The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-21

/ amendment SnOuI0 fa1l TO carry at the
1920 election the counties would have
to bear the cost of the roads them
selves, but they are going ahead in
the confidence that. the voters of the
state will be strongly for it,
/ Whatever work the counties do. of
course. will be under the direction of
! and according to the plans and speci-
fications made by the Highway com.
missioner.
Frankson Has No Vote.
= The lieutenant governor has no
vote in the senate, even in case OF a
tie, Lieutenant Governor Thomas
Frankson is advised in an opinion CIV
en- by Attorney General c. L. Hilton
at his request. The opinion holds the
| lieutenant governor is not a member
of the senate, but its presiding officer,
and has no vote in any case. This
means that in case of any tie vote the
proposition must be declared lost.
No Woman's Building.
| The house committee on board of
control and public buildings has re-
ported back the Warner bill providing
for $4,000 building for inmates of
| the state reformatory for women, with
recommendation to pass.
The authority for the expenditure of
$4,000 for woman's building at the
state prison was repealed by the bill,
with provision for the transfer Of
women inmates OF the state prison to
the reformatory for women.
Soldiers Preference Bill Signed.
| Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has
signed the bill giving soldiers of the
recent war preference in public en-
| ployment. The same as veterans of
the Civil war and the Spanish war.
Would Have State Sell Fish.
Sale of rough fish to consumers by
the state will be continued under the
terms of bill prepared by the senate
committee on game and fish. 1t pro-
| vides funds that have been accumu-
lated out of past sales shall be used as
a revolving fund to finance the work.
| Fire Marshal Bill o. KID.
| The House committee on civil adj
ministration has recommended to
pass the state fire marshal bill provid-
ing that the commissioner of insurance
be appointed fire marshal; that he
shall appoint an assistant fire marshal
with salary of $4,000 and first, Sec
ond and special fire deputies.
State Insurance Commissioner John
B. Sanborn sponsored the bill before
the committee. He declared that the
fire loss record of Minnesota is re-
I proach to the state.
"The insurance companies said
Mr.. Sanborn, paid out in fire losses in
Minnesota in 1917 s1.1O for every dol
lar they received in premiums, and
in 1918 nearly $3.50. 1t is easy to un-
derstand where we are tending"
Would Create New State.
| Representative Charles w. Bouck
of Royalton would create the state of
Lincoln out of the northern part of
the state of Minnesota by the enact
ment Of bill he has introduced in the
House. Practically all Of the state
would be included in the new COM
monwealth.
! Provision is made in the bill for the
people of Minnesota to vote on the
creation of the new state at the gen.
eral election of 1920.
Ask Increase of Salaries.
| st. Paul.-Clerks of courts through.
out Minnesota, particularly those from
rural counties, are asking the legisla-
ture to pass an act increasing their
salaries. A delegation from the asso-
citation appeared at the capitol and
spent some time interviewing the leg
islature
| Negotiations are only tentative and
the clerks have thus far agreed upon
no scale of compensation.
Just give us living wage" was
what they asked of the members.
Later when the legislators have been
sounded out, definite scale may be
| fixed.
Motor Corps Bill Passes House.
The house has passed the bill pro.
viding for state motor corps. The
measure, as amended, provides that
the motor corps shall be used only for
aid and relief work and to transport
guard companies when called out. The
members are to carry only side arms.
| Bank Examiners Needs.
Declaring there have been more
bank failures and defalcations in Min
nesota in the past six months than
during any other similar period in the
history of the state, F. S. Pearson,
state bank examiner, has asked the
senate finance committee to recon.
mend an appropriation of 100000 for
his department
Investigation of banking troubles
and bank failures made an increased
| appropriation necessary, he said. 8
| Convention Method Endorsed.
The Warner-Hompe bill to nominate
/ state officers by the convention sys.
| tenn instead of a primary was favor.
ably reported by the house elections
committee The committee amended
the bill to include supreme court
judges. The bill, as originally pre-
pared, exempted them from conven
ton nomination