The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-03-15
LEGISLATIVE SlDELIGHTS.

The rural credits bill, which has had
a rowing career for two months in the
House is due to be acted upon. The
bill now before the House is the third
attempt to get satisfactory measure
and comes out as a committee bill
from the markets and marketing com
mittee. Since the opening of the ses
sion there has been difficulty satisfy
ing everyone with bill.
Frank e. Nimocks and Guy e. Dill.
ley introduced bill authorizing the
state to sell the old capitol site and
use the money in building new office
building adjoining the new capitol.
Search Of the records has shown that
the old capitol site was given uncon'
ditionally. 1t had been thought that
the property would revert to heirs II
used for any other purpose.
Pensions for dependent people more
than 20 are provided for in bill by ].
G. Pratt, A. H. Hoffman, L. A. Barnes
and Albert Samec. Pensions paid may
not be more than 81 day. A state
commission of three members Is ere.
ated, with a directing officer to be
paid not more than $4,000. The bill
has detailed requirements as to elig.
Utility.
Representatives Erling Swenson.
Thomas Girling and Fred Lang intro
duced a bill to allow Robinsdale citi
Gems to decide on letting Minneapolis
annex a portion of the village for
park purposes. An election would
have to be held in the village upon pc
tition of property owners. The section
of land desired is adjacent to Memoir
ial drive and would have frontage
on Crystal Lake.
Representative John e. Stevens Of
Minneapolis, proposes to repeal only
the section relating to printing con.
vention Endorsement of candidates on
the primary election ballots. Mr..
Stevens believes this will remove prac
tically the entire opposition to the pre-
sent law and will leave intact the
states recognition Of the rights of pc.
litical parties to maintain organiza.
lions and hold conventions to nomi-
nate candidates for office.
A composite bill to regulate the
sale, possession and use of firearms
by system of licensing was intro
duced in the Minnesota house after
crime prevention committee had
amalgaamted several bills covering
the subject Of firearms. The new bill
took the form of committee bill and
provides that anyone using firearms OF
having them in his possession, ex.
cept in his home, must be licensed.
Penalty for violation includes $50
fine or Jail sentence. CT" ~ -
After a short debate the House &C.
cepted the minority report on the
Stockwell bill to have the people vote
for a constitutional amendment en-.
abling the state to develope water.
power sites The public utilities com
mittee had recommended the bill for
indefinite postponement, z to 5, but
the minority report asking that it be
revived and put on general orders was
signed by majority Of the committee.
The bill would permit the state to ac
quite and develop waterpower sites
and to use the power or sell 1t as II
sees At. Bonds could be issued up to
$50 ZOO. 900 to carry on such projects.
The vote to adopt the minority re-
port was 50 to Is.
Senators Sletten, Peterson and Sol.
berg are authors of q senate bill. just
introduced. intended to prohibit state
banks from operating branches. II 10
similar to bill in the house which II
still In committee.
The House, in committee of the
whole, recommended the Iverson- Ben.
dixen- Berg Cullum bill for final pas.
sage. providing for vote by the PEG.
PIE on proposed constitutional
amendment to permit the state to es.
tablish terminal grain elevators and
operate them.