The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-01

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three weeks more and ''inis'' will be
written on the work of the 1927 leg
lslature-unless the freely predicted
deadlock comes to pass, which will
mean an extra 'ispasm," as n leg
islator expressed it.
When you stop to consider that no
constructive legislation worthy of the
name has as yet been passed by both
houses and that but little has even
passed one house, it requires NO abb
normally vivid Imagination to plc-
ture the last three weeks of the ses-
sion SO hectic as to make Elinor
Gyms novel predicting a similar
period of time pale into insignif-
canoe. !.
In order that my readers may APP
preciate the situation Pm going to
attempt a brief 'size up" f it as it
appears today, under the heads of the
most important phases Of Legislation
before the present session, as fol-
lows:
APPROPRIATIONS-Of the big
appropriation bills only two have as
yet been introduced, the board of
control and the educational bills, the
administrative departments and gen.
eral activities bills not yet having put
IN an appearance. The house has
passed the board of control bill at "
total of about $500 900 less than the
senate finance committee measure.
The senate educational bill carries
about $4,000, 900 more than was
recommended by the budget commits
sioner and the governor. A bitter
fight is in the offing, with these bills
as special orders" this week.
CRIME PREVENTION-The sem
ate crime committee last wee intro
duced a half dozen bills. The house
committee has done somewhat bet
ter. While the house committee
followed the crime commissions re-
commedations quite closely, the sem
ate committee did not. The rest OF
the bills along this line will be sent
in his week. Conferences to adjust
differences between the two bodies
will be necessary on many OF. these
bills. The senate committee has re-
commended SEN. G. d. McCubrey's
whipping post bill to pass, after linn
iting it TO apply to certain crimes,
principally affecting GUNNER, but it's
due for hard shedding.
BANKING LAWS-Dozens of bills
pending, mostly yet in committee.
The joint committee to make a sur
vey of state banking conditions re-
ported Monday with numerous
good recommendations that must yet
be written into bills and introduced.
(And Monday was the last day for
introduction of bills except by con-
sent of the governor.) 1t is quite
safe to predict, I think, that no de-
posts guaranty measure will be en-
acted, the banking committees of
both houses having turned these bills
down, and the proposal also thrown
into the discard by the special joint
committee. A special order on bank
ing bills may be looked for the latter
part of this week or early next week.
REFORESTATION-The commit
tees of the two houses have held sew
eral joint meetings on this import
ant subject and bills embodying the
views of the majority are expected
to be in this week and a special order
asked for some day next week. Only
the most preliminary legislation will
be proposed, with a request for an
interim commission to make a thor
ough study of the subject and re-
port to the 1929 legislature.
TAXATION-Scores of bills am
ending the tax laws r pending, but
very few are expected to pass.
Among these will probably be some
measures to help relieve the people
of Northern Minnesota, especially,
of their heavy burdens, caused
largely by the large number of de-
hnquents and the growing amount of
land going off the tax rolls. Perhaps
the most striking proposal to relieve
the northern counties is contained in
a bill by Sen. Bridgman, Bemidji,
for a two cent tax on cigarettes. One
important change in the motor We
hicle law may be expected, that of
lowering the basic rate on ordinary
delivery or draying trucks from 5 to
"a per cent. The bill limiting the
tax levy of townships to II mills,
aimed particularly at iron range
towns, probably will become "a law.
GAME AND FISH-Dozens of
bills have been introduced on this
subject and a few of minor import
ance have passed. Among those
pending is a bill for a resident fish