The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-23
PROPOSED LEGISLATION

Guns and other sporting parapher-
MALTA confiscated by game wardens
would be restored to their owners
after they have paid the fines as
sessed under terms OF house bill by
Thomas H. Girling and Otto c. Neu-
man, which the game and fish depart
ment is opposing. Guns seized under
the present law are sold at auction. 1t
is claimed that this works injustice,
especially to owners of expensive
guns, and hot fight is in prospect
over the bill.
The part time school bill which
would require attendance in school
four hours week of boys and girls
who are working, was recommended
for passage by the education commit
tee of the House. Several hearings
have been held on the bill and the
committee took action irrespective of
the fact that a hearing had been ar
ranged for.
Minneapolis will be interested in the
progress of Mayor Leach's high dam
bill The House committee on cities
held hearing on the measure at which
Mayor Leach, Ex-Governor John Lind
and Alderman John Peterson spoke for
the bill Mayor Leach insisted that he
has delayed disposition of the power at
the high dam until the present legis-
lative session, and that now the legis-
lature must decide whether it shall
keep faith with the people"
Action Of the house committee on
taxes killed the Quinn bill to repeal
the law for official publication of per-
sonal property tax lists outside the
three large counties. The committee
recommended that the bill be referred
to it's author. Evidence presented at
hearings showed that much unassessed
or underassessed property has been
uncovered by publicity under the pres.
ent law.
Two bills requested by the council
and the city planning commission
were reported out by the cities com,
mittee of the house. One amends the
coming law so the council may restrict
height of buildings and density of pop
ulation in any given area, and the 9TH
er amends the restricted residence
district law so district lines may be
changed when deemed advisable.
The House public utilities commit
tee has a bundle of bills on hand regu-
lating street car companies. Two OF
these call for repeal of the street rail
way control act of 1921, one seeks to
establish a uniform fare in Minneap-
| oils and st. Paul, and others have to
do with municipal regulation of car
line extensions and paving between the
rails. A public hearing is to be ar
ranged for all the street car bills, be-
fore the committee undertakes to de
eide what shall be done with them.
The attempt to repeal the control law
will resolve into one of the real fights
| of the session as soon as one of the
bills comes from the committee.
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Representative Fred Lang of Mime
| apolis is author of bill giving cities
the right to regulate rates for electric
light and power, with or without fran.
| chise agreements.
Amendment of the highway law pro-
posed in bills before both houses
| would allow the state to refund to cit.
les and villages the cost of road work
| done on trunk highways since Feb. l.
| 1919, when the highway department
approves of plans for the work. The
| law now prohibits such refunds except
| where plans have beer approved be-
| ore the work was done.