The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20

OI FduA, Jan. ll.-SpedKer Dunu
has announced the House committees.
AS had been generally expected, c. A.
Congdon OF Duluth, R. G. Dunn Of
Princeton and L. c. Spooner of Nor
ris get the important chairmanships.
Dunn heads taxes and tax laws, which
will shape the important tax meas
ures Of the session. Spooner heads
appropriations, giving him one of
the most important and most inf1uen-
tial positions in the house. This is
an especially strong. committee, made
up Of Spooner, Congdon, Dunn, r. c.;
Washburn, Mckenzie, Johnson, c. E.;
Stone, c. E.; Johnson, j. T.; Edwards,
Webb, Pfaender, Frankson, Lee, 1. j.;
Anderson, A.; Kunze, Fowler, Brown,
1. D.; Peterson, ]. E.; Holten, Brown,
G.. W.; and Minette.
Reapportionment Fight.
Representative Congdon heads the
committee on reapportionment, which
was also expected. This gives the
northern part of the state a fighting
representative in the cause for which
1t is struggling. Lennon and Lydiard
of Minneapolis are also on this COM
mittee.
The tri-coun.y committee, of which
John Lennon was chairman, last ses.
sion, and made one of the standing
committees of the house, consisting
of representatives of three counties
Ramsey, Hcnnepin and ST. Louis, is
headed by Representative C. E. Stone,
Of st. Paul.
The temperance committee which is
pledged to report out county option
| bill Is made up of Palmer, White
Pfaender, ]. E. Peterson, Virtue, Nc
Kenzie, Webb, Fuchs, A. Nelson, Just,
l.. D. Brown, Whiting, Hoffman, Yves.
colt and Crane.
SPECIAL interest centers in the com
mittee on state fair, which is expect
ed to probe matters relative to the
big agricultural show and report a
| new plan for the management of the
concern. 1t consists of Davis, Knee
land, Christie, Spooner, Campbell, C. E.
Stone, Robinson, Holten, Frankson.
Moriarty, Perry, R. c. Dunn, Rines,
| hlaCIIO anu llOUCl Iooh.
Avalanche of New Bills.
After the debate on the printed ties.
timony in the senate, same the ava
| lanche of new bills. Senator Wilson,
of Minnesota, introduced an appro.
priation of $175,000 to pay the salar-
| les, travelling expenses and supplies
for the legislature.
This and Senator Schaller's bill for
$4,000 for the st. Peter asylum were
passed Immediately.
| That all buildings erected in the
future by the state should be made OF
materials, such as brick and stone
produced in Minnesota, was provided
| for In bill introduced by Senator j
D. Sullivan of st. Cloud.
Senators Fosseen and Pauly of Min
neapolis each introduced bill. Sen
ator Fosseen's bill provided that all
villages that had governed themselves
as incorporated villages under the
statutes of 1905 should be considered
as legally incorporated villages wheth
er or not they had compiled with al
the legal requirements. Senator
Pauly's bill provided that the coun
ellis of municipalities should have pow
er to make avoirdupois weights the
standard weights except in cases
where there was specific contract
that other weights should apply. A
pound of bread would have to con.
tain 16 ounces, according to his bill
| Of tot
wide application in other precincts
than that in which they live if the bill
of Senator Sullivan is passed. 1t pro
vides that on the presentation of aft
davits of residence in the state from
the election judges of his home pre-
cinct, man may vote in any other
precinct on matters that are of state
wide application and not local affairs
Senator Haycraft followed with a
bill to make uniform hours for all
polling places in the state to be open
on both primary and election day
His bill makes the hours during
which the polls should be open from
7 a. m. until p. m.
The Hennepin delegation in the sen
ate showed its intention to look out
for the needs of the University OF
Minnesota. Senator Elwell introduc
ed bill calling for total appropri
alton of $62S,442 for-equipment, main
tenancel and new work on university
buildings. the proposed appropria
tons for each department are:
Deficiency in universit, maintenance
/ 80
| Increased cost Of engineering buildings. 5000
Equipment of engineering buildings. 0,0Ot
Engineering library .................. 80, 00(
| Willard hall ........................ sc, 4Ot
| Anatomy building maintenance. ...... 1884:
| Equipment of anatomy building. ....... ,OO(
| Equipment Of Willard hall. ............ 1900
| Equipment Elliott memorial hospital. "a, OOt
| Maintenance Of Elliott memorial hospital 49, 7O(
st. Paul, Jan. 13.-Wnat senate lead
| ers describe as one of the greatest
strides towards scientific lawmaking
ever taken up by any state is formu
| lated in a bill presented by Senator