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rates. This bill differs from that
passed by the house. Before approx
ing the auto license bill, the senate
debated more than hour on an
amendment proposing to substitute
provisions of the house bill, which
would retain the minimum rates for
the last two years but would restore
amendment lost, 25 to SO. The house
is expected to refuse to concur to the
senate bill, requiring appointment of
a conference committee.
Condemning an inadequate pension
is an actual disadvantage to old peo-
pie, according to Governor Olson. He
said that pensions should be large
enough to permit recipients to live
decently and that $50 month was
not enoubh, adding that many persons
are interested in bill which would
provide for contributions of SIS per
month each by the federal, state and
county governments.
Extension of the homestead exemp-
ton bill passed at the last session, it's
effect being shown on this years tax
statement, was the proposal Of Rep
resentaive Carl J. Eastwood Of Orion
vile. Eastwood proposes to lower the
rate from % to Is per cent on city
homesteads, and from 20 to 10 per
cent on rural.
Only one member Of a family could
hold an appointive state position if
the legislature enacts bill intro
duced in the house by Representatives
Sam Bellman and w. F. Bennett, both
of Minneapolis. 1t was aimed at ne
potism, Bellman said.
Reciprocal tax exemption Of Can
adam motor vehicles, of buses routed
through Minnesota and small trucks
used for casual hauls chiefly by far
mers, embodied in a committee bill
was recommended for passage by the
house motor vehicles cmmittee.
The houso civil administration COM
rittee approved transfer of the driv-
er's license bureau to the office of
Mike Holm, Republican, secretary of
state
The s24,O0O,O0O tax revision pro-
gram proposed by legislative leaders
won approval Of the senate tax COM
mittee which directed preparation Of
a bill carrying series of new taxes
designed to relieve the burden on real
estate.
Minnesota's new cream grading and
testing law, a measure which sets up
regulations to improve the quality of
the states butter, was signed by Gov
eTnor Olson. Developed from bill
introduced by Senator Roy F. Crow
ley of st. James, the law aims at ELI
mination Of cream unfit for butter
manufacture. Violations of the act
call for fines. The law places the
state in class by itself in regard to
that sort of protective legislation.
Classifying cream grades, the act is
probably the first appearing on the
statutes of any state, according to R.
A. Trovatten, commissioner Of agri-
culture, dairy and food.
A building program calling for an
estimated expenditure of about ST.
100000 was agreed upon by the sem
ate finance committee as it voted al
1owances for the board of control for
the next two years and cut current
expense requests 10 per cent and re-
pairs and requirements 25 per cent.
Five new buildings are needed, the
committee decided in agreeing upon
construction Of another hospital for
the insane, estimated to cost $1,700,-
900; additional quarters for the feeble
minded at the Faribault school, esti-
mated to cost 100000, and one new
structure at the University of Mime
sofa.
Proposing publicly-owned power
plants, utilization of natural resources
in power development, bill was in
troduced in the house by Represen-
taive E. ]. Chilgren, International
Falls, to appropriate s22,5OO,0OO to be
used by state board of engineers
which would control utilities and
power resources.
Minnesota drys made new move
to change the system of handling
beer and lfquor in the state when two
measures were introduced in the
house by Representative S. T. Severt-
son of Whalan. Under the terms of
one of the proposals 80 per cent beer
would be REDEEMED to make all bever-
ages containing more than one-half Of
one per cent alcohol intoxicating. A
companion measure would provide for
local option.
The house public health committee
voted to support bill compelling
teachers, janitors and all other school
employees coming in contact with pu-
pills to undergo an examination show
ing they are free from tuberculosis.
The senate Judiciary committee re-
ported out for passage a bill to COM
pei all attorneys to become members
of reorganized state bar association
as requisite for practicing in the
courts in Minnesota.
An annual open season on moose,
as well as deer, including both bucks
and does, lin the Northwest Angle
state forest was proposed in a bill
introduced in the house by Represen-
tatives Gus Erickson. Spooner, and
w. K. Nissen, Winona. The season
would be determined by the director
Of game and fish.
A bill designed to prevent packers
from buying livestock for fattening
purposes was recommended for indef-
mite postponement by the senate com.
mittee on markets and marketing.
The committee considered several
livestock weighing and grading bills.