to
| the ms france committee. Repre-
sentative Case introduced bill to
prohibit the killing of elk, caribou
and moose fer five years. Repre-
sentative Carl presented a measure
prescribing uniform methods for ham
ding grain, prohibiting irregularities,
and providing penalties. A duplicate
of the senate woman suffrage bill was
introduced by Representative Hig-
gins.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 5-The house
held short session last night, long
enough to permit the presentation of
over a dozen bill. E. w. Gates of
Garden City wants Minneopa Park,
near Mankato, enlarged IA acres, and
bill he introduced appropriates
$4,000 for this purpose. @. L. Sawyer
of Minneapolis introduced bill for
summer sessions at normal schools,
similar to a measure pending in the
senate. Killing of prairie chickens
and quail during 1907-1908 is prohi-
bited by measure by J. A. Gates of
Kenyon. J. B. Murphy of Minneapo-
lis presented measure to make pay
ment of wages at least twice month
by corporations compulsory. III. w.
Libby of Winona introduced bill
which will find favor in the country
but not with residents of cities who
are largely the auto owners. 1t per.
mits any town to prohibit autos to
pass over any designated road by
placing sign so stating. The viola
ton of the order is made a misde-
meanor.
The house committee on railroads
held meeting late yesterday on the
Nolan (of Grand Meadow reciprocal
demurrage bill, and after a lengthy
hearing and debate, recommended
the bill for passage. There were II
committee votes for the bill, one
against, and six members were alb
| sent.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. ga distance
tariff railroad bill, said to have been
drawn by George s. LOTUS, president
of the Minnesota Shippers associa-
ton, was introduced in the senate to-
day by Senator Garfield. The bill
establishes classification of ten
classes of freight for less than car
load lots, and twelve classes for car
load lots. The bill provides distance
tariff charging in five mile steps, the
greater the distance, the less the rate.
The rate in total shall not be more
than 10I cents per 100 pounds first
class freight up to ~ miles, II cenNs
~ to 121a miles, and so on. The bill
was referred to the railroad commit
| tee,
A proposed law to make state Off
ces come under the primary election
law, and to fix the date of the cleo
ton the last Tuesday in June instead
of in September, is the feature of a
lengthy bill introduced by Senator
Garfield.
The senate today passed bill in
troduced by Senator j. M. Hackney.
1t provides for transfer of one acre of
the state agricultural farm at ST.
Anthony park to the federal govern
ment, on which s'Uncle Sam" will
erect weather bureau building to be
headquarters for the northwest.
A new judicial district, to be known
as the Twentieth, is created out of
Kanabec, Pine, Chisago and Wash
ington counties by bill by Senator
Sullivan.
Senator Frank Clague, speaker of
the house two years ago, introduced
a bill which calls upon all telegraph
and express companies to reduce
their Minnesota charges fat thirty
per cent.
The Higgins bill for woman suf-
fragen came near getting death
blow in the house today when the
judiciary committee reported it back
without any recommendation - all
most equivalent to an adverse recon-
mendation. Things looked bad for
the future of 'twoman's rights'' when
the speaker suddenly discovered the
bill had been wrongly given to the
judiciary committee: that the order
had been for it to go to the elections
committee and it had been switched
around by mistake. 1t accordingly
was turned over to the tender mercies
of the elections committee, and
George w. Higgins, its author breathes
the easier for while longer.
No friend of Towser, but a true
friend to humanity, put in an appear
ance in bill by j. R. Randall requir-
ing all dogs be muzzled from May to
Oct. 1. @. L. Sawyer presented bill
for registry tax on mortgages, one