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

ginning If his second term as gov
ernor, Governor Olson handed out
two ultimatiums. First he reiterated
his declaration that he would veto any
repeal of the state enforcement act
unless it is accompanied with COM
plete provisions for state control of
liquor traffic. Then he declared he
would veto any bill which strives to
re-enact the Metropolitan drainage
act of 1881, which the governor We
toed and which has since been re-
vived by opponents of the bill worked
out by the joint council committees
of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Bills asking the state to pay $214.-
663S4 to victims of forest fires which
swept through Beltrami, Lake Of the
Woods and Koochiching counties in
1919, have been introduced. There
are SO separate claims in the meas
ures presented in the house. Repre-
sentative Edward Chilgren of Inter-
national Falls, and Representative
Gustav Erickson of Spooner, and in
the senate by Senator Harry Bridge
man of Bemidji. The state conser-
walton department held hearings in
the fire area about a year ago, fol-
lowing complaints that the fires had
resulted from negligence of the for
estry department.
There are SO bills in the house
alone for adding new routes and new
mileage to the trunk highway system.
Most of them are duplicated by bills
before the senate. More are pouring
in every day. The bills already in
would add at least 5000 miles. One
bill provides for three new routes.
ways into or through the Twin Cities,
which now stops at city limits, and
extend four others into or through
Duluth
The unemployment insurance bill
which he advocated in his inaugural
message to the legislature was drawn
up by Governor Olson. To establish
the fund from which unemployment
benefits would be paid, the governors
bill calls for assessments against en-
ployers amounting to four per cent of
wages paid to employees eligible to
receive payments during times of I'M
employment.
Senate and house committees open
ed series of hearings on tax reduc-
ton proposals, including a score Of
bills to cut salaries and reduce out
lays for public services and construc-
tion work. A bill proposed by Rep
resentative ]. ]. McNulty to the Hen
nepin county house delegation would
cut salaries of elective officials by
$500. The salary of the county at
torney would be cut from $1,000 to
$4,000, auditor, clerk of court, regis
ter of deeds, and treasurer, each
from $4,000 to $1,000, and court COM
missioner, $4,000 to $4,000.
The committee on taxes and tax
laws decided to sponsor bills to per-
nit payment of taxes in four quar-
terly installments without additional
penalty, to eliminate the per cent
penalty due January / following del
inquency, and to permit payment of
taxes due in 1882 without penalty.
The committee agreed that the penal
ty on taxes delinquent after January
1 should be 10 per cent and not eff
fective until March 1.
By vote of 80 to 16, the house
favored the slashing of mileage al
lowances for all state, county, city,
village or school district employees.
The measure favors a cut from to
5 cents mile. 1t now goes to Gov
ernor Olson.
Persons who spread unfavorable
rumors about insurance companies
could be prosecuted, under a bill in-
troduced by Senator Charles N. Orr,
st. Paul. 1t would be misdemeanor,
under the bill, to spread false and
malicious reports.
Possession or transportation of ma
chine guns would be unlawful under
measure by Representative Donald
o. Wright of Minneapolis, passed by
the house by vote of 100 to 9. The
bill defines what constitutes a ma
chine gun and makes violations of
the law a felony. Drafted as the re-
suit Of recent bank robberies in the
state in which machine guns were
used to kill men, the bill permits law
enforcement officers the full use and
possession of machine guns.
A plan to make it easier to adopt
amendments to the state constitu-
ton was advanced to the calendar,
slated for early action, following ap-
prevail by the committee of the whole.
The Minnesota house appropria
lions committee has trimmed total
Of $409,000 from budget requests of
the control boards IS institutions.
Two resolutions, one to permit a
probe of drainage bond obligations OF
northern counties, and the other mem.
orializing congress to permit states
to issue and loan currency, were re-
jected by the house.
Confirmation of Governor Olson's
appointment of Harry E. Boyle of Du.
luth to the state tax commission was
recommended by the senate commit
tee on taxes and tax laws.
A bill calling for the adjustment
of five municipal boards in Minneap
oils was presented to the Minneap
oils delegations in the senate and
house.
The house turned down, IS to Al
a resolution offered by Emil S. Young
dahl of Minneapolis and P. A. Peter
son of Emmons, urging congress tt
allow states to issue money based or
| their natural resources.
Repeal of the Minnesota laws pivine