The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

ber, who consider it entirely too dras
tic, and for this reason its considera
tion and possible passage is being at
tended with difficulties. Several pub
lie hearings relative to the bill have
been held in the last two weeks.
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The proposed consolidation of thu
municipalities of st. Paul and Mime
apolis, as suggested by Representative
Corning of the Capital City, will no
prevail this session. 1t went by the
board when the committee on town!
and counties reported the indefinite
postponement of the bill, which call
ed for constitutional amendment
with which to bring the consolidation
about. Many from both cities spoke
in opposition to the measure.
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A bill to legalize boxing in thu
state is to be offered by Representa-
tive G.. H. Moeller of st. Paul. 1t is
patterned after the Wisconsin act
Two years ago Representative Greer
of the Capital City put through a bill
in the house legaliZing boxing, but i
met defeat in the senate. The clergy
generally opposed it and they carried
their protests direct to the uppel
house. In Wisconsin boxing is su
pervised by the state through the
medium of a commission.
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The school for the deaf and dumb
at Faribault is to be investigated. Al
the suggestion of Representative
Spooner an examination of the insti
tuition was ordered and is to be thor
ough. Grave charges of immortality
on the part of several connected with
the institution is charged. The
school for the deaf and dumb is no
a state board of control charge. II
is managed by a board of trustees
similar to the state soldiers home
and the only connection the board OF
control has with it is it's financial
management.
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Rev. Charles D. Blaker of Robbins
dale has been named state bee in
spector by Governor Hammond. The
position carries a salary of $1,5O0 q
year and Rev. Blaker is preparing tC
abandon the ministry in it's favor
Another appointment made by the ex
ecutive was that of former Represen
tative r. H. Jefferson of Bingham
Lake as a member of the soldiers
home board of trustees.
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State Insurance Commissioner Works
has practically kept intact the office
force left him when former Commits
sioner Preus retired to assume the po
sition of state auditor. He has made
but few changes. The state insurance
department has reached proportions
that make it one of the most impor
tant on the list and Mr.. Works does
not propose to hamper its present eff
cheney with politics. In recent years
been greatly extended until now its
ramifications cover every phase of in
surance business as conducted in the
state.
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Snuff, the sale of which in Mime
sofa alone runs up into the millions
Of dollars, it is said, will be prohibited
if two bills offered in the senate and
hnuca ORC apprOvod Tho ono in tbc
senate is by DR.. Andrews, but the
house measure, which is the work OF
Representative Pless, is the most dras
tic 1t is copied after the North Da
kota act and makes the sale and man
ufacture of snuff a gross misdemeanor
Heavy penalties are provided for vio
lation, including a stiff Jail sentence.
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The usual number of "sirloin steak
producing bills" have made their ap.
pearance, but so far the line of eats
which they have forced has not been
extensive. 1t is rather difficult to des-
ignate these so called leg pulling
measures, but they are there and no
session of the legislature is complete
without them Such bills always find
their way into the hands of innocent
parties and to point out any in par
ticular would do an injustice to those
who have been imposed upon.
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Both parties to proposed marriage
will be compelled to appear in person
when applying for marriage license
if the recommendation of the State
Association of Clerks of the District
Courts is carried out through a law.
The association also recommends
that duplicates of the marriage GER
tificates be sent to the state board of
health. A bill embodying these sug-
gestions will probably be introduced
in the legislature shortly.
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Chairman Vasely of the state board
of control appeared before the house
committee on hospitals for the insane
to urge the establishment of a fourth
hospital. The board wants the new
hospital to be located near the Twin
Cities, but has no objection to the
bill now before the legislature pro-
viding for a hospital to be located in
Northeastern Minnesota.
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Woman suffrage will have its day
in the senate this week and will be
disposed OF for the session. Friends
of the measure are not any too con-
fident regarding its passage. The
county option bill is believed to have
handicapped the act