The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-31

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woman suffrage met their Waterloo
yesterday when the bill offered by
Senator Sageng to give women the
right to vote was defeated by ma
jority OF three.
A Large Audience.
When the hour OF 1870 set for a
special order for the consideration of
this bill arrived, the senate chamber
and galleries were packed to their
capacity by an Interested audience
composed mostly of women. Remarks
of the speakers, especially those fav-
oring suffrage, were literally ap-
plauded.
Senator Sageng suffering from a
severe cold, the principal argument in
favor of the bill was made by Senator
Haycraft. He was followed by Sena-
tors Hackney and Dukbury against
the amendment and Senators Boyle,
Sageng and Dwinnell who made a
plea for its passage.
The Vote.
On the vote being taken there were
80 in favor of the measure to 33
against, as follows:
Cheadle. Collier. Cooke. l.. e.. Donaldson,
Dunn, Duxbury, Glotzbach, Gum, Hack
nsy; HandIan. Johnson: G: p. Johnston
Murray. Olson, Pauly. Poehler. Pugh,
Rockne, Stebbins, Sullivan, G. H., Sui
Ivan, J.; D.. Swanson, Van Hoven, Wal
Yes-Bedford, Benson. Boyle, CASH
man C1ague, Cook. c. F., Dale. Denegre,
Duea, Dwinnell, Elwen. Fosseen. Fros-
1a6gson u " Iende an Moonan MASON Nelson
geng' saugstad, schaiier, sundberg,
Thoe, Wilson
Attacks Rules Policy.
Representative Sawyer, of Mime
apolis, made what was intended to be
a serious attack on the policy of the
rules committee and on the personnel
Of the officials of the house, when he
offered Josh" resolution suggesting
that men employees spend their spare
time saving wood for the state and
that girls be sent to the agricultural
school to act as dairymaids. In ac-
companying remarks he alleged that
Notwithstanding professions of reform
many unnecessary officials were en-
ployed and that some stenogfaphers
could not take ordinary dictation.
After indefinitely postponing the
resolution the house voted to eX-
punge it from the records.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for the
establishment of a fish hatchery at
Granite Falls was introduced by Sen
ator o. A. Lende of Granite Falls.
st. Paul, Jan. est is proposed in
Senator Haycraft's bill to amend the
primary law which reached general
orders yesterday that hereafter all
county officers shall, like the judiciary
be considered nonpartisan. The plan
met general favor in the senate.
Discussion took place as to whether
after the primaries, the names of can
didates should be put on the general
election ballot by petition. The con
sensus of opinion was that isasmuch
as the right to file before the primaries
is open to all, it would be unfair tc
those who were successful candidates
at the primaries, that others should
come in afterwards and file by petit
ton.
AS opposed to this Senator Duxbury
expressed the view that the rights Of
the office seekers were not as sacred as
the right of the people to make ar
untrammeled choice. The Withdrawal
of Chief Justice Start and the subse
quent election of Chief Justice Brown
was instanced as case in which the
popular will would have been thwartet
by the adoption of the rule proposed.
A bill providing for a constitutional
amendment to authorize the loaning o
state funds on improved farm lands
was recommended for passage.
Dairy and Live Stock
The House committee on dairy ant
live stock recommended Representa-
tive Virtues bill for the free distribu
ton of hog cholera serum to farmer
for passage after amending it SO tina
the serum could be injected by an,
competent person, though not veteT
marian, who was approved by thu
btdlc NSISl pOoiu LILO
that farmers can get the serum AM
inject it into their own hogs.
An Option Bill.
A county option bill was introduce
| by Representative Steen.
Authority was given the election
| committee in the Coates-Gilman cor
| test case to summon witnesses.
appears that in order to reach jus
decision the committee considers
necessary to examine the ballots cas-
| in one of the Stearns county precinct:
A bill introduced by Representativ
Warner provides for the issue of PEI
mits to prospect for iron ore on land
belonging to the state. When two G
more persons apply for permit t
prospect the same land, and for thi
the applicant must pay fee of So
the right shall be given to the highes
bidder therefor.
Some Mining Change.
Mining leases will be granted at tn
cate of SO a month to successful a.
| alicante Tho terms of the lease mr.