The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-04
RETURNS OFGRAIN GRADE ELkS OUT ON big LARK
IAssociated Press Dispatchl

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
St. Paul, February 26.-The senate
cimmittee on agriculture today re-
ported favorably on the concurrent
resolution introduced in the house
for the establishment of Mime
sofa grades. The resolution is ex-
pected to pass the senate without
opposition.
The committee also favorably re-
commended the Bonniwell bill pro-
hibiting the use of the word butter"
In the advertisements or manufac-
Iurers OF vegetable oil and animal fat
products not made entirely OF pure
| cream. The committee agreed to in
troduce as committee measure, a
for an appropriation of $4,000 a
year for the next two years to be
used by the University in fighting
the barberry bush which is charged
with bearing black rust.
Increase Tax Receipts.
Two more bills to increase the tax
receipts of the state were introduced
in the senate today by Senator John
| w. Hopp Of Preston. The first will
increase the gross earnings tax OF
the larger telephone companies from
three to four per cent and the second
proposes tax of ten cents per phone
on the smaller mutual companies.
The bills were referred to the COM
mittee on taxes.
The anti futures trading bill in the
house was favorably reported out to-
; day by the committee on markets and
marketing as amended in the hear
ing last night. Representative r. A.
Wilkinson, Lake Elmo, author Of the
measure, today gave notice that he
will move next Tuesday to make the
bill a special order. The bill as amen
| ded does not prohibit legitimate
deals in futures but makes prima
facie case of gambling where deal
is made without actual intent OF de-
livery, and makes such agreement
| illegal.
Want to Hear Harding's Address.
The members of the state senate, or
at least are anxious to hear the in
augural address of President Warren
lG. Harding March 4, so Senator w. T..
Brooks of Minneapolis today intro
duced a resolution, authorizing the in.
stallation, without cost to the state, OF
wireless telephone. The resolution
was adopted unanimously.
Money For Soldiers Bonus.
The senate passed today under sus-
pension of the rules, the three bills
| to raise the money for the payment of
the 100000 additional soldiers
bonus as agreed upon by Governor
Preus, State Treasurer Henry Rines
and Chairman A. ]. Rockne Of the
senate committee on finance and
Chairman Theodore Christensen and
the house appropriations committee.
The bills passed the house yester
day now go to the governor. They
provide for the sale of Massachusetts,
state bonds of the face value of ST.
900 900, and the borrowing of $4,000
| 900 from the state highways fund to
be raised by license fees on automo-
biles The money will be returned to
the state revenue fund in six annual
linstallments OF 100000 each, the in
stallment money to be raised by taxa
| tion, and that borrowed from the state
| highways fund will be the first return
| ed. It is estimated that the returns
| from the tax levy will reach the treas
Jury in time to be available as the
money is needed for highway pur-
poses.
Enlarge Board Of Control.
Senator C. w. Gillian of Window to-
day introduced bill increasing the
membership of the state board Of con-
troll from three to four members, and
providing that one of the members
shall be woman. The governor is
given a vote in case the vote or the
board members is tied on any propo-
sition. The bill Is in line with the
wishes of Governor Preus, who is re-
ported to have promised women.s or
CARNATIONS that woman would be
appointed on the board of control at
the first opportunity.
A bill to require coal dealers to in
spect and remove slate and other
eign substances from coal was placed
on general orders by the house of rep
resentatives today. Recommendation
of the committee on commerce, mar
kets and retail trade for indefinite
postponement of the bill was rejected
after several members expressed con-
victions that the public is tired of pay
ing coal prices for slate and stones.
DepiorabIe Conditions at Soldiers
Senator W. A. Nolan Of Grand
Meadow, speaking today in the senate
in support of bill increasing the
membership Of the board of trustees
of the soldiers home from six to nine
members and taking control of the
characterized conditions at the home
as "deplorable and disgrace to the
state"
Senator Nolan's remarks were made
when report was presented by tn
senate committee on soldiers home,
recommending for indefinite post
ponement the bill to increase the
membership of the board and provid-
ing that three members be from the
Veterans, two from the American Le-
gion and two from the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars.
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