The Ely miner., 1933-02-17

bill to the senate.
Veto of a bill which would restore
capital punishment in the state was
promised by Gov. Olson if such a
bill is approved by the legislature.
He attacked the proposed restoration
as a return to barbarism.
Another of the abolition bills intro
duced by R. w. Hitchcock, Hibbing,
went into the discard on action Of
the house civil administration COM
mittee. The bill provided for aboli-
ton of the office of state expert prin-
ter.
Governor Olson presented a state
regulatory beer bill. The act will
prevent the sale of any beer with al
coholic content the next congress may
approve to minors, whether sold in
drugstores or other soft drink par
lors.
Administering his first veto Of the
present session, Governor Olson re-
turned unsigned the proposed bank
moratorium measure that would per-
NIT banks 15-days holidays under SUI
pervision of the state banking COM
missioner.
All foreign government securities
sold in the state would be registered
with the state securities commission,
and valuation and capitalization Of
public utilities corporations also would
be listed, under terms of a bill in
the house.
The house appropriations commit
tee turned down Representative Leon
ard Eriksson's proposal to vest the
state executive council with unlimited
power to supply hay and feed for live
stock of drouth-stricken farmers as a
relief measure.
Aimed to eliminate direct purchases
of livestock and small concentration
plants in rural districts, two bills
were introduced in the house pro-
viding for licensing Of direct buyers
and for state supervised weighing
and grading of stock.
A new income tax propo.al, calling
for constitutional amendment, is
before the house, sponsored by Rep
r resentatives R. T. Hart. Moose Lake,
and Robert F. Lee, Annandale. It
provides specifically for a replace
ment, two-thirds of the proceeds Of
the tax to be allocated to school dis
tricts. The other third could be
used as the legislature might decide.
Wet senators conferred over their
beer problem, hoping to get Governor
Floyd B. Olson'sc approval to their
program. They have one bill to IL
cense places selling Misunderstanding
malt liquors, and are talking of bill
to limit distribution of this new beer
which they expect congress to legal
ize. Meanwhile the bill to repeal
state enforcement acts is being held
up.
Representative Ray j. Quinlaven Of
st. Cloud introduced in the house a
bill for state probation system, to
be operative outside the three large
cities. These cities have their own
probation system. The plan is ap-
proved by Governor Olson, by county
attorneys and other groups, and the
chairman of the state parole board,
A. C. Lindholm, voiced his approval
of the idea in his annual report.
Spearing of rough fish at any time
during the year will be permitted un-
der a bill passed by the house and
sent to the senate for confirmation.
Spearing Of rough fish now is pro-
hibited as is the use of artificial
lights, which, under the bill, also will
be permissible from April Is to June
Is, both dates inclusive, in all streams
except those closed by proclamation
by the game and fish department.
Farmers whose land is forfeited for
taxes this year or next would be
given the right to repurchase it with
in one year after foreclosure, under
bill offered in the senate by
Senator A. S. Larson. Sandstone. The
measure provides repurchase could
be made by paying one-tenth of the
amount of taxes due within the one
year limit, and the balance in 20
yearly installments, at per cent in
terest.
With an investigation of the state
highway department approved by the
house, Speaker Charles e. Mum of
Osseo, named members IF the group
which will make the inquiry. They
are Representatives E. ]. Chilgren,
International Falls; Andrew Finstuen,
Kenyon: H. H. Barker, Elbow Lake:
E. G. Holm, Hawley, and H. C. Labs
soniere, st. Paul. They will make the
investigation Independent of a SINH
lar inquisition arranged by the senate.
A plan to limit taxes in the state
to a definite figure beyond which gov
ernment officials could not go was
presented by Senator Claude H. Mac.
kenzie of Gaylord. He would set the
limit at 35 per $1,000 of assessed val
uation as the outside limit for all
operating expenses for municipal,
school. county and state governments.
A leeway to permit assessment Of
additional amounts for bond interest
and retirement would be allowed.
however.
The house approved two bills re.
pealing laws requiring use of Mime.
sofa stone on public buildings. One
measure now requires all such stone
to be quarried in Minnesota, and the
other requires all cut stone so used
to De fabricated in this state.
One of the three truck bills being
considered by the house committe on
commercial transportation, was rec.