The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-08

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be asked to express their preference
on double liability assessment against
stockholders in Minnesota corpora
ton. Twice before they have failed
to strike out, by popular ballot, this
provision of the states corporation
laws. However, both houses have
passed bill authorizing vote on
constitutional amendment which would
empower the legislature to relieve
stockholders from double liability, and
Governor Christensen signed the
measure Monday. The newest bill.
however, would not affect stockholders
of banks.
While the suggestion has been
treated in the light of joke it is now
seriously intended to tack an amend
ment on the cigaret tax bill to include
snuff.
Representative Willis l. Norton's
handpicked highway committee of
country members will have an oppor-
tunity to engage a group of conserva-
tive city members in what promises
TO be the first big tiff in the house
when the bill setting up the machinery
for spreading the one-third gas tax d.
version is reported out for passage.
That the recommendation of the
highway committee for the spreading
of the gas tax diversion is manifestly
unfair to the big cities is generally con-
coded by urban members. The ma
chinery sets up that mo county shall
receive less than three-fourths of 1 per
cent of the tax nor omre than per
cent
One more effort to clean up the obli-
cations Of the state of Minnesota to
its sons who served in the World war
is to be made at this session of the
legislature.
John Lind, former governor of Min
nesota, made dramatic plea to the
joint committee to preserve the last
States.
One session was devoted to hearing
those opposed to the Backus plan.
Teachers and school officials all over
Minnesota have been alarmed unneces-
sarily over the bill now before the leg.
islature revising the teachers certifi-
cate laws, according to j. NJ. McCon-
nell, state commissioner of education.
The bill seeks only to simplify the
present laws and bring them down to
date. 1t will not affect the certificates
now held yteachers unless they
choose.
Interference by the Big Three with
the building program of the university
for the coming biennium embroiled the
senate finance committee in a round
Of hot retorts and made apparent the
temper of some of the senators on the
controversy over appropriations be-
tween the institution and the admin
istration.
Senator J. D. Sullivan of st. Cloud
tossed the firebrand into the senate
finance committee session with the uni
versity regents when he asked Lotus
D. Coffman, chancellor of the univer-
sity, whether the Big Three had made
any recommendations with reference
to building program.
when we attempted to take up the
matter with the Big Three we were
told that the commission would not
recommend any buildings and there
fore there was no reason to discuss
the matter" said Coffman.
The proposal to increase the state
gasoline tax from 2 to cents per gal
Ion, was discussed at a meeting of the
house motor vehicle committee, but
was laid over until the meeting of the
committee next week. At the sug.
gestion of Mike Holm, secretary of
state, subcommittee of three was
named to confer with the secretary on
legislation relating to motor vehicle
operation.
Contending that collection Of the
state automobile tax from car owners
on the Fort Smelling reservation is an
unfair hardship, delegation Of Of
ficers from the fort, headed by Colonel
w. T. Sweeney, commandant, appeared
before the committee to urge exemp-
ton for the personnel of the post.
Colonel Sweeney said that residents
of the military reservation are not, in
any legal sense, residents of the state
of Minnesota, but under separate fed
eral Jurisdiction. He also cited in
stances where car owners we're resi-
dents OF the reservation for two month
and less, but were required to pay the
full years license fee to the state.
Acting under instructions from the
10000 war veterans of Minneapolis
they represent, the executive commit
tee of the fifth district Of the Amer
lean Legion adopted resolution call
ing upon the legislature to provide en-
ployment for deserving disabled vet
Grams instead of "crowding the state
payroll with relatives and political
henchmen." The legionnaires are
thoroughly aroused over what they de.
scribe as shameful situation"
Election of regents for the Univer-
sity of Minnesota would be special
order of business for the legislature
before March 1, under a resolution Of
fered in the state senate.
The resolution also declares the
proper committees of each house
should obtain full information of the
respective powers Of the legislature
and the regents, so that proper legis-
lation ON this subject may he enacted"