The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-25
House Passes Measure by Vote OF 50
to 13-Three Other important Bills
Passed.

was passed by the house at the close OF
last weeks session by vote of 95 t.
Is. This was but one of four impor
tant measures sanctioned by the legis
lators and marked the largest days
business since they convened.
Two of the bills passed have already
passed the Senate and the other two
now go to upper body for action. The
bills follow:
The bill to make the Minneapo-
lis Chamber Of Commerce, Duluth
Board of Trade and South ST. Paul
Livestock exchange public mar
kets, opening their membership to
all kinds Of cooperative organiza-
tons The vote was 95 to Is.
An amendment to the election
law which will prevent candidates
defeated in the primary from run
ming as Independents. The vote
was 81 to SO.
The highways administration
bill, providing for control by a
single commissioner. The vote was
103 to 10.
A cooperative bill, providing
that the state commissioner of ag-
griculture shall assist in the or
ganization and conduct of co-opera-
tive associations, auditing their
books on request, etc. The vote
was SO for and none against.
Vote on Road Bill.
The vote on the highways bill came
after consideration at three sessions
Twice attempts were made to amend
the bill to provide for a commission
to control the building of Minnesota
highways system.
On the final roll call, the following
representatives voted against the road
administration bill: Anderson, Thee
dore Christensen, Day, Eaton, Cart
ner, G. M. Gislason, Grove, Haugland
Iverson, Jacobson, Kodak, L. E. Olson
Lars Olson, Spindler, Teigen, Thomp
son, Thorkelson, Washburn and WEIGH
The following were absent and not vot
ing: Cameron, Emmons, T. j. Greene
Levin, Miner, O'Keefe, Peterson, Tim
Perry and West. All the others were
recorded in favor of the bill
Little Debate on Market Bill.
Debate on the bill to make the grain
and livestock exchanges was short
Passage of the bill had been conceded
following an opinion by the attorney
general that it was constitutional.
Representative Wilkinson of Lake
Elmo spoke fof the measure He ar
gued that all marketing machinery
was under state supervision and regu
lation, except the private exchanges
in which prices are fixed for farm
products
Representative Asher Howard spoke
against the bill. He said that an iden
tical bill had been passed in Nebraska
two years ago and that the first appli
cation under it has yet to be made tc
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He
said that the question of reasonable
ness would have to be passed on by the
courts, despite the opinion of the at
torney general as to legality.
Primary Defeat Final.
By vote of 81 to So the House
passed the Senate bill to prevent q
candidate defeated in the primaries
from running for the same office al
the general election following.
In adopting the bill by Senator H
N. Benson, chairman of the Senate
elections committee, the House over
rode Nonpartisan league and Socialist
objections.
At the last primary election DR.
Henrik Shipstead sought the Repub
lican nomination for Governor. He
was defeated. At the general cleo
ton following he sought election as
an independent. Under the bill pass
ed, a repetition of this would not be
permitted. The bill will now go to
the governor for his signature.