The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-05
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tai contributions, appears as a prob
able entry into the final legislative
rush along with taxation, appropria-
ton and liquor bills. 4 sub-commit-
tee Of the house public welfare COM
mittee. is studying three old-age pen
sion measures introduced in the
house and is expected to bring in q
new bill combining the most practical
features Of all three measures, intro
duced by Representative Harold Bar
ker, Representative Mabeth Hurd
Paige and Speaker George ". John
son.
First big appropriation bill for the
session made its appearance, cover
ing state institutions under the board
Of control BY agreement between
the committees Of the two houses,
the identical bill went into both hop
pers. carrying SS,765.SSS for the two
years. This does not include propos-
ed buildings, TO cost about $4,000, 600
and 10 be provided in another bill.
II is expected TO get PWA help on
these The bill provides for salary
reductions Of Is per cent on pay over
$4,000 q year and allows the board OF
control TO adjust salaries from $3.50
to g, 600. There are no cuts below
the lower amount The current ex-
pense allowances are s6,s00,700, a cut
Of s574,000 from board requests. For
repairs and requirements, s327.656 is
allowed. cut Of s109, 61s. The COM
uittees have not agreed entirely on
the building items They are work
ing On allowances 10 be put into four
other large appropriation bills.
A warehousing bill for grain and
corn sealed on farms, particularly
crops sealed under the loaning pro-
gram Of the federal government, be-
came law with. the signature Of Gov.
Floyd B. Olson Local boards are set
up by the bill TO supervise the sealing
Of the grain and negotiable eertih-
Gates viii be issued to farmers.
4 twO-year debt holiday on contracts
for deed in Minnesota was created
when Governor Olson signed the bill
providing for suspension Of canceIla-
ton Of such contracts. The measure,
companion TO the mortgage morato-
rum act, grants until March 81, 1887,
freedom from contract cancellation
subject 70 certain provisions. Recog-
niZing q public economic emergency
as does the mortgage moratorium act,
the contract for deed measure pro-
vides for settlement IN district court
Of contract differences between ven
dor and vendee. A 49-day notice must
be served by the vendor upon the
vendee If he desires TO take the con-
tract into court The vendee must
answer this notice with written objec-
tons within Is days or the court has
the power 10 terminate the contract.
District courts are empowered TO re-
wise contract terms in such manner
as the circumstances and conditions
may require. The court also is 70
take under consideration any proper
" Improvements made By the vendee.
Minnesota may have daylight saw
ing time starting the last Sunday in
April, according TO a bill recommend
ed for passage by the house general
legislation committee. The proposal
would set the clock ahead one hour
each year On the last Sunday in April
and revert TO standard time on the
last Sunday in September
Legislation to regulate the length
Of trains in Minnesota was killed for
the present session when a motion in
the house to reconsider its action IN
rejecting the Limitation proposal was
lost. IS to IS.
Representative William 2. Ost, New
York Mills. introduced a bin provid-
ing that school districts be reiu-
bursed maximum Of ST per year
per pupils for carrying pupils from
districts. The money would come
from the special state aid fund. In
case the outside pupil did not use all
Of the S27 on transportation, the bal
ance could be applied on his room
and board.
State Treasurer Julius A. Schmahl,
asked the legislature to supply him
with funds to fight the use of state
funds for purchase Of the two tran
silent camp sites at Savage and near
Shakopee- He presented figures to
show that the highway department
purchase Of land was on basis OF
nearly four times actual value as
shown by county records in the
Shakopee case. and nearly double
the value as 10 the Savage site.
4 medium security type of refor-
matory TO house first offenders was
approved in a report TO the house by
the appropriations committee. II
would be financed from a $3.50, 1000
fund set aside for the state prison
two years ago for a new cell block,
but never built
4 subcommittee Of the house mo-
tor vehicles body, brought in q re-
port recommending that payment Of
drivers licenses be made every year
at the rate Of 25 cents annually and
that funds from the fees go into the
general revenue fund Of the state in
stead Of into the drivers license d.
vision treasury. Representative ".
F. Merrill, Winnebago. chairman Of
the subcommittee said that annual
payment OF fees would bring in con-
siderable more revenue that is neces-
sary for the budget of the bureau.
Senator Karl G. Neuneier, Of Still
water extolled the late Senator
George H. Sullivan, his predecessor,
as the latter's death was commemor-
atad in memorial services BY the
senate Also honored was the late