The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
NOLAN IS ELECTED
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
Forty-Third Biennial Session of
Minnesota Legislature For
malIy Opened.


session of the Minnesota State Leg
islature convened in regular order at
the Minnesota State Capitol promptly
at the stroke of twelve Tuesday noon.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieutenant Governor Louis L. Collins,
who began his second term as pre-
siding officer of the upper branch of
the legislative body. The Lieutenant
Governor was sworn in by a member
of the Supreme Court The matter
of naming officers of the Senate,
swearing in the newly elected mem
bers and getting the routine matters
disposed of consumed the entire af-
ternoon, in order that the decks could
be cleared for the annual message of
the Governor Preus which was deliv-
cred to joint session of the legis-
lature Wednesday afternoon.
In the lower house, Secretary of
State Mike Holm called the assembly
to order, after which they were
sworn in by Associate Justice Holt of
the Supreme Court.
William /. Nolan of Minneapolis was
elected speaker for the third consecu-
tive term Immediately after the mem
bers of the 43d state legislature were
sworn in at noon. His election rati-
fled the choice of a preliminary con-
ference Nov. 81, and he was supported
by practically all house members ex-
cept those actively identified with the
Nonpartisan league.
The rollcall on speaker was: w. /.
Nolan, Minneapolis, so. Carl NJ Iver-
son, Ashby, supported by the Nom
partisan league, 81. L. A. Barnes, Du-
luth, who nominated himself, l. c. NJ.
Bendixen, l.
Session VIII Be Unprecedented
The forty-third session will be I'M
precedented in some respects. Wo-
men will sit in the legislative body
of Minnesota for the first time in the
history of the state. Four women
were elected to serve in the House
at the November elections, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Macbeth Hurd Paige, Miss
Myrtle Cain and Mrs. Sue NJ. Dickey
Hough, all of Minneapolis, and Han
nah ]. Kemper. of Erhard, MINI.
Several Bills Ready.
Several important bills were already
prepared by the Special Committees
and were introduced at the early ses-
sion Wednesday. These are follow
ing out the recommendations of the
constitutional amendments submitted
to the voters at the November cleo
ton. Five important measures were
submitted, as follows:
n. E. -Nimocks-Amendin
the statutes as to exemption from
jury duty, 80 excuse women with
families, and to exempt women
from service in salscious cases.
n. r. 2-Wilkinson and others
Of farm program" committee
Creating state rural credits
commission, and providing for
state loans on farm lands.
H. r. 3-WiIkinson and others
Bank deposit guaranty bill.
n. r. 4Nimocks Amending
speed laws to draw teeth of rural
justices and constabIes, raising
maximum speed to 35 miles an
hour and putting rural road regu-
lation under highway department.
n. T. 5-Nimocks = Providing
permanent registration plan for
voters in cities Of the firstcIass.
RuraIs Credits Important.
The principal bill the special agri-
cultural committee will offer will be
the rural credits bill under which fin
ancial aid will ho axton1ad ~ for,,
ers, as provided in the amendment to
the state constitution adopted by the
voters at the November election. Rep
resentative R. A Wilkinson of Lake
Elmo is chairman of the sub-commit-
tee which prepared this bill, as we'll
as being chairman of the special COM
mittee. Other members of the SUBJ
committee are w. I. Norton of Mime
apolis and o. c. Neuman of Wheaton.
Its provisions provide for appoint
ment by the governor of commission
of three members at salaries of $4,000
q year, to serve three year terms.
One will be named for one year, an
other for two years, and a third for
three years. After that, new ap-
pOluIeeS Will De named LOT tnre6-y6ar
terms.
An appropriation of 100000 will be
asked from the general fund of the
state, so that the system can be finan-
ced during the first two years. When
the reserve fund exceeds $4,000 af-
ter two years, the amount in excess
of 100000 will be returned to the
state treasurer until 100000 is re-
paid to the general fund.
Money will be loaned on improved
land up to so per cent of the assessed
value of the property and not to ex-
coed 40 per cent of the insurable
value of the improvements. The
maximum loan to any one applicant
would be $4,000. The amount loaned
on improvements at no time would
exceed so per cent of the amount Civ
en- on the property Bonds would be
sold from time to time to care for
loans approved and would draw not
more than 5 per cent interest.
Borrowers would pay per cent on
their loans, which would cover the
interest on bonds, the cost of opera
ton and the balance to amortize the
loans in about 35 years.
Chicago-Police said part of $4,000
worth of Liberty Bonds recovered
from robbers were stolen from the