The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-25

mad gang promptly stampeded to the
new divinity.
They have already published the
bans; they are going to marry her
next week; she's the only one they
ever loved.
Attorney General Hilton's freak
decision last week that an occupation
tax on the mining of iron ore would
be constitutional is what caused it
all. A sub committee of the house
committee on taxes has framed two
bills, one levying tax on net profits
of the Occupation" of mining iron
ore and the other providing consti.
tutional amendment Of the same nat
ure but dividing the booty between
the revenue fund of the state and the
state school, ana university funds
Both of these bills are likely to come
up for passage in the house next week
Meanwhile one or two ''occupa-
tions" besides iron ore mining are
scratching their heads and wondering.
Farm Program Makes Headway.
The business of saving the farmers
and running Townley is making head
way. The cooperative accounting
bill is law and the bill to declare
boards of trade and livestock ex-
| changes public markets passed the
house, along with minor farm meas
ures, last week. The attempt to pro-
hibit trading in futures promises to
vie with the tonnage tax as the most
desperately contested issue of the
session. The house paid remark
able tribute of respect to Julius
Barnes when it recessed for an hour
to hear his talk in the senate cham
Der on this subject and other grain
problems. Mr.. Barnes talk made
a profound impression and his appeal
not to interfere with future trading
by law on the ground that-more harm
| than good would be done has added
to the diversity of opinion already
| held on the subject even among the
most ardent advocates of the farm
program
St. Louis County Legislators Active.
The duty of drawing most of st.
Louis County's bills has devolved up
on Senator Adams. This has been nc
small task and Senator Adams has
been an invaluable member of the
delegation in this respect as he has
also on the floor of the senate. Sen.
ator Ribenack is the quietest member
of the senate delegation but is none
the less effective. Senator Bessette
is hard worker and can be depended
upon in any emergency. His land
clearing bill is on general orders in
both houses and gives promise of
being one of the important laws OF
the session. Senator Boylan-every.
body knows Mike-is pushing mum
Der of labor bills and is securing fav.
orable action on them in the senate
In addition to devoting twenty
lours day to checkmating the moves
of the tonnage takers, Representative
Murphy has been wrestling with some
important matters in the committee
on public domain of which he is chair.
man. With the help of other range
members he secured the passage OF
the range court bill in the house last
week. Goodman of West Duluth is
getting a reputation as the Orator
from st. Louis. He speaks on almost
every matter that concerns labor
Lockhart and Scribner are not as
laxative as their West Duluth col.
league, but they stand high in the
Noble Order of Glad Handlers and are
popular members. DR.. Cullum is do.
ing a lot of good work at the head OF
the committee of Public Health
and is having lot of grief with his
bill for Girls Industrial School at
Duluth. BILLY" Bernard is chair,
man of the st. Louis County dele
| SoSioAt hS1u VI Tic DOdTQ Oh cOnCrOl
committee, very busy man and as
popular as they make 'em. He has
put through the house his bill for
municipal coal yards-and it was NO
small task. The bill is now riding
the breakers in the senate. Hoffman
has two election bills to his credit
He put them through in slap-banp
order and one of them is now func-
tioning in Hibbing and Chisholm
Thomas, the new member from Elv
is very active and is efficient and well
liked. The writer is discovering that
to be chairman of the committee on
education is a misfortune of no small
proportions. He eats on the run and
sleeps standing up. So many people
have things about the school laws tina,
they want fixed that he is sure they
must be running in on him folks from
all the surrounding states.