Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
PIP. TAX DATE
is EXTENDED
Allows Taxpayers Until
April list to Pay With
out Penalty.
Many Other Vital Economic
Measures Occupy Weeks
Busy Session.
BY HJALMAR PETERSEN
Representative From Pine County

Representative From Pine county
February 20 to 25)
The time for paying personal prop
eIty taxes this year has been extended
from February % to April 1 under
provisions of bill which has passed
both houses of the Legislature and
was signed on February % by Cover
nor Olson
After many committee hearings and
much discussion pro and con concern
ing the re-districting of Minnesota
into nine congressional districts, the
committee bill was finally passed in
the House Thursday with good sub
stantial majority. The Senate has a
plan that differs in some respects so
a conference committee will likely
have to endeavor to work out the diff
ferenceS. With 131 members in the
House and each with his own views
on re-districting. it is no small task
to draw up plan that is acceptable
but Rep. Herfindahl of Swift county,
chairman of the disappointment
committee, has done a good job. He
worked faithfully with his committee
members in order to draw up a con-
gressional re-districting plan that
would make for compact and con-
tiguOus districts and not too much
differential in populations.
Reducing Prices on Machinery, Irvine.
The bill for reducing the price OF
prison-made machinery POO, the re-
pairs 800 and a reduction of 1c per
pound of prisoD-made twire. passed
the House with a big majority vote
Rep. Doerr of Sibley county, did much
importa'iu to farmers out over the
state, especially iii these times Of low
farm prices. The Sibley county SOlOn
not only talked IL hahalf Of the bill
on the floor of the House but had APP
preached scores Of members on its
ton, and many co-authors, sponsored
the bill.
1t was argued by some representa-,
tives that prison-made goods come in
competition with private industries
and labor and was therefore frOwne(
upon by those lawmakers. The argu'
ment, however, was advanced by pro
ponents of the bill that all of the
state institutions which provide wOrl
for the inmates come into competi
tion with various lines of industry
including also agriculture and thai
@e .,c
necessarily have some work to do
The policy of adhering to the same
line of work in each of the institu
tions makes it more convenient fo
private industry to adjust itself to the
competition of state institutions II
whatever extent that may be.
Teacher Training Departments.
The bill to do away with teacher
training departments in high schools
out over the state is being debated
pro and con. There are 81 suci
teacher training departments beside;
the regular state teachers colleges a
st. Cloud, MankatO. WinOna, Moor
head. Bemidji, and Duluth. Rep
"dtllSt1 anu vi " al sues VIA
it is an economy measure to do ava.
with the departments in the various
high schools while others argue tina
living expenses will be much less t.
those students who take up teache
training in their home communities
departments were eliminated in tn
high schools it would save the stat,
about $275,O00 annually. The bill ha
been recommended out favorably from
the Education committee of the House
Investigate Highway Jobs.
Hearings are being conducted by
Senate investigating committee Of
large state highway construction job
in which it is alleged there was col
fusion by six big contractors. Tn
rule in regard to making only the big
ger contractors eligible for large job
was naturally made. to save the stat
from calling on bondsmen in cas-
that a smaller contractor was sue
cessful in securing big job which
he was unable to complete, thus saw
ing the state from much litigation
However. if there has been any col
fusion between the big contractors, i
is we'll that the matter be given full
airing and the public be informed OF
what was going on behind the scenes
Every good citizen will natural.
sanction a check up if found neces
sary.
Kidding Compulsory Military Drills
A bill has been introduced in bot
Senate and House to do away witt
compulsory military drills at the Stat
University. This is proposition tina
has been debated pro and con TO
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