The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25

it need not be said that the fiftiett
session of the legislature is fast drawing
to a close In other words it won't be
long now before the business man, the
farmer and just about everybody will
able to heave sigh of relief. Or will
they? Rumors that seem to be well
founded that adjournment will nc
sooner be made on April 22nd, or there
about, than Gov. Benson will call a
special session. There is only one little
'if' say those who are presumed to be
close to his excellency and that is that
the legislature in regular session pass a
Tax Bill and few other pet bills he is
known to desire.
If this be true, it is this writer's guess
that there will be a special session and,
if its adjournment depends upon pass
age of the things demanded by the
Governor, then the special session may
last until snow flies. The Governor,
the rumors have it, will not compromise.
Such rumors have it that he said IF the
reactionary Senate does not pass the
kind of Tax bill I want I'll call them
back into session if it takes them until
Christmas" That isn't exactly the way
he said it, say the rumorerS. There
were some pretty strong adjectives.
But that is bridge yet to be crossed.
Those who have saved nickel or two
will have to dig down a bit deeper into
their jeans, if a bill passed by the
House meets with a like fate in the
Senate. The bill passed by the House
would increase the tax on bank de-
posts and private savings. The pro-
poSal, supported by Gov. Benson, raises
the taxes on Money and Credits from
8 mills to mills. It is, in fact, poor
mans tax, for it strikes at savings and
imposes a heavy tax on mortgages.
Those in the House who opposed it
tried hard to drive home the fact that
Garner and low-Salaried class much
heavier than on the wealthy, who can
and do place their savings in tax ex-
empt securities, but the farner-labor
controlled House would have none Of it
and passed out the bill by a vote Of
50 to 81.
The much cllssed and discussed Lobby
bill was the cause Of more oratory in
the Senate than has been heard on any
single day of this session on Tuesday.
The bill came up for hearing in COM
If ha tr-IoO nj
Hausler, Of Ramsey, and himself a
liberal, moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed. Said he: ut is
the most vicious, contemptuous, silly,
ridiculous bit of sham legislation that
have ever seen. 1t is an Insult to the
body and should be speedily killed.
That started the barrage which con-
tinued for fully two hours. Senators
Peterson, Lommen and Kozlack pressed
for its passage and Senators Carley
Farnand and others flayed it unmerci-
fully. Senator Farnand brought down
the house when he injected his keen
Irish wit into the argument. Support
Of the measure was purely for record
vote, thing impossible in committee
of the whole. To shut off debate and
get down to work the committee arose
and the bill now reposes where it was
on general orders. Undoubtedly its fate
will be indefinitely decided early in the
week, and since it means nothing
to nobody" may pass.
Down in the State Expert Printers
Office there is busy gentleman these
days in the person of Francis pat
MCGOWAN. But recently appointed to
that important position by Gov. Ben
son, Pat has been on the job early and
late endeavoring to get his department
back into shape after some two or more
years Of mismanagement. Coming from
family of printers, the selection OF
Pat MCGOWAN was wise one and this
writer propheSies that he will make
of it truly great department and one
that will make for savings to the tax
payers of the state
sssss
Memorial Services for the late Sen.
ators Morrison, of Carver; Bonniwell, Of
Mcleod; Mackenzie, of Sibley, anc
Charles Adams, of St. Louis, and for the
late Governor Floyd B. Olson, were
held in the Senate Chambers, THURSDAY
morning, the chamber being well filled
with relatives of the deceased anC
guests. After invocation by Dr. Doran
eulogies prepared by a committee o.
five senator's were read by Secretary
Spaeth. Following these members O.
the Senate, Senators Orr, Nelson, Hahn
Swenson, Lawson, DAZZLE, Calvin, Car.
ley and Rockne, gave touching talk
on the departed friends and statesmen
Senator Lommen for the minorit,
group, paying an unusually beautiful
tribute to the late Governor, to whom
he lovingly alluded as "the skipper"
1t was delight to anyone to see anS
hear such expressions as were made b.
men of opposite political beliefs. The,
proved their faith in the holiness o
the grave and in the truiSm tina
humankind IS tolerant and far from de
graded.
Those fair sons of the Emerald Isl
had their day Wednesday and narr,
a wan of THIN but had their lapels Sc
off with bit of green. Others ha,
out the old fashioned clay pipe. TIL
only thing lacking was song, 9Th
Wearin' of the Green" by Murphy, Gal
vim, Farnand and Mullin, this lack O
respect to the day of days no doub
being due to the fact that Sen. Mullil
IS in Washington.
There's worry aplenty in Farmer
Labor circles over the rift in the part