The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-02-02
NOTE OF DISCORD
IN Lower HOUSE
III Feeling Over Resolution to
Probe Grain Exchanges.
DRY BILL FAvORABLY REPORTED
Measure as Recommended for Passage
Permits Importation of Liquor
Into the State.

st. Paul-(SpeciaD-Three weeks of
harmony-harmony of the kind that
has the senate distanced in respect to
unadulteration-seem to be too much
for the house and already rumblings
that indicate break are being heard
in the distance. The new members
simply cannot stand it any longer,
while as to the old heads quite few
of them are nursing grievances the
settlement of which will no longer
brook delay. They are eager to get
at each others throat. Added to all
this, and which concerns new as we'll
as old members, is the lack of public
ity back home. They want something
that will get them into the public
prints and three weeks of official life
has been sufficient to show them that
the simple life and the spotlight do
not hitch. The first note of discord
was struck when the farmer contin-
gent clashed on resolution fathered
by o. F. Teigen of Montevideo direct.
Ing thorough investigation of all
grain exchanges operating in the state.
The desired probe even included the
Equity Cooperative Exchange of st.
Paul, which is the chief pet of Magnus
Johnson of Meeker county, and quite
few other farmers in the house.
They naturally resented the whole
thing and hard words were passed. If
publicity was aimed at, which several
charged, then Teigen got what he was
after, as it followedsin goodly chunks.
That row is still on and is growing.
The early part of the week the house
for the first time went into committee
of the whole. 1t is here where the
merits and dement's of the various
measures offered are threshed out, and
while the proceedings during the first
two or three sittings were compare
lively tame, enough i'll feeling was en-
gendered to make it certain that the
bricks would fly before another week.
New members, shy on the knowledge
that legislative success after all is
simply a proposition of "You tickle
me, tickle you," voted without think
ing, and what the other fellows come
back will be can easily be imagined.
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When this letter was in the making
the question of dry or wet Mime,
sofa was up in the house and the op.
posing leaders were busy marshaling
their forces. Whether or not the con
stitutional amendment putting Mime
sofa in the dry column would prevail
was a disputed question, though the
dry leaders were confident enough to
claim a victory in advance. They
were willing to admit, though, that
the margin was not the biggest in the
world. Without impugning the hon
esty or sincerity of those concerned
in putting the North Star state into
the dry column the amendment as re-
ported out by the house temperance
committee is everything but dry. Who
conceived the idea do not know, nor
can l advance a reason for the step
taken, but the amendment under con-
sideration and which bears the stamp
Of approval of the Anti-Saloon league
and the dry leaders, permits the i'm
portation of liquor into the state, but
prohibits its manufacture or sale
within the state. This was brought
about by striking the word "transpor.
tation" from the original bill and was
agreed to at secret meeting of dry
leaders held a few days before the
bill was reported out for passage
While such an amendment may get
by in the house it is doubtful if it will
prevail in the senate. If it does fail,
the bill mentioned in a previous letter
permitting the manufacture of light
wines and beer in the state and their
sale to consumers direct will be intro
duced
Potato growers of Minnesota will
learn with pleasure of the introduc-
protect them from INSCRIPTIONS buy
ers and concerns dealing in their COM
modify. The bill is fathered by Sena-
tors T. c. Bloomgren of Isanti county
and J. A. Rystrom of Chisago county
and provides heavy penalty for what
Is known as unfair discrimination in
fixing prices to be paid for tubers,
and in the language of the oldest citi-
zen fills a long felt want. 1t defines
and penalties practice that is the
one sore spot in every potato raising
section and wipes out an evil that
has long been a detriment to the sue
cessful and increased acreage of pota-
toes in Minnesota. By it's terms any
firm, person or co-partnership engaged
in the buying of potatoes is forbidden