The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
Minnesota legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.
Past Week.

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the service Of all legislators and pub
lie officials, and to gather facts that
will aid in making laws scientifically.
The governor of the state, the attor-
ney general and the president Of the
board of regents of the University of
Minnesota, according to the bill, shall
have power to appoint director of
| the bureau at a salary of $4,000 q
year.
1t shall be the duty of the bureau
| to collect the laws of Minnesota and
of all other states of the United
States and even of foreign countries.
| data and reference books on govern
mental and trade facts and to system
| atize them to aid legislators in deter
mining what bills are necessary and
| what should be the scope of the bills.
The director shall according to the
bill, aid the legilators in drafting laws
| and shall not take sides in determin-
| ing the advisability of the law, but
| shall confine himself to producing
facts
State Fair Audit Submitted.
The report of the governors board
! of audit on the state fair was sub.
mitted to the legislature. It was not
accompanied by any recommendation
or any suggestion from the executive.
| The senate committee on finance
and the house committee on appropri.
ations meeting in joint session unan.
1mously decided to report on the Ell.
well bill calling for an appropriation for
the University of Minnesota of $685.
442 for immediate passage John
Lind and B. F. Nelson of the board
of regents and Dean Shenehon of
the engineering department and DR..
Beard of the medical college appeared
in person to argue for the bill. Not
a figure was changed and the bill will
go before both houses as originally
| presented.
The house cut the additional appro-
priation from $4,000 to $4,000
which, with the standing appropria-
ton, allows $29O,0OO to cover the ex-
pense of the session.
| A joint resolution was introduced
by Senator Peterson to make an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States giving the federal gov
eminent the right to levy an income
| tax.
Speaker Dunn announced the fol-
lowing appointments. Richard Thorn
as, doorkeeper; K. G. Oldre, clerk;
R. B. Forrest, clerk; Frank E. Reed,
assistant clerk for judiciary; c. A.
Reil, clerk; HENRY Zierenring, file
| clerk; James Hunter, gallery keeper;
Alex Herbert, sergeant committee
| rooms; Rudolph Paul, doorkeeper; A.
j. Ribestein, sergeant of committee
rooms; Henry Gordon, doorkeeper; F.
L. Stauffer, gallery-keeper; James
Blaha, janitor; T. M. Quinn, doorkeep-
'er; Joseph Cousineau, sergeant gal
lery; F. T. Warren, sergeant committee
room; John Barrett, page; George p.
Byers, cloakroom keeper; John c. Nc
Laren, doorkeeper; Gordon T. Bright.
sergeant committee room.
BILLS INTRODUCED
In the Senate.
ties among those that may be held by
| savings banks.
Observation-Disclosures amendment.
| MISUNDERSTANDING Montana securi-
| providing for the adoption of the initia-
| tive and referendum.
Pauly-To establish a uniform sys-
| tenn of selling certain commodities.
/ Haycraft-To reimburse Gibson Bro.
| theirs to the amount of 81, 900 for gland
cred horses ordered killed by state live
| stock board.
| Haycraft-To legalize certain con-
veyances of property from man to wife.
Notwithstanding for the registry
| of chattel mortgages with the register
of deeds under certain conditions.
MISUNDERSTANDING for opening the
polls on primary and general election
days at a. m. in cities, towns and
villages of every class.
Cashman-Providings for the trans
cript of judgment from justice court to
| district court on discontinuance Of JUS
| tice court.
In the House.
| Lydiard-Prohibiting state officials
| from becoming interested in contracts
| with the state.
| Campbell--Constitutio amendment
| for initiative and referendum.
Kunze-Fixing tax for state univer-
sity at half-min and standing appropri-
| ations.
Campbell-Requiring park boards to
obtain consent of owners of property
| to be assessed before acquiring park
| lands.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. drinking in
| railway cars or streetcars.
aquatic fowl and other game birds.
Campbell-Requiring employers to
| pay wages semi-monthly.
| Notwithstanding for a popular
vote on a constitutional convention.
| Johnson, J. Unconstitutional amend
ment for initiative and referendum.
Holten-Providing form for mort
gage deeds.
| matchmaking election law so that
personal service Of notice of contest
will not be compulsory.
Johnson, J. N.-Repealing the mort
gage tax law.
Lee, liver J-Appropriating $3,926
for refundment of peddlers' licenses.
Converse-Prohibiting more than five
saloons to the block on streets forming
the boundary of patrol districts.
Keefe-Providing for the nomination
Of United States senators by primary
election.
Kunze-Providing for deputy coroner
and coroner's clerk.
ze-Appropriating $636,400 for
permanent improvements of the state
l university.