The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

liquor laws to permit sale Of intoxi-
cants at road houses and summer re-
sorts in addition to municipalities
was proposed in a bill favorably re-
ported by the house liquor control
committee. The existing state law
prohibits sale of liquor in establish
ments outside the city. The proposed
changes would permit county govern
ments to issue licenses TO five sum-
mer resorts and a like number OF
road houses or night clubs. License
also would be granted TO three golf
clubs outside the municipalities. The
only restriction on the liberalized IL
censing would be to limit the sum-
mer resorts TO licenses valid between
Nav and October 80.
Establishment of prison camps to
relieve housing congestion in Mime
sofa penal institutions and give
greater opportunity for convict re-
formation was approved by the house
state prison committee. The COM
mitee recommended for passage a
board OF control bill authorizing the
use for such purposes OF not TO ex-
coed $4,000 Of funds previously ap-
proved TO the prison fund.
The state senate postponed action
on bill to appropriate 100000 to re-
novate the old capitol building for
housing state departments now pay
ing rent. The house public buildings
committee has recommended that the
reconditioning plan be dropped.
The new state seed loan bill was
signed by Governor Olson. The new
bill clarifies bond issues by counties
and issuance Of certificates Of in
debtedness by the state to carry out
the loan accommodations within legal
limitations. Tenants on rented land,
under the bill are permitted to bor-
row seed money without the neces-
sity of landlord approval or sigma
ture. The lien in such a case is that
of the tenant alone
Fearful that the states education
bill is headed toward proportions far
beyond what it can afford, legislators
are casting about for means to curb
school appropriations for the next
two years as a part Of the 100000
tax revision program. Unless provi-
now before the house, the state edu-
cational system will be in a position
to collect s17,500, 900 for distribution
to schools during 1885 and 1886. This
would mean Jump Of $4,000, 600 over
its 1933-34 appropriations, which to-
tailed s1,510,000. The per capita cost
has increased from s4.25 in 1913 to
5000 in 1888. The present proposed
increase would raise each pupils cost
to s15.75.
Two major education measures
were passed by the house. with pro-
visions providing for approximately
100000 annually for Minnesota's
public schools. Presented by Repre-
sentative H. L. Wahlstrand of Will
mar, chairman of the house education
committee, the measures provide
$3.50, 900 for the state teachers retire
ment fund, and makes available ap-
proximately s6.750,000 for supplement
tai special and classified aid. Other
educational bills including a measure
to appropriate s11,4oO,o 600 as emer-
gency state aid are scheduled for con-
sideration under special orders.
Broad powers to regulate the open
ing and closing of seasons for the
taking Of game and fish IN Mime
sofa would be vested in the director
proved by a senate committee, which
embodies in its omnibus bill provi-
sion designed to net the department
an additinal $4,000 income annually.
Only the deer season would be exempt
from complete supervision OF the d.
rector under the measure drafted by
the senate game and fish committee.
Residents fishing licenses which now
cost so cents for individual permits,
would be raised to rs cents, while
family licenses, now 81. would be
SIPS. Non-residents' licenses which
now cost So would be raised to $3.50.
Advocates of property tax Hmita-
ton won their first major victory
when the house passed by vote Of
81 to ~ the YoungQuist measure pro-
viding for submission of a constitu-
tional amendment which would ban
all levies on real estate and tangible
personal property for state purposes
except for a one-mill county road
tax. 1t provides for the submission
Of constitutional amendment at
the general election of 1886 and that
the ban on property taxes become
effective after January 1, 1887, except
to an extent required to meet state
Indebtedness incurred before
Strong opposition may be expected
in the senate also. leaders of the
farm group said. The bill permits
the state to continue to tax royalties,
inheritances, gifts, sales, receipts, in
come, franchises, licenses, occupa-
ton. privileges, gross earnings and
tonnage and also intangibles. It re-
tains the 1912 Dunn one-mill road
tax as favored by the rural members
who forced its acceptance. Local
governmental units still have the
power to tax property for local pur-
pose. The extent of actual savings
to property owners is admitted diff
cult to estimate. but proponents OF
the measure cited minimum of ST.
100000 annually.
After smothering house opposition
TO secure passage Of the bill by a 90
to % vote, supporters of the livestock
weighing and grading bill girded for
harder fight for victory in the SEN
ate chamber, stumbling block Of SIM
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