The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-02

advanced 60 the calendar. Frank
| White suggested that as one and all
doubtless approved of the measure,
that it at once be passed, and such
action was accordingly taken. The
W. A. Nolan bill, to authorize the
state railroad commission to enforce
the provisions of the reciprocal de-
murrage law, was picked up and
passed without opposition. Rules
were also suspended on request OF
Jos. Austin of Chisholm, and a bill
passed which he had just introduced,
to permit of the reincorporation of
the village of Gilbert.
The effort of Fred L. Ryan, sur
veyor general of logs and lumber at
Duluth, to get the legislature to APP
propriate $4,000 for him for fees and
expenses in. scaling certain logs in
Beltrami county, was given fatal
setback in the house today when the
report of the committee on claims
was adopted for indefinite postpone
A duplicate of this bill is still pending
in the senate. Mr. Ryan claimed that
as the state had ordered him to scale
this certain timber in Beltrami coun-
ty, it should pay the fees, and then
enforce collection from the parties
who now decline to pay for the work.
Several important bills were indefi-
nitely postponed by the house on rec
ommendation of its elections commit
tee. These included the bill for NOM
nation of United States senators by
a primary vote; bill for $500 limit
on expenses of legislative contests;
and the measure to remove county
candidate for Office from the primary
system. The Hall senate bill, to re-
move all limit as to the amount that
may be expended by candidate for
political Office (amending the So
called corrupt practice act), was rec
commended for passage.
George w. Buck of Duluth intro
duced bill to permit the town of Du-
luth to vote on whether it shall pay
off some $4,000 in bonds issued in
an early day, and declared illegal as
they were given to saWmill COM
pany for bonus. This bill is already
pending in the senate. Two bills
were introduced by T. ]. Greene of
ST. Paul, one prohibiting the use of
"pump-guns" in hunting small game;
and the second prohibited any legis-
lative member from participating in
any contract let by the state on
which money would be expended in
which such member had a part in APP
propriating.
A new anti-packing plant bill put in
an appearance, fathered by Messrs.
Holmberg, Saugstad, Ware, Dorsey,
White, Fitzpatrick and Pfaender. 1t
provides that no packing plant shall
be established within two miles of the
state university, agricultural college
or fair grounds, and only within rad
ius of two to five miles of these in
situations when the consent of the
state board of health is secured; also,
that the sewage must be purified be-
fore discharged into the river. Mr..
Holmberg moved the bill be made a
special order for next Tuesday, but
afterwards withdrew the motion and
permitted the bill to be referred to
the public health committee for hear
ings. A similar bill was introduced
in the senate today by Senator H. E.
Hanson, and referred to the commit
tee on public health.
The house adjourned at noon till
+, Monday at 2 p. m.
The senate today puts its seal OF
approval on the resolution recently
passed by the house, asking that con-
gress place both lumber and coal on
| the free list, with no import duty.