Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-19
WOULD HAVE
FRAZIER BILL
Minnesota Legislature Me-
moria1izeS Congress to
Make Bill a Law.
General Review of Second
Week of State Law
Body Given.
BY REP. HJALMAR PETERSEN
(From January 9th to 14th)

(From January 9th to 14th)
The Senate and House have both
passed a concurrent resolution me-
morializing Congress to enact into
law the Senator Frazier bill for re-
financing farm loans at a low rate
of interest. If the Frazier bill in
its present form is passed by Congress
it would afford an interest rate Of
one and one half per cent on farm
loans with annual payments of one
and one half per cent. The bill is
fundamental, broad in scope, and
would have a great bearing on inter-
est rates in general out over the ma
ton. If bonds to float the loans
would not sell readily at the low rate
Of interest. the national government
would be authorized to initiate the
currency, thus putting more money
in circulation. The value of the dol
lar would be depreciated-a great
need for the masses today.
In the 1881 session of the Mime
sofa Legislature a bill was passed to
curb the issuing of bad checks to
laborers. An amendment to this bill
which has been introduced would also
give protection to farmers against bad
checks issued by buyers of livestock.
The Primary Election Ballot.
The consolidated primary ballot
bill has already been introduced in
this session and favorably recon-
mended by the Election committee of
the House. 1t will be recalled by
many voters that this bill passed the
lower House of the Legislature in the
1881 session by vote of "A, but died
in the Senate. If the consolidated
mean the same secrecy to the voter
at the primary election which is now
afforded at the general election. The
voter will not be called upon to reveal
his party identity, thus making for
less coercion at the primary election.
Assuming there are contests for NOM
ination on the three party ballots.
Farmer-Labor, Republican and Demo-
cratic, the voter will be given all
three and he or she will express
choice for the candidates he desires
to have nominated on the party to
which he adheres. The other two bal
lots will not be voted and the election
Judges and clerks will not know the
party affiliation of the voter.
The new rules of the House were
adopted Tuesday without dissenting
VOTE Representative John ]. McDon-
ough of ST. Paul, chairman of the
Rules committee, explained the
changes made from the rules OF 1881
and Representative Dewey w. john
son of Minneapolis, a member of the
Rules committee, explained the pay
cuts to employees of the House, bring
ing out that the policy is to effect
an average cut of twenty-five per
cent in the pay and that the person.
mel is reduced about one third.
Recognizes NOrtOn'S Ability.
Adoption of rules brought forth the
first verbal arguments between the
liberal and conservative groups. Rep
resentative w. l. Norton, who Is now
serving his 18th term in the lower
House, which covers a period of %
years, and who has been the conserv-
alive leader for many years, did not
take part in the discussion. Repre-
sentatives Hitchcock of Hibbing,
Quinlivan of st. Cloud, and Wright of
Hennepin, did the talking for the con-
servatives in the course of the debate.
Representative McDonough who now
holds the same powerful position, that
of chairman of the Rules committee,
held so many years by Mr.. Norton,
took occasion to pay Mr.. Norton a
we'll deserved compliment for his
ability, though, as Mr.. McDonough
said, they are on opposite sides po-
litically and do not vote alike.
Trunk ROutes-AutO Taxes.
Many bills have already been in
troduced for adding new routes to the
state trunk highway system, and on
the other hand many bills have been
introduced to lower the automobile
license fees. One lawmaker, Senator
F. H. Rollins of st. Charles, even goes
so far as to propose one year mora
forum on automobile license fees for
the year 1888. His bill provides that
1882 license plates be carried through
the year with perhaps a registration
fee OF Csc. The Senator argues that
it would be direct cash relief to
some 100000 automobile owners. Bills
have been introduced for a 500 cut
on auto license fees and for various
other percentage cuts, some bills also
changing the rate schedule. Some
lawmakers argue that it might be
we'll to maintain the present schedule
of license fees with new routes being
added. maintaining that the new
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