Warren sheaf., 1907-01-24
FLOOD OF Bills
rolls IN STEADILY
BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE
As %+Es SHOW GREAT AC-
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and Coal Combines Introduced in
Both Houses - Presiding Officers
Announce Committees.
St. Paul, Jan. 14.-Three measures
aiming to collect a greater tax from
the iron ore wealth within the state,
were introduced at the legislative
session tonight. Senator Victor L.
johnson presented one. calling for
royalty of SO cents a ton for 1907, and
an addition of cents ton each sue
lceeding year. H. O. Bjorke presented
bill in the house providing a tax of
B cents for every long ton, based on
reports of mining companies which
must be filed, the income to be di-
vided between the road and bridge
fund and the drainage fund. A house
bill by r. II. Jefferson of Bingham
Lake, provides for "a tax of 25 cents
per long ton. There are two other
important features; one provides for
a new state officer, mining tax
commissioner, and the other is held
out to tempt the establishment Of a
smelling works by giving credit Of
20 cents per ton for ore s1nelted with
i'm the state. r.. @.r Z ::u.>I :l.tt:s:...z
H. O.. Bjorke of Lake Park pre-
scented a new bill for the licensing Of
dogs, So for males, So for a female,
and 81 reward for the killing of each
unlicensed dog, the income thus
created to go to an establishment of
a state Pastuer institute. }.'' 81 Is, ID
3 O.. M. Bendixon of Morgan in
troduced another anti-pass bill in the
house. The bill follows the provi-
sions of the federal anti-pass law,
applying it's conditions to the state.
The house passed resolution in
troduced by J. A. Gates of Kenyon,
calling for the appointment Of a
committee of five to make an in
vestigation of the Minneapolis cham
ber of commerce and the Duluth board
of trade. .: The committee, yet to be,
named, is given power to. subpoena
witnesses and engage clerical help.
st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. 15.-The event
of today in both branches of the leg
islature was the announcement of the
committee appointments by the pres
iding officers. Though both presiding
officers have devoted weeks of time;to
preparing the committees, there is the
usual amount of grumbling heard from
disgruntled ones who did not get the
most choice positions. In the house.,
Wells is made chairman of approp-
riations, Peterson of corporations;
drainage, Wright; elections, Tighe;
general legislation, Hugo;, insurance,
Timber lake; railroads., Spooner; taxes.
Thayer; towns and counties, Rachie;
judiciary, Hicks.
In the senate, Sundberg is chair
man of drainage; Dunn of. elections;
Peterson, of finance; Wilson of judi
iciary; Laybourn of Insurance.; Smith
of taxes; Garfield of towns and
counties.
The event of today's session in the
house was the fight on the so-called
Gates resolution, calling upon the
governor for a special message on the
subject of temperance and county op-
tion. The republicans of the house
held caucus at noon and decided to
tomorrow pass the resolution. w. A.
Nolan introduced resolution for an
Investigation of the lumber business
throughout Minnesota. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on rules. In
the senate the same resolution was
fathered by Senator H.. E. Hanson.
It was laid over. - !
Knut Knutson introduced a resolu-.
tion calling for an investigation of the.
Great Northern iron ore deal, on ac-.
count Of the charter of the Great
Northern not permitting the company
to handle mineral lands. { The resolu-
ton was adopted without a dissenting
vote. =, - ..,A a,,t:...,. :. r..s.,..,.>,..
Resolutions for the investigation Of
ore land matters, their taxation and
their handling were passed in both
houses. The one in the house was
fathered by 9. M. Bendixon, of Nor
gan; the one in the senate by ,Sena-
tor Morgan.g ,gi'IIuut sg.lJt. ,l:;< ;,5..-, .
Eighteen bills put in appearance
in the senate today. Most important
were several by Senator Julius Col
Ter, of Scott county, calling for in.
creases in salaries of state officials to
the following figures: Chief Justice,
$1,000: associate justices, each 81, 900;
governor, 81, 800; secretary of state
$4,000; attorney general, $4,000; each
assistant, $4,000. ~>-.'s. : -
A. G.. Johnson, of St. Paul, intro
duced two bills in the house today
which caused considerable talk. They
fixed the price of Illuminating gas at
not to exceed 80 cents a thousand,
and stre O. car fares at eight rides for
a quarter.ll..ss- L--..- L----.,J ,Jia.s.i. 1.GB.3.
St. Paul, Jan. 16-It was today put
up to Gov. J. A. johnson to declare
himself on the subject of county op-
tion and liquor traffic in general.
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