The Ely miner., 1935-02-08

partments. Basis for the trouble was
ostensibly the majority groups ignor-
ing Hennepin county and Minneapolis
in selection Of II men to conduct the
inquiry.
When they stepped into the senate
chamber after nearly a weeks delay
in getting the investigating commit
tee named, the majority leadership
looked for a smatering Of trouble from
the Farmer-Laborite. They were GER
tain that that would be quickly
squelched and the Investigation put
under way by nightfall. The senate
committee on committees chairman,
Senator Henry A. Larson Of Preston,
offered a list of names consisting Of
Senators James A. Carley Of Plain
view, chairman; A. ]. Rockne of Zum-
brota; H. II. Sullivan of St Cloud;
Milton C. Lightner of st. Paul; D. D.
Murphy Of Blue Earth; o. ]. Finstad
OF Window; A. L. Almen of Balaton,
and Z. c. Stiening of Moorhead, rep
resenting the majority, and W. L.
Dietz of New Prague, Victor Lawson
of Willmar, and R. ". Gardner of
Staples representing the FarmerLa-
borites.
Hardly had the report been offered
before Senator Lawson was on his
feet demanding that the report be
sent back to the committee for revi-
sion, with four members Of it to be
named by Lieutenant Governor HAL
mar Petersen. There was a verbal
display over that, the Farmer-Labor-
ties insisting that their group was
entitled to the additional representa-
tive on the ground that Athe accused
should have a fair hearing.
Unless the legislature acts within
two weeks, Minnesota motorists must
pay 1885 automobile license fees at
the 1882 rate. and they must obtain
their new licenses by Feb. Is to avoid
penalty, according TO a warning is
sued by Secretary Of State Mike Holm.
Several bills are pending proposing to
reduce the rates to the 1933-34 level
and to extend the deadline to April l.
Independent leaders opened a fight
to take relief distribution out Of Gov
ernor Olson's hands and give it to
count officials on non-political
basis. They rejected his request for
for a blanket s10,000,000 relief ap-
preparation for the next two years
and introduced a measure giving him
$1,000, 900 for immediate drouth and
needy relief
Their rejection Of his request for
100000 600 at once did not mean there
will be no further relief appropria-
tions, 1t was explained. The action
to hold up the major part Of the re-
quest was taken to permit thorough
airing Of the handling Of relief by the
state board of control. perhaps trim
the total and prepare legislation Civ
ing county boards the task of dis
tributing relief.
Adoption by the Minnesota legisla-
ture Of a policy halting further extern
sion Of the state trunk highway sys-
TEN was recommended by the house
public highways committee. Chair
man Warren Hastings was instructed
to report the committee action to the
house in the hope such a policy will
be adopted Immediately and an ex-
pected food Of bills for extension be
averted. The committee recommend
ed that essential correctional work Of
minor cost be favored in order that
important arterial routes be complet-
ed and other errors corrected. Com
mittee members declared that "the
public cannot endure the additional
tax burden" which would result from
further extension Of the trunk sys-
TEN. They emphasized that the state
highway department cannot maintain
existing roads properly because Of a
serious shortage Of funds
The Minnesota conservation COM
mission recommended that the legis-
lature enact laws permitting exten-
sion of iron mine levies to encourage
the mining of low grade ore and also
appropriation Of sufficient funds to en-
able the division of lands and miner
ais to enlarge its field research lab
oratory so as to discover If possible
how to mine proftably the low grade
ore
Pari mutuel betting on horse racing
would be legaIized in Minnesota If a
bill introduced by Senator George
Lommen Of Eveleth meets the appro-
val OF the solons in both houses. This
Is the fourth time in as many legis-
latiye sessions that this bill has been
presented II has passed the house
twice in the past, but been beaten
each time in the senate Backers Of
this bill are confident that they can
muster enough votes to get It by at
this session
A bill increasing inheritance taxes
from three to nine times the present
law, up to a maximum of 40 per cent,
was put In by Senator's b. G. Novak,
George h Lommen and A. L. Almen.
House members prepared for a
clash over the proposed rule limiting
the number Of authors on any bill to
six. It was laid over when minority
members raised objections The SEN
ate already has adopted a similar
rule, limiting the number of co-au-
thors to three. One bill IN the house
last week had IS authors.
Constitutional amendments would
be adopted by the affirmative vote Of
so per cent Of the voters on a Far
ucular amendment. according to a
bill introduced in the house by A. J.
Powers, Mahnomen. proposing a con-
stitutional amendment to make the
change effective. At present. many
constitutional amendments are lost be-
cause Of the necessity for a majority