Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-03-10

to ssgslixe party eOnveoIscns sno An
ihoraxe them 10 adopt platforms and
endorse candidates for county, state
and national Offices
Few changes were made from the
plan recently made public and the
conmsfteemen expressed the belief
that the bin would command the sup /
port O. all who concede that political
conventions should have official stand /
| ing and that the election laws could 4
BE- improved without making material
/ sacrifices
I To safeguard the convention against
gang politics or objectionable manipu-
1 lation is the main purpose OF the care
/ fully drawn bill Precinct delegates
/ are to be chosen on the second Tues
/ day in March CT every even-nnmbered
year. County conventions are 10 fol
/ low within 10 DAYS. and the state con
/ yentson during the last week OF the
same month. on dates TO be fixed by
/ the respective party committees Simf
lar provisions are made for senatorial.
legislative. Judicial and congressional
| district conventions
1
Extension OF the boxing Law 10 cities
OF the second and third class. was ap-
proved In the House by the narrow
majority of 55 to So The Law. as in
troduced. also gave cities OF the fourth
class boxing privileges. but the gen.
eral legislation committee amended II
SO only cities OF 10000 or more could
stage bouts. During the debate IL was
said the American Legion was backing
the bill. but Representative Sherman
w. Child, Legion member. denied
this Representative l.. o. Teigen
: moved indefinite postponement. and r.
]. McPartIin said he would introduce
bill killing the entire boxing Law. il
smaller cities were not allowed to
have boxing.
Mixed jury Bills Advanced.
The three bills covering the service
OF women on juries are before both
; bodies OF the legislature for action on
{ general orders The Senate judiciary
committee reported them out and the
House committee made a similar re-
y port. One bill extends the duty OF
) fury service TO women, a second PRO
. yides for woman bailiff to care for
women jurors, and the third measure
extends exemptions from jury service
: TO include persons engaged In nursing
;. the sick. or mothers OF families whose
u presence at home Is reasonably re
CURED for the care OF their children
Senator H. A. Swanson's anti-tip
ping bill was reported adversely by the
u general legislation committee OF the
: Senate
The vote was 10 T. Senator Rich
ard Hamer's anticigaret bill was killed
N by this committee. but il recommend
y ed for passage w. A. Nolan's bill pro
D. hibting the sale OF cigarets TO boys
n. under 20 years. The age limit now |,
d Is.
a The Vibert bill codifying laws re
~ sarding legal publications was recon
n mended TO pass. IL increases lega
n rates and requires all legal publica
sr tons 10 be in newspapers published
in the English language.
le 5 Per Cent Royalty Bill Passed.
e. BY vote OF 1903 TO IA. the House @
IL Representatives passed the bill in
p posing tax OF 5 per cent on royaltie
r. received for rights 10 mine ore. TIL
s. measure is practically the same a
e was passed in the House two years az
IS By vote of l0l 10 IS II was kille
n In the Senate az that time. Under tn
RI terms OF the bill royalty" is define
or as meaning any fee received by Owl
%. ers OF land for the right TO explore c
IN TO mine
Representative Ralph J Parker {
&c. Spring Valley, was the only legislatC
he to speak on the bill. He argued Thu
al IL is in line with the tendency of Ia
st those best able to pay. He insiste
m. that il will reach a class which is pa
We ing no taxes and contributing nothir
an To the wealth of the state. althoug
"a. proftng from its natural resources
at Amended so as to give privileges
ro- grain exchange membership to II
or Equity Cooperative exchange. II
7. House bill to require the Minneapol
as Chamber OF Commerce and the ID
luth Board of Trade, as well as the
sx- Paul Livestock exchange. to admit
be membership cooperative organization
iSe granting patronage dlvluenus, was re
de commended for passage in the Sena
We committee on agriculture.
or Substitute for Erooks-coleman Bill.
III Regulation of street railway rates
>. given TO the state railroad and wal
house commission in bill report
VI To the Senate general legislation CO
=" mittee as substitute for the Brool
eh Coleman bill. which will be indefinite
'us postponed II was voted to introdu
"s the new measure as committee b
UNI Provisions in the Brooks-Colem
'"e hill, giving the state commission 1
'oo pelate jurisdiction over orders OF Ct
arc councils as to service. routing and I
TAI tensions. are eliminated from the NJ
bill II gives the state commissi
sm' original jurisdiction in fixing rates
the traction companies, without a
tue previous action by city councils.
:" County commissioners are auth
'.e ICED to acquire tracts Of not less tn
'ae 10 acres for experimental farm p
VI poses in a bill before the House &C
cry mittee on towns and counties. Coul