Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-25
CHILD WHEELAGE
TAX BILL PASSED

st. Paul. April 20.-Thc Child
wheelage tax bill was passed in the
senate today after being amended by
Senator G. H. Sullivan. so as to .au-
thorize cities to levy a wheelage tax
equal to 10 per cent of the state tax.
The house bill limits the tax to one
half of the state tax.
The senate also adopted an amend
mcnt by Senator Charles f. Adams
of Duluth. makingrthe bill effective
on January-%1, 1922, so as. to give
~wheelage tax cities the benefit of the
tax years. The bill was passed by a
vote of 80 to TO-.
The bill to authorize disposal of the
Ottertail' county tuberculosis sanitor-
ium. now costing the county $4,000 a
year. was passed after a; suspension Of
p. Hompe.
a bill to declare the furnishing to
publishers of false information for
publication a misdemeanor. introduce
ed by Representative r. w. Hitchcock
and Theodore Christianson, was pass
ed, So to 2. when the house took up
special orders.
A bill to provide that personal prop
erty of electric light and power COM
panies shall. be assessed in districts,
where located instead of headquarters
of the companies. was passed. 1t was
recommended BY the state tax commits
fsion. - - ~
A drainage bin-House File F7o4-
by Representative j. B. Gislayson, was
indefinitely postponed on his motion.
The senate today passed the bill
lagos may levy to $3.50 per capita
500 for general purposes and $soHfor
school purposes.
The bill was passed just as it came
from the house.
The, Freedom county game refuge
bill. introduced by Representative H.
H. Emmons. who died during the ses-
sion. was passed under suspension Of
rules.
Representative r.. J. Parker pre-
sented it as a meritorious measure.
which was not passed earlier because
illn ess prevented the author from
bringing it to q vote.
Minnesota public schools will OBJ
serve FranceS Willard Day-Oct. as
under, a bill passed under rule sus-
pension obtained by Representative
j. W. Olson.
The senate bill to amend drainage
laws, mainly to provide, for cleaning
and maintaining bitches, was passed,
rules being suspended on motion OF
Chairman O.. s. Neuman e0f, the drain
age committee. .l ne ~
III The mortgage registry tax law will
be amended to revive. the. former. bill
fby enactment 81 :albth passed under
suspension Of rulesto1 motion Of Hep
r~esentative J. N. saJacobsphi
The senate and house conferees on
the board Of control appropriation
bill today agreed upon q bill. carrying
S7,713, 900, a cut Of 1880 from the
original senate bill. Y The senate
promptly adopted the conference re-
port and repassed the bill:
The Bemidji state park project
failed in the house today on q 81 to
81 vote on. m appropriation item OF
$40, 900 for purchase of land and the
virgin pine forest on ST
Fifteen hundred ome are expect
ed to compete In the fourth annual
EtQurnamsnt Of the Wemen'ss NatiopaI
Allowing Association. opening q
clevelaisd at the endsscf April
BillysPurtell,s q ohe.tifns biz aeaguel
ana last season withtthe Ajron Inter
national lea team II to pilot the
Vancouver team In the Pacific inter.
national League this season.
One y the biggest dor shows, in thu
northwest this year will be the q
nusl exhibition Sof the Puget Sound
kennel club. which 10 to hold forth
Fin seattle during The first week 81