The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-18
Various Trade sIlIs Considered.


stores" and unfair discrimination by
wholesale and jobbing concerns before
the House committee on commerce.
markets and retail trade were recon-.
mended for passage.
The bill prohibiting the army and
navy" designation Of stores rigidly
regulates sales of government sup
plies. The measure against unfair dis
elimination in restraint Of trade is for
the benefit Of retailers unable to buy
in large quantities or otherwise secure
special discounts.
Pure Fabrics Bill Revised.
Representatives Elias Nordgren and
N. T. Moen of the subcommittee from
the House committee on markets. COM
pleted revision Of the pure fabrics
bill AS revised the bill would require
that all clothing or fabrics for the
making Of clothing be equipped with
tag that viii tell not only the fabrics
of which the cloth is made, but the
percentage of each fabric in the goods.
In the case of WOODEN goods it is spe-
cifically provided that the tag must
state the percentage of virgin wool and
the percentage Of shoddy, if any, as
well as the percentage Of other mate
rails. The tag must be exhibited to
the person to whom the goods are Of
fered for sale.
Penalties for sheriffs.
Removal from office with fine of
from 500 to $500 for sheriffs who fail
to prosecute the owners Of punch
boards, slot machines and other gam
bling devices is sought in bill intro
duced by Representative George Ro-
denberg-
A bill by Representative w. d.
Washburn to provide an additional dis
trict Judge for the Hennepin county
or Fourth district court, was referred
to the judiciary committee.
Organizations formed for the pur-
pose of conducting boycott would be
exempted from the penalties imposed
by the act prohibiting organizations
in restraint of trade in bill presented
by Representatives Keller, Thorkel-
son, Samec, Nelson and Goodwin. 1t
was referred to the committee on gen
eral legislation.
Tonnage Tax Substitute Passes.
BY the overwhelming vote Of SO to
25, the House of Representatives
passed the bill providing per cent
tax on the occupation of mining. This
Is the so-called tonnage tax substitute.
Having passed the statutory measure
by so large a vote, the House then
passed the bill. submitting an amend
ment to the Constitution, by vote of
81 to 80. The proposed amendment
provides for 6 per cent occupational
tax and provides further that so per
cent of the revenues shall go into per-
manent trust funds
Bank Deposit Bill Dead.
The compulsory bank deposit guar.
anty bill introduced in the senate by
Senators Lee and Naplin of the Nom
partisan group. was killed in the SEN
ate committee on banks and banking
by unanimous vote. Two other bank
deposit guaranty bills, both optional,
are still before the committee. The
plan is to have the authors get togeth-
er and bring in one optional bill as
committee measure
The committee recommended for
passage a bill requiring persons ap-
plying for a bank charter to pay fee
of SIS to the Securities commission.
No fee now is required.
Proposes Housewives Permit.
Housewives who buy flavoring ex
tracts will have to take out state per-
mits once every two years to buy them,
under one provision of the bill amend
ing the state prohibition law, which is
up for public hearing before the
house temperance committee w. l.
Norton, who drew the bill, will defend
its provisions. He said the measure
aims to cause minimum of annoy
ance, while putting the lid on the use
of alcoholic preparations as beverages.
Amended Street Car Bill Passes.
By vote of 40 to % the Minnesota
Senate passed the bill giving to the
Railroad and Warehouse commission
regulation of rates for street railway
companies and authorizing the issu-
ance of state permits in the place of
existing franchises.
For Deep Waterway Project.
A joint resolution urging Congress
to continue the expenditure of $4,000
600 annually in the improvement of the
upper Mississippi river to create a six
foot channel and to make the river
navigation feasible at all times during
the season when the river is open, was
introduced in the house by number
of representatives.
The resolution cites the fact that
Congress appropriated $20,000,000 for
the improvement of the river, to be
expended at the rate of $2,000,000 an
nually but that the expenditures have
been discontinued.
1t declares that, owing to the short
age Of cars and the increase of 100 per
cent in rail rates, Northwestern ship
pers are suffering the loss of millions
of dollars in the loss or damage to
valuable goods and increased freight
ioeSS WAlSh might NC odfCu II the EINeT
were improved, to permit the use of
self-propelling barges, an entirely prac-
teal proposition, as has been demon
strated.
Proposes Alien Registration.
A bill proposing the registration Of
aliens throughout the state every two
years has been prepared by Walter L.
Scott, secretary OF the fire department