Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-02
orr : ROYAL TAX
PASSED By HOUSE
Parker Measure for Five Per
Cent Levy Means $525, 0oc
Annually to State.
GOVERNOR VEToEs SONG BILL
Declares "My Minnesota" is Grammat.
icaliy Wrong AS Well AS Mean
ingless Both Houses Busy
With Daily Grind.

ingless-Both Houses Busy
With Daily Grind.
: st. Paul--lThe Parker royalty bill,
providing for a 5 per cent tax on ore
royalties, was passed by the House,
92Gto 25. The state will receive from
, the tax on royalties, should this bill
become law, $525,OOO annually, reck-
onlng on the basis Of the tonnage
mined the last two years.
Because the supreme court has de-
clared that royalties cannot be classed
with moneys and credits under the
present law, the person securing royal.
ties from leases on iron ore lands has
hitherto escaped paying any tax to the
state on this royalty" said Represen
! .tative Parker. This bill provides
method of levying this Just. tax"
I Representative c. T. Murphy, Au-
rora, opposing the bill declared: "This
lis a simon pure income tax, and this
Legislature has tacitly agreed that an
income tax is unconstitutional in Min
nesota Units action on the Wicker bill
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition providing for an income tax.
Under any income tax law on any
statute books, the expense of opera.
ton is deducted. No provision is made
for this deduction in this bill.
Gives Police Chief More Power.
Under suspension of the rules the
Senate. passed bill introduced by
Senators Brooks, Fowler and Gull.
4 ford, amending the Minneapolis civil
service law to allow the chief Of police
to discharge members of his depart
ment without a hearing before the city
civil service commission. -..s-. I. IL.
The Elections Bill.
Another task to come before the sen
ate is consideration of the Warner
j ,Hompe elections bill. Senator A. j.
q Rockne, acting chairman of the senate
elections committee, moved, under sus-
pension of the rules, to have the bill,
!, which has been favorably reported by
the committee, advanced from general
orders to the calendar. The motion
carried and the bill will come up for
discussion in few days.
Trolley Bill Defeated.
The Warner bill providing for dual
control of street railways by city
councils and the state railroad and
warehouse commission, was defeated
after four hours warm debate in the
house, sc to 40.
Vetoed by Governor.
Governor Burnquist has vetoed the
bill to designate My Minnesota" as
the official state song. The governor,
in his veto message, said the song
lis dramatically incorrect and por-
/ tons thereof so worded that it is i'm
possible to comprehend it's meaning y
Governor Burnquist signed more
than forty bills in one day.
Inquiry Is Proposed.
An interim investigation of all public
improvements under way or in con.
temptation by the state is proposed In
resolution introduced in the house
by Representatives G. W. Rodenberg
of st. Paul, o. c. Neumann of Whea-
ton and A. ]. Praxel of Lamberton.
0 The resolution was referred to the
committee on rules. It calls for the
appointment of an interim committee.
sof thirty-one members of the house to
be appointed by the speaker. The
members are to serve without salary
but they are to be allowed their actual
expense. No appropriation is men
toned in the resolution. That will be
provided for by the committee on APP
preparations as recommended by the
committee on rules, if the resolution is
approved. The committee is to report
u to the next legislature.
Three subcommittee are provided
for. One Of nine members is to look
after building construction at the state
institutions, another of seven will look
after the drainage projects, and a
third, composed Of fifteen members,
will inspect the work done on the
4 EEghways.
House Passes COOPERATIVE Bill.
{ s8 The Christianson-N orGgren bill
bringing all cooperative concerns un-
der the provisions Of the laws govern
sag the duties of the public examiner.
after spirited battle Of nearly an
hour, in which time three different
amendments were offered and refused,
was passed by the House by a vote Of
1872 to TO- Creameries and cheese fac
Aories were exempted.
Would Curb Medical Tests.
One of the largest crowds that has
ever appeared at the Legislature in
favor Of any particular bill was pres.
NET to support the Rodenberg BILL,
q 81. u oh would prevent compulsory medi-
sgal examinations.
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Return to State Grading Urged.
st. Paul - embers Of the Senate
and House committees on grain and
heard arguments for and
against re-estab lishment Of state grain
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