The Ely miner., 1933-02-17

special message to both house, urg-
ing that the collection Of these IL
censes be transferred from the Sec
retary of state to the highway de-
partment. Secretary of State Mike
Holm is the chief champion of the fiat
80 per cent reduction in fees, while
Governor Olson favors no reduction
except on minimums. The proposed
transfer would shift another large
block of state employees to control of
the farmer-labor administration. The
governor declared that the change
should be made, on the authority of
an estimate by the highway depart
ment that it can do the work for
100000 a year less than it's present
cost. He pointed out that both de-
partments are seasonal in .-ctivities,
and so could use to some extent the
same personnel.
Senator Claude H MacKenzie's bill
to legalize a form of branch banking
was approved by the senate commit
tee on banking. 1t would allow
branch offices to be maintained with
in 20 miles of the parent bank, in
towns not having banking facilities.
The committee also approved a bill
signate banks where bonds may be
deposited that are given as security
by trust companies, instead Of keep
ing all such bonds in the treasurer's
own vault. The house committee on
banking recommended the bill max
and loan associations to borrow from
the Federal Home Loan Bank.
Two major bills, the drivers IL
cense and safety-responsibility meas
ures, passed the first hurdle. The
house committee on motor vehicles
indorsed the first bill by vote of s
to 5, and the second, 8 to 4. Both
bills are by R. ]. Quinlivan, and en-
body the program of automobile asso-
Citations and safety bureaus for keep
ing dangerous drivers off the road.
The first is a universal license for
drivers, but is given without examina-
tion, at 25 cents for three-year IL
cense.
The employment insurance bill sug-
gested by Gov. Floyd B. Olson in his
message made its appearance in the
state senate with 80 authors, only
four less than a majority of thar
body. 1t provides for collection of
4 per cent of payrolls of all firms, to
be held in an unemployment reserve
fund. The entire amount would be
made UP by employers, without con-
tributions from workers. Farm en-
ployers and small industries would
be excluded from the plan.
Final passage of a bill reducing
prices on farm machinery and twine
manufactured by the state peniten-
tiary at Saltwater was deferred by
the house. The bill, carrying the
names of more than a score of au-
thors, would lower prices on machin-
cry 20 per cent; parts costing more
than rs cents, 80 per cent; and twine,
one cent pound less.
Turning down amendments which
friends of the bill said were designed
to kill it, the house hurried through,
81 to 10, the bill to permit municipal
power plants to expand operations.
1t Is limited to the trade areas Of the
towns, and restrictions are placed in
the bill as to the vote required. The
bill now goes to the senate.
A bill proposing change in the
dates of deer hunting season and al
lowing deer shooting every year, was
introduced in the house by Represen-
tative A. D. Crissy of Morris. The
measure would change the dates from
November Is to November 25 as now
to November 20 to "a.
The senate finance committee voted
20 per cent pay cut for board of
control employees, setting a prece-
dent for other state departments, but
agreed 1t could do nothing about
judges salaries. The house commit
tee favors graduated pay cut scale,
5 to 20 per cent.
Bills providing for payment of the
highest prevailing wage on public con-
struction projects, and to put in effect
a five-day week and six-hour day on
public works were introduced by Rep
resentative Roy E. Weir, Minneap-
oils, and John ]. McDonough, st. Paul.
The senate general legislation COM
mittee rejected bill to repeal the
Brooks-Coleman street railway act,
and minority report was being pre-
pared.
= Statewide and compulsory old age
pensions for counties are provided in
house bill by Joseph A. Kodak and
w. S. Collins of Minneapolis and
Mark Nolan of Gilbert. The present
system is optional with the counties.
The bill went to the public welfare
committee.
Acting quickly after hearing pro-
tests against legalized gambling in
Minnesota, the house committee on
general legislation recommended to
pass bill permitting peri mutuel bet
ting in the state and providing for
2S-day horse racing season.
The senate voted final approval to
three measures, one empowering the
state livestock sanitary board to
quarantine animals shipped into the
state, the second designating the
board of control as the official agen-
cy to administer state relief. and the
third authorizing st. Louis county to
issue maximum of s1,500,0O0 in poor
relief bonds.
A measure to reduce the minimum
fine for shooting game birds out of
season, from $50 to $40, and to lower
the fine for illegal shooting of deer