Askov American., 1936-10-15

alton. Some of us, fearing what the
consequences were liable to be ON
this measure, which carried Pine
County about six to one, fought to get
an extra hundred dollars exemption
for horses and cows, but were whit
tied down to twenty-five.
Practically single handed at first,
and then with the help of Ray Ander-
son of Gilbert, representing the Ar
rOwhead SpOrtSmen's Association, |
managed to kill off game laws from
Stevens County, where they have no
deer, to have oren season every year
and one buck law.
And so the regular session passed
into history, and with the summer
came the passage by Congress of the
Social Security Act. The Minnesota
Legislature was again called into ses-
sion in December of last year, and
put in just seven weeks of hard work.
The accomplishments of this session
primarily were three, the Old Age As
sistance Law, the Delinquent Tax In
stallment Bill and the repeal of the
bad household goods and farm ma
chinery exemption law.
In order to comply with the federal
law we had to base the old age pen
sion on need AS far as | personally
am concerned, l would pay a pension
to everyone over siXty-fve, as a re-
ward for long and faithful service
rather than necessity, even to ]. P.
Morgan and Henry Ford if they wanted
it, but in this case we were restricted
by the federal provisions. A number
of us fought to make the bill as liberal
as possible under the circumstances;
after a hard fight wiped out lien on
property clause in the BILL but had
to take a property limitation of thirty
five hundred, claim on property, and
chi1dren's liability, at least part and
perhaps all of which will undoubtedly
be wiped out in the next session.
The delinquent tax bill. which was
drawn up in subcommittee of five.
of which | was a member, provides
that delinquent taxes may be paid in
installments if current taxes are kept
up at the same time.
And thirdly, my bill, House File
No. 10, which repealed the household
goods and farm machinery exemption
act, which shifted big burden from
the cities to the country, finally passed
the Senate after | had organized all
of the rural members of the House
into sort of farm bloc, and had
threatened to kill off the new relief
bill, which the cities wanted badly.
This organizing of the House to
force a bill through the Senate seems
to have been a new procedure in the
legislature, and even the daily press
called us "nefarious" and other names,
but we managed to put it over and
the assessors this year are again al
lowing the hundred dollars exemption
on any kind of personal property.
had the full cooperation of all the
rural members of the House, of all
political parties, on this measure, as
l could not have done it alone.
The relief bill, as finally passed.
re-allOcated five million of the ten mill
lion appropriated at the regular ses-
sion that was still unspent, and added
two million, six hundred and twenty
five thousand, making total of seven
million, six hundred and twenty-five
thousand available for relief needs.
In conclusion | might say that the
experience gained in the regular and
special sessions of the legislature is
at the service of the people of Pine
County if they desire it, as | am
candidate for reelection, and in later
issues | hope to give you an idea of
some of the things l shall try, and
hope, to accomplish, if you again send
me to the Legislature as your repre-
sentative. | thank you.