The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LEGISLATIVE
...LETTTER...
Observation-Disclosures
BY r. w. HITCHCOCK.
Representive, Goth District.

Observation-Disclosures
Launched early this month with
widespread predictions that its voy-
age would be tempestuous one,
the Forty-Third Legislature of Min
nesota has for three weeks sailed
as peaceful a course as has ever
been known in the history of the
state. But those who love a storm
should not despair. There are
eleven more weeks of sailing be-
fore port is made. Perhaps we
shall have crack or two of thunder
and few forks of lightning may
yet streak the legislature sky be-
fore our sails are furled and we
make fast the anchor for another
two years.
There have been some rumblings
to windward already. Two public
hearings on the part-time school
bill have resulted in spirited clashes
and some oratory, the capital pun
ishment bill has enlivened legislat-
i've life a little and promises better
entertainment in the future. The
rural credits program has stirred up
quite fuss in committee already
and bright and shiny hammers are
said to be concealed up many
sleeve. The committees are just be-
ginning to pile up on General Or
ders things to fight over. The MAX
ings of some first class scraps are
being accumulated and many are
"rarinI to- go". The toll of COM
mittee work is sure to find some
compensation in spirited clashes on
the floor of either chamber almost
any day now.
Trying to Even Up.
Those who love TO- rail at legis-
latures are wont to sigh for legis-
lative vacation About ten years
would suit them The present ses-
sion is trying to help these folk
out; pretty much everything that
was done in 1921 is threatened with
repeal in 1923. Guy Dilley, whose
district is said to be sopping wet,
wants to repeal all the dry laws on
earth; bill to repeal the Brooks
Coleman street car law has finally
made its appearance; the range
wants to wipe out the Per Capita
law and there are lot Of stout
farmer members who are thirsting
for the gore of the consolidated
school act; Farmer-Labor is slashing
viciously at the pre-primary law of
1921; there's bill to abolish indie
terminate sentences and plan to
put an end to the Normal School
Board; Col. Wilkinson, perhaps, will
let a little of the university stand,
tx,yk Ea &c Ia4@ A.
get" the "big wolves" over there;
DR.. Cole of Ottertail would abolish
divers boards and commissions and
that threatens the life of every one
what hasn't been attacked already
more weeks of high legislative en-
deavor.
Member. a Good Deal Alike.
We are all firmly resolved that
economy must be our watchword
this session. Our faces are stead
tasty and quite unanimously set
against anything that will add to
the burden of taxation. We real
iZe that the people of Minnesota
are pretty nearly taxed into bank
ruptcy. The farmers situation has
not grown better yet his taxes have
grown higher. They must not grow
still higher or farming will come to |
an end in Minnesota. SO we are !
nightly resolved against bond is |
sues or new undertakings. That's
the general situation, but as to the
particular, the writer, abating no.
thing of his demands for retrench-
ment, nevertheless wants $50, 900 /
more for wolf bounties if big game
is not to become extinct in North
ern Minnesota and 100000 for a
psycopathic hospital at the Univer-
sity II thousands are to be rescued
from fate more cruel than death
and like the writer is each other
member. If he has no reform him
self which is bound to cost money!
his constituents are urging him on
to some thing which will add to the
states burden of taxes. No matter
how steadfastly he stands for econ
omy, each member has his excep-
tons and 1913 exceptions, all rolled
into one makes real problem for
the money committees of the house
and senate to wrestle with
Continues Her Conquerine March.
Woman is simply not to be de-
MED. From the day that Pandora's
curiosity tilted the fatal
lid down to this present moment,
even if she does not want it, she
lust has to try everything and see
how it seems. You might think that
she would be satisfied, for one ses-
sion, with being a member of the
legislature. Not so. She must not
only sit in the seat of the mighty
but she must sit also on the pages
bench and be carrier of messages
IS well as maker of laws. Miss
Florence Kastner is her name; she !
s the first girl page in the history !
II the Minnesota Legislature, and ,,
AXE it from us, never before in any
legislature were pages so popular.
Oratory Lets Go.
Oratory in it's finest flower sud- :
ienly blossomed forth in the house
Monday night. Our own scrawney I
.rey timber wolves of Northern
Minnesota inspired it. A bill by De-
Jury of Cass, Herried of Itasca,
Hitchcock of st. Louis and several +
.ther upstate members, increasing
he bounty on wolves from $3.50 S
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