The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-12

used in conveyancing of real estate in
Minnesota were reported to the legis-
lature by the new state commission on
uniform conveyancing blanks.
State senators amended the house
bill for state office building to provide
for special building commission of
seven members. The bill goes back to
the house, which is expected to re-
fuse concurrence, making a conference
committee necessary. The house voted
to place control of the building in the
hands of the finance commission.
The senate also passed the state de-
partment appropriation bill, carrying a
total of 1854, 900 for the next two
years, or about 100000 less than two
years ago. An error which had led to
cutting $4,000 from the finance COM
missions appropriation was corrected.
House committees called for meet
ings failed to function, as most house
members were ''up i'll the air" They
had gone to the Chamberlain
field to take short flights over the Twin
Cities, as guests of the Universal Air
Lines.
The senate is to take up the forestry
program again. In view of the warn
ings by northern members that failure
TO work out the program will lead to
an extra session, there was renewed
interest in the bills up as special
order. Work had been done over the
weekend, and the outlook for the pro-
gram was said to be brighter. -s--
The senate refused to concur in the
house changes in the educational ap-
preparation bill, which carries the al
lowances for the University of Min
nesota, teachers colleges, and state aid
for schools. Senators A. j. Rockne,
j. D. Sullivan, John H. Hougen, Gus
tat Widell and Lewis Duemke were
named as the conference committee to
represent the senate. ~'- w. &.
The 54-hour week for women was
taken up as special order in the
senate. One amendment was adopted,
excepting from it women employed in
telegraph offices in cities under $4,000
population. The senate then recessed,
to act on the bill later on.
As the measure stands, women in
manufacturing, mechanical or mercan-
tile establishments, hotels or restau-
rants, telephone or telegraph or ex-
press or transportation companies
would not be employed more than 81
hours in a week, but there is no daily
limit -
The house approved, 104 to IS, an in
crease in the tax of gasoline from 2
to 3 cents a gallon, and Immediately
after killed by indefinite postponement
a measure for reducing the license
fees on motor vehicles.
Defeat of the proposal to set up a
state conservation commission of
seven unsalaried members was dealt
by the senate, which amended in de-
tail but failed to complete considera-
ton of the Minnesota reforestation
commissions recommendation for a
one-man commission. Two long after
noon sessions have now been devoted
to the bill, consideration of which is
TO be continued.
After rejecting the seven-member
commission plan, the senate adopted
an amendment under which the orders
and rulings of the single commissioner
would be made subject to review by
the state executive council This con-
sists Of the governor, attorney general,
auditor, treasurer, and secretary of
state.
Amendments were also adopted to:
Reduce the term of office of the
commissioner form six to two years,
offered by Senator Victor Christgau of
Austin.
Make the commissioner subject to
discharge by the governor for cause
only, and not "with or without cause"
as the original bill provided This
amendment was offered by Senator F.
E. Putnam of Blue Earth.
Limiting the salaries to be paid di-
rectors of divisions of forestry, lands
and minerals, and drainage and wa
$4,000 a year. VIC Ha.Ez
Debate over the livestock bill held
up the forestry program set as a spe-
cial order, and it will be taken up
later. Two forestry bills were approx
ed before the other special order got
right of way" One proposes con-
stitutional amendment to permit ex-
change Of state and federal public
lands, so as to consolidate forest areas,
and the other is designed to control
white pine blister rust by authorizing
eradication of current and gooseberry
bushes infected with rust
The house refused to concur in SEN
ate amendments to House File &C, the
bill to set up system of county aid
roads on which the diverted gasoline
tax revenue will be spent. The bill
goes to conference to iron out differ
ences.
Bills now introduced must be &C
companied by special message from
the Governor asking that the bill be
received. This is just a formality un-
der requirements Of the constitution,
but cuts down the flow of bills into the
legislature. To get in under the wire
both houses had field days for intro
duction of bills, receiving 232 bills.
Increase Of $500 in legislative sal.
aries was approved by the senate civil
administration committee in report.
The present salary is $1,000 for a ses.
sion, all payable during the session.
Two bills, one reducing the mem
bership in the Minnesota legislature
and the other requesting an increase
in pay for members have been intro
duced in the house.
Representative L. e. Brophy pre-.
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