The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-04-10
AIRCRAFT BILL is
PASSED BY HOUSE
Measure Provides for Licensing
and Regulation of Aviators
in Minnesota.

er John A. Johnson's aircraft regula-
ton bill, by unanimous vote. The
bill was the only one introduced by
the speaker this session.
The bill, providing for the licensing
and regulation of aircraft operators,
and the inspection of commercial
planes, came up on a special order car
rying measures of local nature, or
to which no objections had been
offered.
In addition to the passage of the
Johnson bill, 10 other measures were
adopted by the house, including a
senate bill, authorizing the governor
of the state to appoint commission
to be known as the lumber jack
memorial association" and consenting
to the erection of statue of lum-
Der jack on the state capitol grounds.
This bill was sponsored in the
house by Representative Merritt, of
Aitkin, who explained that under the
measure the state would not be forced
to expend penny, and that $4,000
would be spent in the erection of such
a statue, such found to be contributed
by various lumbermen in the state.
The senate committee on agricul.
ture recommended for passage a bill
that will authorize the issuance of
S30,000,000 additional rural credit
bonds. The measure already has
passed the house.
The senate committee also recon-
mended favorably house bill setting
up a system of district appraisers.
The committee altered one section of
this bill which provides that suggest
ed loans exceeding rs per cent of the
total amount allowed by the rural
credit law should be reappraised.
The senate public health commit
tee, Thursday night, voted to kill, by
recommending for indefinite post
ponement bill, introduced by Sena.
tor R. T. Buckler, Crookston, prohib-
iting drug stores from serving lunches
or meals in connection with their
regular business establishment
Senate Passes Interim Bill.
A state government economy bill,
carrying budget and pre-audit sys-
tenn which affects all state depart
ments, boards and commissions, went
under scrutiny of lower house admin
istration leaders, following it's pass
age by the senate, So to s.
The house formally will take up the
bill as special order of business.
Amendment appeared to be certain.
The house fight for passage of the
economy bill be directed by Represen-
tative w. l. Norton, who just has re-
covered from illness began a few
weeks after the 1926 session opened
Emerges as Compromise.
The bill emerged after three days
bitter fighting in the senate as a COM
promise measure, changed materially
from the draft prepared by friends of
Governor Theodore Christianson. Con-
f1icting opinions came from leaders of
the two factions, who had teetered on
one-vote margin in the senate fight,
regarding the governors power to
control tax spending in the state
under the terms of the senate bill.
1.-THE Governor has complete con-
troll over tax spending, except In
the purchasing and personnel dl.
visions of the board of control, de-
spite supervisory powers over the
commission of administration and
finance which is vested in the
executive council" Senator c. n.
Mackenzie, author of the original
bill and it's principal defender on
the floor, said.
1--WE have amended the bill to
limit powers of the governor by
giving the executive council SUI
pervisory powers over the COM
mission of administration and f.
nance" Senator e. w. Cameron,
one of the opponents of the orig
inaI bill, said.
"This preserves the prerogative
of elective officers and is con-
| structive Improvement over the
original BILL"
The controversial point arises over
amendments with which the bill
was burdened One by Senator A. O.
Devoid struck out the original de-
partment of administration and f.
nance and shifted the centralized fl
nancial control to the executive coun-
Gil composed of elective officers.
Would Make Lobbyists Register.
Lobbyists would be required to reg
lister with the secretary of state un-
der bill introduced in the house by
Representative Otto W. Kolshorn, Of
Red Wing. The BILL which was intro
duced with the permission of Cover
nor Theodore Christensen, provides
that any person acting as an agent or
counsel for any corporation or asso-
citation to pormote or oppose any pro-
posed legislation must register with
the secretary of state or be guilty of
a misdemeanor.
Raise Bank Capital Stock.
A measure which requires banks
desiring charters in Minnesota in
cities of less than 1000 inhabitants
to have capital stock of not less than
$4,000 and surplus at minimum of
$4,000 is among the bills passed by
the house. 1t carried by a vote of
II to 33. The present law requires
only $4,000 capital and $4,000 sur
, plus. This bill, sponsored by Repre-
sentative A. s. Pearson of St Paul,
was one of five banking bills passed
by the house as special order of
business