The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-02-01
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gear, as both houses prepared TO act
on the S10,O0n,OOO relief proposal, the
senate prepared to undertake a whole
sale investigation of state departments
and committees began to consider
motor vehicle tax reduction bills, tax
limitation and replacement and liquor
control revision. The need for prompt
action on public relief was reiterated
by Gov. Floyd B. Olson in a special
message to the legislature in joint
session, and his plea was followed by
an explanation of the federal program
by Harold Hunter, regional FERA di-
rector. The governor quoted from
a wire he received from Harry Hop
kins, federal relief administrator, to
the effect that "contiued federal con-
tributions must be conditioned on
state and local contributions amount
ing to a minimum of S10,000,000 for
1885"
The strong minority that Farmer
Laborites in the state legislature set
out to maintain when they lost their
battles for control has begun to waver,
with indications pointing to a move
ment that will give the independent
factions opposed to Governor Olson
the upper hand throughout the ses-
sion. Independent house leaders laid
claim to addition to their ranks of
some 10 members, giving them roll
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than needed for the two-thirds control
important in a showdown with the
governor.
Pairing down of the states more
than $4,000 600 budget for the coming
biennium was started by the senate
finance committee. While no cuts
were made and probably will not be
voted until all institutional require
ments have been gone over. members
Of the committee questioned few mi
nor items in the recommendations of
the board.
A bill providing for a tax of cents
per 1000 cubic feet on all natural gas
piped into Minnesota was proposed in
the house. Proceeds of the tax
which would amount to several hun
dred thousands dollars annually,
would be placed in the school aid
fund. Representative Roy Wier, Min
neapolis sponsors the bill
Free textbooks, work books and sup
plies would be provided for all grade
and high school pupils in Minnesota
under bill introduced by Represen.
tative William Ost Of New York Mills.
The bill is based on findings of an in
term commission.
Period Of redemption under mort
gage foreclosure would be extended
to May 1, 1897, in a bill introduced by
Representative Leonard Ericsson and
20 others. This in effect would ex-
tend the life Of the mortgage mora
forum act.
A bill providing for maximum tax
levy of 371a mills on real and per-
sonal property was introduced in
both houses of the legislature, &C.
cording to an announcement by the
Minnesota Association for Tax Justice.
A gross reheipts tax of one-haIf of
per cent will be proposed later, 1t
was announced by the association,
which claimed that $60,O0O,OO0 annu-
ally could be produced from such
tax. OF this amount, S20,000,OOO would
be turned over to the state, which
would be prohibited from making any
levy against real property, and the
balance would be given to the school
aid fund.
Advertising and other abuses in the
dental profession would be prohibited
by passage of bill introduced in
both houses. Senators A. o. Sletvold,
Detroit Lakes, and M. j. Calvin, WI
mona, sponsored the bill in the senate,
and Warren Hastings, Two Harbers;
Burt Costello, Wabasha, and Mark
Nolan, Gilbert, signed the house
measure. "sae .-.af
Moves designed to tighten the tax
burden on real estate were made in
both houses of the Minnesota legis-
lature. In the senate, B. G. Novak
of st. Paul proposed a constitutional
amendment eliminating the one-mill
tax against real and personal prop
erty for the benefit Of the state road
and bridge fund. At the same time.
Representative John A. Weeks of
Minneapolis introduced in the house
a bill that would levy gross earn
ings tax of one per cent, which he
said would reduce real estate taxes
by at least 25 per cent.
Extending powers of state highway
patrolmen to include general police
duties was proposed in a bill pre-
pared by Senator o. ]. Finstad or
Window. He said he will ask an in
crease in the force from 20 to 100
men to cope with outlawry that fire.
quently is outside control OF, the local
authorities. s
Representative Mark Nolan, Gilbert,
offered bill to permit emergency
tax ,evies for work relief in the
range towns over their per capita
limit. A similar bill was killed in
the senate in 1898.
Representative Michael F. Ettel of
st. Paul introduced his heralded bill
to remove the state highway offices
to the old state capitol. He said the
old building can be put in shape to
house the department for $4,000, or
less than the. 100000 annual rental
paid for the University avenue build
ing.
Daylight saving would be manda-
tory in Minnesota under a bill pre-
scented in the senate. Clocks would
be set back the last Sunday in April
and the arrangement would prevail
until the last Sunday in September.