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


ment squarely before the states. The
joint resolution of the U. S. senate
and house proposing prohibition
abandonment is in the hands of Gov.
Olson. He placed it before the state
legislature without comment. Thirty
six safes are required to repeal be-
fore it becomes a law. Senator Sic
gel, st. Paul, said he was in favor Of
proceeding similar to a manner in
which presidential electors are named.
Under his plan, delegates would be
picked by both drys and vets from
house legislative districts who would
sit in the conventions, one which
repeal and another for those favoring
it. The conventions, under his sug-
gestion would then pick slate Of
representatives, with their names to
go on a ballot and be voted on by
the people.
Although he said he would have
voted against the proposed repeal of
the eighteenth amendment. United
States Senator Thomas d. Schall
urged the state legislature to repeal
the state dry act and adopt measures
to control the sale of 3.05 per cent
beer on his visit.
The state senate and house have
passed the bill delaying from Feb. Is
to April 1 for time for paying per-
sonal property taxes this year. 1t
was signed by the governor.
An per cent gross earnings tax on
the income of radio broadcasting
stations would be imposed under a
bill before the house. 1t is by Repre-
sentatives Fay Cravens, Milaca, and
Hjalmar Petersen, Askov.
A bill designed to divert shipment
Of hogs to the public markets from
the small concentration centers in an
effort to bring better prices to the
farmers was before the senate COM
mitee on markets and marketing.
Carrying out it's promise of econ
omy in the state government, the
senate finance committee proposed
slash of $1,400,000 in the cost of
maintaining administrative offices Of
the state for the next two years.
The house of representatives, by
vote of 102 to "a, pushed through
committee bill for redisticting the
state. The bill goes to the senate,
which has under consideration meas
ure differing widely from the house
bill.
The state livestock sanitary board
is empowered to establish quarantine
Of domestic animals and poultry i'm
ported into the state If it finds 1t
necessary in the interest of health,
under a law signed by Governor o.
son.
The house tax committee killed a
proposal embodied in a bill by the
Hennepin county delegation which
would compel payment of sixty per
cent Of the taxes before property
owners could institute court proceed
ings against an assessment
The socalled open season which
farmers would have on pheasants
threatening their crops, proposed by
Representative Otto Goetsch of
Brownsville, got nowhere with the
house game and fish committee which
returned the bill to its author.
The 1888 legislature must end its
work on April 10, Henry w. Oehler,
deputy attorney general ruled in an
swering a request from Representa-
tive Charles Mum, speaker of the
house. The last day on which bills
may be introduced is March 25 and
April Is is the last date upon which
bills may be passed.
Though the house is operating at
a cost $1,000 week under that of
the 1881 session, legislature time still
is costing the state about $40 a min
ute, according to estimates. With
only 101 regular employees, compared
with an average of around 120 two
years ago, the overhead has been
sharply curtailed. At the present
rate, he said, the cost is running at
about $1,000 week less than in 1881.
Senator Patrick Farnard of Hib-
bling is author of a bill to compel
each insurance company doing bust
mutual companies and those insuring
against fire or hail, or real estate
titles, to deposit 100000 in securi-
ties for the protection of Minnesota
policy holders. This, says the au-
thor, means that, in case a company
those who have paid premiums will
have protection.
Senator j. " Weber of Slayton an
nounced he will ask authority for a
senate investigation to cover the
troubles of the state conservation
commission, which came to a head
recently with the suspension of w.
T. Cox as commissioner.
Gratitude 10 "the hands of Provi-
dence" is expressed by the state SEN
ate in a resolution adopted because
of the escape from death by Presi-
dent-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. Two
democrats sponsored it, Gerald T.
Mulin of Minneapolis and ID. d. MUIR
ply of Blue Earth.
Senator P. w. Morrison of Nor
wood thinks the law requiring five
days waiting period before mar
riage license can be issued has been
on the books long enough and is a
nuisance. He has introduced bill
for its repeal.
The Minnesota trunk highway sys-
tenn would be increased approximately
SO per cent If all the bills introduce
ed requesting the creation of new
trunk routes were enacted into law.
Tbaca hills would odd IN tho praS.