The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-19

OlutlOn aulnOrlZlnS the regents or Cne
state university to enter into an agree
ment with the federal government al
Washington, accepting the proposition
to establish a timber testing plant and
laboratory at the Minnesota state uni
versity. The resolution to this effect
in the senate was introduced by Sen
ator j. T. Elwell of Minneapolis, and
in the house G. H. Mattson of Ro
seau moved it's adoption. There was
no debate on the resolution, and no
opposition.
The establishment of the timber
| testing plant will be a great advance
in forestry work for Minnesota. The
new department will not only test tim
Der, but experiment with various wood
| preservatives, the use Of different
woods and other materials for the
manufacture of paper pulp, and in
wood distillation for the production OF
! turpentine, wood alcohol etc. The
government will install corps of IA
men with an annual payroll of S2S,000.
These men may be used in general in
struction work, and thus add greatly
to the strength of the faculty in for
estry subjects. The government will
also equip laboratory and office at
an expenditure of 100000 which
shall be open to advanced students.
The state is only asked to furnish
floor space, light, heat, power and
trackage.
The tri-county delegation (St. Louis,
Hennepin and Ramsey today reported
a bill to the house to exempt social
clubs from having to pay liquor H.
cense where they sold liquors eXclu.
sively to members and not for profit.
Messrs. Brady, White and Opsahl
wanted the bill referred to the temper
ance committee. Messrs. J. H. John
son and Kneeland favored advancing
the measure to general orders, which
action was ultimately taken. The bill
provides that permit be issued to
clubs by the mayor or president of the
village council, after an investigation
by the mayor, the city, and county at
torneys.
Oscar F. Christianson of st. Paul
came to the front in the house with
number of term extension" bills. They
call for constitutional amendments to
make four-year terms for all state Of
ficers, including lieutenant governor.
governor and representatives. R. ].
Wells introduced a bill to compel all
corporations soliciting funds for polit-
ical purposes to report all contribu-
tions to the secretary of state Doyle
introduced two telephone and tele-
graph company bills. One declares
these corporations to be common car
riers and places them under the rail-
road commission. The other prohibits
telephone companies from making a
toll charge for telephone service be-
tween adjoining cities, having special
reference, doubtless, to st. Paul and
Minneapolis. Rosenwald introduced a
measure to limit legislative allow
ances for expenses of contested cleo
lions of legislators, to $500 each.
Christianson presented a bill mater
tally amending the state fire marshal
law. 1t permits the marshal to use
the entire amount raised by special
tax each year under the fire marshal
law, about $4,000; it also increases
the office force to include the follow
ing: A chief deputy at $1,SOO, two
assistants at $1,000 each, one clerk at
5000. Frank White had reapportion-
ment bill for the Forty-ffth represen-
tative district, giving one extra repre-
sentative, four in all, distributed as
follows: One for Isanti county, one
for Anoka county, oneN for Mile Laos
county, and one for Sherburne county
and the Seventh ward of St. Cloud city.
In considering the house calendar
today the bill of Messrs. Bendixen and
Johnson was passed, declaring state
ownership of ore bodies under the wa
ters of meandered lakes and rivers
a bill recommended by the state aud
itor's report. There was no debate on
the bill
In the senate today, there was little
OF Importance beyond the introduce
ton of bills. These, however. includ-
ed some measures which may become
leading issues. One by Garfield abol-
ishes the primary election system, ex-
cept to apply it for the election of
delegates to county conventions. Sui
livan had measure to establish a
board of accountants, which in turn
shall issue certificates on examination
to Certified Public Accountants"
Stephens had bill to permit each
county to establish county asylum
for insane, under direction of the state
board of control. Sageng would make
the election of county superintendent
OF schools non-political by permitting
such candidates to file only as 'inde-
pendents." General Wilson introduced
a bill to compel stores which issue
trading stamps, to themselves redeem
the stamps instead of permitting the |
trading stamp company to do So This
bill, General Wilson says, has been
petitioned for by Duluth, st. Paul and
merchants. S. A. Nelson
would not allow any teachers or pupils
in public schools afflicted with tuber-
culosis. The same senator asks to |
have legislative reference library |
established in the state law library. |
McColl comes to the front with the !
measure for nomination of United
States senators by the primary sys-
tenn