The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
st. Paul. March 3d.

with $2,459 for his legal counsel to
the workingman's compensation COM
mittee was presented to the senate to-
day by Senator Moonan.
Senator Fosseen is author of a bill
to make all natural waterways and
bitches state bitches, so that even the
owners Of the property cannot change
their course, dam them or interfere
with their fowage. He also introduced
a bill to create state department of
weights and measures.
Senator Gunderson introduced bill
to change the 2-cent passenger rate
law by permitting the railroad COM
panies to refuse any fare less than 5
cents.
So that the state highways commits
sioners would be compelled to devote
all of its time to state work, Senator
Swanson introduced bill giving them
a GALAXY of $4,000 each, yearly. At
present they have no salary. With the
enormous amounts of money to be
spent by them in the future Senator
Swanson said they should be compelled
to devote their entire time to the work
Fee for Solicitors Is Asked.
The man who solicits newspaper sub
scriptions in homes, the man who in
vades offices to secure subscriptions
to popular weekly and monthly maya
zines, or the young woman who insists
on housewives subscribing to women's
magazines, will have to pay 81 to the
county in which they pursue their &C.
equations, if bill introduced by Sem
ator Nelson is passed. The bill aY,
plies to every solicitor of every period
| ical. They are made liable to arrest
| and fines II they lack licenses.
Clinton Robinson's bill designed to
make blind pigs impossible was refer
red to subcommittee after being dis
cussed by the house committee on tenn
perence. This action was taken to
determine certain constitutional points.
| The bill prohibits any brewery or sa-
loonkeeper from selling more than one
case of beer or gallon Of spurious
liquor to any person not holding a
state license and imposes a heavy pen
atty for violation. This feature is ex-
| pected to stop breweries and saloons
from delivering liquor to bland pigs.
W. /. Nolan's resolution calling for
the appointment of legislative COM
mission to Investigate the methods en-
ployed by the state departments and
make recommendations for reorgani-
zation of state government was recon-
mended for passage by the house COM
mittee on general legislation. The
resolution is in line with the sugges-
lions made OF Governor Eberhart in
| his message. Mr.. Nolon declared to
the committee that with the elimina-
ton of many state boards and re-
organization of the state offices the
cost of running the administrative de-
partments could be cut in half
The house committee on commerce
recommended for passage the Holm
berg bill requiring inspection of all
apples. 1t provides for the inspection
| of every barrel or crate.
Representative Sulerud introduced a
bill providing that the state shall pay
half the cost of any tuberculosis sana-
forum erected by any county in the
state.
J. j. Moriarity introduced bill re-
curing railroad companies to publish
their time tables in the newspapers
of every city on their lines.
st. Paul, March PA vote of CEN
sure will be the only punishment CIV
en- F. L. Klemer, the Faribault rep
resentative, for refusing to apologize
to Speaker Dunn for his charges that
the committees of the lower house
of the legislature had been fixed in
favor of the special interests. This
will be recommended in a second re-
port to be made to the house by R. c..
Dunn, L. G. Spooner and Albert PA
ender, the special committee appoint
ed to inquire into the conduct of the
gentleman from Rice county.
It was at first planned to expel him
from the house, but as several mem
bers believed that this action would
make a martyr of him the less severe
punishment was decided upon. With
the censure of the house, the incident
as far as Mr.. Klemer is concerned
will be closed. The program is to
then authorize the appointment of a
committee Of five 20 investigate the
charges made by the Faribault men,
Der and make its findings to the
house.
Investigation Asked.
IT am willing to apologize for what
I have said if after thorough and
impartial investigation by this house
it shall appear that my convictions
and the convictions Of the public are
not well founded. I therefore pro-
pose, Mr.. Speaker, that a committee
of seven members be appointed, of
which shall be allowed to name three
members and the speaker three mem
bers and that the six members so ap-
pointed be authorized to name the
seventh member for the purpose of