The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-04
new DEPARTMENT
fAV0REDBY HOUSE
VOTE IS UNANIMOUS FOR EsTAs.
ItsHMENT OF STATE BUREAU
OF AGRICULTURE.
SO NEW BILLS IN LAST RUSH
Senate Receives That Number, Max
ing Total 1881, While House Men,
bers Have introduced Nearly
100 More Than That.

100 More Than That.
st. Paul.-The Minnesota mouse of
representatives has passed without
o! position the bill creating state de.
pe;tment of agriculture. The vote
WAS ia to 0.
The measure, considered one of the
mGst important from the standpoint
oi the agricultural interests of the
state, WAS recommended in the COVER
acr's message. 1t was first sponsored
by Representative Elias Nordgren.
: Many other farmer members of the
house joined with Mr.. Nordgren in its
introduction. The bill provides for the
appointment of a commissioner of az.
Siculture.
Ii gives such official wide powers
OF Investigation in all matters con-
cerning development of agricultural
possibilities. 1t provides also for gen.
ersl supervision of marketing of farm
products.
The licensing Of land dealers is one
OF the features Of the bill. Establish
meat of potato grades is another.
Tho house already had passed the
Nordgren bill regulating cooperative
associations. That bill and the one
just passed make up the real farmers
program in the present legislature.
last Rush Of Bills.
Nearly so bills were introduced in
the senate in one session, that session
being the last in which bills can be
Introduced without suspension of the
ralss. or consent of the governor. In
all 1904 bills have been introduced
in the upper legislative branch this
session. The house members have in
troduced nearly 100 more than that
number, ......
New Tonnage Tax Bill.
A new 5 per cent tonnage tax bill,
ia1roduced by Senator James A. Car
ley OF Wabasha, was one of the last
measures introduced The introduce
ton was made in the senate in an
ticipation of the governors consent to
permit the introduction of a compan-
ion measure in the house.
Boxing Bill Recommended.
The house committee on general
legislation has recommended the pas
boxing matches in the smaller cities
OF the state.
As amended, the bill is limited to
cities of 100000 Inhabitants or more.
IT will permit sparriug bouts to be
held in the chief cities on the Iron
r range. where there has been demand
for the sport, and in the village" of
HibbiDg. which is larger than most of
tbs cities,
For Stockyards Control.
The house voted to place the public
stoekyards of the state under control
OF the state railroad and warehouse
commission, 102 to 0. The bill pro-
yldes for supervision by the commits
sion over rates, conditions of facilities
and service. Stockyards are required
TO make comprehensive reports an
aua!ly of their operations.
Senator Sworn In.
Senator A. G. Gooding of Rochester
sTas sworn in as a member of the SEN
ate. During all of the early part of
the session Senator Gooding was con-
tiped to his home by illness, having
twice submitted to surgical operations.
This is Mr.. GOoding's first term as
ssuator. He was formerly state treas.
urer. succeeding Walter ]. Smith, and
Resigned to become a candidate for
senator from his district
Committee o. KS Per Cent Beer.
nxx Of 90
OF the senate temperance committee
recommended for passage the Norton
dry enforcement bill with an amend.
ment to permit the sale of beer con-
tanning 2 per cent of alcohol by weight.
The proposed law is made possible
by the fact that the Federal consti-
tuttoual amendment, which the meas
vfe Is designed to enforce, does not
Reane Intoxicating" as applied to
beverages, and gives the states con.
current Jurisdiction in enforcement.
II the bill should become a law il
would stand unless a contradictory
ruling is made by Congress or the
Federal courts.
Surgeon General Protests.
kilograms have been received from
Surgeon General Rupert Blue and
other Federal health officials, protest.
Ing against the action of the state
senate appropriations committee in
eliminating an appropriation for the
maintenance Of state division of
venereal disease. The division was
organized during the war. Blue poined
out that the state must defray part of
the expense for such work in order to
receive government assistance.