The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Minnesota legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.
Past Week.

measure, providing for constitutional
amendment to allow the state invest!
ment board to loan state money on
improved farm lands, also was passed!
w. T. Stones bill, making it gross
misdemeanor to engage in the white
slave traffic, passed by a unanimous
vote.
The Minneapolis hotel zone bill al
lowing the Radisson and Dyckman no.
tells to serve liquor with meals in their
dining rooms passed the lower house
of the legislature by a vote Of 80 to
35.
The house passed the Kunze-Palmer
bill prohibiting the Minneapolis Gas
Light company from building gas
plant within a half mile of any church.
school, or established park. The vote
was So to IS.
st. Paul, April 1.-THE report Of the
committee investigating the boys re-
form school at Red Wing is sweeping
and drastic in its character. 1t recon.
mends the abolition Of corporal punish.
ment except under exceptional cases,
these to be under the direction Of the
board of control. 1t recommends the
dismissal of Superintendent S. A. Whit.
tier and three of his assistants, in.
Guiding Assistant Superintendent Dorr.
1t recommends the establishment of a
gymnasium, swimming pool. 1t scores
the use of the whipping machine.
]. F. Jacobson of Lac qui Parle
county, for several years member OF
the legislature and Republican candi-
date for governor in 1906 addressed
the house. Mr.. jacobson was given
an ovation as he stepped to the plat
form. AS former chairman Of the
committee on appropriations he took
occasion to advise the house on the
appropriation bills about to be con-
sidered. He declared that the COM
mittee had not been generous enough
in it appropriations for state institu.
lions, especially those which care for
the unfortunates.
The Bouck bill allowing counties to
expend money to advertise their re.
sources passed by unanimous vote.
The Conley bill making it a misde.
meanor for an intoxicated person to
drive an automobile and the Holmberg
bill regulating the sale Of eleomargar.
inc were also passed.
Presidents of several Minnesota col.
leges opposed the plan to give Bachel.
or of Arts degrees at state normal
schools before the joint committee on
education. Presidents Hodgman OF
Manchester college, Frank Nelson of
Minnesota college, J. M. Kildahl Of st,
Olaf, L. A. Weizle of Carleton, and P.
A. Mattson of Gustavus Adolphus OBJ.
jected to the plan on the ground that
it would injure the attendance of the
state colleges. Presidents Frank Weld
of Moorhead Normal, Bohannon OF
Duluth Normal and Maxwell of WI.
mona Normal favored the bill. No &C.
ton was taken.
The house committee on appropria.
lions reported favorably on the Rob.
ertson bill appropriating $4,000 for
the Snake river cutoff in Marshall
county. The cut-oG will drain the
Marshall county swamp lands in the
Red river.
st. Paul, April S-After a stormy
session the house friends of reappor.
tionment failed to kill the Duxbury.
Haycraft- Moonon Weiss senate bill
providing for the submission of a con,
stitutional amendment limiting the
legislative representatives of any one
county to six senators. A motion to
indefinitely postpone the bill lost by
a vote of 55 to Sc. 1t was then placed
at the foot of general orders.
The bill had passed the senate by q
vote of SO to "a and is considered q
blow at Governor Eberhart's plan to
secure the passage of a fair reappor.
tionment bill. 1t is aimed at the cities
and if passed would disfranchise thou.
sands of people.
Election Bill is Passed.
The senate passed one bill for direct
election of United States senators,
The bill was one providing for direct
election but strictly within party lines,
It simply pledged the candidates for
the legislature to vote for the candi.
dates for United States senator receiv.
ing the highest vote in the party pri.
maries. That is, the majority party
in the legislature would be pledged to
vote for their party nominee.
The roll-call was as follows: Ayes
Anderson, Bedford, Benson, Boyle,
eastman, Clague, Collier, L. o. Cooke,
Dale, Denegre, Duea, Rum, Dwinnell,
Elwell, Foseen, Froshaug, Gunderson,
Gum, Hackney, Hanson, Haycraft, v.
L. Johnson, Johnston, Klein, Lende,
Marden, Moonan, Murray, Nelson,
Odell, Olson, Pauly, Peterson, Pugh.
Putnam, Rockne, Saugstad, Stebbins,
G. H. Sullivan, Sunberg, Swanson.
Thoe, Wallace, Wilson. Total, A.
Nays-Ahamun, Cheadle, G. r.
Cook, Donaldson, Duxbury, Glotzbach,
Handlan, c. D. Johnson, L'Herault.
McGrath, Poehler, Sageng, Schaller, j.
D. Sullivan, Van Hoven, Weis. Works.