The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
Minnesota Legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week
Past Week.


/ A curb for the Imagination of pub
licity agents is proposed by Mr.. Nolan
I His measure makes it a gross misde
meanor to misrepresent or exagger
ate facts in newspaper advertisement!
or in literature designed for geneva
distribution with a view TO inducing
people to part with their money.
| Representative Hopkins propose!
| the submission of constitutions
amendment providing that the basis
| of representation in the state legisla
ture shall hereafter be citizen inhab
itants instead of the total population
! In his opinion the man who has not
| become citizen of Minnesota has nc
| right to be considered when fixing the
| basis OF representation.
Two-cent Bill.
To compel railroads, the gross earn
ings of whose passenger trains are
$1,000 a mile or more, to grant rate
of two cents a mile for passenger
service is the purpose of a bill intro
duced by Representative Bendixen
This would include practically all
roads operating in this state eXcep,
the Minneapolis & st. Louis, new
road to International Falls, and one
or two lumber roads.
st. Paul, Jan. 20-Ex-Speaker H. H
Dunn was the big works so far as
the proceedings were concerned last
Saturday. A joint resolution pre-.
pared by him calling upon congress to
make federal judges elective, passed
the house without a dissenting vote.
This resolution charged, first, that
the federal judges of the United
States are in the main recruited from
the ranks of corporation lawyers;
second, that "the federal courts, have
usurped the powers and functions of
legislative bodies by arrogant and
willful disregard of the rights of the
people," and, third, that "by long and
unbroken line of rules and decisions
in favor of the great corporate inter
ests and against the private individual
and the masses. the federal judges
have forfeited the confidence and re-
spect Of the people,"
A bill previously introduced by Mr..
Dunn requiring that in all sales Of
state lands the mineral rights be re-
served, was advanced to general or
ders. There are" said he, about five
thousand acres of state lands known
to contain iron of an approximate
value on so cent royalty basis of ST.
100000. propose that these shall not
be given away to railroads or other
corporations"
Mr. Dunn is responsible, in addition
to the above for two bills introduced
this morning of first rate Importance.
One is designed to prevent the fraudu-
lent manufacture and sale of oleomar-
garine colored to resemble butter. The
other is a sanitary bill and requires
that "all places or receptacles where
any fruit products are manufactured,
stored, deposited, kept, collected, pre-
pared, produced, sold or served" shall
be kept in a clean and sanitary condi-
ton. 1t also provides for the in
spection of all such places and i'm
poses severe penalties for the viola
ton of its provisions.
Places where oleo is sold must post
placard indicating that the product
is sold there, in plain sight. When
oleomargarine is sold by retail each
package must be plainly labeled oleo-
margarine and must contain both the
name of the manufacturer and the
seller Misleading names or devices
must not be used. The oleo may not
be called Dairy Rolls, Country Rolls,
nor may the words Guernsey, Jersey
or Holstein or other deceptive charac-
terization be used in connection there,
with.
/ When oleomargarine is served to
guests in hotels and restaurants, or
elsewhere, or in lumber camps or hos,
pitfalls, the fact must be printed in bold
type on the bill of fare and posted
upon each side of the dining room on
placards containing in letters large
enough to be distinctly read from all
parts of said room, the words in Eng
lish, "Oleomargarine used in place OF
butter" Severe penalties of fine OF
Imprisonment for violation of the law
are imposed.
st. Paul, Jan. 1S.-The flood of bills
| continues in the house and senate
Merely to name the titles of all @!
them is out of the question. The more
important can only be referred to
| Mr.. Wallace's public utilities bill, and
| this is measure recommended by
the governor, provides for commits
sion of three with an annual salary
| of $1,000 to each and an annual appro
priation of 100000. This commission
would be given general supervision
over telephone companies and othel
public utilities, railroads excepted
The salaries proposed are higher thar
those drawn by other public official:
except governor and chief justice
Committee Votes Recorded.
A new rule adopted in the senat.
provides that the votes in committee!
on bills and on all material amend
ments thereto be made a matter O
record and that they shall be inserted