The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
(By r. w. Hiteheock.)

Twenty days from April 1st the
Forty-Second Minnesota legislature
will come to an end. The day viii be
devoted to approving the journal of
the day before, passing polite reso-
buttons that mean nothing and adj
journment sine die at noon, for on,
the last day of the session no bills
may be passed. The last day for
making of laws will be Wednesday,
April 20.
/ Since time began in the Minnesota
legislature one of its customs has
been the turning back the hands of
the clock near midnight on the last
day for the passing of bills. On
such nights, almost on the stroke of
twelve, Time has been wont to turn
back in its flight. But somebody,
who is no respector of customs has
taken down that old open-faced
clock and has put up in its place
new-fangled electric clock whose
hands point out the time behind a
perfectly solid glass front. A lot of
US have been wondering how we are
going to turn back the hands of that
new clock when they get to pointing
to II As P. NJ. Wednesday, April 20,
1921. We are beginning to fear
that our handsome new clock will kill
good many bills
Important Measures Pending.
That resolution, fathered by eighty
members of the house, to adjourn
April 8, would not find single friend
to support its hating steps if it came
out on the floor of the house at this
time. In fact, if all the more inn
portant matters now pending receive
attention and are brought to vote,
| it will require a Especial Order"
almost every day for the rest of the
session. Some of these matters are
the street car bill, the bill to provide
state conventions to nominate can
| didates for state Office; the bill MAX
ing the Nonpartisan League pol
itical party; to enlarge the state
board of control for the benefit of
the women of the state; the bill for
the revision of state aid to schools;
the plan for part time schools; the
state library bills; "full crew" bill;
the attempt to repeal the eight hour
| day. for state institutions so far as
it applies to outside workers" !,
which being translated means farm
hands; the county road refundment
proposal, the big public domain bill
which revolutionizes all the depart
ments of the state government, the
mineral leasing bill; the bill to re-
wise, the first time in 81 years, the
rates allowed newspapers for legal
| publications; the one> lone temper
ance measure of the session which
plans new entanglements for the
bootlegger, etc., etc. The present
legislature has heen remarkable for
its industry and for the volume of
work it has accomplished. but from
now on it viii have to show six
| cylinder speed if it is to clean UP
on all the more important measures
of the session.
| The University's Big Budget.
| The state university, which is ask.
| ing for more millions than most
of as have been able to count and
remember, has been presenting its
case to the finance committee of the
senate and the appropriations com.
mittee of the house. It appears &c
have won in its plea for the removal
of the railroad tracks which now
divide the campus and largely destroy
its beauty and utility. DIR. Coffman
. president of the University, has ap
!. peared in person before the commit.
} tees and has won host of friend.
| by the vigor, the resourcefulness and
the completeness with which he ha.
!. presented the University's case
President Burton in 1919 got every
cent that he asked for. President
Coffman may not equal that record
IN 1921, or his requests are so tire
mendously larger, but he win come
nearer to obtaining the amounts he
asks for than wiz the head of ans
] other institution in the state. HI
!, has already won the admiration and
/ high regard of every member of tbs
] legislature who has been privileged
! to hear him argue the University,
case. DIR. Coffman's brief for thu
. University has been so conclusive
J that the members of the committe,
! are at their wits end to know wher,
to begin slashing the University bud
] get. With an expected increase il
: enrolment OF 80 per cent for tn,
. school year exceeding that figure ana
: climbing TO the unprecedented in
{ crease Of SIS per cent, the Universit,
: is asking the legislature either Il
close its doors or to supply the adde,
{ millions to care for its great en-
: rollment. The University Of Mime
E sofa now has almost 5000 residen
' students and Is teaching, all told
over 1900 persons in Minnesota.
Sitting en- the Lid
I'll The redoubtable Billy Bernard o
West Duluth i determined that n