The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-02-24

st. Paul, Feb. 22-The joint com
Eiittee of the legislature completed it:
state fair bill which will be introduced
in the house early next week L
makes the state fair a quasi-state or
ganization and places it's finances un
der the supervision of state officers
The proposed bill reduces in member
ship the number of agricultural so
cieties entitled to delegates.
County fair associations which shall
maintain an active existence, hold an
rual fairs and shall have paid out al
the preceding fair the sum of $500 in
premiums and have a membership OF
55 are entitled to three delegates each
Two of these are to be elected and the
third is to be the president of the fair
society. In cases where more than
enc county agricultural society exists
the senior society shall be entitled to
choose such delegates. Such seniority
shall be determined by the state audi
tor; no delegates are to be seated un-
til they have certificates from the
state auditor.
One delegate is allowed from every
county in which no county fair society
exists and he is to be appointed by
the county board of commissioners.
NO one is allowed vote unless he is
a resident of the state. This section
was put in the bill to eliminate sew
eral honorary members who reside out
side the state. The bill provides that
honorary members may be chosen by
vote.
Societies Allowed Delegates.
Two delegates are allowed each Of
the following societies: State Horti-
cultural society, State Dairymen's as
ISOLATION, State Beekeepers' associa-
ton, Minnesota Livestock Breeders
association; Minnesota Field Breeders
association; Minnesota Swine Breeder
ers' association, Minnesota Horse
Breeders association, Minnesota Vet
Urinary association, Minnesota Cattle
Breeders association, Minnesota
Sheep Breeders association, State
Poultry association, Minnesota State
Implement association, Minnesota
State Florists association, Minnesota
County Exhibitors association, Min
nesota Federation of County Fairs
and the State Foresters' association.
All subsidiary organizations are elm
mated from representation.
The members of the governing
board of the State Agricultural society
by virtue of their Offices are entitled to
one vote each.
The annual compensation of the
members of the governing board of
the state fair is fixed at 5000 and the
president, under this bill, would re-
ceive 1000 year. The board fixes
the salaries of the secretary and trea-
surer.
County Option Is Defeated.
County option was given its quietus
in the senate by vote of 81 to "a.
1t was the Rines county option bill
defeated in the house, and introduced
in the senate by Senator V. L. john
son.
Senator Johnson opened the debate.
He said the county option bill was the
most important measure before the
legislature More people were inter-
ested in it, he said, than in reappor-
tionment, railroad legislation or work
ingmen's compensation bills. He de-
scribed the harm done by that mon
strosity of modern civilization, the
American saloon" Also, ''the farce
comedy recently enacted in the So
called Indian lid territory came in
for its share of eXcoriation.
Roll Call Results.
The roll call was as follows:
For county option, Republican
Bedford, Dale, Dwinnell, Elwell, Fos-
seen, Gunderson, Hackney, Hanson,
Haycraft, " L. Johnson, Lende, Mel
son, Putnam, Rustad, Saugstad, Sund-
berg, Thoe, Wallace, Wilson; Demo
eastman, Odell, Peterson; Pro-
misunderstanding; Populist-Sag
eng.
Against county option, Republican
Anderson, Benson, Boyle, Carpenter,
Clague, L. o. Cook, Denegre, Duea,
Duxbury, Gum, Johnston, Klein, Mar
den, Murray, Olson, Pugh, Rockne,
Stebbins, G.. H. Sullivan, Swanson;
OSInOCTdl-AuH SuSdule, SOll0T, ".
F. Cook, Glotzbach, Handlan, C. D.
Johnson, L'Herault, McGrath, Pauly,
Poehler, Schaller, ]. D. Sullivan, Van
Hoven, Weis, Works.
Representative Robertson has intro
duced bill in the house making it a
misdsmeanor for company to make
false and misleading statements con-
corning it's products through newspa-
per advertisements.
Representative Henry Rines present
ed a bill relieving upper Minnesota
farmers from paying taxes on mineral
rights reserved by the person from
whom they purchased the property.
John G. Lennon introduced a bill
fixing a tax of one mill on every BUSH
ell Of wheat or fax handled by ele-
vators or warehouses and one-half
mill on all other grains. The present
law provides for a tax of one-fourth
of a mill on wheat and fax and one
eighth of mill on all other grains.