The Tomahawk., 1919-03-27
DEFEAT PREDICTED
FOR TONNAGE TAX
WEIGH BILL WHICH MEMBERS
SAY CANNOT PASS, REPORTED
TO HOUSE BY COMMITTEE.
TWO OTHER MEASURES KILLED
Sunday Closing Of Pool Halls Favo:td
by House In Adoption Of Ei1,orlty
Committee Recsrt-Budget
BIZ; Received.

81. Paul. The tonnage tax bill,
drafted by Representative A. c..
Welch, was placed on general orders
in the house after the elimination Of
the tonnage tax measures of Repre-
sentatives G. NJ. Bendixen and r. A.
Wilkinson. Strenuous opposition to
the adoption of the majority report Of
the tax committee favoring the Welch
bill was Eiade by Representative Ben
diSen and supporters of his bill. Mr..
Bendixen declared the Welch bill was
put up because enemies of the ton.
mage tax believe it cannot pass.
The committee reported out the
Welch bill, and made two other re-
ports favoring the indefinite postpone
ment of the Bendixen and Wilkinson
measures. A minority report favored
the Bendixen bill. The minority re-
port was rejected, 81 to 43, and the
report on the Wilkinson bill was
adopted without a roll call, killing
both measures.
There will be no tonnage tax legis-
lation this session the legislators pre-:
dicted.
"1orrowing" Car Made Felony.
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has
signed the bill making 1t felony to
borrow" an automobile without tho
consent of the owner.
Sunday Pool Hall Closing Favored.
The bill continuing the order Of the
Public Safety commission closing pool.
halls at IL p. m. daily and all day on
Sunday, was placed ON general orders
in the house when the minority report
of the committee on general legisla'
ton was adopted, 80 to "a. The ma
jority report was against the meas.
ure.
Budget for Board Of Control.
The house appropriations committee
has introduced in the house the
Board of Control Budget" bill, Pro
viding for $7,677,10O 70: the rnainte.
nance and betterment of state institu'
tions for the bi.ennium. The bill was
made special order.
The house budget is approximately
100000 less than the senate budget
for the same purpose.
The total budget is divided by years
40 follows:
For the remainder of 1919. for ex.
traordinary expenses Of maintenance
account the high cost Of living, $780,
900; and for building construction
necessary by the application of the
eight.hour- day for state institutions.
$125,o00.
For all board OF control expenses,
1920, $4,006,55O.
For all board Of control expenses.
1921, $3,353,550.
Convention Bill Recommended.
Members of the senate elections
committee have recommended for pas.
sage tho Warner-Hompe bill, provid-
ing for a convention nomination of
state officers and member of the judi
ciary and the fixing of definite party
platforms.
Two amendments were proposed by
tho committee, one difficulty fixing
tho bill so that its provisions do not
apply to candidates for the legislature,
the other amendment providing that
delegates to the state central commit
tee be appointed by members of the
party convention and not by candi-
dates themselves. The bill, as origin.
ally drawn and passed by the house.
was indefinite in its language AZ to
whether or not its provisions should
apply to members of the legislature.
Presidential Suffrage Advanced.
without a dissenting vote. the SEN
ate advanced the women's presidential
primary suffrage bill from general or.
ders to the calendar. Four labor bills,
introduced by Senator J. g. Callahan
Of Minneapolis, providing for safe
guarding Of factory labor and inspec-
ton of industrial establishments by
members of the labor commission
were passed unanimously. Under .
suspension Of tho rules, Senator Ed
ward Ribenack Of Duluth obtained the
passage Of the bill for the erection and
maintenance of women's industrial
school ut Duluth for women and girls
convicted of penal offenses.
Governor Signs eIIl.
Governor BurnQuist has signed the
bill creating a state board Of chiro-
practic examiners. The new law rec
ognizing tho practice Of chiropractics
In Minnesota provides for q board OF
flve examiners which are to be ap-
pointed later by the governor.
Eioht-Hour Law Repealed.
A bill was introduced In the house
providing for the repeal Of the law
providing an eight-hour day for the
Stock Yards Jurisdiction Up.
st. Paul.-Representatives n. n.
Green, C. n. Bendixen and George
H1lnhan haxA infxnf1uced n hill nlAcing