The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
Bank Bin Considered.

~ Oh Ddnk deposits, out aIterWdrds
killed a bill for a compulsory system,
finally leaving two to go to the Senate,
The record on the measures was as
follows.
BY vote of &c to 81 it passed a
bill for voluntary system for the
guaranty of bank deposits, after hav-
ing first killed the same bill.
BY vote Of IS to IS it passed bill
providing for compulsory system for
the guaranty OF bank deposits.
BY a vote of so to H.. It killed one
voluntary bill.
1t postponed indefinitely still another
voluntary bill
1t returned to its author one compul-
sorry dill.
Two Bills for Senate.
AS matters now stand, two bills will
go to the Senate from the House, one
of them establishing system where
by banks have the option of participat-
ing, and the other of establishing a
system whereby banks will be forced
to participate in guaranty fund.
The first bill passed had been killed
receiving only 65 votes, lacking the one
vote necessary to insure passage. After
a recess, and after remarkable chang
ing Of votes, the bill turned up with
the required 6 votes.
This measure was the one recon-
mended by the committee on banking
and 1t had the approval of the bank
q nf hn ctota I'd
for the optional system. Under its
terms, it was left to the banks them
selves to determine whether or not
they wanted to participate. 1t was ar
gued that the advertising participant
ing banks received would make all
banks enter the system.
Newsboy Measure Kept Alive.
After rollcall on the bill prohibiting
newsboys under IL years of age from
selling papers on the streets. had been
started, Senator F. L. Palmer, author,
was permitted to withdraw his motion
for final passage and the bill was kept
alive on the calendar Due to light at
tendance, the bill would have failed to
pass, had the rollcall continued.
Iron Range Trial Bill Favored.
The senate judiciary committee has
favorably recommended measure per-
hitting the trying of railroad and min
ing cases on the range at the court
house nearest the place where the
cause of action arose. The present
law was objected to on grounds that
corporations tried a majority of these
cases at Duluth to the inconvenience
of witnesses and litigants on the range
Bond Bill Goes Thru House.
Issuance of $1.O00.000 in bonds for
additions to the Glen Lake sanatorium
was assured, when the House of Rep
resentatives passed the bill. giving the
commissioners of Hennepin county the
necessary authority. The Senate has
passed the bill earlier and it now goes
to the governor for his signature.
The original request was for au-
thority to issue s1,500,000 in bonds.
but the amount was cut down to
81. 100000 because of financial con-
ditions.
"Full Section Crews" Favored.
and officials, the house railroad COM
mittee has recommended to pass bill
requiring full section crews" Officials
commended 1t would add heavy expense
and employees countered with the ar
gument that public safety and efficien-
cy demanded the crews.
Insanity Divorce Bill Killed.
Insanity will not be ground for
divorce in Minnesota for some time to
come. The house judiciary committee
killed bill by N. T. Moen, making in
sanity for 10 years ground for perma-
nent separation. Members of the COM
mittee expressed the opinion that un-
fortunates are sometimes driven crazy
by erring spouses and should not be
victims of something over which they
had no control
Flood Control Up in Both Houses.
Both the senate and house have a
measure appropriating 100000 for a
drainage and food control survey of
the Red River valley and Minnesota
valley districts. 1t is probable that all
drainage bills will be made a special
order early in April.
House Approves Motor Tax.
The House passed the motor tax bill
as submitted by the highways commit
tee, voting ITO to 0. Following the
passage of this the Child bill was TAX
en- up for consideration. The bill pro-
vides for limiting the wheelage tax
that may be levied on motor vehicles
by any city or village to half the tax
levied by the state.
The motor tax bill as passed, pro-
vides tax Of 1.S per cent on the value
of passenger cars, F. o. B. factory, and
2 per cent on the value Of trucks. The
minimum tax on passenger cars under
1000 pounds weight is SIP: over 1000
pounds, SIS. The minimum on trucks
is SIS An effort to reduce the mini
mum tax on light cars to So was de-
feated this morning.
The House rejected by vive voce
vote the Keller amendment to the
Child bill limiting wheelage tax to half
the state motor tax and then unani-
mously passed the Child bill.
The House also passed the Dilley-
Sweitzer bill permitting the st, Paul
coNncil to refund excess wheelage
taxes collected under the city ordi-
nance which will be made invalid by
the passage of the Child bill.
Senate Adopts Political Party Bill.
After a debate, the senate passed
political parties" which would class
senator Oluf Gjerset's bill ito define
the Nonpartisan league as a party and
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