The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
the sixth Tuesday prior to the state

Congressional conventions are to be
held on the seventh Tuesday prior to
the congressional conventions.
County conventions will be held on
the seventh Tuesday prior to the coun.
ty conventions.
Delegates to county conventions will
be elected at the town elections il
March.
| In the state convention each county
is entitled to two delegates-at-large
in addition to the number of delegates
based upon the party vote.
All candidates, convention nominees
and Independents alike will be voted
upon at the primaries, and those re-
ceiving the highest primary votes will
| be declared the party nominees.
The bill, it is understood, has the
approval of Governor Burnquist. It
was referred to the Committee on
Elections.
Military Bill Passed.
| The House passed the military bill
prohibiting the purchase of War Saw
ings Stamps at less than their par
value, and three bills by the commit
tee on reconstruction and relief. The
latter prohibiting the starting of open
fires in the forest region except un-
der regulations prescribed by permit
and under regulation prescribed by the
forestry department; requiring rail-
| roads to screen smokestacks on loco
motives and providing fine of $500 a
day for failure to do so; joint reso-
luton requesting Congress to increase
appropriations under the Weeks law
for forest protection and the Joint
| memorial asking Congress to establish
hydroplane station at Duluth, from
| which aviators may aid in detecting
incipient fires.
Cold Storage Control Proposed.
A high cost of living bill by Sena-
tor H. A. Swanson puts food ware
housemen under the control of the
railroad and warehouse commission as
nublic utilities, prohibits discrimina-
ton and monopolizing practises by
food warehousemen and those dealing
49,. .n-m except as allowed by the
commission, requires warehousemen to
file schedules of rates, and empowered
the commission to fix rates and regu.
lations. 1t went to the committee on
markets and marketing.
Cities would be authorized to pro.
vide by ordinance for purchase and
sale of food products by the city, un-
der another cost of living bill intro
duced by Senators G. E. Adams, E. M.
Erickson, E. r. Ribenack and J. G.
Callahan. 1t went to the markets COM
mittee with another bill by the same
authors planned for city owned wood,
coal and fuel yards to sell fuel at cost
Senator F. L. Cliffs bill, sent to the
committee on civil administration,
would transfer regulation of wholesale
dealers in farm products, with COM
mission merchants, from the railroad
and warehouse commission to the de-
partment of agriculture.
Attorney Generals Opinion Asked.
The rules committee decided that
the Erickson resolution, providing $40
day for expenses of senators during
the special session, should go to the
attorney general for an opinion on
legality.
Poultry Premium Aid Proposed.
In the senate bill sponsored by seven
members to extend state aid to GER
tain poultry associations in payment
of premiums and cost of exhibitions,
failed to get a second reading and
went to the finance committee.
Senator H. N. Benson's bill author
izing the state auditor to transfer S.
900 this year and again next year from
the teachers training and institute
fund Of the department of education to
the contingent fund, was passed under
suspension of rules.
Housing Legislation.
Senator L. H. Nord's bill for appoint
ment of a commission to investigate
housing legislation and recommend
plans for this state, came up before
the rules committee. Upon it's rec
ommendation Mr.. Nord will rewrite
his bill, giving the commission power
not only to investigate housing COM
mission plans in other states and Can
ada and recommend a Minnesota plan,
but also to investigate causes of the
high cost of building and owning
homes. In this form, it is expected,
the bill will be recommended to the
senate.
Senator Fred Bessette's forest fire
bill providing for removal of fire haz-
ards and appropriating expenses, went
to the finance committee. Under this
measure the state foresters on inves-
tigation may order clearing Of any
property judged fire menace.
n. c. L. Hearing.
Farmers, workingmen, manufactur-
ers, wholesale dealers and housewives,
producers and consumers of all kinds
gathered at the Capitol for the public
hearing on the high cost of living con-
Quoted by the Senate and House COM
mittee on marketing, in the House
chambers.
The hearing showed tendency to
| wander from the cold storage bills,
which were the specific subjects for
discussion.
A dozen or more Minneapolis job
| bers appeared to argue against the
bill to tag all goods with the prices
charged by manufacturer, wholesaler
and retailer. The discussion ranged
from the price Of eggs in 1890 and
| 1900 to the price of beef and milk
and broiler chickens in 1919.
schwab Has Big Holding.
Pittsburgh, Sept. 13.-Charles M.
Schwab, head of the Bethlehem Steel