The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-15

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motorists should pay in auto license
fees for 1885. The house passed its
bill after brief debate by a vote of
"a 10 IS, and sent il TO the senate,
where q different sort Of bill prevails
on that issue.
The house bill calls for retention
OF the present reduced rates only on
the minimums-the $3.50 cars and
the S. cars. On higher priced ma
chimes the rates under this bill. will
be higher than motorists paid last
year.
Agreement was reached for recall
OF the $4,000, 900 emergency relief
appropriation bill from Governor
Floyd B. Olson's hands, reconzidera-
ton Of the votes by which it passed.
and ironing out OF the defects in the
measure by means Of conference
committee. Representative J. R.
Sweitzer. chairman Of the house ap-
preparations committee, said he would
move for the recall Of the bill. This
avoids veto and the framing Of a
new bill. Meanwhile. 100000 in
federal aid for Minnesota, released
when news went 10 Washington that
the bill had passed, was held up again,
pending final action here.
Changes demanded by Governor
Olson 10 meet his constitutional OBJ
JectOns viii provide for some def
mite plan Of retiring the certificates
Of Indebtedness used 10 raise the
money and viii state the emergency
requiring the appropriation. The
$4,000, 900 seed loan bill, expected 10
reach Governor Olson, viii be vetoed
on the ground II would put the state
IN the seed loan business. violating
the Constitution What course viii
be taken is 10 be determined.
Highway patrolnen would have the
same powers on trunk highways with
respect 10 the enforcement Of laws
relating 70 crime as sherifs and po-
lice have, so far as may be necessary
for the protection Of life and proper
" upon such highways. a bill COW
ering this subject was introduced in
the house by Representative Richard
L Tighe Of Wayzata- It has previ-
ously been offered in the senate.
Telephone gross earnings taxes
would go 10 7 per cent on incomes
over $4,000 up TO $4,000 and 9 per
cent above that figure. The base rate
Of 4 per cent would still apply for
the first $4,000 income. Harold
Barker is the author.
Sharp Increases IN income and
gross earnings taxes are proposed in
a bill ready for Introduction in the
house by a bloc Of minority members
Of the house. The bills follow the
suggestions Of Governor Floyd B.
Olson in some respects. Income tax
rates would jump TO Is per cent on
big incomes while remaining at l per
cent for small incomes. Now the
maximum rate is per cent. The,
bill is sponsored by Representative
Lewis HerfndahI and others.
Farm machinery and Irvine made
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Minnesota farmers at the cost Of pro-
duCtion by provisions OF a bill ap-
proved by the house appropriations
committee Instead Of a fat percent
age reduction in price, proposed BY
Representative A D. Crissey, which
would mean loss Of 81, 23S, 900 TO the
prison. according TO officials, the COM
mittee settled On the plan 10 sell at
what IL costs 10 produce. To be in
cluded IN the cost items viii be ma
terial. direct and productive labor,
overhead in the manufacturing de-
partment and in commercial selling.
Tourist camps would be placed IN
der supervision Of the state hotel in
spector, under provisions Of a bill ap-
proved by the civil administration
committee Of the senate.
s. a. Stockwen and co-authors are
behind a bill which would give any
municipality in the state the right
20 take over a public utility BY con-
demnation. under the power Of emf
uent domain, as well as by purchase.
The utilities specified. include
street railways, bus lines. water
works, telephone companies, artificial
or natural gas works, electric lights,
heat or power works. public systems,
ice plants, stone quarries and public
markets.
The bill provides that municipaIi-
ties can construct and operate such
utilities. or acquire them by purchase
or condemnation proceedings If the
voters so authorize when such a char
ter amendment is submitted with the
approval Of q majority Of the city
council Finances would be provided
through bond issues 10 be approved
by the voters.
One OF the secondary tax measures
OF the present session was taken IN
der consideration by the senate fin
ance committee when the group dis
cussed the recently adopted CONT
tutional amendment exempting house
hold goods and farm machinery from
personal property taxes. The com
mittee indicated il planned 70 favor
ably report on q bill that would ex-
empt household goods and farm ma
chinery from personal property taxa
ton and possibly eliminate the pres
ent 800 exemption on assessed vaIu-
alton
A concession to the machine age
was made when DR.. R ". Murchie,
director Of the rehabilitation eorpor-
alton of the SERA said that farmers
could get drouth relief for their trac-
tors in the same manner as feed re-
lief Is extended TO farmer for horses.
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