Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
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received on organization Of the House,
when George w. johnson obtained 81
votes for speaker.
Fight Committees Selections.
Senate liberals attacked the eleven
man committee chosen by the con-
sentative Committee on Committees
to investigate state departments. Sen
ator Victor E. Lawson of Willmar,
one of those named on the committee,
opened the fight by charging that the
liberals were not accorded fair rep
resentation, inasmuch as there were
only two Farmer-Laborites and one
Independent in the group. He de-
manded that the report be sent back
to the Committee ON Committees with
| instructions to leave the selection of
| four members to the president of the
Senate. Senator Lawson served notice
that he would refuse to serve IL the
| liberals did not get a fair represen-
tation. Senator George Siegel of st.
Paul, said the investigation commit
tee heavily weighted with anti-a6m min
istration conservatives gave the whole
investigation called for by the reso-
luton of Senator James A. Carley of
Plainview, the appearance of political
persecution. Senator Patrick Farnand
of Hibbing, said the investigating
committee was unfair because it gave
the conservatives six lawyers and the
liberals only one.
At one point Senators George H.
Sullivan, Saltwater. con ervative lead
err, and George H. Lommen of Eve
leth, liberal leader, engaged in a
sharp verbal battle on the floor.
Hennepin county members who had
voted with the conservatives on or
ganization demanded that their county
be represented.
When it appeared that a roll call
might show some OBJECTIONS from the
conservative ranks. Senators A. ]
Rockne of Zumbrota, and Charles N
Orr of st. Paul, conservative leaders,
urged that the report of the Commit
tee on Committees be referred to the
committee.
Committee List Revised.
The report went back to the COM
mittee and the next day, Thursday
the committee submitted a revised
list for the inquisitorial body, as fol-
lows: Senators James A. Carley
chairman; A. l.. Almen, Balaton, o. J
Finstad, Window; Burt L. Kingsley
Minneapolis; Milton Eghtner, st
Paul; D. d. Murphy, Blue Earth; A
]. ROckne, Zumbrota; and H. H. Sui
livan, st. Cloud, conservatives; and
Richard Gardner, Staples; William
Dietz. Montgomery, and Patrick Farm
and, liberals. Senator Kingsley was
substituted for Senator H. C. Stien.
ing of Moorhead, who was on the or.
iginal list, and Senator Farnand re,
placed Senator Lawson.
In the vote on the final selections
Senator Arvid Ruotsinoja of Kimball
organization of the Senate, swuns
over to the liberals side and votef
against the selections of the Commit
tee on Committees. However, thu
committees slate went through, 4:
: to "a.
: Dispute Tax Figures.
The tax committees Of the Senate
and the House sat in joint meeting
Wednesday to hear discussions on tn,
bill for a gross receipts tax intro
duced by Senators NJ r. eastman o
. OwatOnna. Carley. and William L
Roepke of Faribault. Several pro
l ponents of the measure spoke. includ
ing Senator eastman, Mayor Edga
Hayek of Albert Lea, as president O
the Minnesota Association for Ia
: Justice; Roland Olson. assistant {
}. Walter E. Olson of st. Paul. secre
: tary of the association; and Rober
L. Carley, st. Paul. secretary of tn
y Northern Building and Loan Associa
/, ton and treasurer of the Minnesot
: Association for Tax Justice.
All the speakers expressed hop
Of finding in this tax means Of lift
ing the tax burden off real estate
n Proponents of the eastman bill cor
pSIu THAI tile SIOSS ISCSlptS ldA COui
r raise S50.00O.O00 to $50. 900 a yea
to serve as a replacement for req
( estate taxes. However. considerabl
e dispute arose on this point. as it wa
pointed out that the Minnesota Inst
tute of Governmental Research. whic
has made study of various sale
taxes, estimates that only about s12
100000 could be raised by a one ha'
} per cent gross receipts tax as advt
7 Gated in this bill.
Would Tax Co-operatives.
s In the course Of the discussio
U Mayor Hayek revealed that it is tn
L purpose Of the sponsors of the BIZ
that the tax shall be levied on C
3 operative enterprises as we'll as otf
8 ers
3 Another piece Of legislation relat