The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-15
Minneapolis, the most sedate men,
Der Of the upper house, to crack a

minneapolis, the most SoQaC0 mem.
Der Of the upper house, to crack a
joke.
The most important action of the
evening was the approval OF report
of the committee on grain and ware
house, recommending for passaoe
several bills for stricter regulation OF
Of the grain trade, 8. F. 1877, fixing
uniform method OF buying and selling
grain and to prevent combinations to
control prices; H. F. 125, relating to
storage and shipment of grain; Fl. F
115, providing against fraud in the
issuance Of receipts or certificates for
grain, hay Or straw weighed; II. F.
116, authorizing the railroad and
warehouse commission to fix the time
when local warehousemen shall keep
their houses open for business.
Another bill aimed at the abolish
ment of the saloons in the vicinity of
Fort Smelling made its appearance in
s. F. 552, Thorpe, providing that the
sale of rum shall not take place with
in one mile of a government reserva-
ton. Senator Hanson introduced
8. F. 554 aimed at preventing one
telephone company from freezing out
another. 1t prohibits any unreason-
able cut in telephone prices for this
purpose. Violation is made punishable
by fine Of 500 to $500. A bill aimed
at compelling railroads to continually
keep in use all tracks and sidetracks
within this state, and prohibiting
abandonment or tearing up OF any
trackage, was introduced in 8. F. $50
by Clague,
Senate Wilson got in his joke when
the house bill, backed by the super
dntendent of the Children's Aid
society, and making 1t compulsory for
mothers to nurse their children, was
read. The bill was referred to the
committee on health. '"That mis-
take", he told the chair. 'The bill
should go to the committee on drain
age" And "Rome howled."
st. Paul, March 12-James j. Hill,
president of the Great Northern road,
was witness all this afternoon be-
fore the Sundberg committee of the
state senate which is investigating
the general subject of railroads. Mr..
Hill talked very freely, giving out
much information which he has oft
before repeated. He was asked as to
whether he would be willing to let
the government operate his road.
''I'd be glad to sell 1t to them at
no 10 ar
100000 a mile" he replied, "but I
think before long the government
would feel like the man who drew an
elephant at lottery; that he would
have to get up another lottery to get
hid of the thing"
Mr.. Hill denied that Minnesota
shippers are compelled to pay any Of
the heavy expenses of operating his
road over the Rockies. "On the con-
trary," he said, ''if it were not for
the business our line gets outside OF
of Minnesota, shippers in this state
would have to pay 80 to 40 per cent
higher rates to keep the road going"
The senate today passed the house
2-cent railroad fare bill. The mea-
sure was amended, however, so as to
he duplicate of the Peterson senate
bill. 1t will now have to go to the
house for that body's approval of the
amendments. 1t looks as though this
approval would not be at once forth
coming, and that conference COM
mittee of members of both bodies
will have to meet to adjust the mat
ter and perhaps draft a new bill.
REPRESENTATION is getting to be the
great bane Of this session on all i'm.
portant measures. The vote on the
passage Of the bill today in the sem
ate was 43 for, and but against it.
: The senate today also passed the
house bill calling for establishment OF
ia farm machinery plant at the state
prison. There were 10 votes against
the bill. There is every probability
that this bill will now become a law.
On motion Of Senator D. M. Gum OF
Grand Rapids, the senate adopted q
resolution for the appointment of two
senators and three representatives for
another legislative investigation. This
one is to look into the ACCESSIBILITY OF
the establishment in Minnesota of the
indeterminate sentence for the pun
ishment of all crimes, criminals to be
sentenced on the reformatory plan.
Legislative investigation committees
are now so numerous, that if they
were all to convene at the same time
during a session, there would be little
left of either body for the transaction
of regular business, So far none OF
the Investigations has developed any
thing startling.
The committee to investigate the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
held asession today, but accomplished
the usual 'slittle." L. T. Jamme,
secretary, was the witness. He told
that the object of the chamber was
for the better handling of various
products for all parties interested In
such transactions. The membership
Us now limited to 800. Forty one
members are located at points outside
of Minneapolis, and not all in the
grain business. He said the reason
the Farmers Exchange was not adj
united as q IN ember. was that it had