The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-27
FORT|ETH SESSION
OFLEG|SLATUREIS
BROUGHT TOCLOSE
soLONS GO HOME WITH RECORD
FOR VOTING MoNEY-FlNAL
SENATE SESSION. LASTS
UNTIL DAYLIGHT.
PASS APPROPRIATION
BILLS AMID DISORDER
Branches Reach Agreements-Clocks
Are Turned Back-Prohibition to Be
Only Amendment On Ballot
Music In Senate, Uproar In
House Marks End.

| only Amendment On Ballot
Music In Senate, Uproar In
| House Marks End.
st. Paul, April 20.-Both Houses of
the Legislature met yesterday to
adopt resolutions, grant extra pay to
employees, and wind up the details of
the session, and adjourned sine die.
In the Senate resolution by Senator
D. P. O'Neill praising Americas stand
for democracy and expressing the
| hope that Ireland would be granted
| home rule after the war, was adopted.
Speaker Parker was presented with
a clock by the House members and
| Lieutenant Governor Frankson was
| given a monograph by the senator's
In the Senate there was a remark
able tribute to Senator F. E. Putnam
| OF Blue Earth, who announced his in
| tention of never serving in the Senate
again. Senator George H. Sullivan
| praised the work of Senator Putnam.
The members rose to their feet and
| applauded.
| soiOotSIt SCSuSS "dTk "HlOup
st. Paul, April 2O.-Daylight was
streaming through the windows of
the state capitol when the Minnesota
senate, after a remarkable all-night
session, rose and sang "The Star Span
gled Banner" Cheering feebly and
yawning from overpowering fatigue,
the senators rushed to hotel rooms
to sleep until nearly noon, when they
assembled again to pass the usual res
olutions and adjourn sine die.
The house had adjourned three
hours earlier in scenes of wild dis
order. Both houses turned back the
clock, but the house became so un-
ruly that the members finally quit
work in disgust, after sensational
fight over two appropriation items
| which was renewed through resolu-
tons asking Governor J. A. A. Burn
quist to veto them.
Several Battles Staged.
Drys were successful in their vigil
against surplus constitutional amend
| ments. The prohibition amendment
will be the only one on the state bal
lot next year, many others being
slaughtered in the two houses. This
is the first time in many years the
voters have had single amendment
on the ballot, and it is regarded as a
big advantage for the prohibition meas
ure.
Senators staged several long oratori-
cal battles, attacking each bill as
though they had all summer before
them. 1t took As votes or two-thirds
to bring bill up, which was fatal to
several measures.
Larger Appropriations.
Appropriations by this legislature
totaled $23, S67,3 1929, an increase of more
than $5,000,000 over two years ago,
and the tax levy bill prepared and
passed at midnight raises the revenue
fund levy to 80 mills for 1917 and 2
mills for 1918. The levy two years
ago was ia mills. Estimated receipts
from other taxes are $15,746,S00, leav-
ing the balance to be raised by direct
tax. The increase is due largely to
heavy school aid appropriations and
the $1,00O,0OO provided for war pur.
poses.
Conferences on the appropriation
bills which began Tuesday were end
ed in a compromise agreement be-
tween the houses. The main battle
was on the educational bill. The house
had to assent to a cut in university
maintenance, but the senate yielded
an increase of $4,000 a year on it's
bill, giving $1,365,OOO year for main
tenance.
Millions for Schools.
On school aid the senate yielded
the most ground, but obtained con-
cession that it is believed will do
away with deficit" appropriations in
the future. The senate agreed to the
item Of $1,047, 900, deficit from 1915. It
receded from it's allowance Of $4,000
| 900 a year and allowed $685., 545 for
1917, the full amount of the house
bill. On 1918 the agreement was for
| $2,400,000, a cut of $55O,000 from the
house bill. The bill cuts out aid for
manual training and domestic science
| work in high schools for the second
year, and provides that the amount
shall be distributed pro rata among
| the schools, in full settlement.
A. F. Teigen's investigating commit
tee made a rather colorless report.
Many Measures Die.
Among the bills dying were the
change in the primary election date to
September, the bulk sales" bill, the
bill for education of blind and deaf
| children in their home districts, Sc
lection of university regents by dis
tricts, and the Christensen bill to re.
instate many railroad rate refund
claims.
| New district judges we're provided
for Hennepin, Ramsey and st. Louis
counties in bills passed April Is. The
tri-state flood control bill was agreed
on in conference and passed.
Allows Rail Tax Rebates.
The house yielded on the claims
bill, allowing the rebates in railroad
| taxes recommended by the tax com,
| mission. The senate receded on most
| of the state parks, granting all but
two of the new pork barrel projects
put into the house bill.
Vets in the house fell upon Richard
Jones' bill requiring registration al
county option elections in cities. ]. H
Gill brought it up in the house but
met a vicious attack and the bill fail