The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-15

a bank guaranty law, It's decisive re-
lection comes about by reason of the
fact that a bank guaranty has mo-
where, except perhaps in Nebraska /
been successful. Elsewhere, in fact, |
It has been a disastrous failure, and
in Nebraska the law now faces test
which seriously threatens TO wreck it |
completely. In the face of these
facts. many members Of the legisla- |
tire who earnestly desire some form
of bank guaranty of deposits, have
been forced 10 vote against the very
scheme which has been offered to this
end.
Road Sentiment Changing
If the legislature were to remain
in session for another month and If |
the serious breakdown in gravel
roads now threatened as a result OF
the winters heavy SHOWS becomes a
fact, opposition to Highway Commits
sioner Babcock's $20,000,O0 bond
program might melt away. The fact
that almost all the roads in the state,
except the paved roads, are now al
most impossible has weakened the
arguments of gravel roads enthusi-
asts and has set many to thinking
that the state must increase its mile
age of paved roads more rapidly. Ii
1000 miles of graveled roads must
be reconditioned this summer, the
Grain upon the state trunk highway
find for maintenance will be heavy.
Under present conditions, champions
of paved roads are increasing hourly.
| Ii is a matter of congratulation that
the amount received from auto
licenses was 81, 10000 greater up
to the end of March, 1927 than for
the corresponding period year ago,
but we should not overlook the fact
that this great increase was received
from As, 900 additional motor vehie-
les and that these Al, 600 motor cars
viii mean a heavy increase in the
wear and tear to the trunk highways
with corresponding increases in the
/ cost of maintenance. The extension
of paving is not keeping pace with
the rapidly increasing road traffic,
A Loosely Organized Legislature
The rather rigid adherence TO the
rules which has been relied upon by
preceding legislatures to expedlate
the orderly conduct of business has
not been followed by the present leg
islature. Suspension of the rules for
the passage of local measures has
been the common thing-hereto-
fore it has been the exceptional
thing. Special Orders" in the past
have been confined to measures OF
major importance and each such
special order seldom consisted of
more than four or five bills. At the
present session every special order
| is crowded with bills of slight con-
sequence. The special order in the
house on crime prevention bills car
ried a total of 80 bills. With every
day of the hast three weeks of the
session crowded with these long
special orders, authorized in each
house without proper scrutiny, a pro-
per interest is lacking. The situation
| is the inevitable result of the fact
that major issues do not exist; we are
spending most of our time on matters
{ Indifferent consequence. But for
this fact such measures as the betting
bill, the bill to increase the salary
of the members and others OF like
{, estionable nature, would never
have passed the house.
VIII Rogers Keen Thrusts
Among the notables who have en-
tertained the legislature at this ses-
sion is VIII Rogers, who describes
himself as a comedian, but who gave
evidence, in his talk in the house OF
representatives, of being a philoso-
pher as well. He argued that the
longer he talked to Us, the better ne
served the state by keeping us from
doing that much damage, he advised
the farmers of the state to pass
fewer resolutions and more filing
stations and declared that Il his adj
vice had been taken the hate which
Europe now manifests for us would
never have happened Tor he would
not have loaned them the money in
the first place. The legislatures OF
the various states are sometimes ac-
cused of being turbulent and unrufy,
but compared to European Awmak-
ing bodies we here in this country
are tame and orderly. The principal
business of the Parliament every
day, Mr.. Rogers said, Is the violent
casting out of some violent radical.
Parliament is always opened with a
prayer, he declared; the prayer is al
ways for the Crown and the common
folks are given little or no mention.
After he had seen Buckingham Pal
ace and other spacious residences OF
the King, Mr.. Rogers realized that
the prayer for the Grown was one
prayer that was answered The
prayer is alweys the same, said Mr..
Rogers; it gets results just as it is
why change it?
Hard Pressed Northern Counties
Valiant work has been done by
senators and representatives from
some Of the Northern counties TO re-
lieve the distressing conditions which |
prevail in many of these counties.
FL preventative Jos. Therrien, by
hard worn and a brilliant burst of
eloquenee, has secured the enact
ment of law to relieve the serious
delinquent tax situation. Repre-
sentative Warren Hastings has been |
very active and very effective in urg-
ing various relief measures With |
the assistance of Representative |
Hart of Carlton he has accomplished |