The Tomahawk., 1919-10-02

st. Paul.-Soldiers' bonus and rati.
fcation of the woman suffrage amend
ment, both urged in the Governors
call, and tonnage tax, mot mentioned
In the call, are the outstanding
measures passed during the special
session of the Minnesota legislature,
which adjourned sine die last Friday,
after listening to an address on the
peace treaty by U. 8. Senator Hiram
Johnson of California. The actual
business Of the session was wound up
the night before.
Minnesota's war veterans will re.
ceive the state bonus of SIS for every
month in the service in the war with
Germany.
Final approval of the bill came when
the senate surrendered to the demands
of the lower house and repassed the
measure unanimously without the
amendments to which the representa-
tives objected.
Payments expected Jan. I.
The bill went to Governor ]. A. A.
Bufnquist for signature, which was i'm
mediately Forthcoming. Legislators
predicted that payments of the bonus
would begin by Jan. I, 1920.
Tonnage Tax Passes.
State senators listened to four hours
OF debate on the tonnage tax bill, and
then passed the bill by q vote Of 3S to
%. It carried two amendments to the
house measure, placed in the bill by
its friends. One struck out the pro
vision for sending one-third Of the
tax to the permanent school fund, on
the ground that this might invalidate
the bill. The other related to com.
putation Of the tax.
BY q vote of 86 to Is the house re-
passed the bill with the senate amend.
ments attached. The bill was sent
to tho governor as soon as it was
enrolled.
The tonnage measure passed by both
houses was originally introduced by
Representative C. NJ. Bendixen of Nor.
fan. It levies a tax Of five per cent
of the value Of ore at the mouth of
the mine after the cost of mining has
been deducted. In others words, It is
tax upon the profits of mining. 1t
Is q super-tax in that it is in addition
to the regular ad valorem tax now
paid.
Cold Storage Control.
The senate passed the bill for the
regulation of cold storge plants agreed
upon by the marketing committee of
the senate and house. The bill had
previously passed the house and went
to the governor for his signature.
No Election Law Changes.
The Legislature failed to produce
any changes in the primary election
laws. The house killed, overwhelm.
ingly, . bill for a dual-primary, said
to have been favored by Governor
Burnquist. The senate did not even
take q vote on a measure affecting the
primary election laws. The senate
elections committee made NO report
on the one bill along that line in
troduced. .s-.... p,
Forest Fire BiIl Passed.
Power to issue certificates Of indebt-
edness up to 100000 to prevent for
est fires and give relief to disasters 10
conferred on Z state relief board, under
the provisions Of q bill passed by both
houses. The measure, introduced by
George Wicker of Kasson, would
change the so-called state calamity
board into q relief board to take steps
both to avert calamities and to give
aid. 4...- - -ts
Authorixes Price Study.
The bill empowers the commissioner
Of Agriculture to Investigate prices and
costs of necessities Of life, Ill the way
from the raw material to the consum.
or, and to give the prices and profits
found n such commodities al possible
publicity through newspapers. The
commissioner is given power to sub
poena witnesses and records, take tes-
timSny under oath, and In general to
do anything needed to get at the facts.
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