The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-07
Minnesota Legislature
Past Week.
Past Week.


Julia Ward Howe, author of the
Battle Hymn of the Republic, and Miss
Jane Adams of Hull House, to show
the justice of the women's demand
for votes.
The roll call was as follows: ayes,
Bedford, Benson, Boyle, eastman,
Cheadle, c. F. Cook, Dale, Denegre,
Duxbury, Elwell, Froshaug, Gunder-
son, Hanson, Haycraft, G. D. Johnson,
V. L. Johnson, Lende, Moonan, Nelson,
Odell, Olson, Peterson, Putnam, Rus
tad, Sageng, Saugstad, Schaller, Sund-
berg, Theo, Wilson. Total-30.
Nayes, Amman, Anderson, Carpen-
ter, Clague, Collier, L. o. Cooke, Don
aldson, Duea, Dunn, Dwinnell, Eos
seen, Glotzbach, Gum, Hackney,
Handlan, Johnston, Klein, L'Herault,
McGrath, Marden, Murray, Pauly,
Poehler, Pugh, Rockne, J. D. Sullivan,
G. H. Sullivan, Swanson, Van Hoven.
Wallace, Weis, Works. Total-32.
The Day in the House.
Knute Knuteson's bill providing a
board of Cancellation to settle labor
disputes was killed in the house. The
measure was copy of the Canadian
law.
The house defeated the Kerry-C Con-
ley bill forbidding lumber companies
to offer lumber for sale which is not
up to grade. 1t would require the
six-inch boards be six inches in width
instead of SIS inches.
The report of the special committee
appointed to investigate the hand
ling of livestock by the Northern Pa.
cific railway was submitted to the
house. 1t finds that livestock cars
have been held up at the Minnesota
transfer for five hours, causing the
cattle to lose weight, thereby reduc.
ing the price received by the farmers.
The committee recommended legisla-
ton which would compel the railroad
companies to forward stock cars to
the markets.
The house by unanimous vote de.
cided to pay to his widow the legis.
lative salary of the late w. A. Fisher.
former member of the legislature
The bill was introduced by F. L. Palm.
err. The appropriation is $3.50.
THAT the speaker of tho house of
representatives should be elected at
general elections by the people at
large and not selected from among
their own number by the members OF
the house was the substance of bill
g.,
duced.
L. G. Spooner's bill providing for a
vote on a constitutional amendment
raising the rate of gross earnings tax
on railroads from four to five per cent
was defeated in the house by vote
OIL 8S to 26.
st. Paul, March 31.-The state OF
Minnesota will turn itself into vast
employees insurance company IL a
constitutional amendment by Senator
Putnam, recommended for passage by
the judiciary committee of the sen
ate, is adopted. The amendment pro
vides that employers and employees
shall be taxed specific amount Of
the wages paid and received.
BY vote of 81 to 81 the house
passed the Minnette-Schwartz bill
placing telephone companies under
the supervision and regulation of the
state tax commission. Mutual rural
companies and companies doing only
city business are excepted.
The house passed the Forestry com
mittee bill recognizing the state for
estry department to bring about great
er efficiency in the prevention of for
est fires by unanimous vote. The
original bill was amended to allow the
state forester salary of $4,000 year
instead of $4,000 and the clerk of the
forestry board a salary Of 1900 in
stead of $2,4OO.
The bill as it now stands provides
for state forestry board made up Of
the dean of the state agricultural col
lege, the director of the state forestry
school, three members to be appointed
OH the recommendation of the board
of regents of the state university, and
four members to be suggested by the
state agricultural society, horticultur
al society, state forestration associa
ton and the state game and fish com
mission. The state forester must bt
an expert in forestry. The bill al
lows a corps of assistants to patro
the forest regions during the dry
seasons of the year.
The senate, as committee OF the
whole, recommended for passage the
bill introduced at the request of the
game and fish commissions, requiring
all non-residents of Minnesota to take
out license to fish with hook and line
when they come here in the summer
The measure has already passed the
house. 1t requires payment of a s.
fee for license.
The senate, sitting as a committed
of the whole, recommended for pas
sage, the measure giving negroes the
right to be served in ice cream ant
soda water parlors and prescribing
penalties for proprietors who discrim
mate against them.