The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-03-07


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Motor CORPS Measure.
The motor corps bill has taken its
place on the senate general orders as
the result of action taken by members
of the military affairs committee.
The committee members decided it
would be useless expense to the state
to enact a motor corps bill, which
would leave members of the motor
corps with power only to act as chauf
feur for the rest of the state militia
Instead members of the committee
voted to eliminate the word only
written in by house members 10 limit
the activity of motor corps members
to work in disaster relief and as o
transportation corps only for the res,
of the militia.
Under the bill as recommended b!
the committee motor corps member:
will have all the authority of regula]
state militia to act as guardians o.
property or to prevent disorder.
oIeomargarine Prohibited.
| The house OF representatives has
| passed the Welch bill prohibiting the
serving of oleomargarine as a substi
tute for butter at state institutions BY
vote of 81 to IA.
Takes Crack at Pacifists.
The Dilley bill, prohibiting the EN-
ployment on any public work of aliens
who took advantage of the fact thai
| they were not citizens to avoid mill.
| tary service was recommended to pass
| by the house committee on genera
| legislation
| The bill requires contractors and
others doing state work to keep a list
of their employees, and record as to
whether they are naturalized or ma
! tive-born citizens. Employment of
aliens on public work will invalidate
any contract, and will subject the en-
ployer to punishment for a misde-
meanor.
Suffrage Bill Quashed.
The Madigan-Cliff bill, to- provide
for a state efFll suffrage amendment,
was recommended for indefinite post
ponement by the senate elections
committee.
! Despite the Recommendation of the
committee, Senator J. E. Madigan of
Maple Lake, one of the authorssof the
bill, is determined that members of
the senate shall go on record as favor.
ing or opposing the bill. -
| He announced his determination Of
Directing to the adoption of the com
mittee report. Such an objection
would force vote on the matter and
result either in the adoption of the re.
port, thus killing the bill, or in the
placing of the bill on general orders
with the report attached, which would
allow the bill to live, for time at
least, and would compel discussion on
the floor of the senate before it could
be :s.iefinitely postponed by action of
the sonmittee of the whole
Still another possible alternative
would be for Senator Madigan to OBJ.
| ject to the adoption of the committee
| report and ask that the bill be al.
lowed to lie on the table, from which
it might be called at any time, under
a suspension of the rules, and placed
upon a vote.
Irvine Bill Approved.
The house committee on board OF
control has recommended for passage
the Swenson bill making it possible
for the board of control to increase
the discount on state binding Irvine
and increasing the twine reserve from
100000 to 100000 pounds
The Smith bill, bringing the Min.
nesota statutes into uniformity with
other states in relation to the extra
dition of persons of unsound mind and
delinquent juveniles, also was recon-
mended favorably.
Bank Law Revisions Approved.
The house committee on banks and
banking has recommended to pass the
Briggs banking CODE" including the
following items of legislation:
Authorizing state banks to assume
the responsibilities of trust companies
| Making the uttering or spreading
of statements derogatory to the bust
ness integrity of banks or other finan
cial institutions, gross misdemeanor
Providing that the draft or delivery
of a check on bank where there are
no funds with which to pay, prima ia
Gle evidence of intent to defraud.
Fixing the amount of real estate
which bank may own at not to ex
coed 40 per cent of the paid-up capital
stock.
Compensation Insurance.
1t is probable that another public
hearing will be held on the bill for
state workmen's compensation insur-
ance. Representatives of the old-line
liability companies and the advocates
of state insurance have argued the
matter several times before the house
committee on workmens compensa.
ton without determining the fate of
/ the measure.
| Would Reduce Ore Rates.
The senate by vote of 80 to II,
adopted the resolution urging the di-
rector general of railroads to reduce
the freight rates of the ore-carrying
roads in Northern Minnesota from 81
to 663s cents ton.
Deficiency School Bill Passed.
The senate has passed the school
aid deficiency bill, which carries an
appropriation of $1,070,0O0. The bill
has been passed by the house
Still Busy in Latin-America.