The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-21
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Inc Special Session of Legislature Comes
to Close. 1t Failed to Pass Tax
Bill for Which it Convened.

st. Paul, March 1.-THE work Of the
legislature is over. Both houses adj
Journed at noon today. The report of the
conference committee was adopted with
spme amendments. The principal one Is
the following:
There may be levied and collected an
annual tax upon franchises granted by
public authority in addition to the tax
On the real property and other personal
property OF the person or corporation
holding such franchise; or in lieu Of
tax on such franchise alone, or in lieu
OF tax on such franchise and the per-
sonal property used in connection with
the exercise Of the same there may be
imposed such tax upon the gross earn
s sngS OF the person or corporation holding
termine; and said tax shall be appor-
toned between the state, counties and
municipalities where such franchise is ex-
erclsed IN the same manner as real es-
tate taxes are apportioned.
There may be levied and collected
tum upon the estates of decedents above
liked and specified sum. which tax may
De uniform, or graded of progressive.
= The last bill passed by the senate was
Senator Brewers probate court act
which went through under supervision
OF rules at $50 by. vote of So to 0;
the. Otter Tail county wolf bounty bill.
which called for $4,000 for what Senator
Stockton seemed to think was the en-
enlargement of wolf farming. 1t was
Killed by one vote
Senator j. D. Jones, ten minutes be-
Iore adjournment tried to get through
the house bill compelling telephone COM
panes TO exchange messages; but 1t got
only eight votes.
Among. other bills passed by senator
public highway act, and Senator Hor-
tons primary election amendment.
Two Hennepin county senators enliv-
| ened the closing hours of the state SEN
ate in widely diverse fashion.
Senator Stockwell called I'D the follow
ing resolution, based on published in
tervfew with congressman, name un-
known, and in one OF his impassioned
speeches. urged its adoption:
Therefore. be it resolved, that we call
upon the president of this republic, as
| commander-in-chief of the army and
| navy, to end this cruel war, assuring the
Filipino patriots that 1t is our purpose
to grant them independence"
The resolution was voted down by %
to IL, almost on party lines.
Senator Snyder offered the following
toasts, which were greeted with cheers
and placed on the records:
Here's to William Tax Code. who was
| To death and indecently buried.
His death this strange antithesis imparts,
Though dead as whole, he lives in
parts.
Here's to Billy Substitute Be quiet!
On such corporations love to diet.
And as they do it, they chew it on the
And when they swallow, they wink the
other eye.
Here's to the public service corporations
great!
Here's to the jobbers of this sovereign
Here's to the railroads and the mines!
| Here's to business men in all other lines
| Here's to the bank deposit, the widows
And all tax bug-a-boos abroad at night.
Assign to these and not to US the cause
| OF failure to enact complete taxation
| laws.
"Mr. Speaker. Governor Van SAINT
sends his best greetings to the members
| of the house and hopes that each and
every member will have happy journey
homeward."
Thus spoke Mr.. Roberts. of Minneapo-
| lis, to the house, as member of the
| committee of three appointed by the
| speaker to advise the governor that the
house was ready to adjourn. The other
members of the committee were Messrs.
| Pugh and HutZ.
After the announcement Speaker Dowl-
! ing said that the house members had
! been conscientious in the performance Of
/ their duties and they had accomplished
much that would benefit the state. For
! that reason he wanted to congratulate
! them and give them his heartieSt we'll
| wishes.
| Mr.. Anderson then introduced a reso-
/ luton thanking the speaker and officers
of the house for courtesies shown in the
! performance of their duties. This was
passed unanimously.
| The only important announcement
effect that the governor had vetoed the
| bill for issuing county bonds for the pur-
pose of building court houses and jails.
| The governor says in his message to the
| house that the new law would repeal
| laws now on the statute books and work
injury to several counties in the state.
| For this reason he was compelled to veto
| the bill
There was one unpleasant incident dur
ing the session. Mr.. Riley said that his
| 1t so developed that the other members
| had received the same attention. Even
the chaplain's desk had been broken
| open and the contents taken out.
| The very moment of adjournment pa
| per boxes, bills, books, house journals
and a hundred and one, other things COM
| menced to fly around the hall in, true adj
| journment style. At 1920 all of the mem
bers were ready to take the first train
| for home.
The work of the legislature may be
summarized as follows:
The extra session of the legislature of
Minnesota, which was convened by the
governor on February 4th and which will
come to an end at noon today, after sit
| ting for thirty-seven actual days, dis
posed of the following legislation of gen.
GENERAL LAWS PASSED.
Constitutional amendment providing for
| franchise tax. a gross earnings tax, an
income tax. an inheritance tax, and a
real estate mortgage tax.
To better enforce the collection of real
estate taxes.
To authorize an inheritance tax
An appropriation of $4,000 for presecu-
ton of the merger suits.
An appropriation of $4,000 for state
exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Expo
stion
To extend the powers of the Public Ex-
aminer over the railroads with respect to
their gross earnings.
An appropriation of 81, 500 for the Pub
lie Examiners office
An appropriation of $54500 for the ex-
penses of the session, including printing
of the laws.
TO repeal the dog tax law.
LOCAL LAWS PASSED.
Providing for the issuance of $3.50, 900 of
waterworks bonds.
Validating the issue of s150,000 of i'm
provement bonds and $4,000 of park
bonds.
Placing the Office of sheriff of Hennepin
county on salary basis.
BILLS WHICH FAILED.
Original tax ccde submitted by the Tax
Commission.
jacobson bill to tax franchises.
Constitutional convention bill
To take State University from Board of
Control.
TO make railroad commissioners ap-
pointive.
To decrease freight rates on the iron
ore roads.
By a vote Of "a to AZ the house killed
the Smith bill, increasing the amount of
personal property exempt from taxation.
from $500 to $500. The house had gone on
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