The Tomahawk., 1919-03-20

APPEARANCE IN HOUSE THROWS
. WHOLE QUESTION INTO
= BAD TANGLE.
SPONSORS IN LIVELY MIxUP
rPure Stock Feed" Bill Passes Houses
nimousIy-chanaes Made In
State Dry Bill to Conform TO
Federal Legislation.

State Dry Bill to Conform TO
Federal Legislation.
s. St. Paul.-Authors of the first two
socalled tonnage tax bills introduced
in the House of Representatives,
charged Representative +. A. W1lkln-
son of Lake Elmo, sponsor of the third
tonnage tax bill, with tangling up the
whole matter.
r. The charges were made at meet
ing of the House committee on taxes
and tax laws which now has the three
bills before It, The first two-one in
troduced by Representative Bendixen
,0f Morgan, and the other fathered by
Representative A. c. Welch, were re-
ferred to the committee. Later Mr..
Wilkinson put in his measure.
The Wilkinson bill calls for per
cent tax on the gross value of the ore
at the mouth of the mine and is In
lieu of all other taxes on the mined
ore. 1t does not affect the ad valorem
tax on unmined ore. The Bendixen
and Welch bills really tax the net
profits of the mining companies.
The committee postponed action on
the bills for one week. Action may be
taken sooner If the chairman wants to
call a meeting.
The Wilkinson pure feed" bill
jpassed the House without dissent
ing vote. The bill provides for label
ling of concentrated stock feeds, ac-
Icording to the feed contents, fixing
the maximum of fiber content at 12h
per cent.
= The concentrated feed manufactur-
,ers fought the bill vigorously in the
committee, representatives from all
parts of the country appearing be-
fore the committee to oppose the bill.
The use of the yellow tag on inferior
feeds was the chief object of the op-
positions attack.
II Information Board Proposed.
i The house committee on highways
has decided that there should be an
Information bureau, to work under
the direction of the commissioner of
highways and keep the public informed
as to the provisions Of the proposed
constitutional amendment authorizing
the system of trunk highways and as
Ito the progress Of the work.
A bill for this purpose was adopted.
1T will carry an appropriation of $1O,.
1000 for the current year: ending July
I81; 100000 for the next fiscal year, and
l315. 600 for the fiscal year ending July
lS1, 1921.
4i Dry Bill Is Altered.
Opposition to the clause in the Min
,nesota prohibition bill which would
make 1t effective July has resulted
lin a revision of the bill by the COM
Imittee on temperance Of the house Of
representatives so that the law would
70 into effect concurrently with fed
eral prohibition. II passed and signed
lin this form the state law would go
Into effect July only on condition
that federal prohibition became effec-
tive on that date, and would become
inactive II federal prohibition was
withdrawn before Jan. 16, when the
federal constitutional amendment be-
comes operative.
~ Christlanson Bill Passed.
s.i The House, by vote OF 103 to "a
I passed the Theodore Christianson bill
allowing women to vote for presiden-
;tial electors.
Drinking Cup Bill Passed.
The House passed the Fl. M. Green
hill requiring railroads to provide pure
drinking water and individual sanitary
drinking cups on passenger cars.
Memorial to Congress-.
The House unanimously passed the
lCullum concurrent resolution memor
3 ,lalixing Congress to hasten the open
lnR of tho st. LawrenceGreat Lakes
canal for ocean-going Vessels.
Health Measure Disapproved.
The house committee on public vel
! Mare and health has reported adverse
Nv on the bill creating county boards
,of health and county medical inspec
tors. as recommended by the state
board of health.
Ask Larger Board Of Control.
Mrs. H. A. Tomlinson Of st. Pau
headed q delegation of club women
before the house committee on board
OF control, speaking for the bills add
ing two women members to the board
and creating a woman's advisory board
for the woman's reformatory to be
built at Shakopee. Mrs. T. F. Kinney
OF Minneapolis, and Mrs. w. ]. O'Toole
OF st. Paul, members of the board OF
women visitors for the state home
achool for girls, opposed the bill in
1 "Iee Cream" Bill Reported.