The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-19


construction, passage or rejection of a
bill proposing a two-cent tax on
cigarets that promises to yield ST.
100000 annually in revenue, the set
ting up of state central bank that
will act as a clearing house and re-
serve institution for state banks, ma
tional bank tax legislation, and a group
of dry bills.
The senate has approved the four
year plan which would refund the en-
tire $19,000,000 worth of bonds, and
has also sanctioned the release of the
S10,300,0OO sinking fund. The house
committee agreed to the release of the
sinking fund, but cut the refunding to
three years.
A measure carrying a total of So,
1900 for the next biennium for semi
state activities was introduced in the
house by Representative R. w. Hitch
cock of Hibbing for the appropriations
committee
For maintenance and repairs for the
state soldiers home for the next two
years the bill carries a total of S444.-
600, also an item for $4,000 is includ-
ed for construction of warehouse and
service building at the state fair, while
an additional $4,000 is included for
maintenance and expenses for the Min
nesota State Agricultural society. An
appropriation of $4,000 is also in
Guided for county and district agricul-
tural societies.
Long day sessions and many night
meetings will mark the legislatures
efforts during the week to dispose of
the many measures will fail to receive
any consideration when the body adj
Journs sine die next week.
Senate special orders for the
week set for the house are:
Consideration of the three remain
ing bills of the reforestation program.
action on the bulk of which was taken
by the senate legislative proposals of
the senate committee on game and
fish will be acted upon.
Also the senate will consider a group
of bills dealing with workmen's COM
pensation approved by it's committee
dealing with that subject. The senate
is also scheduled to consider the group
OF bills to tax national banks agreed
upon by the tax committees of the
two houses. These bills constitute an
effort to replace Minnesota's laws for
taxing national banks which were rem
dered imperative by United States
supreme court decision.
IA new effort in the senate will be
made to assure consideration of the
bill to provide for a state cigaret tax,
which has already been passed by the
house. Senator Will A. Blanchard of
Anoka, gave notice that he will move
that the cigaret tax bill be made spe.
cial order for date to be fixed. For.
ty-five votes are necessary to pass a
motion of this sort. The bill proposes
a tax of two cents on every package
OF cigarets.
Tuesday the house has a group of
special orders to consider including
measures, largely minor, backed by
the committee on labor, workmen's
compensation, military affairs and ju-
dietary Tuesday the group meets to
consider special order of local bills.
Later in the week the program of
the game and fish committee will be
acted upon, also bills recommended by
its civil administration committee. and
Friday, measures backed by it's COM
mittees on elections and exservicemen.
The senate, with one vote to spare,
passed the Rosenmeier refunding bill
as the highway committee had amend
ed il, to take care of $19,OQO,OOO in
county reimbursement bonds which
the highway department must pay the
next four years, and to release a So.
100000 sinking fund for immediate
work. The vote was 35 to 80 with "a
votes required to pass a bill.
At the request of its sponsors, the
so-called anti-loan shark bill was killed
by the Minnesota house, after the
measure was amended to reduce the
rate of interest on small loans from
319 per cent to l per cent a month.
Raising the levels of any waters in
Minnesota which are a part of inter-
national boundary waters would be alb
solutely prohibited with provisions
that the state make armed resistance
to any such efforts, under bills pre-.
pared for introduction in the Mime.
osta senate by Senator George H. Lom-
men of Eveleth.
Under the first of the bills it would
be the duty of the governor to employ
the military forces of the state ito
protect the public interest in all cases
where state lands along international
boundary waters are threatened with
despoliation, overlooking, or damage.
The second measure provides that
hereafter no right to take, use, or
overflow any lands belonging to the
state by eminent domain shall exist
In favor of any person, firm, or cor
poration, upon state lands, forming a
part of the natural shoreline of lakes
and streams constituting a part of
the international boundary.
One pension plan for state employ.
ees that does not involve a contribu-
ton from the taxpayer-as yet-has
been approved by both houses of the
legislature and now is up to Cover.
nor Theodore Christianson for his sig
nature. 1t is sort of cooperative
saving plant for state employees, per-
hitting them when old in years and
service to retire on half pay.
The act would apply to employees
In all state departments and the state
institutions, except the teaching staff
of the University of Minnesota and
the six teachers, colleges.