The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-09
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paid out OF the legislative 0Apcuso
fund.
The special committee, headed by
Elmer E. Adams Of Fergus Falls,
which investigated the alleged school
book trust, reported today. 1t held in
substance that there is no trust, but
that fierce competition has brought
on many evil practices. School boards
are advised to exercise closer supervi-
sion over the purchase Of books.
Teachers should be prohibited from
working for the book companies dur
ing vacations. The Minneapolis rep
resentative of the American Book
company is charged with organizing
a political machine and to a large de-
gree controlling school elections.
st. Paul, April 5.-Gen. G. c. An
drews' hopes of getting his salary In
creased from 1850 to $4,000 went up
In smoke this afternoon when the
house got to the Stone bill which has
this aim in view. VIM. Wohlhuter
moved for indefinite postponement,
the motion finally prevailing.
The house also killed the Burdette
Thayer bill aimed at prohibiting I'M
fair discrimination in sale of lumber,
building materials and articles In gen.
eral use. F. B. Wright asserted the
bill would protect the so-called lumber
trust, as it would prohibit competitors
coming into the field and cutting
prices. The bill was indefinitely post
poned by a vote of 43 to AZ.
The house passed a number of bills,
but most of them Of minor impor-
lance. The bills Of general interest
included the following: BY Grant,
permitting cities to register title to
land; by Gates, to permit counties to
establish county tuberculosis sani-
toria; by Kinds, providing that min
eral rights and other land reserva-
tons be reported by the register OF
deeds to the assessor, and listed for
separate assessment; by the house
tar committee, providing for appeal
from county boards of equalization to
the state tax commission; by MINI
ocks and L. H. Johnson, to permit
cities to appropriate $500 each for
Memorial Day observance; by Aus
TIN, providing procedure for cities OF
less than 10000 inhabitants for the
laying of water systems; by Nolan,
empowering the governor to remove
mayors and presidents Of village coun-
ellis In event of wrong doing.
The J. M. Hackney bill passed the
senate this afternoon by vote OF "a
to 10. This Is the bill which James ].
Hill Endorsed, and which provides for
q correspondence school course in
agriculture to be established at the
state agricultural college, and for
sending instructors in practical and
scientific agriculture out to the farm
ers in various parts Of the state. The
appropriation of $4,000 was cut to
$4,000 by an amendment offered by
Frank Clague, and to which Senator
Hackney consented in order to ad-
vance his bill.
Other bills passed by the senate In
cluded: BY the st. Louis county dele.
cation, to permit the register Of deeds
to make official records of various
original documents in his Office; by
Gartside, to permit cities to appropri.
ate money for public band concerts;
by Fosseen, to prohibit the purchasing
of grain from minors, aiming to do
away with the stealing Of grain by
boys from railroad cars.
Senator A. D. Stephens Of Crooks
ton is said to be drafting a new reap
portionment bill which is very radical.
1t aims to reduce the senate member
ship from 63 to Is, the house from
119 to 30; that they remain in con.
tinuous session, and receive salaries
Of $4,000 a year.
The joint appropriations and finance
committees of the two houses are
wrestling with the general appropria-
ton bill. They find that the appro-
priations run in total to $18,000,000
for the coming two years. On a one
mill tax basis, the appropriations run
$6,000,000 above the amount available.
on IT mill basis, $4,500,O00 above the
amount available. 1t is now up to the
committee to slash appropriations
right and left to do away with the ex.
cess.