The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-03-24
Among bills signed by Governor

Peterson, Emmons, the $500 her hus-
band would have received as the last
half of his salary for this term of the
legislature. Ee drew his salary for
the first half shortly before his death.
The senate committee on municipal
affairs voted to kill bill calling for
an appropriation of 100000 to So
100000 to reimburse property owners
in the old village. of Hibbing, because
of alleged damages done by mining
excavations.
A measure designated to enforce
collection of SIPS, 100000 in back
taxes and interest on ore lands was
introduced by Senator George II. Lom-
men, Eveleth. Existence of these ore
beds had not been known until re-
Gently ne said.
Two new sources of taxation were
suggested to the house tax committee
by Attorney General H. H. Peterson.
calling for revision OF the inheritance
tax laws. One would permit taxation
of property held jointly by two persons
on the death of either. and the other
would permit an inheritance tax on
life insurance payable to an individu-
al in the amount of $4,000 or more.
BY vote of 6 to 2, bill to abolish
compulsory military training at the
University of Minnesota was killed by
the state senate committee on univer-
Stiles Senator H. G. Teigen, Mime
apolis and Senator Victor Lawson,
Willmar, who voted in the negative,
announced they would carry their
fight for the bill to the floor of the
senate recommending that the bill be
passed.
The senate passed under suspen-
sion of the rules bill to amend the
emergency banking act passed recent
~ which permits banks to keep cash
deposits n the federal reserve bank
instead of the original depository.
Senator H. A. Larson, Preston, who
sponsored the bill, said that this
amendment would relieve the banks
of responsibility for the cash and
would not make them the prey of
bank robbers.
Settlers in Beltrami, Koochiching
and Lake of the Woods counties who
suffered from 1881 forest fires would
be aided by state funds up to $780,.
600, under bill by Representative
Gustaf Erickson, Spooner. The money
would be disbursed by a special relief
commission. The bill is a substitute
for a previous one, carrying $240,00C
appropriation, which has been object
| ed to because it lays blame on the
| state forest service for the loss of life
and property.
Approval of a bill to establish big
time horse racing and legalized pari
mutuel betting machines was given by
| the senate. The measure recently
| passed the house. The bill provides
for license fee of $500 for each day
Of racing, two per cent of the tota
amount of money wagered in tn,
pari-mutuel machines and 10 per cen
of the net profits of each licensee
All revenue to the state would b.
| paid to the state treasurer into a spe
cial fund for apportionment to tn,
county agricultural societies receiv
ing state aid to be spen' for count!
fairs. At the discretion of the state
racing commission, which would b
composed of three members and /,
| paid secretary, one race in each days.
| program could be exclusively for Min
nesota bred colts. A maximum of q
days racing would be permitted il
the state each year, but the commits
sion would be authorized to permi
the state agricultural society to stag,
regular races with pari-mutuel betting
with the number of days of sucl
racing to be added to the total of q
days otherwise allowed. The bill ST
pilates that the big meets would b.
held at the state fair grounds tract
under lease granted by the stat
agricultural society.
Senate conferees on the controvel
sial motor vehicle license Questiol
receded from their demands for
straight so per cent cut in AUTOMOBILE
taxes to extend the olive branch t
house group insisting upon cut il
the minimum, but no lowering of tn
rate of taxation. A compromise plar
offered by Senator w. L. Peterson
Lancaster, was proposed as work
ing basis. 1t entailed adding Of 1
per cent year to the present depre
citation rate allowed all motorists. U1
der his plan, the basic rate of "a pc
cent would be left unchanged. Nov
all cars are deprecated, for taxatio
purposes, at the rate of 10 per cen
year. Peterson's plan would d.
preciate all cars 20 per cent of tn
original valuation the second year
80 per cent of the valuation the thir
year; 40 the fourth year; so per cen
the fifth year and 10 per cent eac
additional year until the vehicle
reached the minimum price of s6.2
for class B cars and SIS for class
cars. Those purchasing new car
would not be given any reduction, bu
would be taxed at the present rat'
The plan was not finally approved
the conferees but was approved un;
nimously as foundation for study.
Transfer of the division that co
lects automobile taxes from the offic
of Secretary of State Mike Holm I
the state highway department wa
urged again by Governor Olson in a
appearance before the civil admins
tration committee of the house.
An amendment of the minimum