The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-02-24
Minnesota Legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.
Past Week.

st. Paul, Feb. 23.-Reapportionme
on a population basis has neared its
goal. By vote of IS to 81, the Min
nesota house passed the Congdon bill
putting the measure up to the senate
where is said the friends of reappor
tionment have enough votes to pass
the bill. The passage of what is prob.
able the most important measure of
the session, came after notable de-
bate.
The final vote was as follows:
Yeas-Aker, Anderson, Andrew; An.
derson, A "; Anderson, ]. j.; Booth.
royd, Bergen, Bouck, Brown, L. D.:
Burnquist, Campbell, Congdon, Con-
verse, Davis, Dunn. R. c.; Edwards,
Ferguson, Fowler, Fuchs, Greene, Half
ten, Hauge, Healy, Henion, Herzberg,
Hillman, Holmberg, Holten, Jelinek,
Johnson, C. E.; Johnson, ]. N; John
| son, j. T.; Just, Keefe, Kelly, Knapp,
Kneeland, Knutson, Kunze, Lee, /. j.;
Lee, ]. F.; Lee, s. N; Lennon, Lind
berg, Lundeen, Lydiard, Mckenzie.
Mcneil, Mattson, Mailing, Minette,
Morton, Nash, Nelson, A. Nolan, Nye,
O'Neil, Orr, Palmer, Perry, Peterson.
A. j.; Peterson, o.; Pfaender, Put
| nam, Ribenack, Rice, Rines, Robert
son, Saggau, Sampson, Skartum, Spoon
er, c. E. Stone, w. T. Stone, Sulerud,
Sullivan, Untiedt, Utecht, Virtue, Vox-
land, C. H. Warner, Washburn, Webb,
White, Wisniewski, Mr.. Speaker.
Nayes-G. w. Brown, Christie.
Clarke, Conley, Crane, Davies, Den
ger, Farley, Frankson, Harding, Hoff-
man, Hopkins, Hurley, Klemer, Liberia,
Mcdonald, McMartin, Moriarty, Mel
son, H.. Nygren, Papke, Peters, Peter
son, ]. E.; Reed, Robinson, Rustad,
Schiller. Schwartz, Thielen, E. Warner,
Wescott.
Bank Guaranty Law Urged.
State guaranty of bank deposits is
planned in bill introduced in the
house by Representatives Kelly and
Robinson. 1t provides for a state
banking board to be composed of the
governor, auditor of public accounts,
and attorney general which is to be
given control over the banking bust
ness in the state and be at the head
of corps of bank examiners. The bill
proposes that an assessment of one
fourth of a mill on the average daily
deposits of any bank be levied to create
fund to reimburse depositors in case
of failures.
A new feature of the bill is the limit
ing of banks in the state. 1t provides
that no bank can be organized with a
capital of less than $4,000 in towns
of not more than 500 people, mini
mum capital of $751; 900 in towns of not
more than 1000 people; $4,000 in
towns of not more than 1000 people;
$4,000 in cities of not more than 5000
people; $4,000 in cities of not more
than $4,000 population; $4,000 in cit
les of not more than 100000 people,
and 100000 in cities between 100000
and 100000 inhabitants.
Telegraph Rate Regulation.
Regulation of telegraph rates within
the state of Minnesota is provided or
in bill introduced in the house by
]. T. Johnson. 1t fixes a maximum
charge of 25 cents for 10 words and 2
cents each for additional words. The
present schedule of charges ranges
from % to 40 cents for 10 words and
from to cents for additional words.
Representative w. T. Stone intro
duced bill providing severe penalty
g. 4ho IF Wy "a clio f1rof
fic in Minnesota.
It was proposed to make more trust
companies possible by reducing the
capital stock required from 100000 to
$50, 1000 in case of small towns, and to
increase the amount of capital stock
required according to the size of the
town. 1t was pointed out that there
were only six trust companies in Min
nesota at the present time.
Four-Year Terms for County Jobs.
R. C. Dunn has introduced bill in
the house extending the terms of
county auditors, treasurers, registers Of
deeds, sheriffs, coroners, county attor-
neys, county surveyors and superin-
tendents of schools from two to four
years. The bill proposes that the pres
ent terms shall be heightened two years
and that thereafter they shall be four
years.
The reciprocity pact received body
blow by vote of So to 26. The Rockne
resolution recommending postpone
ment, was adopted.
The Nash-Moriarity bill, making
Columbus day, Oct. IL, legal holiday
in Minnesota, passed the house by
vote of II to 25.
Trouble at Outset.
Trouble arose at the outset of the
debate over the proposed amendment
changing districts in the southern part
of the state. This change involved
districts No. 9 and No. 10, Watonwan
and Martin counties composed of dis
trict No. in the original bill and Jack
son, Cottonwood and Murray counties,
made up district No. 10. By the amend
| ment, Martin and Jackson are Joined
and Watonwan goes to the tenth.
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