The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-19
"N|D[ OPEN TAX
BILL is PRESENTED
Thorpe Would Have Power
Vested Solely in Legis-
Iature

The senate disposed of it's business
with expedition yesterday.
Seven bills were introduced, the one
of most general interest being that Of
fered by Senator L. o. Thorpe, of WILL
mar.
The bill would repeal four sections
of article of the state constitution
relative to taxation. 1t removes all
ers in the matter of taxation, and con-
fers practically unlimited power upon
the legislature in the regulation of
taxes.
The bill provides that all taxes to be
raised shall be levied for public pur-
poses only, and shall be as nearly equal
and uniform as possible on the same
class of subjects.
The, bill, which is known as a wide
open tax law. was referred to-the COM
mittee on taxes and tax laws.
Senator Rieke, of Fairfax, thinks the
Judges of the supreme and district
courts are underpaid If the bill he in
troduced expresses his own sentiments.
1t provides that the chief justice of the
supreme court shall receive $500 and
the associate Judges $4,000 year-in-
stead of uniform annual salary Of
$4,000 each, and increases the salary of
district judges from $500 to $4,000 a
year. In Ramsey and Hennepin coun-
ties the district judges draw $1,000 adj
ditionaI from the county treasury,
which would be- Gin nowises affected by
Senator. Rieke'sSbiii if it. should be-
come a law. Tt was referred to the ju-
dietary committee.
Senator Thompson wants to put the
curb, ON automobiles and motor cycles
On country roads as we'll as on city
streets. The bill which he introduced
yesterday empowers county boards to
regulate the speed of horseless vehicles
but makes general provision limiting
them ITO eight miles an hour when
meeting or passing any other vehicle or
pedestrian, or when passing a school
house when school is 'in," or church
on the Sabbath day. The bill went to
the judiciary committee.
senator. Eberhart introduced bill
designed to abolish private banks, after
Sept. l, 1905. 1t is substantially the
same as the Wisconsin law and some
what similar. Ito section 1924 of the
statutes of 1894, which was not passed
byga sufficient majority of the legisla-
ture. Concerns, doing "a banking bust
ness not subject to the supervision Of
the public examiner are forbidden to
use the words bank banker" say
ings bank, ';eto.
Another. quarter of a million dollars
may be-'needed to complete Hennepin
countys court house and city hail. A
bill. introduced by Senator Comstock
authorizes the court house and city
hall commission to issue bonds in the
sum of s250,00O to complete the build
ing.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is not satisfied with the
quarters allotted his Departmental the
new capitol. In a communica ton to the
legislature Supt. Olsen declared that
the quarters were cramped and made
quate, and asked that joint commit
tee be appointed to investigate. Sena-
tors Ward, Peterson and Witherstine
were appointed from the senate.
The recess appointments of Gov. Van
SAINT have not yet been confirmed Sen
ator Ward moved their confirmation,
but Senator Mausten, of Aitkin, asked
that the name of George w. Knox, ap-
pointed by Van SAINT as a member of
the state board of equalization be ex-
cepted from the list. The courtesy was