Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-03-31
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killed Z bill tor . compulsory syatem.
linally leaving two to 90 to the Senate.
The record on the measures was -
follows:
BY vote OF IS to 81 II passed .
bin for \ voluntary system for the
guaranty OF hank deposits. after Aav-
Ing slrst killed the same bill.
by vote Of s. to SIS II passed bin
providing for compulsory aystem Tor
the guaranty OF bank deposits.
by vote OF 50 to n. Il killed one
voluntary bill.
II postponed indefinitely atm another
voluntary bill.
Il returned to It's author one compul.
sorry pill.
Two 0ills Tor senate.
A matters now stand. two bills viii
30 to the Senate from the House. one
OF them establishing a system where
by banks have the option Of participate
Ing. and the other of establishing q
system whereby banks will be forceA
to participate In a guaranty fund.
The nrst bill passed had been killed
receiving only IS votes. lacking the one
vote necessary to insure passage. After
recess. and after = remarkable chang
ing Of votes. the bill turned up with
tho required votes.
This measure was the one recon-
mended by the committee on banking
and II had the approval u the bank
erx OF the state because II provided
for the optional systcm. Under 10
terms. II was left TO the banks them
selves to determine whether or not
they wanted to participate. II Was ar-
gued that the Advertising participant
ing banks received would make al
hanks enter the system.
Nswsboy Measure kspt Alive.
After rollcail on the bill prohibiting
nswsboys under ~ years Of ago from
selling papers ON the streets. had bssa
started. Senator r. L. Palmer, author.
was permitted to withdraw his motion
for final passage and the bill Nas kept
alive on the calendar Due to light A.
tendance, the bill would have failed %
pass. had the rollcall continued.
Iron Range TRIAL Oil Favored.
The senate judiciary committee has
favorabiy recommended measure per.
hitting the trying OF railroad and mis-
Ing cases on tho range NJ the court
house nearest the place whore the
cause Of action arose. The present
law was objected 10 on grounds that
corporations tried = majority Of theso
cases at Duluth 10 the inconvenisnce
Of witnesses and litigants on the range.
Bond eiIi 0oes Thru house.
Issuance Of 100000 In bonds for
additions to the Glen Lake sanatorium
was assured. whom the House OF Rep
resentatives passed the bill. giving the
commissioners OF Hennepin county the
necessary authority. Tho Senate has
passed the bill earlier and II now goss
to the governor for his signature.
The original request was for 49,
thority to issue Si.5O0.0OO in bonds.
but the amount Was cut down -
81. 00O. 900 because OF financial co.,
diiIons
"Fuit Section crsvss" Favored.
After hearing both railroad workers
and officials. the house railroad COM
mittee has recommended to pass q bin
requiring full section crews" Officials
contended II would add heavy expense
and employees countered with the A.
gument that public safety and eRicisa-
cy demanded the crews.
insanity Divorce 0lll Killed.
Insanity will not be q ground for
divorce In Minnesota for some time 70
come. The house judiciary COMMITTEES
killed a bill by NJ r. Moen. making H..
sanity for 10 years ground for perma-
nent separation. Members Of the con-
fortunafes are sometimes driven crazy
by errins spouses and should not b.
victims OF something over which they
had no control
Flood Control UP In Both housss.
Both the senate and house have q
measure appropriating 10000 for .
drainage and food control survey of
the Red River valley and Minnesota
valley districts. II In probable that all
drainage bills will be made special
order early in April
Houss Approves Motor Tax.
The House passed the motor tar bill
as submitted by the highways commit
tee. voting ITO to 0. Following the
passage Of this the Child bill was TAX
en- up for consideration. The bill pro-
vides for limiting the wheelage tar
that may be levied on motor vehicles
by any city or village to half the tai
levied by the state.
| The motor tax bill as passed. pro-
vides q tax Of Is per cent on the value
| OF passenger ears, +. o. B. factory. and
| 2 per cent on the value OF trucks The
minimum tax on passenger cars under
| 1000 pounds weight Is e12; over 2.00e
pounds. SIS. The minimum on trucks
| ID SIS An effort to reduce the mini.
mum tax on light cars to IS was do
| feated this morning
The House rejected by vive vocs
vote the Keller amendment to the
Child bill limiting wheelage tar to half
the state motor tax and then unani-
mously passed the Child bill
The House also passed the Dilley.
Sweitzer bill permitting the St. Paul
council TO refund excess wheelage
taxes collected under the city ordi