The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-13
Minnesota legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.
Past Week.

I within 20 days after its receipt by the
committee. Any such bill not so re
ported within such period, unless the
period is extended, shall be delivered
to the speaker five days after any
member gives notice that he requires
such bill to be reported, with or with
out report, and lie on the table Of
the house. This rule is even stronger
than that recommended by the senate
committee, where the 25-day limit was
| invoked. ~,
The bills providing for the initiative
| and referendum, the recall of all pub
lie officers the people deem recreant to
their trusts were introduced into the
senate by Senator MIoonan of Waseca
The recall measure provides that
when 25 per cent of the voters who
cast their ballots at the election at
which the official was chosen signify
by petition it shall act as notice that
unless the official shall resign within
five days of special election shall be
held to determine whether he shall be
recalled. The reasons set forth for
his recall and his defense shall be
briefed on the ballot in not more than
200 words for each charge.
Bills aimed at the railroads were in
troduced by Senator eastman of Owa-
tonDa. These provide that rates for
transportation of passengers and
froioht cbo1l not ba MONA Gov N obor+
haul than for long haul, and that
freight transportated over two or more
lines cannot be transferred when in
carload lots to another car at the
junction point,
Senator Moonan introduced a bill
providing for the erection at his home
town of Waseca of a schol of agri.
culture that shall be identified with
the state university.
, House Bills.
The following bills were introduced
into the house:
by Cal. E. Stone, For the Minnesota
State Trades Industrial school for de-
pendent orphans. The amount asked
is $125,O00.
By George Mckenzie, To amend the
law relating to corporations.
By R. c. Dunn, To appropriate mon
ey to defray the cost of publication of
the proposed amendments to the con-
stitution in October, 1910.
By w. A. Campbell and F. L. Pal
mer, To prohibit the locating or main
tenance of cemeteries within one-half
mile of the state university or any of
any of its colleges or the Soldiers
home.
By w. A. Campbell, Providing for
the correction of election returns in
counties, cities and municipal corpora
lions in which voting machines are
used. ,..F
By w. F. Kunze, Providing for the
nomination of United States senators
by popular vote.
By w. A. Campbell, To oblige street
railway companies operating in towns
of $4,000 or over to maintain a watch
man at all crossings with railroad
tracks.
By w. F. Kunze, Providing for edu-
cational and professional qualifica-
tons for county superintendent of
schools.
By o. Hauge, For an amendment
to the act providing for the appoint
ment of state highway commission.
By c.. R. Fowler To amend the act
to pension the citizen-soldiers of Min
nesota who participated in the Indian
massacre of 1862.
st. Paul, Jan. 1O-Election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people, according to the Oregon plan,
was proposed by Senator Works Of
Mankato in a bill presented to the SEN
ate. Senator Murray of Bird Island in,
troduced a bill providing for voting
on United States senators at the party
primaries.
In the senate, in addition to the two
bills dealing with the election of
United States senators, bill was in
troduced by Senator Works, providing
for the pcnsioning of all citizens who
took part in the Indian wars from
1862 to 1867, for period of 10 days
or more Senator Peterson of Itch
field introduced bill reducing the
penalty for murder in the first degree
from hanging to life imprisonment.
The Works bill for the election of
United States senators provided that
20 days before any general election,
during which members of the state leg
islature were to be elected who would
in turn cleo: United States senator,
the names of candidates for United
States senator should be filed with the
proper officials and placed upon the
ballots. The legislature then, the bill
provided, would be compelled to elect
to the United State senate the man
receiving the highest number of votes
at the primary, whether or not he was
of the same political party as the ma
jority of the members of the legisla-
ture.
Kansas Governor Inaugurated.
Topeka, Kan. = Gov. w. R. Stubbs
and the other Republican state of!
ficers of Kansas were inaugurated in