The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-02-24

oils.
The legislature will remain in ses-
sion for the full 80 legislative days
provided under the state constitution,
it was decided at joint session of
the senate and house rules commit
tees.
Passage of statutory income tax
law applicable to single persons earn
ing more than $1,000 year and mar
ried persons earning more than $1,000
was recommended by the house tax
committee.
Use of parts of $634,0O0 balance
in two funds of the livestock SAM.
tary board to clean up tuberculin
testing of cattle in "a counties was
requested of the state senate finance
committee.
Representative S. A. Stockwell, Min.
neapolis, proposed an amendment to
the blue sky law to put more teeth in
the statute by compelling all brokers
to live in the state at least a year
before doing business and then to post
$4,000 bond.
The state board of control would
be the official relief agency of the
state, under bill sent to the house
following passage by the senate. A
similar measure now is before the
house welfare committee. 1t was re-
commended by Gov. Olson.
The towns and counties committee
of the house, by vote of IA to 4. de-
cided to send bill dividing st. Louis
county into two counties out of the
house without recommendation. 1t
will be made a special order of BUSH
ness sometime during the next two
weeks.
Personal property taxes will not be
due until April 1, of this year if the
state senate puts its stamp of appro-
val on a bill passed by the house.
Under suspension of the rules the
lower branch voted 105 to to pass
the bill by Representative John I. Jor-
dahl, Lake Benton, extending the
time of personal property tax pay
ments from March 1 to April 1.
Sponsors of the state income
tax won their first victory when the
house committee on taxes approved
bill for statutory income tax. The
vote was unanimous. Under provi-
sions of this bill an income tax would
go into effect at once, payable on 1888
incomes. 1t would affect thousands
of persons not paying federal income
tax as the exemptions are lower than
the federal law
After debate, a bill to give farmers
lower prices on prison-made farm ma
chinery, repairs and twine was passed
in the house. The bill, which now
goes to the senate, provides for cuts
of 20 per cent in the prices of farm
machinery made at Saltwater peni-
Tertiary, 80 per cent on all parts ocst-
ing more than 25 cents, and one cent
a pound on Irvine. That price level
would be effective only for the next
two years.
A bill which virtually would put
the state penitentiary out of the man.
ufacturing business, by having the
state take advantage of the Haws-
Cooper act permitting steps to enact
laws prohibiting the sale of prison
made goods within their boundaries,
was introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Lester Ulrich, Amboy
Abolition of the state crime bureau
was urged by committee in the
house. The abolition proposal, con.
tanned in measure drawn by Repre-
sentative R. w. Hitchcock of Hibbing,
won 9 to vote in the committee.
Mr.. Hitchcock, in urging approval Of
the measure, pointed out that it can
be eliminated without endangering
law enforcement in the state. Mr..
Hitchcock asserted it has not justi-
fed the expenditure of funds for it's
upkeep.
The senate finance committee, with
only one dissent voted straight 20
per cent paycut on salaries Of $1,000
annually or over for all employees and
officials of the state board of control,
and decided the same action would
be taken on all other budget Of state
governmental divisions. The pay cut
proposal came on motion of Senator
John B. Pattison of st. Cloud, who at
first moved to include salaries Of
$1,000 or over, but later amended the
other members of the committee indi-
Gated would be more acceptable.
Tho Nf fof; 1Io k1I
to hold it's first Saturday session of
the present legislature, met and ad-
journed at once when it was notified
that Representative P. A. Peterson Of
Emmons, had died during the night.
A committee was named by Repre-
sentative Charles Mum, speaker, to
attend the funeral.
bill permitting physicians to pre-
scribe as little as single drink Of
whisky, instead of full pint, was on
house general orders, following APP
prevail by the committee of the whole.
The bill is sponsored by Representa-
tive Otto D. Nellermoe, Minneapolis.
Circuses will not be allowed to
show in Minnesota during the IS
days just preceding the State Fair,
under bill passed unanimously by
the house. Carnival attractions will
be allowed as part of county fair
entertainment.
Workers marched on foot to the
state capitol to present their demands
at joint session of house and senate.
The delegation was made up of un-
employed from various points in the
state. Demands of the men were out
lined to the legislature by speakers
which were chosen by the men.
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