The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-12-22
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his $5,OO0,00O relief program, Cover
nor Olson advised the state legisla-
ture that its enactment is likely to
attract federal contributions that will
swell the total available for the des-
titute to $20,000,000 within the next
year. The federal government, he
said, plans to match all state ap-
preparations for relief at a ratio OF
three to one. Appropriation of the
$5,000,000, he pointed out, will mean
federal appropriations of $4,000. 900.
But he warned the legislators failure
to set UP the original S5,000,000 fund
will crush the entire project. The
federal government will give no
money where none is provided by the
state. Approval of the project, he
went on, will ''break up the dole sys-
tenn by putting the destitute TO
work on necessary projects. Funds
for the s5,OOO,O00 relief projects, he
explained, can be obtained through
81 per barrel tax on 80 per cent
beer and a schedule of taxes on
liquor, the two yielding about sS,00O.-
600 year. The governor did not
explain how the other 100000
would be raised and failed to men
ton possible increase in the state
gasoline tax, which earlier had been
proposed.
The child labor amendment to the
federal constitution was ratified when
the senate by so to 1 vote adopted
a resolution ratifying the amendment.
Senator D. D. Murphy of Blue Earth
cast the only negative vote.
Restoration of the old county and
local option laws to guarantee the
dry status Of 81 Minnesota counties
was demanded by legislative dry lead
ers in the wake of an opinion by the
attorney general that these statutes
were repealed by the state prohibit
ton act passed in the regular 1888
session. The demand was thrust into
the swiftly-moving picture of legis-
latiVe activity which included such
developments as:
The last stand of state drys in their
fight against legalization of liquor at
this time.
Preparation of a measure embody-
ing the private distribution plan rec
commended by the governors state
wide liquor control committee and
another setting up taxes on all liquor
Of more than 80 per cent alcoholic
content.
The drys' demand for a new set of
local and county option measures
resulted from unanticipated opin-
ion by Roy c. Frank, assistant state
attorney general, who advised Rep
resentatiye Leonard Erickson of Fer
gus Falls that the state enforcement
act of 1898 contains clause repeal
ing all acts inconsistent with it. The
old option laws, he held, were there
by automatically repealed since they
conficted with statewide prohibition.
Speaker Charles Mum introduced
the beer tax bill, designed to raise
$1,OOO,000 year. 1t forms one of the
points of the governors three-point
program for raising relief funds. The
tax would be 81 barrel on all beer
within the 80 per cent limit and 50
a barrel on stronger beer, manufac-
tured in Minnesota. Beer shipped
outside the state would be free from
the tax.
The hope of vets that there will
be legal liquor in the state by Christ
mas grow simmer. Although the
legislature has been in special ses-
sion for week, it scarcely had be-
gun its task of finding some plan for
control. The senate has voted to
quit December 81, but to date has
received only one of several measures
to determine If and when there will
be liquor.
The legislators took hold of two
radical proposals for relief.
The first, for relief of dwindling
treasures, will ask high penalties
and even receivership for willful tax
evaders.
The second, for relief of unemploy-
ment, will aim at setting up a recov-
cry act for Minnesota patterned after
the NRA and vesting in Governor
Olson to rights enjoyed for the ma
tional government by President
Roosevelt and General Hugh John
son.
Representative J. ]. McDonough.
who is sponsoring the NRA for Min
nesota, will include in his bill provi-
sion for setting up codes Of industry
in the state, Incorporating in It au-
thority to enforce acceptance OF
codes If industries will not do so
voluntarily.
A heavy progressive scale OF tax
alton for delinquent payments is be-
ing drawn by Representative Charles
Wangensteen of Chisholm and Mark
Nolan of Gilbert, especially aimed
at the big mining operators who have
been contesting their taxes as exces-
sive.
The due dates would be advanced
from June l to January Is for the
first half, and from November 1 to
July Is for the second half, with a
2 per cent discount granted for pay
ment of a full years tax before jan
uary 15
Speaker Mum announced the
house organization, which will In
clude: Harry Allen, Mankato. chief
clerk; William P. Backer. New Ulm.
first assistant chief clerk; Joseph
Kotze, Eveleth, second assistant chief
clerk; Garfield Olson, Red Wing. en-
crossing clerk and Al Weideman.
Brainerd, enrolling clerk Other ap-
pointees are AL Mosinak. Winona.
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