The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26

concerned.
One bill, outlining the method of
dividing the gas tax receipts among
the counties, was signed by the gov
ernor, and the other measures now are
ready for his signature. The princi-
pal bill is the one which provides for
refunding of county reimbursement
bonds, totaling more than $13, 900,
and releasing substantial chunk of
the highway sinking fund for highway
construction.
The third measure on the program,
passed by the senate and house fixes
the gas tax at cents gallon. In
all, the program will make available
more than $4,000 900 for highway con-
struction in the next four years.
The senators finally killed the state
highway patrol bill, thus disposing of
the final item of the highway pro-
gram.
Other major activities of the house
and senate included the following:
State educational appropriation bill
Passed by the senate and house and
sent to the governor. 1t totals $21,-
415,OOO6.
Legislators salary increase-Passed
by the house but killed by the senate.
Salaries of supreme court Justices
Passed by the senate and house after
conference on the amount of in
,treases.
Salaries of the chief justice and as
sistants-Passed by both houses.
Drivers license and liability bills
Killed by the house.
Ambulance chaser" bill-Passed by
the senate; sent to the governor.
Consolidated ballot bill-Killed by
the senate.
Aviation license bill-Passed by the
senate; sent to the governor.
The senate passed two important
highway measures, one Increasing the
gasoline tax from to 8 cents, and
the other providing for a highway pa
troll force to enforce motor regulations
on the highway.
Both measures have passed the
house. The highway patrol bill must
go back to the house for concurrence
in an amendment.
The senate passed bill increasing
the salary of the attorney general
from $4,000 to $1,000 and making
smaller Increases in the salaries of
other members of his staff. The
measure still must go through the
house.
Carving a total of $21,415, O06 for
the next bfennium, the education ap-
preparation bill agreed to by confer
ence committees, was repassed by the
house and senate. 1t now goes to the
governor. This figure is $995,996 more
than the original house bill and ST.
1876 less than the original senate
measure. The bill includes an ap-
preparation of $6,6O0,0OO for the Uni
versity of Minnesota for the next two
years, $5,7S5,917 for state aid in 1929
to high, graded, semigraded, consoli-
dated, industrial and rural schools,
while an appropriation of $5,8S0,S29 is
provided for this purpose in 1880.
The senate university committee re-
jected the proposal for constitutions
al amendment to provide legislative
control of university finances, and to
permit appointment of regents by the
governor.
The state senate has voted to side
track resolution, asking the attor-
ney general to proceed to collect pen
alties for $4,000 which he claims is
due from the mining companies for
delay in the payment of their occupa-
tional taxes for 1921 and 1922. The
senate voted, SO to 26, to refer the
resolution to the judiciary committee.
After conferees had agreed on the
senate bill to move the fishing zone
farther north, the house rejected the
bill, leaving the present arrangement
of two zones for opening the season,
the dividing line being at ST. Cloud.
The house passed the bill doing
away with common law marriages,
unless they are the result of a con-
tract or license and attested by two
witnesses, then filed of record.
The house passed without change
the senate bill amending the law as
to stage children. The measure tight
ems up the conditions considerably as
to public appearances of children I'M
der 16.
The house voted, Sc to 13, in favor
of repeating a part of the states Sun
day blue laws" enacted in 1928.
Threats of possible special ses-
sion to care for the financial crisis
OF northern Minnesota counties is
ended, the senate passing the house
bill for the Red Lake Game Preserve.
one small technical amendment was
placed on the bill. The house immedi.
ately concurred in the amendment,
and sent it to the governor authoriz-
Ing state officers to issue certificates
OF Indebtedness up to $500, 900, and
use the funds to buy the tax certifi-
Gates on delinquent land covering
large parts of Beltrami, Koochiching
and Lake of the Woods counties.
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
Sh per cent to per cent month.
Raising the levels of any waters in
Minnesota which are 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