Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-05
TAX IS BIG.
ISSUE in MINNESOTA
CONTINUED from page -

5.eGs CONTINUED from page I'D
was material as compared with the
previous year, the report continues.
In the latter year 31S elevators re-
ported wild oats in the dockage, 254
pigeon grass. 1853 watergrass, 46 U
.tard seed. 10 wild buckwheat and
from one to six elevators reported
.quack grass, wild millet and other
0dockage. The amount Of mustard
was small and there was hardly m
fax.
The report gives an exhaustive re-
unY Of the North Dakota law, which
relates to. dockage. However. the re-
pert states, cit does not appear that
the rules nave solved the complicated
problem of "dockage" as; a general
controversy has resulted from at
tempts to enforce them"
Burnquist Speaks.
Governor Burnquist spoke briefly
to the joint session. expressing ITO
the people Of Minnesota my deep
gratitude for the kindness they have
shown me in the period 1 have been
in public life"
preus Sworn In.
Governor Preus was sworn into Of
flee just before noo today. Imme-
diately after he had taken the oath
Of office the new governor, the third
youngest in the history Of the state,
launched into a long address outlin-
ing the aims and attitude of his ad-
ministration.
j.. A. o. Preus is the third youngest
man to become governor of Mime
sofa. He is 81 years old. Governor
j. A. A. Burnquist was the youngest
He was only 35 when i~naugurated,
just a few months younger than
former Governor c. r. Davis.
Under a rule reported by h senate
committee on rules today the mum.
Der of committees in the senate Will
be reduced from SO to 81, but the
chief effect Of the. reduction is to en-
, large the membership of some of the
more important committees.
TIE number Of committee appoint
ments is not materially reduced but
the number of chairmanships will be
seven less thar formerly. To compen-
safe for this it is claimed that the new
arrangement will be more efficient.
The agricultural committee is en-
larged from II to 21 members and
with it are to be consolidated the
committees on dairy and livestock,
markets and marketing, grain and
warehouse.
The committees on trade and manu-
factnre and civil administration are
abolished.
At 1925 p. m. the senate adjourned
until II a. nl., and the house until 10
a. NJ. tomorrow.
35 Bills introduced.
In the Minnesota house today. 81
bills were introduced.
Among them were files Nos. l,
and 5 by Representative Frank MIN
ocks of Minneapolis, providing tina,
persons found guilty of murder in the
first degree nay be e~lectrOcuted at the
state prison and hat persons convict
ed of highway robbery shall be sent
enced to terms OF 25 to SO years IN
the state penitentiary.
There were eight agricultural bills
drafted by the preliminary committee
to extend the operations of. the agri.
cultural department to provide fol
cooperative marketing and member.
ship Of cooperative associations il
boards of trade and chambers of COM
merce, regulating cold storage, a bill
by Representative George Rodenbere
of st. Paul, providing bonus for de.
pendent relatives Of deceased soldiers
the same as the soldier would have
had received if living.
Another bill before the agricultural
committee declares dealing in grair
futures to be gambling.
Deposit Guaranty Bill.
The Wilkins deposit guaranty bill
. provides for a commission composed
of the state superintendent of banks
chairman, the state treasurer and al
executive clerk at $4,000 a year to b
appointed by the governor.
). The guaranty fund is to be created
by an assessment Of ~one-fourth of on
per cent annually until the total funt
equals n m one-half per Eel O
the total deposits. Every bank, state
and private. must come under tn,
guaranty or Immediately liquidate ant
go out of business.
Another bill by Representative
Bendixen provides for public track!
and scales at terminal points for tn
weighing Of hay and straw under stat
inspection.
Representative Dorweiler proposes
to make November II. Armistice day
. a legal holiday.
Newspaper publishers will be pait
, at legal rates for the publication o
l the constitutional amendments undc
a bill introduced by Representative
Kinds and Long. An appropriation o
~$45,403.15 is provided for the purpose
a
t. Herald Want Ads Bring Results.