Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-26
LAW MAKERS
DEEP IN WORK
Rep. Hja1mar Petersen Sets
Forth Weeks Work
of Body.
State Income Tax Issue is.
Looming Big to
Consider.
March 16 to 21)

A bill, which, it was argued by
opponents of the measure had for it's
/, purpose the lessening of securities be-
hind the deposits in savings banks
and corporate interests was voted out
of existence Monday. Represe ntative
S. A. Stockwell of Minneapolis, made
the principal talk against the bill,
bringing out that he could not see
whereby the proposed law could serve
any public good. He argued that in
view of the many failures of financial
institutions in the past decade secur-
tiles should be strengthened rather
than decreased if there was a move
in either direction. Proponents of
the bill did not answer the Hennepin
county legislators arguments salts
factorily to the members of the House
and consequently the bill was voted
down ga to 3S.
Congressman A. H. Andersen of Red
Wing, representing the Third Mime
sofa district, spoke for few minutes
before the House on Tuesday. He was
introduced by Speaker Oscar A. SVEN
Mr.. Andersen brought greetings from
the national capitol where congress
recently adjourned. He expressed re-
greet over the fact that agricultural
bills in congress had not Jared as
well as he had hoped for
Irish Have Their Day.
Tuesday, March 18th, being st. Pat
rick's day, the legislature turned
Irish. Ray ]. Quinlivan, representa-
tive from st. Cloud, was asked to pre-
side over the committee of the whole
and was given a great ovation by the
members as he was escorted to the
speakers rostrum. Mr.. Quinliyan is
the type OF man who is proud of his
own nationality and his many friends
in the legislature were glad to see him
honored. March 18th is not only a
big Irish day for Mr.. Quinlivan but it
is also his birthday, and he was 81
this year. Mr.. Quinlivan who is an
able attorney has deep and power
full voice and is of the unassuming
type; he is popular with the members
as he gets up to talk only when he has
something to say.
Two beautiful Irish ballads were
sung by Robert Gehan of st. Paul, he
being introduced by Representative
John McDonough of the same city.
The brief st. Patrick celebration was
much appreciated by all nationalities
in the House and the many Scandi-
navians were proud of the folks from
the Emerald Isle.
Wants Philippine Independence.
Congressman Harold Knutson from
| the Sixth district, was introduced by
Representative V. Lockwood of Motley.
and spoke for about ten minutes on
taxes and tariff, also on Tuesday. Mr..
KnutsOn started out by saying that
some thirty years ago he held the
humble position of page in the Min
nesota legislature in the old capitol
building, down Wabasha street. He
said the taxes had become altogether
too high and that the national gov
eminent has been as bad a spender
as any state government. During his
| first session in congress the appropri-
alton was one billion dollars for a
year and in the last session it had
risen to five and a half billion dollars.
Mr.. Knutson pleaded for complete
freedom of the Philippine Islands and
that tariff should be placed on i'm
ports from that country as we'll as
from any other country. Having be-
come chairman of the Insular COM
mittee, he said that he would intro
duce bill with that in view in the
next session, for the dairy cow owned
by the American farmer can not COM
pete with cocoanut oils.
While dwelling on taxes Mr.. Knut-
son stated that eight counties in the
state of Minnesota have total average
rate of over 100 mills and that the total
tax rate in one township in Mime
sofa is 28S mills-entirely out of pro-
portion. He advised against heavy ex-
penditures and against the state and
nation going into business.
The State Income Tax.
An issue which is causing great
deal of interest in the legislature and
amongst the people out over the state
is the proposed state income tax.
AS is well known to radio listeners.
regular campaign has been put on
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