The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
SUFFRAGE BEFORE
MINI. LAWMAKERS
ACTION BEGUN TO BRING CUES
TON UP IN LOWER HOUSE
OF LEGISLATURE.
SCHOOL AID BILL IS READY
Bills Authorizing Minneapolis to Issue
$2,1oo,0oo in City Bonds Passed
Bill Aboiishing Primary in Spe-
ciaI Elections Passed.

st. Paul.-Suffrag will be before
The house in few days. Represen
tative Theodore Christianson gave no
tice that he will move to have his
resolution memorializing congress tc
submit suffrage amendment made g
special order.
The deficiency school aid appropria
ton bill is on the house calendar ready
for final action, having been advanced
in committee of the whole.
Flour mills and track buyers OF
grain are required to take out licenses
under regulation of the state in bill
introduced by Theodore Christensen
A bill by o. E. Hammer provides fol
state weighing of livestock.
Minneapolis Bills Pass.
The house of representatives has
passed two bills authorizing the sale
of municipal bonds by Minneapolis
one an issue of $1,O00,000 to eliminate
the city's deficit, and the other OF
$1,100,000 for permanent improve
ments. The deficit bill passed the
senate last week and will become a
law upon it's being signed by Governor
]. A. A. Burnquist.
Would Abolish Primary.
A bill introduced in the senate by
Senator Charles r. Fowler, Minneapo
lis, providing for the election without
primary of successors to Senators
Carleton l.. Wallace, Minneapolis, and
Harry F. Weis, LIE Sueur, who died re
Gently, was passed under a suspension
of the rules. The election will take
place on date to be set later.
Senator ]. H. McGarry, Walker, pro
vides for the creation of board to ad
vertise Minnesota for the attraction OF
summer tourists.
Senator A. l.. Ward introduced res
olution that the senate adjourn Apri
8, about three weeks in advance of tht
scheduled time, in order to save funds
Dry Amendment Passed.
st. Paul.-The Minnesota house OF
representatives has adopted the reso
luton already passed in the senate
ratifying the prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution by vote
of 80 to 36, making Minnesota the 40tf
state to ratify.
The senate voted for the resolution
48 to II. The resolution passed in the
house without debate under suspen
sion of the rules.
Asks Aid for Fighters.
Authority to expend unused fund!
of the State Public Safety commission
to aid discharged soldiers and sailor.
In the state who are without employ
ment or funds was asked of the legis
lature today by Governor ]. A. A
Burnquist in special message to the
two houses.
The commission has available about
100000 that could be used for this
purpose.
After conference with Representa-
tive R. w. Hitchcock of Hibbing
chairman of the house committee or
reconstruction and relief, Senator Bes
settle of Orr, chairman of the similar
committee of the senate, announced
that a joint committee meeting would
l'be held in a few days for the purpose
of getting all possible views on the
matter before framing a blanket fire
relief bill.
Babcock Plan Favored.
Introduction of the good roads bill
marked the first steps in the SEIZED
uled plan. Senator Leonard Nord's
bill, which will permit the state tt
loan money to settlers, will be ready
for presentation shortly. Other tenta
tive bills to provide adequate fire pro
lection are in process of construction
by members of the senate and house
committees on relief and reconstruc
ton.
Briefly, the Babcock plan, as includ
ed in the bill, would provide for 9
state trunk highway system of ap
proximately 5000 miles in length. The
state would be empowered to levy
bonds and impose horsepower tar
on motor vehicles to defray the ex
pense of improving this road system
The Babcock plan provides for g
six-year construction program on the
state trunk system, with a levy Of
$780, 100000 in bonds, to be retired In
twenty years.
Suffrage Amendment Favored.
The house committee on elections
recommended to the house the pas
Steps to continue the Minnesota
home guard as part of the state mill
tary forces were taken by Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow upon reports
that the order of the Safety commits
sion creating the home guard will be
made imperative Feb. 5.