The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-01-20

apportionment plan that will have APP
prevail of the legislature and Cover
nor Olson was thrust into the hands
| of Hennepin county legislators by Sem
ator William L. Petersen of Lancas-
| ter, chairman of the senate reappor-
tionment committee.
Senator Petersen, who is the au-
thor of a measure proposing new
lineup of counties for the nine con-
gressional districts, advised Senator
Sherman Child of Minneapolis, chair
man of the Hennepin senate delega-
ton, that as soon as the the county's
members are ready on a division of
Minneapolis between two proposed
districts, action will be started to
push the problem through.
A one-year moratorium on 1888 au-
tomobile license fees, as a statewide
direct relief measure, was proposed
by Senator F. H. Rollins of ST.
Charles, vice chairman of the senate
highway committee. His bill would
provide that 1882 license plates be car
ried through the year, with perhaps
a registration fee of 25 cents or less.
For new cars, however, the fees would
be paid on the 1882 basis. Fees al
ready paid for 1888 would be refund
ed on all cars purchased before Jan.
1 this year.
A drastic tax reduction bill which
would limit IN 1ap;ao
against all property Is being prepared
for introduction in the senate by Sem
ator Claude H. Mackenzie of Gaylord.
The measure, companion to his bill to
cut salaries of all state, county and
other public employees, provides for:
Setting one tax limit rate for the
state, one for counties, one for school
districts, and one for either town.
ships, villages or cities. Creation of
special board in each county which
would split the limited amount, divid.
ing the total mileage rate to be levied
between the subdivision. This board
would be made up of three county
commissioners, the county auditor and
three citizens, the later to be named
by district court judges and serving
without pay.
Declaring the need was imperative
for lower state expenses and lower
taxes, representatives Of taxpayers
from IA counties in southeastern Min.
nesota met in Owatonna and organ
lied the Root Hog, or Die club" and
made plans for motor caravan to the
state capitol ip st. Paul to present
their petition to Governor Olson and
the legislature.
A salary slash of 10 to 20 per cent
for all persons paid from public funds
was proposed in a measure submit
ted to the state senate by Senator
Claude H. Mackenzie of Gaylord.
The proposal was made Senator Mac
kenzie explained, as means of re-
ducing state expenditures and level
ing the salaries of state employees to
the general scale being paid in pri-
vate business.
The general revenue fund of the
state would benefit to the extent of
$2,76S,000 under bill offered in the
senate by Senator A. J. Rockne of
Zumbrota. 1t provides for the return
of this amount from the highway sink
ing fund based on a supreme court
decision upholding bill enacted two
years ago under which the cost of
collecting motor vehicle license fees
must be charged to the state high
way department. Before that time
this cost was paid out of general re-
venue.
The first move in the threatened
abolition of the big Three"-state
department of administration and
finance-was made by Representative
Leonard Ericsson of Fergus Falls.
The Ericsson bill, offered in the house
makes no attempt to reallocate the
duties of the Big Three, but merely
strikes the name of this department
from the list of departments in the
reorganization act Of 1888.
Only few changes were made in
the rules of the house. The time for
introduction of bills, which formerly
was 60 legislative days, was reduced
to As in order that the legislature
may, If it passes the necessary reso-
buttons, substantially reduce the ses-
sion.
Another change was that the author
OF bill may have it recalled from
committee after Is legislative days,
instead of Is session days. Session
days are those on which the legisla-
ture actually meets. Legislative days
are those on which the legislature
may meet
Zoning Of Minnesota lands and re-
moval of settlers from uneconomic
farms to others upon which they
would have better economic chances
was advocated in the report of Gov.
Floyd B. Olson's land utilization COM
mittee. The report was compiled by
a committee headed by DR.. Lotus D.
Coffman, president of the University
Of Minnesota.
Representative P. A. Peterson Of
Emmons has everyone talking about
him. He has achieved it by the simple
method of wearing cap as he sits in
the house chamber. He is never bare
headed in winter. He got permission
from Speaker MUM to wear his cap,
explaining that he suffers severly
from neuralgia If the slightest draft
strikes his head.
The house also passed unanimously
R. w. Hitchcock's bill maintaining