The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-03

VetoeS OF the two moot appropriations.
The senate sought to pass a bill which
would contain the vetoed items, but
the house tried to follow the COVER
nor's suggestions. In the end the sen.
ate offered to come half way for the
sake OF settling matters, and after a
conference committee had talked it
over with the governor the compro-
imse was arranged.
The figures that were vetoed we're
s3,300,000 year for the university and
S5,S0S,000 a year for the school aid.
The governor asked the legislature to
make it s3,20O,OOO a year for the uni.
versity and s5,5OO,OOO for school aid.
The compromise bill was passed by
the house, and the measure was ap-
proved by the senate.
State senators took last minute &C
ton to take care of the criminal in
sane situation, which because of a
deadlock has threatened an overflow
of dangerous insane patients from the
small building at st. Peter.
Two bills were introduced and pass
ed at once. One allows the board Of
control to take $4,000 from the board
of insane fund to build new building
for criminal insane at Saltwater, ad-
joining the state prison, and the other
bill appropriates $4,000 for new
wing and an enclosing wall there.
Conferees agreed on the state de-
partment bill, on which the two houses
were only $4,000 apart. The COM
promise leaves total of about $780,
600 in the bill. A senate allowance
of $4,000 for capitol grounds improve
ment is stricken out, but $4,000 al
lowed for flood lighting of the build
ing.
The maximum state tax levy for the
general revenue fund will be lower in
the next biennium and that fixed by
the 1927 legislature. For the first
year the maximum will be 81 mills
and &c mills for the second year. The
1927 legislature fixed 81 and 2S mills
respectively for the present biennium
and the levies actually made were
3.3 mills for the first year and 1.3 mills
for the second.
Bills Signed by the Governor.
The governor has signed the bin
providing for a 100000, ten-year
building program at the University of
Minnesota. The measure provides for
a special tax levy to yield 100000 an
nually for erection of new buildings
for the university, and replaces the
10-year program just completed which
yielded $56O,O0O annually.
Governor Christianson has also ap-
proved the bill raising the gasoline
tax from 2 to cents a gallon, effec-
tive May 1. The cent tax yielded
nearly S6,000,0O0 in 1928, and the ad,
dition of l cent to the tax is expected
to raise the total receipts annually to
about sS,50O,000.
The pay of the chief justice of the
Minnesota supreme court is raised
from $500 to $4,000 year, and that
of the associate justices and the COM
missioners from $1,000 to $500 un-
der bill signed Wednesday. The
raise in salary goes into effect imme-
diately.
Another bill signed by the chief ex-
ecutive, amends bill giving the ex-
ecutive council the power to approve
the action of the game and fish COM
missioner in setting aside state lands
for public hunting grounds and game
refugees. Under the formeI law, this
power to act on the commissioners
action in setting aside the land was
given to special commission.
Counties keeping their prisoners in
the county all of other counties will
pay IS cents day to these counties
for the care of the prisoners instead
of II cents under the provisions of an
act signed by the governor.
Authorizing cities, villages, towns
and counties to acquire, establish, con-
struct airports or landing fields, and
provide funds for such purposes; and
legalizing the acquisition by gift or
purchase of any airport or landing fed
heretofore acquired by any city, viii
lage, town or county.
Authorizing the commissioner of
forestry to accept as gifts or to pur-
chase in certain cases, small tracts of
land for the use of the state in fores-
try and fire prevention work.
Amending general laws of 1927, re-
lating to garnishment actions, aft.
davit and summons in connection
with these.
Providing for the control of white
pine blister rust.
Relating to aeronautics and a uni.
form traffic code for the air.
Prohibiting the practice of issuing
warrants by municipalities short OF
funds, and authorizing them to issue
certificates of Indebtedness up to SO
per cent of revenue anticipated from
tax levies, which would have to be
paid when tax payments were real
lied before any other type of expendi
ture was made
Relating to state aid to agricultur
al societies and associations, amend
ing general statutes of 1923 as amend
ed by laws of 1925, which would per
NIT the Steele county free fair to re
ceive state aid despite the fact 4
conducts free gate.
Extending the liability under the of
fetal bonds of county treasurers ant
of their deputies and employees to in
clude liability for faithful performance
of their duties under section 1926
general statutes 1923, and to repea
section 6297, general statutes 1923.
Fixing the hours of opening of poll
in cities of the first, second, thir'
and fourth class at $50 a. m. instea,
/ of 6 a. m. and the closing of polls Il