Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-02
LEGISL ALIVE
SESSION ENDS
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Refuse to Meet Demands.

| In a series of long conferences
which had preceded the final DISPOSE
tion of the omnibus tax bill Governor
Olson demanded that the sponsors Of
the program eliminate other necessi-
ties as we'll as food, from the sales
tax, so that it would actually be no
more than a luxury tax. He asked
greater increases in the net income
taxes in the higher brackets than the
omnibus bill provided. He also asked
higher levies on corporate excess and
other items affecting wealthy in
terests.
! Sponsors of the omnibus bill, how
ever, made only two concessions as to
the sales tax, exempting fuel up to
$50 a year from its provisions and
also exempting field seeds.
Some other minor changes were
made, but it was admitted that when
the measure was presented for repas-
sage that it was not satisfactory to
the governor. The vote for repassage
in the house was 20 to 81 and in the
Senate 81 to "a.
| Subsequently the majority group
blocked consideration of a tax bill
submitted by the governor to replace
the omnibus measure.
Pension Bill Passed.
The outstanding piece of social Sc
curity legislation produced by the
session was the old age pension bill
sponsored by liberal members. 1t was
approved as the time for passage of
bills neared its end. 1t provides for
appropriation of 100000 in state
funds during the next two years, to
which will be added funds supplied
by the federal government and by the
counties when they are able to con-
tribute.
In the final battle over the bill in
the upper chamber, Senator A. j..
Rockne put over an amendment, by
the narrow margin of one vote, which
would have excluded persons other
wise eligible to the pension if they
have children or other near relatives
able to take care of them. The House
refused to concur in this amendment,
however, and sent the bill back with
ference. Senator B. G. NOvak, author
of the bill, moved that it be sent to
conference and Senator Rockne sought
to amend this motion so that the bill
would not be sent to conference. This
would have had the effect of killing
the measure.
The Senate rejected the Rockne mo-
l.; l. ,h,l Of Al
to -, and the bill went back to con-
ference, where it was recommended
to pass without the amendment. In
the final vote the measure was passed
with 80 votes, none voting against it.
Senator Rockne. who is chairman
of the Senate Finance committee, suf-
fered another defeat on the 2,000,-
900 educational appropriation bill
when he offered a proposal to deduct
the amount of income tax aid to
schools from the school aid provided
under the bill The Senate voted
down his proposal and consequently
the income tax aid will be in addi-
tion to the $6,500000 annual state
school aid provided in the measure.
TO scale Down DeDtS.
The bill for the scaling down OF
, mortgages held by the State Rural
Credit department was passed or
April "a. This measure also provides
for crop payments for farms bought
} from the department.
Another rural credit bill provides
for refinancing of rural credit depart
ment obligations at lower interest
rates through the exchange of rural
credit bonds held for state funds for
) new bonds bearing lower rate.
The bill for the creation of twelve
, new state forests. one of the most i'm
, portant conservation proposals before
the Legislature. was passed in the
last hours.
Investigation a Flop.
The session wound up on April 25
with what amounted to a defeat fol
the conservatives.
Senator James A. Carley, chairman
of the Senate investigating commit
tee, brought up the report of his
committee for adoption. An indi
vidual report by Senator Richard N
!, Gardner, a minority member of the
committee. also had been submitted
!. Senator Gardner emphasized that the
investigation had been dominated b!
political bias throughout, being aimee
entirely at attacking the Farmer
Labor administration. He pointed ou
} that the administration was denied
the chance to present its side.
Senator Carley made long speecl
: urging adoption of the committee
report Senators Charles A. Hausle
, and G. T. Mullin assailed the investi
cation as being nothing but 70 It'll
a.. cal campaign strategy for the Re. ub
lican party. Senator Mullin pointet
out that it produced no evidence tina
j.. any of the investigated officials hat
violated their trust and remarked
o that time had been taken up with tn
n investigation which might have beel
d given to important matters.
:. In the end Senator Carley agreed t