The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
MINING TAX BILL
III - KILLED In THE SENATE BY A
DECISIVE VOTE.
fhe Reeves Dill Imposing a Ton
"h%c TAX In Lieu of other Taxes
on Iron Ore Dies i'm the Senate
The Antitrust and Fire Mar
Shai Bills Also K~ilIed--Tbe House
fnsSes 81 Good Grist of Bills.

st. Paul. April 1.-THE Reeves min
ing tax bill, imposing a tonnage tax
In lieu of all other taxes. of 3 cents per
ton on all iron ore mined in Minnesota,
WAS killed yesterday by the senate.
After dragging its way through nearly
three months of the session. causing
many n long. acrimonious debate i'm
the house. by which body it was finally
passed, it met Il miserable fate in the
senate without even attaining the dig
nifty of Il place on the calendS:. The
bill came up on Il motion to adopt the
report Of the taxes and tax laws com
mittcc, indefinitely postpOing the bill.
On call of the ayes ana hayes the re-
port of tho committee was adopted by
a vote Of - to 10.
The senate killed the bill introduced
by Senator Stevens. the effect Of which
would have been the legiSlating of La
hOr Commissioner Powers out of Of
fee. The vote was 16 to -.
The Whitney bill. proposing Il con-
StitutiOnal amendment so as to pro-
vide that hereafter the legislature shall
apply to the supreme court regarding
the constitutlonality of bills that it pro
posed to enact into laws, was passed
by the senate by n vote of So to 10.
The ShCchal antitrust bill was
killed without debate by a vote of -
to y.
The Stchbins fire marshal bill was
defeated by Il vote of 24 To -.
Senator Duun'S bill, to compel rail
road COmpanicS to so operate their
trains as not discriminate against Min
ncSota cities in favor OF Chicago and
the East. which was on the calendar
for passage. was the cause Of quite a
lengthy debate. 1t was defeated by Il
vote of IL to 20.
by request of senator Hodge his bin
to extend the terms OF office of county
auditors from two TO four years. was
taken from the table and advanced To
the calendar.
The following bills were passed:
TO authorize villages to elect mu-
nicipal Judges; To provide for the va
cation of state and territorial roads
where they cross lands now plated
into city lots; to provide for change Of
venue in justice court cases: to de-
termine the descent of real estate II
providing for an equitable division Of
estates: 10 legaliZe bonds heretofore is
sued by county commissioners. pur-
porting to have been issued pursuant
10 chapter .97. Laws Of 1895; provid-
ing for the manner Of bonding cOun-
ties by submitting the same to Il vote
of the people for the purpose of rails
ing moneys to fund certain floating in
debtedness; to provide for the pay
ment of n 3 per cent gross earnings tax
upon sleeping cars, etc; providing Tor
the taxation Of fast freight line and
equipment companies for n > per cent
gross earnings tax: providing for the
taxation of express companies, provid-
ing n : per cen gross earnings tax: to
provide for the imposition and collec-
ton of 3 per cent earnings tax upon
the gross earnings Of al property with
Jig the state of all telephone compa-
MES. etc; proposing an amendment 10
section >, article G.. OF the constitution:
relating to actions against cities, vii
lagos or b~crOughS for damages to per-
sons injured on streets ana other pub
lie grounds: to amend the laws relat-
Ing to payment of license money by
saloons in certain cases. authorizing
villages to receive Onc-half license
where the county commissioners locate
saloons within GOO rods Of said village;
to provide for Justices of the peace in
cities having Il population of less than
t.'b' Z = w = ~
commissioners to issue bonds to fund
the floating indebtedness Of said coun-
ties: to permit voters of townships TO
hold their elections within an incor-
porated village when such village is
located in such township; to enforce
the payment of taxes which became de-
linurIcnt Oh or before the first Monday
of January. 1896.
The House.
The house got down to business on
its calendar yesterday and almost
cleared it up. remaining in session un-
til late in the evening to accomplish
the work. There were forty-siX senate
bills on hand ready for third reading
and eleven measures OF the house. Inc
first hill lost was the D2llimOre bill
providing for a commission OF three
members to appraisP the value of the
grand stand ut the fair grounds II
determine the title to the property.
Three new bills were introduced by
leave of the governor and both were
passed under suspension OF the rules.
The first came from Mr.. Staples N
appropriated 5000 TO pay the expenses
connected with the examination or the
sureties on the bonds of state deposit
tories. II. +. 1O29 was offered by Mr..
Anderson ana was designed TO allow ,
grand irric> To bc called in connection
with .ucrial terms If the district court
in lhiSago county. This bill. too. was
n, ssrd. II. +. 1890 was introduced by
Mr.. Errt!al!. nnl transfers 20 the road
ard bridge fund Of Olmstcd county an
approuriation heretofore made for a
bridge. but never drawn. There was
no direction to immediate action.
senator S%hcehau's new home rule bill
and home rule amendment. he N
granting 10 each city the right to frame
its own charter under the present con"