The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-22
Women to Serve on Jury.


to accommodate the court system to
this change were put through to final
passage in the house, and are up to
Governor J. A. o. Preus for his sigma
ture. One bill provides that grand
or petit jury shall consist of men
or women, or both" Another provides
under the exemption statute that wo
men may be excused from jury duty
"at the discretion of the court" The
third bill provides that woman bailiff
may be appointed to have charge OF
women Jurors when out on case.
These three were among dozen
measures of Importance to reach final
action in an all day session of the two
houses
Other bills passed were as follows:
Amendment to soldiers bonus act,
passed by the senate but with amend
ments in which the house refused to
concur.
Revision of school aid law, passed
by the senate but radically amended,
so the house is certain to ask for a
conference.
Reorganization of state securities
commission. senate bill passed by the
house. creating new commission Of
three members. ct
Creating a secretary to the state
pardon board at $4,000 year; senate
bill passed by the house.
New mineral lease act permitting
development of state owned mineral
properties; senate bill passed by the
house.
New district Judge for Hennepin
county; repassed by the house with
senate amendment.
Recognizing the University hospital
and health service and correlating it
with county hospitals: senate bill
passed by the house.
Auxiliary court with five special
judges created to clean up 10000
forest fire claims against railroads;
senate bill passed by house
Bill to eliminate death trap
bridges over railroad tracks. giving the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion power to, order new bridges; SEN
ate bill passed by the house.
Bill for payment of state employees
twice month.
Governor Signs Bills.
There were other developments on
road legislation Governor j. A. o.
Preus signed the highway administra-
ton bill in front of movie camera
with highway department officials as
witnesses.
Governor Preus also signed bill by
Senator Henry N. Benson, providing
for party conventions in advance Of the
primaries, to indorse candidates for
state office and congress. and adopt
platforms.
S33,5o0,ooo for State Expense.
Appropriations by the Minnesota
legislature for the coming two years
will total between S33, 100000 and $34,-
100000, it was estimated by managers
of the appropriation bills. This rep
resents cut Of more than 100000
from the amounts requested by differ.
ent departments and institutions
In spite Of the growing needs Of the
state and the higher costs of maintain
ing institutions, the total allowed this
year will not exceed the appropriations
made two years ago. The total then.
ira session, was about $33,000,000.
All the appropriation bills are sub
ject to change but the approximate
totals can be determined very closely
today. They will run about as follows:
Educational SIG, 900 900
State departments ........ 100000
State institutions ......... 100000
Semi-state activities ....... 100000
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The last two bills have not been
framed by either committee and only
roughly are estimated.
The senate finance committee ap-
pointed a subcommittee of five to pass
on the University of Minnesota re-
quests
Legal Publication Rates Increased.
Opposition of friends of foreign
language newspapers, which threaten
ed to block consideration of the bill
codifying the laws on legal publica-
tions, made it necessary to amend the
bill in the house before it could be
brought up. The provision requiring
publication to be made in English
language newspapers was cut out. The
bill also was amended to make the rate
90 cents folio for first insertion and
As cents for subsequent insertions. In
this form the bill passed. IS to %.
State Cement Plant Bill Passed.
The senate bill for a commission
to investigate feasibility of state
owned cement plant was passed unani-
mously by the house. The house also
passed the new military code after
voting down several amendments. The
vote was "a to 80. Three infantry regi-
ments now in existence are given equal
claims to recognition, in the event that
the government insists on cutting the
infantry down to one regiment.
The University general hospital bill,
passed by the house and now up to the
governor, provides that counties here
after may send patients to the hospital
but shall pay half the cost of their
care. 1t unifies the hospital, the dis
pensary and the university health SER
vice, and gives county hospitals and
sanatoriums the benefit of association
with the university hospital system.
Auto Tax Figure Agreed Upon.
Two per cent OF the first cost Of an
automobile will be the basis Of the new
state license tax for benefit Of the road
fund. This figure was agreed upon