The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-21

or the seven measures recommend
ed by Governor Olson at the start OF
the legislature, six have become law.
and the seventh probably will be act
ed on before the legislators adjourn
sine die April 20.
The bills passed include: Valuation
of the governors past negotiations
for relief loans from the Reconstruc-
ton Finance corporation. AUTHORIZE
ton for the governor to continue ne
gotiations for relief loans Legaliza-
ton of past and future poor relief
loans by local government units.
| Designation of the board of control
as the official state relief agency. Ex-
emption of tax anticipation notes in
first class cities in computing net
debt, thus allowing more leeway for
relief borrowing. Authorization of a
maximum tax levy of three mills for
| public relief, regardless of charter
or statutory limitations.
The only measure hanging fire is
bill to extend the limitations of the
| 100000 calamity loan law to in
clude cases of extreme economic dis
tress. 1t still is in the senate finance
committee, but has been approved by
the house welfare committee. The
other bills were passed about as the
governor suggested, except that the
appropriation for the board of con-
troll for administration of public re-
lief in the state was cut from $751; 900
to $4,000.
Governor Olson signed the redis-
tricting bill dividing the state into
| nine congressional districts. The dis
tricts are just about even according
to population, with the dividing of
Minneapolis the hardest job.
Minneapolis was divided so that
the First, Second, Third, Ninth, Tenth
and part of the Fourth wards will be
in the Third district with rural Hen
nepin, Anoka, Isanti, Chisago and
Washington counties. The rest of
Minneapolis will comprise the Fifth
| district.
The senate took final action on the
last piece of anti-prohibition legisla-
ton before the legislature, bill to
provide for constitutional conven.
ton September IL on repeal of the
Eighteenth amendment The senate
repassed the bill with house amend.
ments by vote of 40 to Z. 1t now
goes to Gov. Floyd B. Olson for his
signature.
South st. Paul would be permitted
to levy a tax for advertising the
Junior Livestock Show, and to pro
vide sleeping quarters for the young
sters who exhibit in the show, under
terms of bill passed by the house.
The levy would be limited to one
eighth of a mill, and would also be
used to sponsor band concerts. It
goes to the senate.
! Gov. Olson received a $4,000 ap.
preparation bill, following passage
unanimously by the senate, to finance
the Progress exposition in Chicago.
After defeating the job insurance
bill by an overwhelming vote earlier
in the week, the house pushed through
Governor Olson's unemployment in.
surance plan in a modified form by
a vote Of 81 to IS. AS now drawn, un-
employment insurance for Minnesota
is contingent upon adoption by ma.
jority OF nearby states of similar un.
employment insurance laws. Those
states are Iowa, North and South Da.
kota, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Indiana, Nebraska, and Missouri.
Senator Robert G. Marshall has a
rival. His spurs slipped one day last
week and his feet slid off his desk,
so he bit the dust Of the senate floor.
The next day Senator George Nord.
lin Of st. Paul, startled by vocifor.
| Gus Colleague pounding his desk, fell
over backward, to the great joy OF
the senate. Marshall rose and de-
manded that the press recognize his
competition.
Preparing for addition of some 5000
miles Of new routes to the state trunk
highway system, the house passed a
constitutional amendment declaring
the present system is rs per cent com.
plete. The vote was log to 4.
The metropolitan sewage disposal
measure leaped another hurdle when
the state senate general legislation
committee recommended its passage.
The measure already has been ap-
| proved by the house.
st. Louis county farmers would be
provided free seed this spring under
a bill passed by the house and sent
to the senate. 1t authorizes the St
Louis county board to spend $4,000.
The house approved a bill by Rep.
resentatives John ]. McNulty of Min.
neapolis and John C. Kettner of Court.
land to license electricians. The bill
goes to the senate.
The senate passed bill: providing
for distribution of money received
from sales of timber on state lands.
Half the amount would go to counties
in which these lands are located and
half to the state treasury.
The senate has passed the bill for.
bidding the shooting of wildfowl in
Minnesota from airplanes. It was
sponsored by Senator George H. Lom.
men, Eveleth.
Two labor acts, one decreeing a 80.
hour week for workmen on all pub.
lie works and another outlawing ar.
bitrary court Injunction without hear.
ings, were passed by the house and
sent to the senate
The house passed, 81 to "a, bill
increasing the exemption from garn.
ishment to allow S. for each depen-
dent, with a maximum of $50. The
bill, which started with a SIS exemp-
| ton and no maximum when fret In