The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03
Education.

tendance instead or 40-day attendance
basis.
Making a fat annual appropriation
of s250.O00 for the teachers retire
ment fund instead of levying Is per
cent of a mill for that purpose as
heretofore.
Granting pupils in state agricultur-
al schools. 81 a month state aid. the
same as received by high school pu-
pills.
Transfer of the rehabilitation de-
partment from the board OF education
to the board Of regents at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. Vetoed by Cover
nor Olson.
Providing that agricultural lands in
consolidated school districts shall not
be taxed more than 10 per cent over
and above the average levy assessed
against all common school district
lands for maintenance purposes.
Social Welfare.
Prohibiting endurance contests. ex-
elusive of six-day bicycle races and
intercollegiate contests.
Prohibiting minors from frequent
ing liquor and beer taverns.
General
Settlement of the famous North 80
case in Hibbing, by scaling down per
capita limitations, tax savings to
mine companies to be used to pay
property owners damages up to a
maximum of about 100000
Re-enactment of the mortgage mo-
ratorium law.
Including contracts for deed in the
mortgage moratorium act
Abolition of the life sentence for
bank robbery.
Appropriation of 100000 to pay at
torneys' fees in the highway suits
two years ago. Vetoed by Governor
Olson.
Permitting local governing bodies
to deal directly with the federal gov
eminent for federal aid.
Insurance
Enables employees to reopen case
after settlement for injuries. Per-
mits industrial commission to dis
approve settlements in such cases.
Industrial commission given juris-
diction over awards and settlement
Of claims involving the highway de-
partment
Enables physicians and hospitals
to obtain judgments against employees
when they are awarded damages for
injuries and refuse to pay medical
bills.
Authorizes the state industrial COM
mission to pay difference between
what an injured employee who is to-
tally disabled would receive and what
he received for partial disability il
injured under two different employ
ers at different times.
Compels insurance companies or
the employers to pay to a state fund
one per cent of the award to an in
jured employe who is partially dis
abled.
Compel companies writing work
mems compensation insurance to as
sumo losses incurred as a result Of
failure Of any such company.
Increasing damages for wrongful
death from $500 to $4,000.
Health
Forbids sale and possession of ma
Tijuana cigarets or the growing Of
the plant for producing such marco
tics
Highways
s12,000,000 bond isue bill to obtain
funds to match federal aid for high
way work.
Among its other activities, the leg
islature also devoted much of it's
time to killing legislation.
Proposals that fell by the way
side were bills to carry out part
Of Governor Olon's program.
Creation Of s50,0OO,OOO state cleo
trio power plant.
Extension of municipal electric
lines to a 5O-mile radius.
Repeal of the Brook-Coleman act.
Creation of limited dividend hous-
ing corporations for slum clearance.
Unemployment insurance.
Granting of liquor licenses to road
houses and summer resorts.
Abolition of the drivers license
bureau.
State civil service system.
Placing wrestling under supervi-
sion of the state boxing commission.
Creation of state department Of
justice.
Revision Of the legislative districts
and proposed one house legislature.
Abolition of the Big Three.
Permitting horse racing and Pari-
mutual betting, and compelling pay
ment Of taxes before appeals for re-
duction could be made.
Enactment Of one-buck law.
Abolition of the liquor control COM
missioner's Office.
Compelling all attorneys to become
members of the Minnesota State Bar
association.
Increasing the chain store tax rate.
Abolishing the one-mill road and
bridge fund levy.
Imposing gross receipts tax.
Taxing mineral reserves.
Creation of a state power authority
by setting up board Of engineers to
survey water resources of states.
looking toward a far-hung state owned
power and light system, carrying with
it control OF all waters in the state.
Splitting the gasoline tax equally
between state and county.
Compelling the use of Minnesota
products in all state work.
Creation Of a state department OF