The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-02-15
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by both branches and sent to the
governor for his signature. 1t Is ex-
pected that the extra thirty days
will give members time to work out a
satisfactory plan Of taxation. At this
time committees in both the house
and senate are continuing their eff
forts to bring to an early vote a bill
providing for a continuation of the
reduced taxes as of 1888 and 1884.
Eight members of the board of re-
were chosen at a joint session, but
despite the legislatures action, the
issue still was in doubt as Governor
Olson has declared he will ignore the
legislatures election and name his
own choices after the legislature has
adjourned. The governor was rep
resented as feeling that test of the
power of appointment should be
made, and that he would seize this
opportunity to do so.
The need to name eight persons to
the 12-member board at this time
arose from the expiration of four reg
ular terms, and the expiration of the
terms of four other regents who were
interium appointees of the governor.
Of the eight named two are new.
They are Ray ]. Quinlivan of st.
Cloud, a former state legislator, and
Albert Pfaender of New Ulm, former
state legislator and a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor. The new appointees succeed
Anna o. Determan of Litchfield, an
interium appointee, and Charles R..
Butler of Mankato, who has left the
state.
Although they turned down Mrs.
Determan, the legislators approved
the governors other three interim ap-
pointees, Frank w. Murphy of Whea-
ton, DR.. A. e. Olson of Duluth and
George w. Lawson of st. Paul, secre-
tary Of the state federation of labor.
The other three regents renamed
are DR.. William ]. Mayo of Rochester,
John G. Williams of Duluth and Fred
B. Snyder of Minneapolis.
The terms of Mr.. Lawson, DIR. Oh
son, Mr.. Quinlivan and Mr.. Murphy
expire in 1889. Terms of the other
four expire in 1941.
A two-year extension Of the mort
gage moratorium act is provided in
bill sent to the house by it's judi
cfary committee, which has been
working over suggestions on the leg
islation. A second bill, extends the
same principle to contracts for deed.
Two major state appointments
were announced by Governor Olson.
Two prominent farmer-laborites were
named to replace republican holdov-
ers whose terms have just expired.
Drank Yetka Of Carlton succeeds Gar
field w. Brown as state insurance
commissioner and George F. Gage,
Olivia, takes the place of Gunnar B.
Bjornson on the state tax commission.
The long-threatened investigation
of relief distribution was started when
State Auditor Stafford King and Mrs.
state board Of control, were called as
the first witnesses before the senate
departmental investigating committee
and relief investigating committee,
meeting jointly. The investigating
committee was informed that $500
persons were employed on relief STATS.
House members refused to vote on
the senate's revised $1,000,000 live
stock feed relief bill and referred it
to a conference committee, after OBJ
jections had been raised to the SEN
ate changing the source of the fund
from liquor tax receipts to general
property taxes. The bill was revised
and passed by the senate. There
was no opposition on the senate floor
and quick approval came after A. j.
Rockne, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, explained there was immedi-
ate need for approval of the proposal.
A state tax on tobacco and cigarets
ranging from 10 to 20 per cent was
proposed in the house by John j.
White, Ogilvie. Whites bill proposes
10 per cent state tax on cigars, man.
ufactured tobacco and snuff, to be in
addition to all other taxes and to be
figured by the retail prices. The bill
also proposes a tax of one-fifth of a
cent on each cigaret, or cents for a
package of 20 except that the tax on
cigarets retailing at more than 1 cent
would be 20 per cent.
A bill providing for per cent dis
count on real estate tax bills paid in
full on or before February 1, was In
troduced in the house by Representa-
tive R. T. Hart, Moose Lake, chairman
Of the committee on taxes and tax
laws.
Women's pictures would be barred
from billboard and similar advertis-
Ing Of cigarets, cigars or tobacco by
bill introduced in the house by Rep
resentatives ]. ]. White Of Ogilvie.
1t would be misdemeanor to is
sue check for farm products when
there were insufficient funds in the
account, under terms of bill before
the senate. But the senate banking
committee decided the subject did
not belong to tit should be CLASH
fed as crime. SO the bill was sent
along to the committee on crimes and
crime prevention.
Later closing hours for LIQUOR
places, tighter restrictions on beer
parlors, liquor sales in resorts, and
bottle sales in on-sale liquor stores
are among the changes in the state
liquor control act which on-sale deal
ers would like to see adopted, it ap-
peared following hearing before the
house liquor committee. Speakers
urged that bars be permitted to keep
nren to m ON weekdays and .