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posed 10 many items in the bill and
hours Of debate indicate there will be
some middle ground on which both
the houses and the governor can
agree.
Governor Olson signed the new au-
tomobile license rate bill designed TO
increase highway department funds
approximately 100000 a year. The
law, requiring motorists to obtain
new licenses by May !, fixes a % per
cent rate based on factory prices for
all cars above the minimum class Of
IS for light cars and $3.50 for heavy.
New depreciation rates are Is per
cent after the second year instead of
the old 10 per cent annual deprecia-
ton. Secretary Of State Mike Holm,
who issues automobile licenses, said
that most car owners have yet TO ap-
ply for their licenses. He pointed
out that the anticipated rush for Il
censes will necessitate a % per cent
increase in his staff.
The legislature took the first step
toward the establishment OF an old
age pension system in Minnesota
when the house passed the pension
bill without a dissenting vote. The
bill goes ID the senate, where preYi-
GUS attempts had been made to incor-
porate pension provisions in the on
nibus tax bill, without success. IN
der the terms Of the bill passed in
the house maximum payments would
be S45 q month to all persons over
SIS years Of age. The pension is ex-
pected TO require appropriations Of
S5,G00,000 for the next biennium and
the cost would be borne two-thirds by
the state and one-third by the county.
The bill was introduced by Represen-
taiTe H. H. Barker Of Elbow Lake.
an administrative spokesman, and
went through the house almost as
drawn, with only few minor amend
ments.
Reversing the practice termed IN
constitutional by the state Supreme
Court, Of allowing settlements Of de-
Inquent taxes at q discount. the
house passed a bill to encourage
prompt payment Of real estate taxes,
allowing q 2 per cent discount for
payment before the due date. To
ease the financial situation Of the
state, two bills were passed. One in
creases the limit on state certificates
issued in anticipation Of tax receipts
from s6,000,000 to $1,000 900, with
an appropriation of 100000 to cover
Interest The other increases the
amount which may be borrowed from
other funds to help the revenue fund.
from 100000 to ss,O00,0OO.
Other bills passed at a busy house
session included a 10 per cent tax on
receipt Of wrestling bouts, for the
benefit Of the tuberculosis fund: a
tWo-year extension Of the moratorium
on rural credit interest payments,
and amendment OF the inheritance tax
law 10 apply the tax to property held
Jointly.
Seven Of the Is bills on the state
crime commissions legislative pro-
gram TO check criminal activities in
Minnesota have been enacted into
law. Governor Olson signed four
more Of the bills, the entire lot Of
which will cost not more than $780,.
600 per year. The new measures
signed by the governor will establish
state police radio station, attempt
10 curb bail jumping by making the
act a gross misdemeanor, enlarge the
state crime bureau from u to %
agents
Gov. Olson has the task Of appoint
ing two new members Of the state
board Of education, following action
Of the senate in refusing to confirm
the appointments Of Miss Florence
Rood. st. Paul, and Mrs. Marion lie
Sueur, Minneapolis, who have been
serving about a year.
why not create a school for leg
islators? I think We need it more
than the policemen do" This sugges-
ton for new kind OF professional
training was urged on the floor Of
the house by Representative c. G.
Mann, Hinckley, during the discussion
over the establishment Of a police
training school at the University Of
Minnesota which was finally approx
ed.
4 state appropriation of $500, 900
annually to match federal appropria-
tons for mothers pension funds was
approved by the house. The bill, au-
thored by Representative Hannah
Kempfer Of Erhard. would provide for
a fund of $4,000 one-third to be
paid by the counties which now are
paying approximately s1,272.5S6 an
nually.
Employees in institutions under the
board OF control viii get increases Of
SIS TO SO a month by a bill hurried
through the legislature and signed by
the Governor. Some Of these en-
ployees get as little as $50 a month,
plus maintenance.
Governor Olson vetoed legislation
designed to place the village Of CHS
holm school district on a cash basis
plan. declaring that he objected to
Representative Charles Wangenstein's
bill on the same grounds as he pre-
scented in his veto Of the so-caIled
North Hibbing bills.
Efforts Of the house liquor control
committee to revise the liquor law
seem doomed TO trouble. The COM
mittee had bad time making up its
mind what it wanted to do and called
back the bill at least once to revise
It But finally it came out and a
move was made to get special consid-
Grafton. Two days notice Of a mo-
ton for special order is required and