The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-16
MINNESOTA S0L0NS
eJORGE TONNAGE TAX BILL RE-
PORTED BACK MONDAY.
Senator Sageng Introduces Resolution
for Popular Hearing on Bill
Tuesday Evening.

st. Paul, Mimi. April banking
bills were a special order Of business
in the house this afternoon, and sew
eral very important measures went
through with practically no debate.
Most important of the lot. was the
Thorpe senate bill, creating a sep
arate and distinct department OF
banking from the Office of the public
examiner. 1t creates state superin-
tendent of banks at a salary OF $4,000
a year, and a deputy at $1,000 year,
to be appointed by the governor, and
provides a system Of examining,
auditing, and generally controlling all
banks, trust companies, and building
and loan associations.
The bill by Representative Buck OF
Duluth passed, providing that in
cities of over $4,000 inhabitants, state
banks must have a capital Of at least
$4,000. A second senate bill by
Thorpe which passed, provides that
in event of banks going into liquida-
ton or receiver being named, the
superintendent of banks shall be such
receiver. A senate bill by Weiss
passed, to permit state banks to es.
tablish separate savings bank depart
ments. A house file by w. H. Put
nam passed, to permit state deposit
cries to put up approved bonds as
security for such deposits in lieu OF
the present surety bonds demanded.
The house this afternoon refused to
passed the Burdette Thayer bill pro.
viding for re-establishment of the old
state board of equalization to act In
cooperation with the state tax COM
mission. The bill only drew IA votes
in its favor.
The house today considered the two
remaining liability bills, both by Rep
resentative Campbell of Minneapolis,
as a special order, and passed them.
One provides that all general casualty
insurance companies operating in the
state, report all accidents Of indus
trial employees on which they have
liability, to the state insurance COM
missioner. The other bill provides
that employers report all accidents OF
employees to the state labor commits
sioner. The idea is that statistics
may be secured from these two bills,
to aid in drafting general liability
bill to be considered by the legis-
lature two years from now.
The senate this afternoon consider
ed the L. G.. Spooner Indian school
bill as a special order, finally passing
it by a vote of 81 ayes to IA nays.
This is the bill to permit the state OF
Minnesota to accept as a gift from
the federal government, the Indian
school property at Morris, Mimi, to
be used as a state agricultural school.
The property consists of some $50
acres, and several substantial stone
school buildings, the only provision
In the gift being that the state must
agree to accept Indian students who
apply.
The Robertson house bill for state
tax or license of peddlers, was con-
sidered by the senate in committee
of the whole this afternoon. This is
the bill which Gov. Johnson vetoed
when 1t passed two years ago, and
Senator A. d. Works, the democratic
ollOuSly OP-
pe5ed it, finally succeeding in getting
an amendment, cutting the license fee
for rigs with teams from SIS to $50
a year; rigs with one horse, $50 to
$25; foot peddlers, s25 to $40. He
then moved indefinite postponement
of the bill, but this motion lost and
one by c. A. Johnson that it be rec
commended to pass, prevailed.
Three hundred strong, came the
leading business men from Duluth
and the iron range country this even
ing. c. A. Congdon of Duluth, in
lengthy address, impressed upon the
tax committee of the senate their ar
guments against the proposed ton
mage tax on the iron mines. The
Northern Pacific train which brought
them to st. Paul shortly after p. m.
had to be run In two sections to &C.
commodate the crowd. Each man
was labeled with a broad blue rib
bon badge, on which in heavy black
letters was printed, mo Tonnage
Tax" and the name of the town from
which the wearer hailed.