The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-07
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'ADDRESSTO THELAWMEN
Calls For Carrying Out Of
Platform Pledges
STRICT ECONOMY ASKED
Agricultural Interests Must Be
Considered; Good Roads
Program.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l


st. Paul, January 5.--Goyernor ].
A. o. Preus in his inaugural address
day before joint session OF the
Minnesota legislature urged a fair
tonnage tax on iron ore; election
reforms; cooperative marketing of
farm products and better roads.
The tonnage issue which is ex-
pected TO take up great deal Of the
length by Governor Preus, who de-
dared for fair and equitable tax
as promised on his platform. Since
1897 iron mining, which is the sec
ond industry in the state, has been
assessed on an advaloreIn basis q net
profits tax in. lieu of all other state
axes upon the property was adyocat
the ad valorem method of taxation
should be retained, however, for local
purposes because otherwise munich
palities which have no income from
industries other than mining would be
ruinously affected
Primary Election Law Defective.
The state primary election }ay the
governor declared defective and he
.rged return to party disignation in
the state legislature and the conven-
ton system for party nominations,
"safeguRrded at its source by reQuir-
delegates to be elected 9 By the
primary method.
"overshadowing issue IN the recent
political contest was the secon6min
problem relating to the marketing pf
Irm products" ORGANISATION Of local
and termipal co-operafive selling
agencies was urged By aim as the sos.
luton Of the marketing probleuf
sornssi.s sgsn'lts peirs'9se
Ited to the senate for crniIrnsfl' -
| list of the appointments Be has made
since the close 2of the last session.
The important reappointments are
those OF Andrew Fritz. public exa-,
liner and F, e. Pearson. sunerintend.
ent of banks. who hold office ur.u
1923; j. B. Sanborn. member OF tn
Estate tax commission. who holds un-
I'll 1925; the appointment OF p. A
hilbert as a member Of the state
board of control. expires April of
this year; and that Of Gustave Lind
quist as insurance commissioner, al
ready has expired.
Change In House Rules.
The house committee on rules to-
day reported one change that is likely
20 cause some hot fights later in the
session, though 1t may be adopted
readily enough when the report as
hole comes up for adoption tomor
row.
This rule provides that motions for
he passage Of bills can be made only
| under the regular order of motions
and resolution: Heretofore, it has
I heen common practice for members
hen pct bill came in from the SEN
tie, to Immediately move that THE
ules be SUSPENDED. and that It be
Fnnn IN 3fe AyA a.,
claimed that some bills have been
PASSED in this way that would not
otherwise have been passed. It Is
predicted that the rule will work al
rtsht for a time, but when the rush
begins later the members who have
favorite bills coming In after passage
consideration for other pets in the
house, win stage a strenuous revolt
against this rule.
Another important rule reported
| provides that sessions of the house
shall besfn at 2 m, instead of 10
a. m, thus leaving the forenoon free
| for committee meetings
| Governor Preus' Address,.
! Before Mr.. Preus took the oath as
the twentieth governor of Minnesota,
Governor J. A. "a. ,Burnquist made q
brief farewell address, sketching the
accomplishments Of his administra-
ton. a.
Four outstanding topics formed the
basis of Governor Preus' inaugural
address under the general heads of
Election Reform" Co operative
Marketing" Tonnage Tax and esBet-
ter Roads" The tonnage tax issue,
WHICH is expected to take up a.great
deal of the legislatures time, was
dealt with at length by Governor
Preus, who declared for flair and
equitable tax" as promised on the
platform on which he was elected
The state primary election law he
/ declared defective, and he urged a
return to party designations
in the state legislature and the con-
vention system for party nominations
"safeguarded at its source by requir-
ing delegates to be elected by the
clared that the "Overshadowing issue
in the recent political contest was the
economic problem relating to the
marketing of farm products. Orga-
| niZations of local and terminal CO.
| operative selling agencies was urged
by him as the solution Of the market
| ing problem. SIS
Referred To sabcock Amendmen..
The governor referred to the Bah
cock good roads amendment passed
in the November 2 election by 3 vote
of 526,936 to 19S,60S and declared
that perhaps no legislation In the
history of Minnesota will have great
er effect upon future development Of
4 the state than will the act which you
will pass in response to the mandate
of the people"
The house and senate members
were assembled In the house cham
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