The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-18
Neutrality-suspicious.
Election Reform Measure Providing
Endorsement for State Offices and
Congress Passed by Senate.


Congress Passed by Senate.
st. Paul-The senate election com
mittee bill, amended so that it will pro
vide only for the endorsement of state
officers and members Of congress, was
passed by the senate by a vote of IS
to %.
It legalizes party conventions which
are to take place in March and are to
adopt platforms and endorse candi
dates. As drawn by the committee, il
also allowed conventions to endorse
candidates for judicial. legislative
county and city offices.
| These latter features of the bill were
attacked by democratic leaders with
the aid of several republican senators
They objected to bringing these offices
into party politics, as under the law
they are elected without party desig
nation. The senate first struck out
the endorsement of judicial, Legislative
and county candidates. This was fol
| lowed by an amendment also striking
out city candidates. which carried, 4f
to 6.
The bill as finally amended, legal
ICES pre-primary state conventions and
gives the candidates endorsed at these
conventions the advantage Their
names are to appear first on all ballots
and the fact of the endorsement will
be shown after the candidates names
Names Industrial Board Members.
Governor ]. A. o. Preus announced
his appointments on the new state in.
| dustrial commission, which begins
service Tuesday. The commissioners
named are: F. A. Duxbury, chairman
! Caledonia, two year term: Henry Nc
Coll, st. Paul, four year term, and
/ James D. Williams, Minneapolis, six
year term.
June 1st the Board will take over
| the present state labor department
and will assume charge of the work
mems compensation law settlements
The industrial commission also will
take charge June 1st of the minimum
wage division, arbitration and concilia
| ton of labor disputes, and the state
boiler inspection The three commits
sioners will receive salaries of S45o(
each.
Ask $4,000, 900 for University.
Numerous bills which recently have
been introduced in the legislature, cal
for an approximate appropriation OF
$10,000,000 for the maintenance and
expansion of the Minnesota university
for the next two years.
OF the bills introduced S1.0S7, 635 is
asked as an emergency measure fol-
the current year for increase of the
faculty and purchase of supplies as
follows:
Additional instructor $240 00C
Supplies, equipment. etc.. ..... 298,17s
Salary increases for current
year 559,45f
The needs for. building and main
tenance during the next biennium is
set at s4,32S, 020 for the year 1921-1922
and S4,164,000 for the year 1922-1923
The total of sS,492,02O is an increase
of $2,492,020 over the corresponding
biennium just ending, and which was
granted by the legislature. For the
building program there has already
been authorized s56o,O0O Because OF
necessity for shortening the program
an additional $56O.00O is asked of the
| legislature
Pension Bill Passes House.
With only one vote to spare, a bill
creating state employees pension
fund for employees who have worked
for the state % years and who have
reached the age of so, was passed by
the house after hot debate and five
roll calls. The vote was 66 to 48. I'm
der the provisions of the bill the per
son pensioned will get one-half of his
salary up to sum not exceeding $500
a year and will be required to pay 2
per cent of his salary towards the fund
to be eligible. The state will pay the
rest through, one-fiftieth mill tax
which will raise $4,000 annually.
Compensation Bills Passed
The five workmen's compensation
bills, passed by the senate, are in sub.
stantially the same form as introduced
In the senate early in the session. They
passed the house with but slight
amendment and the senate refused to
accept any changes, except in minor
matters concerning phraseology and in
exempting the state and the municipal
features of the bill.
March 2eth Last Day for Bills.
Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton
sent communication to the house
late Thursday informing its members
that March 18th was the last day for
introduction of bills without a special
message or request from the governor
The legislature must adjourn sine die
April 21st
Sunday Closing Bill Killed.
The swain and best girl still may
have their pictures took" on Sun
days. Some unromantic legislator in
troduced bill closing photograph gal
leries on the Sabbath The house com
mittee chopped of its head
Protest Food and Dairy Sill.
Representatives of a number of
packing companies manufacturing
oleomargarine today before the senate
committee ON agriculture protested the
provision in the recodification of the
dairy and food bill prohibiting the use
OF coal tar dyes and coloring matter
In their product The packers also OBJ
Jected to the feature prohibiting the
imitation OF butter. contending for the
replacement of the word "intentional'.