The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-02-03

urged before the puDllc Weltare COM
mittee of the lower house by Cover
nor Floyd B. Olson and representa-
tives of the three large cities. In
crowded committee room the governor
proposals, embraced n seven legisla-
tive measures drafted by men closely
linked with poor relief work. He was
supported in his pleadings by Mayors
William A. Anderson of Minneapolis
and William Mahoney of st. Paul, and
by Emil Gustafson, Duluth city COM
missioner. All urged the committee
to act favorably on the one proposal
they considered most important-that
broadening the bonding powers of mu-
inequalities. 1t would permit such
governmental subdivisions to issue
poor relief bonds without limits and
without approval of the people.
The statewide boxing bill passed
the senate by vote Of Al to Is, after
running a gauntlet of amendments
successfully. AS all amendments
the lower house now goes to Cover
nor Floyd B. Olson for his approval.
Victory ends a four year campaign
by the American Legion to extend
legalized boxing, now permitted only
in the three large cities, to the
smaller cities of the state with IT,
round limit instead of ten.
Repeal of the Minnesota prohibition
enforcement act was approved by the
house of representatives in a prelim-
mary consideration of proposals to
wipe dry laws off the statute books.
Obviously wet in its leanings from the
start. the house gave half-hearted at
tention to the pleadings of dry mem
bers and when it came time for vote,
decided, 6S to 9, to adopt a temper
ance committee report recommending
the repeal. 1t was sent to the senate.
Instead of repeating the one mill
road tax, the house committee on pub
lie highways proposes to hand the
proceeds of this tax over to county
commissioners to spend on roads as
they see fit. Passage of this bill
would mean that S1,700,000 a year
paid in direct taxation and spent I'M
der state supervision on state aid
roads, would be distributed according
to the judgment of 81 county boards
for use on state aid roads or county
aid roads, as the county fathers see fit.
Abolition of the state system of
county agricultural agents which cost
the state $4,000 in legislative appro-
prfations, in addition to funds provid-
ed by counties and farm bureau asso-
Citations, is proposed in a bill intro
duced in the senate by Senator John
E. Fearing, st. Paul.
Governor Olson faces rebellion in
the ranks of his own party. Sena-
tor Emil L. Regnier of Marshall, cam
paign manager of the farmer-labor
party last fall, announced that he will
oppose confirmation of Harry E. Boyle
Of Duluth, named by Governor Olson
as a member of the state tax COM
mission.
A public hearing on bill proposing
to restrict the scope of burial insur-
ance companies brought a capacity
crowd to the house chamber includ-
ing morticians from all parts OF the
state. The hearing was conducted by
the house insurance committee. The
bill sponsored by Representatives Jo-
seph Kodak and Dewey Johnson of
Minneapolis, would require burial in
surance companies to pay claims in
cash instead of in funeral services.
Governor Olson signed the '1ame
duck" bill and it was sent to Wash
ington. Minnesota was the twenty
sixth state to sign for the abolish
ment of them. Missouri was the
thirty-sixth state, which was enough
to seal the doom of filibuster meet
ings of congress. This will become
law and instead of new members
waiting until March 4 to be inaugur-
ated, they will come into office in
January, 43 days earlier.
Power to proceed with statewide
investigation of telephone rates is
given the railroad and warehouse
commission under terms of a bill in
troduced by Senator George Siegel of
st. Paul and Representative Dewey
w. Johnson of Minneapolis. The cost
of investigation would be assessed
against the telephone companies.
Spending $4,000 for free seed for
impoverished farmers is proposed in
a bill by three northern Minnesota
representatives 1t would turn the
job over to the state commissioner
of agriculture, acting with approval
of the executive council.
Officials of the state game and fish
department and of sportsmen's organi-
cations declared they were opposed to
bill offered by Representative John
Coughlin, Faribault. under which As
per cent of fishing license fees would
be turned over to the counties in
which they are collected
On motion by R. T. Hart, the house
adopted :. resolution asking congress
to impose tariff on pulpwood and on
manganese ore imports. Wood prod
ucts plants may have to close
The September primary bill. pro-
posed by Representative Mark Nolan.
was irrevocably sunk, as far as the
present legislature is concerned. 1t
provided for holding primary elections
in the fall, instead of in June. The
house voted against the measure. GA
to 63, and then a motion for recon
sideration also was voted down. This
prevents the measure from coming
up again at this session.