The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-28

Mississippi harbor with the money
gained. An amendment by Senator
Moonan that the railroads should pay
an annual tax of per cent a year on
property thus acquired was voted
down.
state Tax Levy Is Increased.
Inc state tax levy for general reve-
nue. purpose is fixed at 1.s mills in the
tax Dill introduced in the house by i.
Z. Spooner and passed under a sus-
pension OF the rules. This is an in
crease OF z mills over two years ago.
The levy will net the state about
s2,zOO,OO0 year. The entire tax levy
1or all state purposes for the next two
years is 81 mills, as compared with
2.53 mills fixed two years ago. The
total levy will bring the state $4,2OG,.
600 annually.
The Oregon plan for direct election
OF United States senators was among
the many bills passed. by the senate.
by vote of So to 6.
The bill provides for the non-parti-
san direct election of United States
senators. The legislators must sign a
pledge either that they will refuse to
vote for the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes or that they
Will vote for such candidates. This is
a choice in name only, according to
both supporters and opponents of the
bill, as the legislator who refused to
promise to support the popular sena-
torial candidate would stand no
chance of being elected, they say.
At each party primary, under the
bill, candidate Of the party shall be
selected. At the general election, the
different candidates shall be voted on
and the legislature will be compelled
to elect the popular candidate. This
might result here as it has in Oregon
and Nevada, in Republican legisla-
ture being compelled to elect a Dem
ocrat to the United States senate, or
the other way around.
Session Cost Is $3o8,7e2.
Legislative expenses for the pres
ent session are more than $4,000 in
excess of the expenses of the 1909
session. The 1911 legislature has
used total of $3oO,249.91, while the
1909 solons succeeded in spending but
$290,75275. The standing appropria-
ton of the legislature at the beginning
OF. the present session was 49,, 1000, but
the original amount was increased I'm!
til it totaled 100000, and with few
incidentals, an aggregate sum of $685.
792.42 stands to the credit Of the 1911
legislature.
Two anti-liquor bills were acted up
on by the senate. The R. c. Dunn
bill to abolish road houses lost by
vote Of 20 to "a. The bill to allow
cities of the fourth class to vote on
the license question was passed.
Senators G. H. Sullivan and Rockne
had passed resolution that five mem.
bers Of the senate be appointed
committee to serve without pay to
draw up workingmen's compensation
bill.
By vote of SO to IS, the senate
passed the "hotel zone" bill, confer
ring upon the Radisson and Dyck.
man hotels of Minneapolis the privi-
lege to serve liquor to their guests.
The bill passed the house several
weeks ago. Governor Eberhart said,
after the passage of the bill, that he
would sign it.
Doings In the House.
Speaker Dunn interrupted business
to instruct the sergeant-at-arms to
eject all lobbyists from the floor of
the house.
George A. Ralph, state drainage en-.
gineer, is practically exonerated on
every charge made against him in the
majority report of the house investi-
eating committee. 1t is signed by C.
T. Knapp, G. R. Fowler, ]. ]. Moriarity
and Ralph E. Crane A minority re.
port signed by Donald Robertson of
rgyle and recommending the dismis.
sal of Mr.. Ralph.
Senator Schaller was voted $1,000
for his services in the prosecution
of Patrick Gibbons, who killed his wife
and priest in South st. Paul.
Ernest Lundeen introduced a reso.
luton abolishing corporal punishment
in the state training school. John
Lennon gave notice of debate and this
resolution went over until today.
The house passed a resolution intro.
iuced by Speaker Dunn under suspen-
sion of the rules. 1t asks congress to
pass law prohibiting Injunction pro.
ceedings to be brought in the federal
court on a state law until the case has
been finally adjudicated in the states
supreme court.