The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-07
Unemployment insurance legisla-

bill to become effective July 1, 1885,
came a step nearer realization with
approval Of the measure by the house
labor committee. Changes approved
by the committee included: Employ.
ers would pay 21s per cent of the 4
per cent share Of pay rolls into the
unemployment reserve fund, instead
of the full amount, and employees
would contribute IL per cent. A
plan previously proposed. but voted
down was to have employers con-
tribute per cent, and employees and
the state per cent each. The con-
tributions would be required by all
employers with three or more en-
ployes, instead of one. A proposed
appropriation of $4,000 to start the
plan was raised to $4,000, with the
stipulation it be repaid by June 80,
1887.
BY a vote of lie to 1, the Mime
sofa house Of representatives passed
another income tax bill, this one call.
ing for vote of the public on a con-
II was dulls
cipated that this measure would find
more favor in the senate than was
expected to be given the statutory in
come tax bill passed by the house the
day before. Unlike the statutory
measure, the amendment proposal
does not specify exemptions or a rate
of taxation. The Statutory bill would
impose graduated tax rate of from
one to five per cent on all income CT
$1,000 more than the exemptions. The
exemptions in the statutory bill are
$1,000 and $4,000 for single and mar
ried persons, respectively, with $3.50
for each dependent.
Governor Olson served notice that
he expects action in the closing three
weeks Of the session on half dozen
major issues remaining While he
did not say so specifically, there was
Just hint in his statement that he
may call the legislature in special
session If some of these front-rank
issues are not cleared up. There are
16 working days left for the legisla-
ture as it took up business this week.
Speeding up of the wheels in both
houses was ordered, as they made
plans for morning and afternoon ses-
sions and more evening meetings.
Virtually the entire legislative pro-
gram remains to be disposed of in the
closing weeks.
A bill demanding that no married
woman living with an able-bodied EN-.
ployed husband shall be entitled to
any public employment in Minnesota
was introduced in the house. The
measure is designed to afford unem.
ployment relief among heads of FAM
lilies. 1t would become effective on
passage. Authors of the measure
are Representatives Albert Samec.
Jr, st. Paul; A. D. Crissey, Morris,
and John c. Kettner, CORTLAND.
The legislature went on a bill in.
Producing orgy Saturday, the final day
for presenting bills without sepcial
permission. During the first hour Of
the senate and house sessions, more
than SO bills had been offered in each
body. Both senate and house will
run far ahead of their 1881 total. Be-
fore the final rush had concluded, the
senate total had been pushed to more
than 1000 and the house had ap-
preached the 1850 mark.
Governor Olson signed one of the
principal relief bills passed by the
present legislature when he approved
a measure permitting political sub.
divisions of the state to borrow funds
for poor relief which becomes effec-
tive April 1. The bill also validates
all bonds issued or proceedings
started for issuance of such bonds
for this purpose before the law was
enacted.
The house passed a bill to transfer
$2,SSO,000 from the highway fund to
the state treasury, the transfer to be
made at the rate of 100000 year
for eight years, to reimburse the
treasury for money spent collecting
motor vehicle licenses. The transfer
grows out of court decision in 1881
that the highway avenue must bear
the cost Of the license collection.
The house has agreed to talk the
auto tax problem over again with the
senate in order to come to some salts.
factory agreement in regard to a cut
in fees. Indications are that mum.
Der Of house members who hereto
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stand against general cut will join
with the senate in demand to spread
the slash to all cars.
Twenty-Five represe ntatives intro
duced in the house resolution calling
for an inquiry into sale of bank stocks
in the state. The resolution would
set up committee, composed of three
members from each branch of the
legislature, and an appropriation Of
$1,000 would be allowed the commit
tee to finance the investigation.
The old argument over drivers II.
censes and drivers responsibility adj
vanced step, when the senate motor
vehicles committee approved the two
bills. They also are before the house
and should be reached soon.
One of the most troublesome issues
of the session, the livestock grading
and weighing bill, has met its death
in the senate after passing the house
by a vote Of lis to 4. It will not
come up for vote again.
Gov. Olson sent back to the legis-
lature with his third veto of the ses-
sion a bill which would allow mem.
bers of the local governing bodies to
take part, in their official capacity,
in designating banks in which they
are interested as repositories for pub.
lie funds.
The national encampment of the