The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24

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the unanimous choice of the Mime
sofa legislature to succeed himself III
the United States senate when it met
today in joint convention. This was
indicated by the vote taken yesterday
in both branches when they met to
consider the matter in separate SEES
sion, and was the logical result of The
election in November when the PEG
pie were called upon to express their
preference.
Wilson Makes Nomination.
In the senate Mr.. Nelson was pat N
nomination by Senator Wilson, who
had known him for 40 years and who
was attorney general of the state back
in the seventies, when Mr.. Nelson
was a member OF the state senate.
The nomination was seconded by
Senator Works, the democratic leader.
and others.
In the house, Mr.. Nelson was put in
nomination by Hon. H. III. Dunn.
There, too, the nomination was Sec
onded by the democratic leader, in
that case Hon. Albert Pfaender. Other
nominating speeches were made by
Mr.. Bjornson, Mr.. Knapp, Mr.. Lydiard
ator Nelson in both branches was
unanimous ..E
Investigation to Follow.
The state grain inspection depart
ment and the methods of corporations
engaged in the business of buying
grain and live stock, will be investi-
gated as a result of the adoption by
the house of resolution offered by
Mr.. Bendixen of Redwood county. The
resolution authorized the committee
TO employ an attorney at an expense
of $40 a day, and on Mr.. Lundeen's
objecting that this might involve an
expense of $1,000 if a limit were not
set, Mr.. Spooner won round of ap-
Ilause with the declaration that if the
investigation were thorough and hon
estly conducted not one but ten thou
sand or twenty thousand dollars would
be money well spent.
1T will produce" he said, develop
mentS which will astonish the grain
growers and cattle raisers of this
state"
In the house the committee on gen.
eral legislation recommended Mr..
Lundeen's bill providing for the cleo
ton of the committees of the house
and senate for indefinite postpone
ment. On the motion that the report
of the committee be adopted Mr. Lun-
deem asked that final action be de-
ferred as there was not time now to
debate the question. The request was
granted.
State Mineral Rights.
Representative Dunns bill requiring
that mineral rights in state lands be
retained in future and that the audi
tor be prohibited from making con-
veyances unless such mineral rights
are retained, passed the house by
unanimous vote. The bill is designed
to affect land grants. to iron range
roads of which final conveyance has
not been made. Whether conveyance
of mineral rights would be effective
is questioned, the contention being
that the courts would enforce the
terms under which the grant was made
originally.
Cold Storage Measure.
Cold storage is regulated and cold
storage houses placed under super
vision of the dairy and food depart.
ment in a bill prepared by the depart
ment and introduced simultaneously
in the house and senate.
Representative Lindberg is the au-
thor of bill making it misdemean-
or to sell intoxicants to vendors who
have neither a state nor federal Ii
cense.
st. Paul, Jan. 22.-Evidently the
house of representatives is impatient
of the delay which the United States
Supreme Court has shown in handing
down decision in the Minnesota rate
cases. The second resolution on this
subject was offered yesterday by Rep
resentative Schwartz 1t calls upon
the state attorney general to transmit
to the house any information he has
on the subject.
Representative kneeland seeks in a
bill introduced Monday to create de-
partment of Public Domain as recon-
mended by the governor. He pro-
poses that the head of this department
shall be paid salary of $4,000 year
and that the heads of sub-departments
shall receive not more than $4,000 a
year. OF these subsidiary depart
ments or bureaus there are five, as
follows:
Subsidiary Departments.
The department of agriculture and
immigration.
The department Of state lands, in.
Guiding drains, waters and waterways
and water powers. a. @
The Department of Mines.
The Department of Game and Fish
The Department of Forestry.
These departments would absorb the
numerous boards which now deal with
matters which it is intended should
be subject to the department of public
domain.