Warren sheaf., 1919-04-16

Minnesota House Studies Bill
as Amended and Passed by
Upper Body.
Is ENFORCEMENT ACT

Is J. El:N|FURGE 8 ] ACI
AS Adopted by Senate Is Not ProhibL
tion Law--Would Not Be in
Force.unIess National. prohi. !,
bition Stands.
st. Paul.--The state senate followed
the house in refusing to consider al
lowing manufacture and sale of 2 Der
cent beer. 1e t5r
The dry enforcement bill, as passed
by the house with only one important
amendment, was passed by the senate
by vote of IS to II. The amendment
adopted by the senate by a vote of IS
to 81 would make the dry enforcement
law imperative In case the federal
prohibition amendment should be
knocked out by the courts.
The senate adopted another amend.
ment permitting the use of wine for
sacramental purposes only. 80 -
House Studies Dry Measure.
Action on the prohibition enforce
ment bill passed by the senate was
delayed in the house when W. l. Nor
ton and other dry leaders asked time
TO study Senator j. D. Sullivan's s
amendment making the measure pure
ly an enforcement act rather than
statutory law .-...s:-
AS passed by the senate, the H. A.
Putnam prohibition enforcement bill
is in no sense statutory prohibition
bill. The senate adopted J. D. Sulli-
vans amendment providing that if the
federal prohibition amendment should
be declared void, operation OF the put
nam act will be suspended and the old
laws on the subject of license and
county option will continue in force.
The Putnam bill will become effec-
tive July /, provided the wartime pro-
!hib1tion rule goes into effect then, and
will remain in effect as long as the
sale of liquor is prohibited by the fed
eral government. AS passed by the
case on Jan. 16, 1920, but the Sullivan
amendment makes it effective only
when federal prohibition is effective.
Oil Inspection Bill Passed.
The house, by vote--of 100 to /,
passed the Moen bill, which transfers
the duties of the state oil inspector
to the dairy and food department and
makes changes in the system of gaso.
line and oil inspection. The bill will
compel retail oil dealers to conspicu-
Dusly post sign giving list of the
oils they carry, the price of each and
the quality - -:
Soldier Aid Bill Offered.
The new bill to aid returning sol
diers, marines and sailors to obtain
start in life has made it's appear
ance in the house. The measure intro
duced by Representative w. L. Ber-
nard Of Duluth, at the request of the
governor, provides for a levy Of one.
tenth of a mill tax on all the property
of the state to create a fund that will
provide homesteads or educational
training for the returned warriors
The bill provides that each honor,
<1O1y uFoSAO4 SSu OC4A1C1, SdllOl VI Lid
rine shall receive from the state $25
for each month he spent in the service.
A board consisting of the adjutant
general, the state auditor and the SUI
pervisors of the soldiers fund, is Gre
:ated. The committee is authorized to
employ a secretary at $2,4O0 year and
a clerk at $1,5O0 a year.
When there no longer is any call
upon the fund.- the tax shall cease and
any money remaining shall be placed
an the National Guard fund. The bill
was referred to the committee on ap,
preparations.
Colonization Bills Passed.
Senator L. H. Nord's two bills to
facilitate colonization in northern Min:
nesota were passed by the senate as
a special order. The state coloniza
tion commission for state development
and immigration activities, consisting
sof the governor, the chairman, the
state auditor, the state superintendent
of banks, the attorney general and the
state commissioner of immigration, all
of whom shall be members of the
commission during their terms Of OF
flee and whom three shall constitute
q quorum, is authorized by the pas,
sage Of the first of the two bills.
The duties Of the commission cover
all activities necessary to institute
colonization ompanies for the placing
and financing Of settlers. It contem.
pilates the. back to: the land" for the
returning soldiers, and provides meth
DDS for financing long term contracts
up to 80 years. '-.a .sss.s ..
The second bill passed amends the
present law relating to formation CT
mortgage, loan and land companies so
that $4,000 instead of 100000 mini
mum is required. This is to facilitate
the formation of companies to finance
the colonization programs.
Moose Lake Loan Asked.