The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02

an suffrage, which received partial
Knockout at the hands of the senate
| week ago, is still vigorous child
Without warning the majority of the
house committee handed in an adj
verse report on the giving OF the bal
| lot to women for presidential pur-
poses only and received jolt in the
shape of the adoption of the minority
report, which was for passage. Miss
Mary McFadden, who has been
doing some lively and effective lobby
! ing for the woman suffrage move
ment, was on the job and the enc
mics of the bill had to give way to
her activities. This bill will pass the
house and has good chance in the
senate.
President George E. Vincent of the
state university was before the SEN
ate finance committee to urge the
passage of bills appropriating prac,
tically 100000 for that institution,
but the probabilities are that the
amount will be greatly curtailed.
hate to say 1t, but there is growing
distrust regarding the university and
not a few members appear to be
anxious to give the institution at Min
neapolis kick. The general cry is
that the overhead expenses at the
university are too high and that those
in charge do not make any effort at
curtailment. Another kick is that
members of the faculty are more con-
cerned with their side jobs than they
are with their official duties. In this
connection a story is told of recent
trial in st. Paul in which the state
inspection of oil was under fire. One
of the professors of chemistry from
the university was subpoenaed by the
attorney generals department to aid
the state. His testimony was not re-
quired but his presence was and he
was much put out when his bill for
$100 for expert services was turned
down. At the same time he was
drawing a salary of something like
3O,UOV q year llOll IhO ototC.
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The state insurance bill, fathered
by Representatives E. e. Adams of
Fergus Falls and G. M. BendiXen Of
Morgan, fell by the wayside in the
house and is beyond hope of resurrec-
ton. By it's terms the state would be
authorized to go into the liability
business to the extent of bonding its
own officials. Members generally re-
garded the measure as decidedly too
far advanced for this period.
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The Minnette telephone bill, regu-
lating telephone companies in the
state to the extent of putting them
under the jurisdiction of the state
railway commission, was endorsed by
the senate. The senate returned the
physical connection feature, which
was wiped out by the committee in
charge, but refused to entertain the
referendum provision. The bill now
goes back to the house for repassage
and it is likely that a conference COM
rlittee will be necessary to patch up
the differences between the two
houses over the amendments made to
the act The house stands for the
referendum provision. Frank Min
nette of Stearns county, who fathered
the bill, put through a similar meas
ure two years ago, but it was vetoed |
by former Governor A. o. Eberhart.
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The Dunn good roads law, consid- |
erably altered and reinforced, will |
come up in the senate shortly for con-
sideration. Under amendments ap |
proved by the house counties will be |
permitted to build their own roads |
without interference on the part of
the state highway commission and
the distribution of the state road and |
bridge fund will be along more equi-
table lines.
1t is said that the twice-a-month
pay bill for public service corpora
tons, passed by the legislature and
now a law, is to be taken into the
courts to be tested as to it's consti-
nationality. This means that many
will elapse before the new
order will prevail.
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There are now more than 800 bills
out of committee awaiting considera-
ticn by the house in committee of the
whole. Those who know say that
half of them will never be reached.
The two houses quit business mid
night of April %.
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The candidates. of several who de-.
sire to succeed United States Senator
Clapp are expected to be announced
before the close of the year. That of
former Governor Eberhart is taken
for granted. Another is w. E. Lee,
and still another George T. Simpson
of Minneapolis. The latter is receiv-
ing considerable newspaper mention.
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A resolution to allow state depart
ment heads the privilege of seats and
debate in the senate when it is act
ing as committee of the whole was
referred to the senate committee on
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