Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11
OVERRIDE VETO
OF GOVERNOR
Senate and House Break II
Year Precedent by 1g-
noring Veto.
Tax Problem Draws Much
Attention of the State
Lawmakers.
Bv HJALMAR PETERSEN.

Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
week of April 1 to g.
Outstanding in the weeks news OF
the Legislature is the overriding OF
Governor OlsOn's veto of the Hibblng
North Forty" bills by both houses
The bills provide for substantial
tax reductions in the Village OF Hlb-
bling, the township of Stuntz and the
Hibbing school district. These re-
auctions in Hibbing will increase each
year until 1910, and thereafter will
be stabilized at that years level In
the township of Stuntz. exclusive OF
Hfbbing, and in the Hibbing school
district, the reductions will continue
to increase until 1912, when they will
be similarly stabilized for succeeding
years.
The mining companies, in return
for the tax reductions, have promised
to buy nearly s5,0OO,OO0 worth of
property in North Hibbing, the value
Of which has been greatly reduced
because of mining operations.
Perpetual Tax Cut.
In the message accompanying his
veto, Governor Olson emphasized that
he objected to the legislation because
1t would give the mining companies
a perpetual tax reduction which
would continue in effect long after
the mining companies had saved
enough through reduced taxes to buy
the property. He also pointed out that
the companies need not make any of
the land purchases for eight years.
and that the agreement entered into
by the companies does not legally bind
them to pay any certain price for the
property.
1.-The history of the conduct and
actions of the Oliver Mining company
toward the people of Northern Mime
sofa" Governor Olson said, has been
such that no citizen can conscienti-
ously rely on any promise made by
this company. save such a promise
as is enforceable in court"
In the Senate the leaders in the
fight to uphold the veto included Sen
ators George H. Lommen. Charles A.
Hausler, and Joseph Kodak.
Hitchcock Is Jubilant.
r. w. Hitchcock. Hibbing editor
and defender of the mining companies.
in his radio talk the night of the
House action, congratulated Hibbing
on it's GLORIOUS victory Mr.. Hitch
cock is one of those who will bene-
Of Nv in h
Hibbing to the mining companies. He
has been active in the capitol in con-
nection with the fight to put over the
North Forty" bills.
In this same broadcast. a large part
Of which Mr.. Hitchcock devoted to
an attack on the Farmer-Labor party.
he charged the Farmer-Laborites
with seeking to boost the motor vehi-
Gle license fees for cheaper cars such
as are driven by farmers and workers.
This is untrue. The Farmer-Labor-
ties have favored the retention of the
low minimums for the cheaper cars,
while advocating higher license fees
for the higher priced cars than have
prevailed for the last two years.
Vote Tax Limitation.
The tax problem continues to alb
sorb much of the time of the Legis-
lature. The House has passed the
tax limitation bill in it's amended
form by vote Of ST to 40. The vote
found most of those in the liberal
camp opposing the measure. which
has been under debate for three days.
As passed and handed on to the
Senate the bill was considerably
changed from its original form. When
il was first presented 1t called for a
fixed limitation of all tax rates on
real and tangible personal property.
but rs it finally came out of the low
er house it provided only for the
elimination of the state levy on real
estate.
Public Tax Hearing.
The omnibus tax bill. intended by
the tax committees of both houses.
which produced it. to be the solution
Of most Of the tax legislation prob
lens of this session. has had its day
i'm court in a public hearing held by
the tax committees in the Senate
chamber.
The most controversial portion Of
this bill is that providing for a re-
tail sales tax Of 3 per cent. with foods
being excepted.
Testimony at the hearing revealed
that outstanding supporters OF the
measure include apartment owners
and those representing other larger
holders of real estate as distinguished
from individual home owners. An in
teresting fact was pointed out by j. F.
Bissonette. secretary of the st. Paul
Apartment Owners Association, who
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