The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-03-14
THIRD TONNAGE TAX
BILL Is|NTRODUCED
APPEARANCE IN HOUSE THROWS
WHOLE QUESTION INTO
BAD TANGlE.
SPONSORS IN LIVELY MIxUP
"Pure Stock Feed" Bill Passes Houses
animousIy-changes Made In
State Dry Bill to Conform to
Federal Legislation.


Sc. Paui.-Authors of the first two
socaited tonnage tax bills introduced
In the House of Representatives.
son of Lake Elmo, sponsor of the third
tonnage tax bill. with tangling up the
whole matter.
The charges were made at meet
ing of the House committee on taxes
and tax laws which now has the three
bills before #. The first two-one in
trsdstced; by Representative Bendixen
of Morgan. and the other fathered by
Representative A. C. WEIGH, were re-
ferred to the committee Later Mr..
Wilkinson put in his measure.
The Wilkinson bill calls for a 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. II does not affect the ad valorem
tax or unmined ore The Bendixen
and WEIGH bills really tax the net
protits of the mining companies.
Tha committee postponed action on
the bills for one week. Action may be
taken sooner IL the chairman wants to
Call meeting.
Pure Feed" Bill Passes House.
The Wilkinson pure feed" bill
passed the House without a dissent
Ing vote. The bill provides for label
ing Of concentrated stock feeds, &C.
cOrding to the feed contents, fixing
the maximum of fiber content at 12k
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.
Tha use Of the yellow tag on inferior
feeds was the chief object of the op-
POSITIONS attack.
information Board Proposed.
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
to the progress of the work.
A bill for this purpose was adopted.
1t will carry an appropriation of $780,
900 for the current year: ending July
81: 100000 for the next fiscal year, and
$4,000 for the fiscal year ending July
81. 1921. .-ra.--. ....--. --.t PIP. q
Dry Bill Is Altered.
Opposition to the clause in the Min
nesota prohibition bill which would
make It effective July l has resulted
In revision of the bill by the COM
mittee on temperance of the house of
representatives SO that the law would
go into effect concurrently with fed
erai prohibition. If passed and signed
in this form the state law would 60
into effect July ] only on condition
that federal prohibition became effec.
tive on that date, and would become
inactive If federal prohibition was
withdrawn before Jan. 16, when the
federal constitutional amendment be.
comes operative.
Christensen Bill Passed. ,
The House, by vote of 1OS to "a
passed the Theodore Christianson bill
allowing women to vote for presiden-
tiai electors.
Drinking Cup Bill Passed.
The House passed the H. M. Green
bill requiring railroads to provide pure
drinking water and individual sanitary
drinking cups on passenger cars.
Memorial to Congress.
The House unanimously passed the
CuIlum concurrent resolution memoir
iaIizing Congress to hasten the open
ing of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes
canal for ccean-going vessels.
Health Measure >Disapproved.-
THE house committee on public vel.
fare aud health has reported adverse
iy 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. Paul
headed a 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 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
school for girls, opposed the bill in.