The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08

The Ely llatEk
the criminal code and court proceed |
ure will almost surely be enacted in |
criminal cases at this session.
While it hooked quite dark for this
kind of legislation a few weeks ago,
the crime committees of both houses
have been busy recently and have
mapped out "a rather comprehensive
program, based TO a large extent on
of the Governors
crime commission.
The senate has a special order on
Thursday this week on about 20 bills
introduced by the committee, includ-
ing Sen. G. d. McCubrey's whipping
post bill, which the committee has !
recommended for passage.
The SENATE Judiciary committee,
however, has killed several bills spon-
Isored by the crime commission, in
Icluding one giving the state the final
argument before the jury in GRIM
| inal cases, also one permitting the
prosecuting attorney to cali the
IJury's special attention 10 the fact
that the defendant will not take the
island in his own behalf.
/ Speaking of the senate judiciary
committee I'm reminded of refer
ence made to it in an editorial re-
mark in the Minneapolis journal the
j other day, which stated that '1the
senate Judiciary committee is COM
posed of 80 lawyers and one senti-
mentalist."
| The latter reference is, of course,
to Sen, Frank A. Day, editor of the
Eiairmont Sentinel, only "layp mem
Der of the committee. / wouldn't
like to repeat what Frank said when
he read the editorial-it might burn
a hole in the paper.
Not much progress is being made,
it seems in the various Investigations
undertaken by the legislature.
/ The senate Schall investigation
committee is now holding all-day ses-
sions in an effort to make the inquiry
as complete as possible before the
end of the session. This is IA case
of "hafto," the house having by more
than a two thirds vote refused DO
concur in giving the senate commit.
tee interim powers.
| Rep. Willis Norton, Minneapolis,
administration leader in. the house,
demonstrated that he holds the whip
hand when he wants to use it. The
house rules committee, of which he
| is chairman, voted the joint resolu-
ton down by eight to one pretty
conclusive evidence of Willis power.
| 1t was rather interesting to note
THAT when Sen. Tom Mangan, Morris,
tried to amend the concurrent reso-
ution in the senate by enlarging the
Iscope of the investigation to take in
the whole 1924 campaign, both Re
publican and Farmer-Labor, because
Of alleged substantial contributions
by public service corporations to both
parties, the Farmer-Labor senators
voted against the amendment almost
to a man.
/ On the other hand, when the reso-
luton was before the house TO con-
tinue the Schall Investigation beyond
the session, nearly every Farmer La
Dor representative voted for it.
You can't always sometimes be-
l;eve that whats sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander," evil
IDENTIFY.
The joint investigation of the of
fees of state treasurer and state au-
ditor is under way, but probably will
be rather perfunctory. That is, if
the committee is to make any kind
of report by April Is as the reso-
luton provides.
However, there's a difference of
opinion as to the interpretation of
that provision. One member of the
committee told me that it only means
that the committee is to report by.
that date as to the scopes of the in
yestigation believed necessary and
how much money and time it will
take to complete it.
| The senate rules committee hasn't
taken action as yet on the resolu-
ton for an investigation of the state
securities department., and there is
considerable speculation as TO the
reasons for the delay. There are.
some rather "nawsty'' rumors going.
the rounds in this connection, but
they are so vague and apparently
unfounded that hesitate to put
them in cold print.
This is one time when agree with
Shakespeare that "discretion is the
best part of valor."
Sen. Frank Days proposed investi-
cation of the rural credit bureau,
died a-bornin' when he found out he
had been made the dupe of certain
"sorehead" lawyers and that the
facts" as set forth in the resolution
were far from being such. "Requies-
cat in pace"
The bill intended to put stop to
the ''orgy of spending" on the part of
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