The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-01
A CAPITOL CHATTER

ing license Of so cents AMI one pro-
viding that all fees and fines col
iected be placed in the game and fish
fund instead of being paid into the
state treasury, as now.
49,
From the above summary it may
readily be seen that the IL working
days remaining of the session will be
CROWDED with real WORK, if the ses-
sion is not to go down in history as
a "do-nothing" session.
The situation is worrying the lead
ers in both branches. In order to
help take up the slack, so to speak,
the house arranged for evening ses-
sions Monday and Tuesday of this
week las a starter) to consider bills
on general orders, that is, bills that
have been reported out by the COM
mittees. The house had close to 800
bills on general orders at the end of
last week and the senate more than
200.
So far only about 80 measures
have passed both houses and gone to
the governor for his signature. This
is about one-third less than at the
same time two years ago.
Recent sessions have passed be-
tween 400 and 500 bills, so if the av-
erage is to be kept up at this session
the time taken from now ON for roll
calls alone will be the equivalent of
several days.
Especial orders" are made only for
the more important measures and it
requires a two-thirds vote in either
house to make a special order, which
means that the particular bill or bills
set for. discussion have the right of
way until disposed of one way or the
other.
It's a pretty safe bet that at least
one whole week will be taken up ON
the appropriation bills, including
conferences. The greater part of an
other week will, or should be devoted
to considering banking bills. Crime
bills have the call also for consider
able time for debate, as Will the for
estry measures.
Then there are the hundreds of To-
cal bills yet to be acted upon. The
house has a subcommittee named to
select all such bills to which there
can be little or no objection, with the
idea in mind of setting aside one day
for roll call on these Sim
thar action probably will be taken by
the senate. pity the poor reading
clerk on a day like thisD
go
1t has taken perhaps too much
space to- draw the picture of the leg
i~slative situation, yet / haven't men,
toned the Investigations already un-
der way and others that may be or
dered.
The Schau investigation will go
over beyond the end of the session,
it now appears. A joint resolution
asking the needed authority has been
submitted. The senate committee
realizes that it can't finish the job
with justice to- itself, the senate, Sen.
Schall or the public in the short time
remaining Of the sessions
Nothing really new or startling de-
veloped last week. SSome fire
works" are looked for this week
when A. N. Jacobs former friend and
supporter of the senator, now his en-
envy, is subjected to cross-examina-
tlOn by Tom Davis, attorney for Sen.
Schal.
By the time these lines are read an
investigation into the state security
department probably will have been
recommended by the senate rules
committee or arrangements made to
have the matter thoroughly looked
into by the county attorney of Ram
sey county, in view of the fact that
a legislative committee can not pos
|sibly cover the ground before the end
of the session.
There are some ugly Gumors affoat
H. regard to certain transactions in
this department during the hast two
years, with criminal prosecution a
possibility, hence the bringing of the
county attorney into the picture. It
will be remembered that Gov. Chris
Hanson made a change n the office of
commissioner of securities on Feb. l.,
last.
The Joint Committee on Survey of
Banking Conditions in Minnesota
reported Monday afternoon.
The committee does not recon-
mend enactment Of a bank guarantee
like that of Nebraska, expressing the
opinion that such a law would not
now apply as a remedy to Minnesota
banking conditions and might, in fact
be a dangerous step.
The committee, however, makes
several really good suggestions for
changes in existing banking laws.
Among these suggestions are: Pro-
hibiting country banks from loaning
money on real estate outside of a
radius of fifty miles; providing that
no bank may accept deposits amount
ing to more than twenty times its
capital and surplus; recommending
a law to punish persons who malic-
iously circulate untrue stories rela-
tive to the solvency or insolvency of
any bank; requiring bank directors
actually to direct" urging an es-
Establishment of a surplus by banks