The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-31
STATE LEGISLATURE
Bill Fixing License Fees for Automo-
biles and Trucks Unanimous
ly Passed by House.

ly Passed by House.
Committee Kills Bill Providing That
County Boards Conduct Ex-
detrimental Farms.
The bill fixing automobile license
fees for passenger cars at LIZ per
cent of the factory price and trucks
at 2 per cent was unanimously passed
by the house last Thursday.
Based on figures compiled by sub
committee, headed by Representative
Sherman w. Child, the bill will yield
j 81, 936, 344 from passenger car licenses,
100000 from trucks, about 100000
from chauffeurs' licenses at 81 each;
and an undetermined amount from
trailers, motorcycles, bicycles and
other vehicles. The tax was computed
to raise $3,O0O,000 for maintenance
and $2,840,000 to meet federal aid for
construction. After passage Of the
bill the Child measure, limiting cities
in levying wheelage taxes to one-haf
of the state fee was passed, and an
other bill put through requiring cite;
which have collected wheelage taxes
in excess of one-half to refund to
automobile owners. Under provisions
of the fee bill all Minnesota automobile
owners must make application for
license before April IS, 1921, and be-
fore January Is, each succeeding year.
Cars exempt from the tax are: State
and federal tractors used solely for
agriculture or for drawing machinery,
and for road work other than handling
material.
One of the most unusual legislative
feats ever enacted by a branch Of the
Minnesota legislature was completed
on guaranty bank deposits measures
when the house passed both the op-
tional and bill compelling every bank
in the state to guarantee deposits.
Those who voted aye on both the COM
pulsory and optional bills were Rep
resentatives Child, Conley, Darby
Gerlich, Girling, Grove, Haugland
Herried, Hitchcock, Holmeuist
Hompe, Lauderdale, Lennon, McGiv.
ern, Moen, Norby, Putnam, Swan.
strom and Nolan: This puts two bills
on the proposition up to the senate tc
thresh out.
On motion of H. A. Putnam the
house suspended the rules and passed
a bill permitting counties in which
the court house has been destroyed by
fire or tornado to issue bonds to pro-
wide funds for building new ones. Thu
bill, which already has passed tn
senate, is to enable Otter Tail county
to rebuild the court house at Fergus
Falls, which was destroyed ny thu
cyclone which swept over that city.
After battling for several hours TIL
house committee on markets decided
not to recommend a resolution memoir
alizing congress to pass the Cappel
bill to prevent dealing in futures
Asher Howard objected to the word
ing Of the bill and a subcommittee
made up of N. T. Moen, w. I. Nortoy
and c.. M. Bendixen was appointed t,
draft another measure.
Insanity will not be a ground TO:
divorce in Minnesota for some time t,
come. The house judiciary committee
killed bill by N. T. Moen, maxim:
/. insanity for 10 years ground for per
manent separation. Members of tn
committee expressed the opinion tina
unforturates are sometimes driver
crazy by erring spouses and shout,
not be victims Of something owe
which they had no control.
County boards will not be able t.
,, provide for county experimental
farms, the senate committee OF
towns, counties and municipalities hav
:, ing killed bill making this provision
This committee also put the ak on
measure authorizing county boards t.
, acquire land for public parks an
tourist camping grounds up to $25,
900.
o Although sponsored by the Col
Star Mothers organization and othe
womcn's associations, measure pro
= viding for a 100000 Victory hall O.
the state fair grounds was killed b
the senate fairs committee.
Both proposed official Minnesot
state song bills have been killed b
the house committee on cducatio,
e The senate general legislation commit
n tee took the same action. The stat
;, has more than enough songs already.