Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-05
TAX
IS BIG issue
IN MINNESOTA
Election Reforms and Co.
operative Marketing Urged
BY New Governor.

st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. 4.-Governor
Preus in his inaugural address before
a joint session of the Minnesota legis-
lature urged fair tonnage tax on
iron ore; election reforms: co-opera-
tive marketing OF farm products and
better roads.
The tonnage tax issue. which is
expected to take up d great deal of
the legislatures time. was dealt with
at length by Governor Preus. who de-
ciared for fair and equitable tax
as promised on his platform. He
urged that the ad valorem method OF
taxation should be retained, however.
for local purposes because otherwise
municipalities which have no income
from Industries other than mining
would be ruinously affected.
The state primary election, law the
governor declared defective. and he
urged a return to party designation in
the state Legislature and the .conven-
ton system for party nominations.
''safeguarded at its source by requir-
ing delegate to be elected by the pri-
mary method"
Governor Preus declared that the
''overshadowing issue in the recent
political contest was the economic
problem relating to the marketing Of
Ldl Ill lcuOClS. vi Ol ~
cal and terminal cooperative selling
agencies was urged by him as the So
luton of the marketing problem.
Governor Burnquist today submit
ted to the senate for consideration a
list of the appointments he has made
since the close Of the last session.
The important reappointments are
those of Andrew Fritz. public ex-
aminer. and r. E. Pearson. superin-
tendent of banks. who hold Office un-
til 1928. ]. r. Sanborn. member OF
until 1925. The appointment of p.
A. Hilbert as a member Of the state
board of control, expires April of
this year, and that of Gustav Lind
Quist, as insurance commissioner. al
already has expired.
The other appointments were mem
bers of boards and commissions. Con-
sideration of the list was deferred un-
til tomorrow.
May Cause Fight.
The house committee on rules to-
day reported one change that is likely
to cause some hot fights later in tho
session, though it may be adopted
readily enough when the report as
a whole comes up for adoption TO-
morrow. This rule provides that mo-
tiors for the passage Of bills can be
made only under the regular order Of
motions and resolutions. Heretofore
it has been a common practice for
members when a pet bill came in
that the rules be suspended and that
it be placed on it's final passage. I,
is claimed that some bills have been
passed in this way that would not
otherwise have been passed. 1t is
predicted that the rule will work all
right for a time, but when the rush
begins later the, members who have
favorite bills coming in after passage
by the senate or when they want first
consideration for other pets in the
house will stage a strenuous revolt
against this rule.
Another important rule reported
provides that sessions OF the house
shall begin at 2 y. m. instead OF 10
a. M. thus leaving the forenoon free
for committee meetings..
jacobson Makes Report.
The average dockege in the Mime
sofa wheat crop OF 1919 ranged from
s.s2 per cent in the central district to
10. per cent in the Red river valley
and 7.3 in the southwest district. ac-
cording to report today to the state
on methods of-deterr,inin.
the value of dockage in grain by O. p
house commissioner.
This amount of dockage is heavier
in the western counties individual,
elevators reporting dockage ranging
from two to twenty per cent, the re.
port adds.
The report Of Mr.. jacobson wa.
made in conformity with joint reso.
Tuition of the legislature approved
April 25. 1919. directing the railroad
and warehouse commission to insti
tute an investigation to determine tn.
proper method of requiring pur
chasers of graiM subject to dockage
to reimburse the producers of tn.
grain. va
| The reports states that valuabl,
dockage includes wheat. We, flaxseed
oats. wild oats, corn. barley speltz ant
other small grains. This class O
dockage, the report continues, is sols
I ON the market as sS,''screenings,' q q,
| mill oats. and other various com
mercial terms. 8 .sss
The increase in dockage OF vhea
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