The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-08

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tinued reduction of automobile license
fees would precipitate a fight for an
increase in the gasoline tax. The
highway department has contended
that one or the other is necessary in
order to provide funds with which to
match anticipated federal highway
| aid. Highway department officials,
| however, have not recommended
boosting the gasoline tax but have
concentrated their efforts toward res.
toration Of automobile license fees to
the 1882 level. Action on the license
| fees probably will be attempted this
week. The senate motor vehicles
committee has recommended passage
of bill permanently reducing the
fees to the 1933-1934 rates.
Defeat for all the public ownership
items in the farmer-labor program Is
a foregone conclusion after the house
Of representatives turned down by an
overwhelming vote the first item on
that program-a state-owned power
system. Pleas that only through a
state system could reduction in cleo
trio rates be obtained got deaf ear
in the house, against an insistent ar
gument over the whole principle of
the state in business. Whether rate
reduction would be attempted by any
other means remains to be seen;
there have been no bills offered vet.
A state owned power system, to de-
velop electric power under state
sponsorship, was one of the keystones
In the farmerlbaor program, and was
advanced by Governor Floyd B. o.
son throughout his campaign. But
the house, given it's chance to in
dorse the plan. turned it down fiat,
number of liberals deserving the
minority ranks to vote against the
bill. The vote to kill it was SO to 3S.
A proposal by Charles C. Thomp-
son of Burlingame, Calf, that Min
nesota's automobile license plates be
issued for three years instead of one
is being studied by legislators. Mr..
Thompson is sending his plan to Gov.
Floyd B. Olson. Minnesota, for 1884
registrations, printed nearly 725,000
pairs of plates at cost of $136,500,
Mr.. Thompson said. Distribution of
the plates costs additional money. II
the plates were issued for three-year
periods, the state would save money
and the taxpayers would be saved
time now spent every year in renew
ing licenses, he said.
Senator Fred ]. Miller of Little
Falls, serving his first term in the
legislature, became acting chairman
of the senate tax committee succeed
ing the late Senator George H. Sulli-
van. The committee announced plans
getting it's complicated task under
way.
1t develops that the state of Min
nesota owns slice of the state of
North Dakota. 1t came out when
a bill was introduced in both houses
proposing to transfer this land, in
Rolette county, to the federal gov
eminent.
In the senate, $4,000 appropria-
ton for state police radio station,
to be operated by the bureau of cri-
minal apprehension.
In the house, compulsory reporting
of persons injured by gunshot or
knife wounds by physicians, nurses,
hospital managers and pharmacists.
Their reports to police would be con-
fdential.
In the house, provision for paying
persons released from prison when
proved innocent, of 50 day for the
time spent
Representative Hannah Kempfer,
Erhard and William Ost, New York
Mills, introduced a house bill requir-
ing tuberculosis examination for all
teachers and school employees in
school districts outside of cities of
the first class. The tests would have
to be taken every three years and
employment of persons showing traces
Of the disease would be forbidden in
schools.
The University of Minnesota chem
zeal divisions would be allotted $780,
900 for the next biennium to conduct
extensive research on the use of
peat, under the provisions of a house
bill written by Representatives s. A.
Stockwell, Minneapolis, Sam Bellman,
Minneapolis, and c. A. Halvorson,
Revere. A measure by Representa-
tive Melvin Jebb, Paynesville, would
transfer control of sales from state
timber lands from the state auditor
to the director of forestry in the con-
servation department.
Governor Olson's plan for two
year relief fund of s10,000.000 bumped
into new legislative snag, coun-
ter proposal that half the sum be APP
propriated for this years needs with
whatever is needed for next year to
be considered at special session
next winter. The basis of the coun-
ter proposal is to force Governor Oh
sons hand on relief. The house has
approved his program. but the senate
has concluded it is being rushed into
an appropriation that may go far be-
yond the actual requirements.
AS result. movement got under
way among conservatives and indie
pende1ts to whittle down the relief
bill to s5,000,000 and compel the gov
ernor to call a special session IL more
money is to be needed next year.
Senator A. J. Rockne of Zumbrota.
finance committee chairman pointed
out here is no quarrel with the gov
ernor over the 1885 relief which Is to
prevail next year In addition to the