The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-05

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb kerry Con.
ley of Rochester wants an investiga-
tion made as to whether owners of
mining properties in Minnesota have
paid their proper taxes in past years,
and the back taxes collected if pos
sible. He presented lengthy reso-
luton to this effect at the opening of
a thirty-minute session of the house
this evening.
The resolution recites that whereas
''it is evident that some of the owners
of iron mining properties in this state
have not been paying their just pro-
portion of the taxes, that it therefore
be
Resolved, That the speaker of the
house appoint committee of five to
investigate the matter and report to
the house; that said committee be
empowered to subpoena witnesses,
take evidence, and use every effort
to recover any such back taxes due
the state"
The resolution went over until to-
morrow for action on notice of de-
bate given by C. A. Congdon of Du-
luth.
John Lennon of Minneapolis intro
duced a resolution for committee OF
five to investigate the state labor bu-
reau and it's methods of operation, and
report to the house. The resolution is
quite lengthy and calls attention to
the many irregularities of the depart
ment as shown in the recent special
report of Former Labor Commissioner
W. H. Williams, who charged the bu-
reau was but political machine for
the present administration. The reso-
luton was laid over for the day on
notice of debate by ]. H. Dorsey of
Glencoe.
A few new bills put in an appear
ance. T. ]. Brady, of Ramsey, secur.
ed some notoriety with two bills; one
to repeal the anti-pass law, and the
second an anti-cigarette measure to
prohibit the sale or giving away of
cigarettes, cigarette tobacco and
cigarette paper. BendiXen and l.. H.
johnson jointly introduced another,
bill to claim state title to mineral
meandered lakes. An old-time bill
which comes up every session was
presented by Kneeland. 1t calls for
submission to the peoples vote the
question of holding convention to
revise the constitution. BendiXen had
a bill for constitutional amendment
to permit the state to build terminal
public elevators. There was no ses-
sion of the senate today
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2.-Are the
grain dealers of the state doing" the
poor farmer?" A resolution intro
duced in the lower house of the legis-
lature today by n. j. Holmberg of
Renville, says they are, and the house
took enough stock in the proposition
to pass the resolution and authorize
an investigating committee of five to
get busy. The resolution recites that
velvet chaff wheat is purchased at a
very low price by grain dealers, then
mixed with blue stem wheat, and the
mixture all sold for the No. 1 ar
ticle-to the gain of the grain man
and the detriment of the farmer who
had to sell his velvet chaff so low.
The Investigating committee is to re-
port at its earliest convenience.
T. ]. Brady of st. Paul introduced
a resolution in the house today, call
ing for the appointment of commit.
tee of seven representatives and five
senators to join with the governor
and his staff to go to Washington and
there uphold the dignity of the state
of Minnesota at the Taft inaugural
ceremonies, the expenses to be paid
out of the legislative expense fund.
The resolution was received by the
house with a laugh. Elmer E. Adams
solemnly offered an amendment to in
crease the number of representative
from to 119-the entire house mem
bership. The house caught on and
adopted the amendment, then voted
to send the resolution to the rules
ommittee-where it will rest forever
more.
Bills introduced in the house today
included: Mattson, to cut down prai-
RE chicken hunting season from 30
to Is days, Sept. Is to Oct. l. Rines,
to provide for separate assessment
classification of mineral rights; Wal
lace, to appropriate 100000 for a
state historical society building.
In the senate today, little was &C.
complished' outside of routine work.
Senator s. A. Nelson of Lanesboro
charged on Divorces with a bill
which prohibits them from remarry-
ing within year from date of di-
vorce. A bill by Senator W. w. Dunn
OF st. Paul appropriates $4,000 for
hospital for crippled children to be
erected near Phalen Lake, st. Paul.
Senator Pauly of Minneapolis intro
duced bill to establish a system of
weights as the standard measure
ments for the sale of vegetables, ex-
cept fresh green topped vegetables.
The senate finance committee today
recommended for passage the Sulli-
van bill to appropriate $3,0OOOOO for
a new prison.
Mans Rough Path.
Times are not ALWAYS hard hnt a