The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-01

| years ago. The committee voted for
$500 for Birch Coulee battlefield,
$40,0 900 for an outlet of Tamarack
river in Marshall county, and $4,000
for a gymnasium at the state school
for the deaf, all vetoed items of 1927.
1t was agreed the children's bureau
appropriation may be increased later.
The legislature approved the Neu-
man resolution urging congress to
place no tariff on Canadian lumber
and shingles.
Thursday, April 25, will be the last
day OF the legislative session, the at
| torney general ruled. Bills cannot be
introduced without consent of the gov
ernor. after April q.
The house voted to send a commit
tee to Madison for a conference with
Wisconsin and Michigan legislators in
an effort to develop uniform game and
fish laws.
Senators H. A. Bridgeman, F. D.
Long and Fred Bessette introduced
the bill to create the Red Lake game
preserve, the state to take over lands
in Beltrami, Lake Of the Woods and
Koochiching counties that are delin-
quent on ditch assessments, assume
up to $2,500,0 900 in certificates of in
debtedness to finance the undertake
ing.
Senator Charles N. Orr Of st. Paul
introduced again the metropolitan
area bill, providing that where the
same company controls street car sys-
TENS in contiguous cities, the forces
shall be the same in each city.
The senate passed the bill permit
ting counties to grant old age PEN
sions, subject to a referendum vote
in the county.
Senator Charles A. Hausler's res
olution asking the state board OF In
yestment to report what commissions
it has paid in purchasing bonds for
the state trust funds was passed by
the senate.
Senator Hausler offered another res
olution, declaring there is a differ.
ence of $2,500,000 between the rural
credit bureau and the state auditors
report, as to the amount of rural cred
it bonds outstanding, and asking the
two to get together and report the
true condition.
A fiat Jail term of As days or more
for chicken thieves is proposed in a
bill by Representative T. E. Thorkel-
son..
Efforts to work out a satisfactory
measure to regulate activities of chill
dren on the stage are being made fol-
lowing a hearing at which theater man.
ayers appeared before the house pub
lie welfare committee to protest the
bill would bar all appearances of chill.
dren under 16 years old on the stage.
The house passed the bill to give
county attorneys a Is minute closing
argument, defeating efforts by attor-
neys to require a transcript of the ar
gumepts to be taken, and refusing to
cut the closing statements to five min
utes.
The senate tax committee arranged
for a hearing February 81 on a pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
to establish an income tax system in
the state. The committee also set
aside a chain store bill, deciding to
make no arrangements for it's hearing.
The house passed two bills which
would place the annexed portions Of
Richfield in the legislative and con-
gressional districts to which they were
attached.
A metropolitan area bill to provide
that the same rate of fare would al.
ways be charged on the streetcar sys.
tenn in Minneapolis and st. Paul now is
in both houses.
The house motor vehicles commit.
tee approved the bill to provide a high.
way patrol of not more than rs men,
in charge of the highway department.
An appropriation to permit further
research work at the University of
Minnesota to control diseases which
hamper canning operations. is being
urged on the senate finance committee
by representatives Of Gamers.
The house appropriations commit
tee approved the senate bill appropriate.
ing $3.50 for expenses of the bank
tax commission which Is to work for
amendment to the federal law, to per-
NIT Minnesota to tax national banks.
A state bank guaranty bill was in.
troduced in the state senate which
would set up a state bank guaranty
commission to administer a fund and
provide for a system of assessments
against the banker to build up a guar
anty fund. These assessments for the
first three years would be one-half Of
one per cent of the average daily
deposits. After that the assessment
would be reduced to one-tenth of one
per cent. Assessments would close af-
ter the guaranty fund reached two
and one-half per cent of the average
daily DEPOSITS in the banks Of the
state.
The house committee on marketing
presented a concurrent resolution
memorializing congress to investigate
the action of the packing companies
In establishing direct buying stations
through the country districts.
AS a part of highway discussions
there is a bill up which would remove
the 35 mile speed limit in the present
act, taking off restrictions in speed,
leaving the requirement that speed
must be reasonable.
A plan for a new state office building
with the maximum cost fixed at ST.
500, 900 to be erected under supervision
of a commission of persons to
be appointed. by the governor, was APP
proved by a subcommittee represent