The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
INSURANCE BILL.
KILLED IN SENATE
Deadlock and Debate Followed
by Defeat of Workmen's
Risk Measure.
GAME BILL IS PASSED
Adopted by House With Many Amend
ments-Bill Putting Restrictions
on Compulsory Medical Tests
Passes House. sid

Passes House. lid
st. Paul-The state senate broke
its deadlock on state workmen's COM
pensation insurance and killed the
bill. .-rr
BY the vote Of "a to 80 the senate
amended the state insurance bill to
permit stock companies to compete
with the state. The amendment was
Objectionable to the labor leaders and
they asked that the bill be killed. The
final vote was 81 to 9.
The break in the deadlock came
Zen Senator James E. Madigan Of
Wright county voted for the amend
ment to permit stock companies to
operate. Previously the senate had
split evenly, 90 to 33, on the bill as
passed by the house. Senator Madi-
gan had voted for the adoption of the
majority report at that time.
His vote for the amendment gave
the opponents of the. majority report
the necessary "a votes. ...
The senate's final action came after
nearly three hours of debate. 1t
brought TO an end one of the tensest
parliamentary situations that has ever
developed in the history of Minnesota
legislation.
House Passes Rodenberg Bill.
By vote of 80 to As the Minnesota
house of representatives has passed
the Rodenberg bill prohibiting compul-
sorry medical or dental examinations
either of adults or school children
without the consent of the persons af-
fected or of their parents or guardians.
The measure was amended in sew
eral particulars, all of the amendments
which were adopted being accepted by
the authors of the bill. The amend
ments are said simply to clear up de-
tails. 80. -'f...
Statewide agitation to prevent COM
pulsory health clinics in public, paro-
.chial and private schools was respon.
SsSS,~sor the bill. .-.. III
The measure expressly provides that
the prohibitory features do not apply
in cases where health authorities have
reason to believe there are contagious,
infectious or venereal diseases. 1t
does not apply in those cases where
the insane are involved.
The galleries were packed with spec
tators and many visitors were permit
ted on the floor of the chamber
The senate committee on public
health and welfare has recommended
the bill for passage in the upper body.
s-Hour Bill Defeated.
The Devoid bill, which would have
provided for the submission of a con-
stitutional amendment to make eight
hours a working day in all industrial
occupations, was defeated by the SEN
ate, the vote being al to 20.
New Fish and Game Laws.
The game and fish code bill was
passed by the house without a dissent
ing vote, after being amended nearly
score times.
1.-The only serious damage they did
tc1 our bpl," said Chairman PraXel of
- house committee on game and
was in the amendment prohibit
ing the hunting of prairie chicken
with dogs. The trouble with the
prairie chicken crop in the southern
part of the state is not the dogs, but
the destruction of their native cover.
There are plenty Of them in other Sec
tions of the state, and that amend
ment makes chicken hunting farce. "
The Rodenberg amendment striking
out the section covering commercial
lnfo Inv iSiI 70
vote, after two-hour battle.
Among the more important amend
ments made to the bill were: ed.
The Wicklund amendment declaring
q closed season for prairie chicken
until 1922.
The Warner amendment exempting
black bear from the closed season.
The Berve amendment lowering the
minimum fine for violation of the law
from $25 to $40.
The Wilkinson amendment striking
out the provision for a salary Of $500
for the commissioner of game and fish.
The Wicklund amendment allowing
the killing of jack rabbits any time.
because of their destruction of fruit
trees in winter.
The house also passed the following
WITHOUT opposition:
- Ssse game and fish committee bill
providing for the use of the $4,000
fund collected by the state public
safety commission as a nucleus for a
revolving fund for financing the state
game and fish commission in catching
and marketing the marketable fish of
Red and Mile Lac lakes.