The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-02-10

st. Paul-Passed by the state senate
just a few hours after the house had
acted, the proposal to extend the date
of paying automobile license fees to
April l was sent to Governor Olson.
He signed the measure. The measure
makes it possible for automobile own
ers to wait until April 1 to pay their
license taxes instead of requiring
them to pay by February Is, the for
mer limit.
Following this passage, definite &C
ton toward reduction of automobile
license fees was taken by the house
committee on motor vehicles, which
recommended for passage bills which
would reduce minimum fees so per
cent and the basic valuation rates %
per cent. The bills provide that the
rate on Glass B cars be fixed at $625
instead of $3.50 and the rate on Glass
A cars would be cut from $40 to S..
The same reduction would apply to
trucks used exclusively by farmers.
The motor vehicle committee of the
senate has recommended straight
so per cent cut in both basic rates
and minimum fees.
Lower prices for binding Irvine
manufactured by the state peniten-
tiary at Saltwater were recommended
by the prison committee of the house.
1t also approved reduction in the
prices on farm machinery and parts
made at the institution, in empower
ing Representative w. C. Daily, Lang
don, chairman, to appoint committee
to draft a bill providing for lower
price levels. Farm machinery would
be cut 20 per cent and parts 80, ex-
cept these costing % cents or less.
Irvine would be reduced one cent.
The proposed law would be effective
this year and the price levels would
exist only until 1885. .
Governor Olson has signed the
statewide boxing bill, legalizing box
ing matches all over the state On and
three major cities, Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Duluth were allowed to hold
boxing shows. A fve-man board will
have control of issuing licenses and
provisions of the new act The exc
cutive declared after signing the bill
that he would reappoint Gil Carmich-
ael. John Ahern and John Mahoney,
the incumbent three-man commission
whose offices are automatically va
Gated by the passage of the new law.
The governor said he would appoint
one of the other two members from
the southern part of the state and the
other from the western or northwes-
tern section. The flve-man commits
sion after the appointment will name
a boxing commissioner who will act
as secretary. His salary is fixed at
$500 in the new bill. Governor Oh
son declared he wouldu insist on strict
enforceent of the new law. Under the
bill the present ten-round limit will
be extended to Is and referees and
judges decision will be legal.
Representative August A. Zech, Ho-
ward Lake, introduced a bill in the
house designed to kill the Minneapolis
milk ordinance. The ordinance pro-
vides that all pasteurized milk sold
in Minneapolis must be so treated in
plants within the city. Rep. Zech's
bill would permit sale in Minneapolis
of milk pasteurized anywhere
The state water power bill, which
would regulate the use of water in
Minnesota, was approved by the con.
servation commission. Under the
provision of the bill the commissioner
Of conservation, subject to the ap.
prevail Of the conservation commits
sion, would have the power of licens.
ing private concerns to use dams and
reservoirs, with the proceeds to go
into the general revenue fund Of the
state, and apportioned to the division
of drainage and waters.
No circus could appear anywhere
in the state for IS days before the
State Fair or during fair week, under
terms of bill by Senator G. D. Nc.
Cubrey. He also proposes a bill to
permit sale Of cigarettes on the fair
grounds.
Legislation to provide for a form
Of moratorium on farm foreclosures
under control of District Courts was
proposed to the legislature by John
E. Regan of Mankato, former house
member and democratic candidate for
governor last fall.
Purchase of all privately-owned
land within the boundaries of state
forests to consolidate state forest
holdings was proposed by w. T. Cox
state commissioner of conservation
The house committee on conserva
ton recommended killing Represen
tative R. w. Hitchcock's bill provid
ing for abolition of the state conser
walton department.
A statewide retail sales tax of 21s
per cent was proposed in the senate
by ]. V. Weber of Slayton. The pro
posal, exempting farm products, build
ing materials and supplies, farm i'm
plements and machinery and motor
vehicle fuels, would produce SIS, 200,
600 annually and could be used tt
wipe out the general property tax
Senator Weber said.
The house passed without battle
the bill cutting in half the penalties
for delay in paying motor vehicle
taxes. The new rate, if approved by
the senate, will be 25 cents a da,
for two days and so cents a month
thereafter, for four months
Governor Olson faces rebellion IL
the ranks of his own party. Sena
tor Emil L. Regnier of Marshall, cam
paign manager of the farmer-labo]