The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-15

head and Peter Sharp of Ada. The
measure is nationally backed substi-
tute for the compulsory insurance bill.
Under the proposed measure insurance
would not be compulsory except for
drivers who have become involved in
trouble through their own fault I'm
der the provisions of this bill the care
less driver would be compelled to turn
in his license plates. Before he can
receive them back, or take out a new
license for himself or any member of
his family, he must establish his
financial responsibility either by TAX
ing out the usual liability insurance
for personal injury or death claims
and property damage or furnish
surety or personal bond of the same
amount.
Approval Of resolution passed by
the senate providing for election of
University of Minnesota regents be-
fore March Is by the legislature was
given by the house committee on uni
versity affairs.
A public hearing on the loan shark"
bill will be conducted by the house
public welfare committee this week.
The bill recommended by the commit
tee which will be discussed at the
hearing would license firms doing
small loan business with power given
the commission of banks to revoke the
permit. The bill would legalize a rate
of 81 per cent monthly on loans up
to $4,000.
The Legislature was asked to go on
record against the proposed merger of
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific railroads in a resolution intro
duced in the senate by Senator Henry
l.. NORM of Duluth. 1t is Senator Nc
rims contention that the merger would
be detrimental to the interests Of the
state of Minnesota and the northwest
Opposition developed in the house
to the bill permitting the state high
way department to employ rs patrol
men for the enforcement of traffic
laws on trunk highways. The prin-
cipal objection to the bill was the pro-
vision that the salaries of patrolmen
would be paid out of a separate fund
into which would be put the fines col
lected from motorists through arrest by
the patrolmen. Opponents pointed out
a vicious aspect in this clause which
would leave motorists open to whole
sale and indiscriminate arrest.
A measure providing for more dras-
tic penalties for second offenders of
drunken driving laws was recommend
ed for passage by the house crime pre-
Vention committee. Should this bill
become the law it will be mandatory
on the part Of the court to sentence
persons convicted more than once for
drunken driving to abstain from driv-
ing for not less than one year. A Jail
sentence Of from 10 to 80 days may
also be imposed.
With but one minor change, Repre-
sentative Roy E. Dunn's bill providing
for tax on cigarettes was reported
back to the house by the committee on
taxes.
approved six bills of group recon-
mended by the Minnesota reforstation
commission which made a two-year
study of the problem. Bills approved
provide for: Establishment of a state
nursery to supply planting stock for
state forestry projects.
Permitting private owners of lands
suited for forestry to enter into a So
year contract with the state to make
their lands auxiliary state forests.
Payment of the cost of reforestation
out of receipts of the sale of products
instead of levying a tax to maintain
the state projects.
Methods of exchanging state and
federal lands to give each an opportun-
ity to place their holdings in solid
blocks.
Setting aside of approximately 3d.
900 acres of land, located largely in
st. Louis and Koochiching counties
as state forests.
Controlling the spread of white pine
blister rust.
A bill to provide hail insurance
against crop damage has been intro
duced in the Senate. The money to
carry out the plan would be raised
by tax levy not to exceed 25 cents
per acre on lands outside of cities and
villages. The various counties would
establish and administer the system.
Appraisals would be made to determine
the amount of losses and benefits
would be limited to periods of June 10
to September &c.
A measure to remove the party Ia
bel from state Offices in election, was
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment by the house committee on elec-
tions.
The Farmer-Labor group in the
house, augmented by country mem
bers, made an unsuccessful attempt to
force action on a bill which would not
make it compulsory for voters to de-
clare their party affiliations at pri-
mary elections. A spirited debate fea-
tured the effort to defeat the report
of the committee on elections in the
house to Indefinitely postpone the
measure.
An appropriation of $10S,376 was
approved for the payment of salaries
to district court judges for increases
voted by the last legislature but We
toed by the governor. The governor
held the measure over the three-day
limit and the supreme court held the
veto ineffective.
Bill introduced by Senators J., D.
Sullivan and Gustaf Widell requiring
that county highway engineers be
named by county boards from list
certified by the highway department