The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-19

in Minnesota and makes definite re-
for lettering the
situation. Election of county super
by the county commits.
sioners and the employment of
.helping teachers" working out of
the county superintendent office
are two of these suggestions.
The Help Gets Paid.
The "hired help, clerks, stenog-
raphers, pages, etc, who are PAID
every ten days, have drawn their
first vouchers amounting to total
of about $4,000 for house and SEN
ate. AS bills pile up, reports &C
cumulate and the calendar becomes
more and more congested, more help
will become necessary and thu third
house" pay roll will soon reach
close to $4,000.
Propagandists Busy.
observers, "Cornfeld Philoso
phers' and other propagandists Or
The the Nonpartisan League are writ
ing up" the legislature for country
naners in unusual numbers this
wear. Their letters are short on
news and long on the editorial
damnation of everyone who does
not agree with their own views.
They Separate the sheep from the
goats with all the finality of a
great am; those who do not
nromntlv SIGN on the dotted line
lust below the Townley finger are
''reactionairies" and are ssmorse-
lessK cast into the bottomless pit.
The uncanny wisdom OF these. sell
constituted judges IN Immediately
determining the absolute right and
wrong of every matter Is almost
lithuanian For them truth and JUS
tice and righteousness dwell only IN
the breast of the Farmer-Labor par
ty: all others have assuredly been
bought and paid for with pieces OF
silver. Virtue is in them, and there
is none elsewhere. They are the Elect, !;
they have said it, and every week
they print it all over. again. Seiah!
Meanwhile, although there is an
inconceivable amount of oluft and
Bunk in this business of iawmak-
ing, in the midst of it all 1913 MEM
bers of the legislature are quite
earnestly and quite sincerely try
ing to discharge their duties to
their constituents and to their great
state to the very best that is IN
them.
st. Paul, Jan. 12--Will anything
be accomplished at the present ses-
sion of the legislature to pry loose
Southern Minnesota's strangle hold
on the affairs of the state? If any
thing is done Northern Minnesota
will have something to say about
it for to two st. Louis county men
falls the honor of heading the COM
mittees on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of Virginia in the senate and
Thomas of Ely in the house.
st. Louis county, and particularly
the ranges, Jared exceedingly well
in the distribution of chairmanships
this week. Out of 80 senate chair
manship plums st. Louis county
secured one-tenth, two for the
range, Bessette. on public domain
and Boylan on, reapportlonment
and one to Duluth, Adams on the
important public highway commit
tee. Out of "A house chairman
ships st. Louis county drew one
ninth, three to the range, Murphy
on banks and banking, Hitchcock
on education and Thomas on re-
apportionment and two to Duluth
Cullum on Cities and Bernard on
public utilities. The two range
districts, the Goth and 6lst. with
two senators and four representa-
tives secured five chairmanships
which is probably the best record
in the state. The 61st district, in
Guiding Virginia, Eveleth and Ely
made a perfect score with chair
manship for its senator and each
of it's representatives.
st. Louis county also Jared very
| well in winning berths on the most
coveted of all committees-ap
priations and finance, the money
committees of the house and senate
Adams of Duluth and Bessette OF
the range are members of the
senate finance committee while
Bernard of Duluth and Hitchcock
and Murphy of the range won
places on the house appropriations
committee.
Indifferent to Highways.
st. Louis county, with better
highways and a greater mileage OF
paved roads than any other county
in the state, does not seem to be
greatly interested in the state high
way program if it's representation
on the highways committees is an
indication. Adams of Duluth heads
the senate committee on highways
and Boylan is member but in the
house Hitchcock of Hibbing is the
only st. Louis county member of
this big committee of 81 members
A Possible Reapportionment.
1t is possible that the tier of
tox ,,Chs Of ha Of fha
59th legislative district represent
sentatives Bernard and Barnes Of
from that district and added to
Swan and Lynwood, with their ma
not in the Hibbing Legislative dis
purposes to West Duluth. This
matter is now being considered by
the members of the legislature from
the seth and 60th districts and a
change is not unlikely.
With organization effected the
| first week and the committees
named this week the legislature will
by next Monday be under a full
the legislature is, done in commit
tees and not, as is so often sup
posed, at the open sessions of the
senate and house. The chambers.
during the opening weeks, are
sometimes in session not more than
thirty minutes during the day, but
the members are probably busy
several hours each day with COM
mittee sessions. Committee sessions
began "wednesday and by next Mon
day all committees in both bodies
will be functioning actively
Make Record for Economy.
The two big interim committees
on education and taxation appoint
ed by the Legislature of 1921 will
report to the present legislature
uaxt Mauday C;poa tha onar;ro.