The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25
SOLDIER MEMORIAL
PLAN ABANDONED
HOUSE. APPROPRIATIONS COM
MiTTEE VOTES TO POSTPONE
ALL BILLS ON SUBJECT.
70 WAIT UNTIL MEN GET BACK
press Preferences in Matter-Con-
flict of Interests and Huge APP
preparations Also Factors.

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memorial for the next two years at
least, so far as money from the state
s concerned, unless the House Appro-
priatsons committee changes its mind.
The committee voted to postpone in
definitely all bills relating to the
memorial to the states war heroes.
These bills provided for an appropria-
ton of $780, 900 for the purchase of the
site opposite the Capitol; one for ST..
100000 for the erection of a memorial
building on the site opposite the Capt.
tol, while another called for $1,500,000
at the University of Minnesota, or on
a site near the Capitol. This latter
plan was the outcome of the report OF
the commission appointed by the Gov.
ernor which sent in a majority report
for the University site and minority
report, which favored site near the
Capitol.
The conflict of interests over the
site, as much as the already huge ap-
preparations for the regular and emer-
gency needs of the state, we're given
as reasons for postponing the appro-
priations for two years.
Wait Until Men Get Back.
Members Of the committee declared
after the meeting that they favored a
memorial on or near the Capitol
grounds, and many thought the lot
owned by the state across Wabasha
from the Capitol grounds, the site of
the old Madison school, would be ideal,
but they argued it was only fair to
the men overseas to postpone the final
decision as to the memorial until these
men have returned and can express
an opinion as to what the memorial
should be, and that was the chief rea.
son for the indefinite postponement of
all the proposals. s rs =
Appropriation for Drainage.
The House committee on appropria-
lions overturned another of Governor
Burnquist's vetoes of 1917 when it
voted an appropriation of nearly $780,
900 to pay drainage assessments on
state lands principally in Koochiching
county, and on some tracts in Bel
trami and Aitkin counties. The orig
inal assessments amount to 100000
and the interest and penalties are con-
siderably more than that sum. Gov
ernor BurnQuist gave as his reason for
the veto that the work had not been
properly done.
The appropriation was allowed be-
cause representatives of the counties
pleaded that they would have to repu-
diate their bonds unless the state paid
it's assessments.
Educational Bill Completed.
The Senate committee on finance
completed the educational bill and it
finished the war records commission
so far as an appropriation is con-
cerned by cutting out it's appropriation
entirely. The committee decided that
since each county is preparing rec
ord and the state historical society
has been allowed an addition of $10,-
900, the historical society can do what
is necessary for the state to do in
addition to the work done by the coun.
ties, and the proposed appropriation of
$4,000 for the war records commits
sion was dropped altogether The
House committee already had cut the
appropriation to $4,000.
The Senate committee decided to re-
port the educational bill to the Senate
with some amendments An appropri-
alton of 100000 to provide scholar.
ships and free tuition at the state uni
versity, the state normal schools and
smaller colleges and technical schools
during the next two years for returned
soldiers, sailors and marines, was
added.
Gloomy Outlook for Dry Bill.
Prospects for a state prohibition en-
forcement law looked gloomy when,
after arguing all afternoon, the Senate
and House conferees on the bill ad-
journed without an agreement. In
fact, the committee was no nearer an
agreement when it adjourned than it
had been when it met. The Senate
inserted a clause in the bill after 1t
had passed the House, providing that
in case the federal prohibition con-
stitutional amendment is declared IN
valid this enforcement act shall be null
and void. The House had rejected that
same amendment when it had the bill.
Yesterday the conferees remained
hopelessly divided on the question Of
accepting the amendment, which the
vets claim is to prevent the enforce.
ment of statutory prohibition. The
committee will meet again.