The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-03-05

st. Paul, March 1.-The house sus.
pended all rules this morning, and
passed the general road and bridge
bill, introduced by the road and bridge
committee. The bill originally car
ried an appropriation for general
state aid to the various counties OF
100000, but in it's amended form as
passed. carried but 100000. 1t seems
certain the measure will meet with
no opposition in the senate.
Representative Washburn, of Min
neapolis, introduced resolution
memorializing congress to pass a
pending act for the establishment of
a children's bureau. Representative
White succeeded in getting a resolu-
ton passed inviting Professor E. P.
Sandsten of the Wisconsin University
to address the house the evening of
March 9, relative to the feasibility of
introducing tobacco growing in Min
nesota. The resolution cites that to-
bacco is now profitably grown at
Clear Lake, MINI.
A number of new bills put in an
appearance. One by McGrath pro-
vides that railroads shall stand for
decrease in property valuations
caused by abandonment of tracks.
One by Dalzel calls for an appropria-
ton of $500 for Fort Ridgley park.
Saugstad introduced bill providing
that any citizen or organization may
hire an attorney to bring prosecutions
for violations of the liquor laws, and
| that no such case may be dismissed
by the county attorney unless such
action is argued before the court. A
bill by Mckenzie calls on the rail-
roads to have operators at their de-
pots at least half an hour before
train time. The drainage committee
offered a measure which authorizes
the state drainage commission to
make a Typographical survey OF the
state for drainage purposes; that the
survey of each county must be filed
with the county auditor, and all coun-
ty drainage be carried out according
to such survey and under direction
of the state commission. Wells in
troduced the predicted bill to combine
the forestry boards and department
of the state with the game and fish
commission in a state forest and
game board of six members to be
appointed by the governor. The sal
ary of the executive agent is raised
to $4,000, superintendent of fisheries
to S3,O0O and the Office of chief for
ester is created at $4,000 year.
An important bill to further regu-
late banking and guarantee deposits,
was introduced in the senate today
by Senator A. L. Hanson. 1t divides
the banks of the state into two
classes, Glass A being banks In towns
of less than $4,000 inhabitants; Glass
B being banks in towns of over So
600. In banks of Glass A deposits
shall not be allowed to exceed ten
times the paid-in capital and surplus;
in Glass B, deposits shall not exceed
eight times the capital and surplus.
For violation Of this provision, each
offending bank shall be subject to
fine of 500 a day after the date OF
receiving notice from the public ex-
aminer. Beginning May 1, 1909,
state tax levy of one-tenth of one
per cent shall be levied on the amount
of the average deposits of each bank
In Glass A; and one-fifth of one per
cent for Glass B. This money is
payable to the state treasurer july
1. These assessments shall be con-
tinued till the state guarantee fund
for depositors equals one per cent
of the past years average OF state
bank deposits. This fund shall re-
main subject to the orders of the
public examiner.
Another bill by A. L. Hanson, re-
apportions the 61st legislative dis
trict, making it into two. Under this
bill, the 61st district would hereafter
consist of Norman, Clearwater and
Mahnomen counties, with one SEN
ator and two representatives. A GID
district is made of Beltrami and Red
Lake counties, with one senator at
large, and one representative for each
county. Sundberg put in bill to re-
quire all druggists to keep record
of all mallein and tuberculine sold
and report to the state livestock COM
mission. Gum introduced a bill to
permit city councils of towns of two
RI fvo th0ucand neon1a tn establish