The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-03-28
state sono eili Passed.

approved In the senate.
Senator James A. Carley of Wa
basha introduced the measure to adopt
my Minnesota" song written by
Captain Young Lenhart of Lake City
and Miss Julia Rogers of st. Paul, as
the official state song. "If / had my
notes with me l would sing the song
for the approval of the Senate" said
Mr.. Carley.
Senator Charles R. Fowler of Min
neapolis rose in alarm.
IF the Senator from Wabasha will
promise not to sing the song in this
chamber now or at any time, will
vote for his BILL" he stated.
The bill was then passed by the Sem
ate.
Higher Pay For Judges.
The House committee on judiciary
has recommended the passage of the
Levin bill, increasing salaries of JUS
tees and commissioners of the SUI
preme court $500 year each and add
ing 5000 year to the salaries of dis.
trict judges.
If the bill is passed the chief justice
of the Supreme court will receive
$4,000 a year; associate justices and
commissioners, $500 each; district
judges, $4,000, from the state and in
Ramsey, Hennepin and St. Louis coun-
ties they will receive $1,000 year
each from their respective counties.
Graduated Income Tax.
Representative H. w. Lauderdale Of
Minneapolis has introduced bill pro-
viding for a graduated income tax
ranging from 1 to per cent. Exemp-
tons of $500 year for single men and
$1,000 for married men are allowed.
Mr.. Lauderdale says his chief purpose
is to pave the way for some relief from
the ever-increasing real estate taxes.
Convention Plan o. KID.
Members of the Senate elections
committee have recommended for pas.
sage the Warner-Hompe bill, providing
for convention nomination OF state of.
flcers and members Of the judiciary
and the fixing Of definite party plat
forms.
Two amendments were proposed by
the committee, one definitely fixing
the bill so that it's provisions would
not apply to candidates for the Legis-
lature, the other providing that dele
gates to the state central committees
be appointed by members of the party
convention and not by candidates
themselves. The bill, as originally
drawn and passed by the House, was
indefinite in it's language as to wheth-
er it's provisions should apply to mem
bers of the Legislature.
Hard Road Measure Passes.
The house has passed, by a vote Of
SO to IS, the bill authorizing counties
to issue bonds on unanimous vote Of
the county commissioners to raise
funds to meet Federal aid for road con-
struction. The bill, if passed in the
senate and signed by the governor, will
make possible the construction of
hard-surfaced roads in the state from
a fund of $7,O00,00O, of which $780,.
900 will be Federal aid.
Terminal Market Plan.
Senator F. L. Cliff has introduced a
bill in the senate which is expected to
answer the demands of the farmer
members of the legislature for ter
minal market. The bill is substitute
for the Grandrud and other bills to
create state department of agricul-
ture.
. Senators Grandrud, Hall, Cumming,
Void, Hammer, Hagness, Cashell,
Hopp and Peterson, all of whom were
interested in the agricultural and mar
keting bills, conferred with Senator
Cliff in preparing the bill and joined
with him in its introduction.
The bill will give the commissioner
of agriculture such broad powers that
he will be able to correct any evils of
the present system of marketing, with
out the necessity of resorting to state
owned terminals and other measures
advocated by some legislative men,
bers, authors of the bill said. Under
this bill the commissioner of agricul-
ture is to be appointed by the COVER
nor, and will have control of the work
carried on in the state in the interests
of agriculture.
Signs Soldiers Home Bill.
Governor Burnquist has signed the
bill recently passed by the Legislature
to provide for the admittance to the
Minnesota Soldiers Home of soldiers
who served in the world war.
Guarantee Bill Revived.
st. Paula. C. Welch's bank guar
anty bill, Indefinitely postponed by ac-
tion of the house committee on banking
recently, was revived on Mr.. Welch's
motion and placed on the calendar for
reconsideration. The vote on the mo-
ton was 104 to 10. --. e..
Senator F. L. Cliff introduced a bill
permitting the taking of grain samples
at local elevators and sending them to
Minneapolis and Duluth for grading
before shipment of the grain.
Fight Over Architect Bill.
st. Paul.-The house is in for fight
over the bill to create a state board of
architects, and the creation of the title
of registered architect" and the sem
ate is in for another fight over the
same bill, if it passes the house in its
present form, according to statements
made by members. The bill provides
that no person shall use the title "ar.
chitect" or any words or figures indi.
eating that he is registered architect
unless he has qualified under this act.