The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-03
/ WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE /
RELIEF ASSOCIATION
TAX IS PROPOSED
Or. Gates Measure Exacts Six
Per Cent i'm Larger
Cities

DR.. j. "A. Gates yesterday introduced
a bill in the house imposing a 4 per
cent gross earnings tax on premiums
collected in cities, villages and towns
having fire department relief associa-
tions. The present law requiring a
per cent tax on insurance premiums is
not disturbed Inasmuch as in the
Twin Cities and Duluth per cent
tax is imposed for the benefit of sal
wage corps, the Gates bill will make a
per cent tax on premiums collected in
the three large cities of the state. The
bill does not disturb the laws relating
to life, casualty and township mutual
insurance companies. The bill went to
Carl Wallace's committee on taxes and
tax laws.
A. K. Ware is the author of another
anti-ralroad bill. 1t proposes to make
the maximum freight rate on grain
shipped in carload lots between points
in Minnesota 1 cent bushel. The bill
makes the collection of higher tariff
a felony, punishable by imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
New Crime on Calendar
A new crime is made by the terms
of a bill introduced by L. c. Simons
of Red Lake. The crime is burglary
with explosives. Persons breaking into
a building, occupied by a human be-
in their possession and with intent to
commit burglary, are made guilty of
burglary with explosives and are pun
1shable by Imprisonment from twenty
five to forty years. Numerous bank
burglaries in the smaller towns of the
state, where often the second story
of the village bank is occupied by a
family, are assigned as the reason for
the Introduction of the bill.
III. O. BiOrge. of Becker YESTERDAY
introduced the educational bill, per-
mitting the selection of county super
intendents by county boards of educa-
tion, on which educational men of the
state have been engaged for some
weeks. The bill provides for an elective
county school board of three members,
who shall receive $50 a year. The
county superintendent is to be appoint
ed by this board, and strong educa-
uonal qualifications are demanded in
candidates. The compensation of coun-
fy superintendent is not to exceed $12
for each district in the county, with a
maximum Of 1880, and travelling ex-
penses of not to exceed SO for each dis
trict in the county are allowed. The
first election under the new law is to be
held in 1907.
New House Bills
III. F. No. 464: By Jefferson-Appro-
''f; H F. No oaqst qs5: BY Cole-Appropriating
$500 for road in Cass county. Roads
III. F. No. 466: BY Pehler-Appropria
ting $1,000 for a brige in Winona county.
Roads
H. F. No. 467: By Pehler-Relating to
the recording of marriage certificates. Ju-
H. F. No 46S: BY Morley-Providing
Tor the organization of cooperative asso-
Citations and defining their powers. Cor
pOrations.
H. F. No. 1863: By ware-Fixing the
maximum charge for carrying grain on
railroads. Railroads.
ii. f. No. 470: BY Thompson-Provid-
ing for the levying, collecting and expend-
ing of a road and bridge fund Roads.
H. r. No. All: BY Gandrud-Appro-
priating $500 for a bridge in Kandiyohi
county. Roads.
H. F. No. 472: BY Johnson-Legalizing
the action of village councils in certain
H. F. No. 4i3: BY Gates J. Are
lating TO taxation of insurance companies
doing business within the state. Taxes and
tax laws.
H. F. No. 474: BY Swanson-Appro-
priating $4,000 in aid of the experiment
Substat1on of the school of agriculture at
Grand Rapids; Appropriations.
H. F. No. AS: BY Bjorge--Creating a
county board of education and defining its
duties and powers. Education
H. F. No. 476: BY Simons-Making
burglary with explosives punishable by
imprisonment for not less than twenty
I'VE years. nor more than forty years. Ju-
H. F. No. Az: BY skinner-Appro-
OF smallpox and other contagious diseases.
Appropriations