The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-21
Minnesota Legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.
Past Week

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81. Paul, Feb. 18.-Tonnage tax
will come to the house from the tax
committee with no recommendation
except that it be considered as a spe-
cial order.
The senate, when 1t reconvened
after the weekend holiday at 2 p. m.
yesterday, took up the primary cleo.
ton bills as a special order This
list included Senator J. E. Haycraft's
bill for non-partisan nomination of
county officers, giving recognition to
the Progressive party and changing
the date of the primary to June; Sen
ator w. w. Dunn's bill abolishing the
primary; Senator A. T. Stubbins' bill
abolishing the second choice, and SEN
ator julius Golfers bill for non-parti.
san county officers nomination.
May Ask Return of Suffrage Bill.
Woman suffrage, thought to have
been thoroughly killed by the SEN
ate's rejection of the house bill last
Friday, may be revived this week, at
least as far as being a topic of dis
cussion. What becomes of the bill
when it is rejected by the senate is
parliamentary question not yet set
tied. The bill is still at the desk of
the secretary of the senate, G. w.
Peachey refusing to throw it in the
waste basket when the senate reject
ed it. There is talk in the house of
motion to ask for the return of the
bill, in which case it might be later
sent to the senate, but supporters of
the measure in the house are not
anxious to spend much time on the
bill unless they have some assurance
that the presence of the senators who
were absent last Friday would change
the result
The eastman distance tariff bill,
defeated in the senate at three pre-
vious sessions, is a special order in
the senate at 2 p. m. Thursday. The
bill has been the subject of more
hearings and probably of more dis
cussion than any bill before the leg
islature.
More Bills; Fewer Laws.
Although both houses of the 1913
legislature are far ahead of the 1911
session in introducing bills there is
no indication at present that more
laws will be passed. Of more than
LOO bills that have been introduced
so far only nine have become law and
been filed with the secretary of state.
In 1911 at this date twelve bills had
become law.
Up to date 598 bills have been in
troduced in the. senate and 625 in
the house. Two years ago at the
corresponding date only, $50 had been
the house. Officials of both houses
agree that committee work is farther
advanced than at this time in 1911,
but this cannot be proved by the rec
ords.
st. Paul, Feb. 15-The last nail was
driven into the coffin of the house
woman suffrage bill to day. 1t took
seven roll calls to do This, but it was
done, and woman suffrage can trouble
the senate no more at the present ses-
sion.
Sullivan Moves Rejection.
When the bill came in from the
house, which passed it several days
ago, Senator G. D. Sullivan, invoking a
rule rusty with disuse, moved that it
be rejected. Several friends of the
bill being absent, Senator Sageng
moved call of the senate. After the
call had been on several hours with
out any sign of filling the vacant
seats, Senator Sullivan moved that fur
Their proceedings under the call be dis
pensed with. The friends of woman
suffrage commended that this motion
was out of order and not in accord
ance with precedents After animated
debate the lieutenant-governor enter
tanned the motion. The first roll call
was on this. The motion carried 3D.
%.
Senator Sagelg moved to refer the
bill to the committee on elections. AS
substitute Senator Lende moved to
lay all pending motions on the table.
On this motion the result of roll call
to adjourn was next put and lost.
Next came up Sageng's motion to re-
fer. It, too, was lost. Senator Sulli-
vans motion to reject carried 81 to "a.
A motion to adjourn next made was
on roll call declared lost Senator
Sullivan moved to reconsider the de-
feat of which motion would bury the
bill past resurrection and asked all
opposed to the bill to vote no. The
motion carried by substantially the
vote given above. The senate then
adjourned.
Pass Number of Bills.
Prior to adjourning, and while still
under cal, the senate passed number
of bills. The most important of these
were two bills by Senator Benson, one
providing that road overseers should
be appointed by the town board in
stead of elected by the people, and the
other that their pay should be in
creased from 50 to So day
Sentaor Haycraft's hog cholera