The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-16
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waters VI huoIiuhd OtdIO oisSAA 49,
Traverse county; by st. Louis coun-
ty delegation, to raise the salary OF
the assistant county attorney from
5000 to $1,000 because OF additional
work In connection with the new iron
range court; by Harrington. prohibit
ing killing of game upon Minnesota
parks or forest reserves.
Both Senate and House adjourned
today till Monday, tomorrow being
Good Friday, . legal holiday.
st. Paul, Mimi, April 1.-THE
Bjorge house bill for tonnage tax on
iron was reported in to the senate
today and was then re-committed to
the tax committee for the scheduled
hearing on the measure Tuesday
evening.
The bill legalizing Sunday baseball,
in which Representatives Gartstde,
Grant and Wolhuter join as sponsors,
was recommended for passage on mo-
ton Of George H. French Of Winona.
F. H. Peterson Of Moorhead, in
troduced a new phase Of the pack
ing house plant fight In the senate to-
day, by q resolution calling upon the
Encouragement to investigate as to
whether the packing plant proposed
for the midway district will be men
ace to the state university; and If
he finds 1t Is, to bring Injunction pro.
ceedings to prevent its elimination or
continuance. The resolution re-
ceived notice of debate by A. L. Han
son, and hence went over for the day.
Ole Sageng Of Otter Tail made an
endeayor to resuscitate his bill to
give local option to towns OF the
fourth class throughout the state. He
reminded the senate that the bill has
been sleeping for nearly three months
in the hands of the senate commit
tee on temperance; and 1t was time
the measure awoke. W. w. Dunn OF
st. Paul, told the senate that this
same bill (the Ware measure) was a
few days ago killed In the house, and
that it would be but waste of time
for the senate to consider 1t. He
also called attention to the fact that
the chairman of the temperance com.
mittee was absent and suggested the
matter therefore be laid over. The
suggestion was accordingly adopted
out of what is left Of the proverbial
senatorial courtesy"
The A. X. Ware bill to prohibit
brewing companies from owning re-
tail saloons or controlling them, was
killed In the house today on report
Of the judiciary committee which held
the measure to be unconstitutional.
Two bills were recalled from the
governor for amendment. One Is the
firemen's pension bill, applying to all
cities outside of the first class, which
have fire departments. The governor
stated he would veto the bill in it's
present form making special PEN
sion tax mandatory; but will sign
the bill If it is amended to make the
tax optional with each town. The
recall is for the purpose Of making
this change.
On motion Of F. B. Wright, the
house recalled from the governor the
bill to legalize sale Of coal by .
Litchfield school director to the To-
cal schools. The bill was too gen.
eral in its terms to suit the governor,
and is to be amended Qf possible) so
that it will apply only to the Litch.
field case.
The Carlson bill for the regulation
Of the sale Of mining stocks was
killed in the house today.
The house passed the public health
committee bill, giving the state board
Of health the power to establish rules
and regulations for the proper sani-
tation and safety Of hotels and lodg-
ing houses-a bill which takes the
place Of the L. H. Johnson measure
which met death some time ago be-
cause of its drastic provisions.