The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-12
MINNESOTA S0L0kS
DEBATE OVER FIFTEENTH DIS
TRICT JUDGESHIP.
Committee Appointed to Begin Inves'
tigation of the State Labor
Bureau.


Bureau.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 4.-County op-
ton went down and out in the lower
house of the legislature today, to the
tune of A votes in it's favor, to ~
against. The county option bill, A.
X. Ware of Northueld, its author,
came up on report of the temperance
committee. The majority report was
in favor of indefinite postponement
of the bill. The minority report OF
five out of the 10 committee members,
presented by Mr.. Saugstad, was to
advance the bill with favorable rec
ommendation. The final vote was on
the minority report. 1t was suppos-
ed there would be lengthy and heat
ed debate, when R. j. Wells OF Breck-
enridge did the unexpected by moving
the previous question, with the ex-
PLANTATION that he believed every mem
Ter had already made up his mind how
he would vote on the measure. Elmer
E. Adams demanded a roll call on
this motion. This was complied with,
and the motion carried The bill then
went to direct vote on adoption OF
the minority report of the temper
ance committee; that the measure be
recommended to pass. There were
but A ayes, to 70 nays-the Demo-
Gratis with some of the Republicans
voting against the bill.
ha+ fnh
this afternoon, the difference being
that the debate of the afternoon was
allowed to continue for four hours.
The bill debated was that Of l.. H.
Johnson of Minneapolis to establish
six county agricultural schools under
state aid. The bill finally passed by
a vote of IS ayes, 81 nays. Johnson
made a speech for nearly two hours,
presenting many petitions and letters
asking for the bill. The debate which
followed was mainly on minor changes
in the detail of the measure. AS
passed 1t provides that the first six
counties which by a, majority vote, de-
clare for a county agricultural school,
may be granted each state aid up to
$4,000, according to the amount each
county raises by local taxation. There
after the state will pay two-thirds
the cost of maintenance, which main
tenance shall not exceed an expendi-
ture of $4,000 year. The school is
to be run by county board of five
members, four appointed by the coun-
80, ,;e-..i Oy,o 10 with "a
county superintendent Of schools;
with a course of study approved by
the dean OF the state agricultural col
Iege and the superintendent of public
instruction.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 6.-Sharp par
ty lines seem to be drawn at the pres
ent legislative session. This was
demonstrated in the senate today, the
incident starting with the democrats
stealing a march on the republican
majority. Senator eastman, demo
crat, innocently asked for vote ap
proving the list of appointments sub.
mitted by the governor. The request
was granted without debate, and with
little attention given it. Hardly was
the approval given, however, before
Senator c. ]. Swanson awoke to the
fact that in the list approved were
several reappointments on the state
livestock board. This board but a few
days ago had natly refused to co oper-
ate with or in any way aid Swanson's
special committee appointed to inves-
tigate the reliability of the tuberculine
tests for cattle and horses. Senator
Swanson on realizing that the offend
ing democrats had been reinstated for
another term, presented a resolution
asking that the entire board be tenn
porarily shorn of all its powers pend
ing further investigation toward sub.
Stimulating the special committees
belief that the tuberculine tests are
not reliable, and result in the unnec-
essary slaughtering of many healthy
cattle The resolution received no
tice of debate by Senator Hardy, DEM
Ccrat, and necessarily lies over until
next week. Senator Swanson also in
troduced a bill amending the live
stock board law, and authorizing local
boards of health to make health and
sanitary examinations of cattle at
their discretion.
The house this morning passed the
senate resolution Of Senator Sund-
berg of Kittson, condemning the Nc
Cumber congressional bill for nation
al grain inspection, on the ground that
it would injure the Minnesota inspec-
ton system, which has a worldwide
reputation The resolution, which
will now be forwarded to Washington,
calls on the Minnesota representatives
in congress to oppose the measure of
the North Dakotan. The resolution
received "A aye votes to but Is OPP
posed.
This afternoon the special house
committee, E. E. Adams of Fergus
Falls, chairman, began its sessions to
investigate the alleged school book
trust. The opening session indicates
that the work of the committee may
disclose a senEayion. It was demon.