The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-25

SendtCrS VINO pieddeQ tnas the I'M
fair competition of free labor at the
prison be removed from organized la
Dor. citea wat they termed a serious
condition of unemployment which could
be remedied they thought If Industries
were encouraged to come to Mime
sofa. Senator Sullivan was fianked on
both sides by a supporting array of
senate leaders, and the resolution was
passed. 1t was explained that Min
nesota is asking that only Irvine and
farm machinery be excluded from the
congressional enactment.
Other States Involved.
However, it was pointed out that
prisons in other states are engaged in
the manufacture Of shoes, shirts, caps
and other forms of industry which
they are just as anxious to have ex-
Guided from the interstate restriction
Of sale as Minnesota is to continue
marketing the chief outputs of its
prison. Following the passage of the
resolution, the senate adjourned until
IL a. m Wednesday. Senator's who
voted opposing the resolution, were
Bridgeman, Cannon, Child, Duemke,
Hausler, Lennon, Lilygren, Lommen,
NORM, Nelson. Nordlin, Orr and Swen-
son. Those who voted in favor of the
resolution were: Adams, Anderson.
Bessette, Blanchard, Bonniwell, Car
ley, Christgau, Frost, Hanson, Hou-
gen, Johnson, Johnston, Landry, A. s.
Larson, H. A. Larson, Lee, Lemm,
Long, c. A. Lund. L. P. Lund, Macken-
zie, MacLean, McCubrey, Mcknight,
Mangan, Millett, Naplan, Olsen, Put
nam, Pulitzer, Ribenack, Richardson,
Roepke, Rollins, Romberg, Rosenmeier.
SchmecheL Serline, Sharpe. Solberg,
Spindler, G. R. Sullivan, ]. D. Sulli-
van, Thwing, Traxler, Turnham, WI
dell and Zamboni.
The first bill of the session has gons
through the mill and been signed by
the Governor. 1t provides first pay
ment OF salaries and expenses of the
session, appropriating 100000.
Bills introduced in the house include
two on aviation by L. w. Lamb of Min.
neapolis. One authorizes all munich
palities to acquire and operate flying
fields. The other forbids operation Of
plane anywhere in the state unless
it is licensed by the United States de-
partment of commerce, and forbids
flying by an unlicensed pilot.
An interim committee headed BY
Sen. George Nordlin of st. Paul rec.
commended to the senate that it pass
legislation to permit counties of the
state to provide old-age pensions OF
$50 a month or less, urging the PEN
sion plan as a substitute for so-called
poorhouses.
Both branches of the legislature
again decided on the weekend in.
term and adjourned until s p. m. Mon
day.
Three election bills were laid over
in the house. They were bill closing
the polls on election day at p. m,
another providing that constitutional
amendment may carry when it receives
majority Of the votes cast for it, and
measure changing the time of cleo
tions in villages of the state from
March to December.
Two constitutional amendments
were introduced in the house, one pro-
posing state income tax in lieu Of a
personal property tax, and the other
authorizing the legislature to prescribe
and limit the liability of stockholders
in corporations. The act was intro
duced by Representative R. G. john
son CT Forest City, R. G. Kern Of Lake
Elmo and John Nordine of Lake City.
1t was referred to the committee on
corporations. Another tax measure
which would withdraw the exemption
OF 500 on personal property of every
head OF family was introduced by
Representatives Hans Arvik, j. E..
Merritt of Aiken. j. E. Odegard of
Clear Lake, Joseph E. Therin of Pine
City, and j. s. Lewis OF Long Prairie.
When the two branches reconvene
Monday night it will only be for very
brief session. Real business is ex-
pected to begin with the Tuesday ses-
sion. The proposed highway measures
and iron ore tax probably will come
up for Introduction.
The matter of new buildings at vari.
Gus institutions where the population
has been forced into crowded quarters
because of a lack of housing facilities.
will be investigated.
Senator j. D. Sullivan advised the
committee Thursday that he was vital.
ly interested in the items in the bud
get having bearing on appropriations
for state Institutions, and specifically
mentioned the state reformatory at
ST. Cloud.
Two reports were filed with the
house-the interim reforestation COM
mission report, and the report on an
audit of the state treasurer's office or
/ dered by the last legislature. Audi
tors found no Irregularities, the report
said.
Lift on Restriction Asked.
Both the house and senate are on
record as approving a resolution re-
questing President Coolidge and con-
gress to exclude farm machinery and
swine from restriction embodied in
bill now before the president which
provides that products of prison labor
must conform to the laws CT the state
in which the goods are manufactured.
The house adopted the resolution by
vote OF SO to 40. Farmer members
expressed the fear that the bill would
affect the sale of binders and tw.ne.
Members were also studying two
bills providing for sale of the old Ca
pitol site in ST Paul and construction