The Tomahawk., 1919-03-27

ing a short recess the bill was passed.
The senate has already passed the bill,
and a delegation opposing this legis'
lation will call on Governor BurnQuist
to ask him to veto It.
Memorial for Farm Boys.
A $250,OOO memorial to be erected
on the state fair grounds In honor of
the Minnesota farm boys who served
in the United States army during the
war is proposed in q bill introduced
by Senator James A. Carley Of Plain
view.
St. Paul.-The state income tax
constitutional amendment bill mas
passed the scsate ~ vote Of 4s to
10, aru will be put to a vote at the
11z0 general election. The bill already
has passed the house, and met little
opposition in the senate. The amend
ment is expected to be one of the
most important issues in the 1920
elections.
Household Goods Exempted.
The bill provides that ''taere may
be exempted from taxation household
goods, wearing apparel, agricultural
products in the possession Of the pro-
ducer thereof, and tools, implements
and machinery to such an extent and
in such manner as the legislature may
incomes, privileges and occupations,
which taxes may be graduated and
progressive and the exemption of q
reasonable amount of incomes from
taxation may be provided, and such
taxes may be in lieu of taxes on any
class or classes of personal property
as the legislature may determine.
House Passes Four Highway Bills.
The House ground out sizable
grist Of highway legislation on spe.
cial orders after recess in one after.
noon. Four bills were passed.
The bill authorizing the commits.
sioner of highways to revoke state
roads where county boards fail to
maintain them in proper condition.
was passed after vigorous debate, in'
which attempts were made to amend
the bill so that the county board
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maintenance of the state roads.
Another bill passed, 90 to 16, in ef.
feet legalizes a practice common in
counties where work on state roads Is
paid for by the county auditor on the
records of the engineer in charge
without going through the hands Of
the county board. This practice, fol-
lowed to expedite the paying of day
labor, is placed in the hands of an as.
sistant engineer, who is made su.
perintendent of maintenance of state
roads.
The bill limiting the tcta; amount
of salaries to be ;aid out for the Of
fee Of the commissioner of highways
to $z6.000 was passed, 70 to So.
The McGarry bill amending the
present statute providing for the ap'
pointment by the commissioner of
highways of his assistant engineers,
and providing that the counties shall
pay the compensation fixed for their
services. was passed..
Film Censorship OF.
There will be no state censorship
of motion pictures in Minnesota for
the next two years at least. The F.
H. Peterson bill, providing for a state
board of motion picture censors, was
recommended for indefinite postpone.
ment by the Senate general legisla.
ton committee.
House Passes Insurance Bill.
The state casualty insurance bill.
passed by the house by vote of 7S
to 48, now is in the hands Of the SEN
ate committee on workmen's compen.
sation. The bill received two material
amendments before its passage in the
house, both accepted by the authors
of the measure. One permits mutual
companies and interinsurance ex.
changes, not operated for profit, to
write liability insurance in the state
in competition with the state fund.
The other amendment extends the II.
censes of the casualty companies now
doing business in the state up to
March 1, 1920, the time when all such
licenses expire.
Bill Creates Compensation Board.
All stock companies doing Q casu'
atty business, under the terms OF the
bill as 1t passed the house, will be
barred from the state.
The bill creates an industrial acct'
dent compensation board for the state.
consisting of three members, one a
representative Of employers and one
of the employees. The members are to
receive $1,000 salary each. They Will
fix the rates to be charged employers
and enforce the present law with its
schedule of benefits for injuries. The
system is to start operating July !.
and an appropriation Of $125, 900 year
is made, dating from that time.
Oppose Grain Futures.
Farmers of Chippewa county ap'
prove the F. H. Peterson bill to abol'
ish future trading in grain, according
to A. F. Teigen, former house men,
Der, who spoke before the senate COM
mittee on grain and warehouse. Mr..
Teixen declared that market gam
t,,nv's ia 1arRelv reaponsible for high