The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-07-15
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Edited This Week BY
JERRY KEOHEN
(Montgomery Messenger
Will IT Ever End?

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With the thermometer lowering nea1
the 100 degrees mark, the opinion was
current that the legislators would be
bidding each other goodbye during the
weekend in preparation for their de-
parture home to take up their long
neglected duties. Instead, they are
Sweltering under the heat of pending
legislation and a blistering sun. Their
temper is such that very few are
giving any consideration to a cam
paign next year, in fact, the procedure
during the regular and special sessions
has irked them to such degree that
many of them will choose not to re-
turn to the legislative halls.
The Income Tax Law has been passed
by the senate and house and now rests
on the Governors desk, with threat
ened veto hanging over it. The Inheri-
lance and Gift Tax bill looks like sure
bet and the Iron Ore increases are a
real question. AS for the two appropri-
alton bills, held over from the regular
session, the educational bill is about
SSOVkSo cI1S t1IS ISllC4 JILL WILL ~
through many hours of wrangling be-
fore it comes out of the conference
committee. The bill, as passed by the
House, calls for II million. The Senate
saw fit to cut it in half and there it
stands. If the committee splits the
difference and makes it an even II
million there is a possibility that it will
win the approval of both houses and
the Governor.
Calling Names.
The Governor went off on one of his
tantrums during the week and while
under the spell brought his wrath down
on the heads of the senators in calling
them Jasmine" and Immoral" The
former word had not found its place
in Webster's latest edition and will be
unsuited for a Governors parlance
when it does. The latter has many
definitions, none of which could be
sattled on the membership of so dig
nified body as that which graces the
senate chamber.
More About Names.
Close observance of the procedure of
the legislature causes one to wonder
just what there is in a name. The re-
cords in Minnesota disclose the fact
that there are three major political
parties, the Farmer-Labor, the Demo-
cratic and the Republican. You may
list them yourself in the order of their
Importance. The legislature is elected
without party designation, or at least
it is supposed to be. For the past seven
years when the senators and represen-
tatives were in session they found
themselves listed as Conservatives and
Liberals. Since that time the fight has
ragged with those opposed to the Far
mer-Labor platform and it's principles
listed as conservatives and the pro-
ponents of the same party united in
block, known as the Liberals.
When It's All Over.
The general opinion seems to be that
there will be general rejoicing when
the special session comes to a close.
Naturally the senators and represen-
tatives, who drew their limit of $4,000
in salary some weeks ago and are
struggling along minus a meal ticket,
can exc out an existence when they
return to their home bailiwick, but what
about the corps of employees that have
been in the money since last January
with a brief intermission between the
two sessions? 1t Is matter of record
that the bi-monthly payroll of the en-
ohp,,t &1n nnQ fNr
total of nearly $109,00000 to date, A
terrible price to pay and political fodder
with high protein for the coming cam
paign.
Adding Insult to Injury.
Governor Elmer Benson got up srff1-
Gent courage last Friday to deliver
special message to joint session of the
senate and house He made a stirring
appeal for the $17,0OOO0O Relief Bill and
told about people starving in sections
of the state at time when the farmers
in southern Minnesota are begging for
laborers to assist with the harvest. His
message went over big with the adj
ministration members in the house, but
fell on deaf ears in the senate groups,
which was still burning under the abus-
i've words he showerSd on them.
There's Bouncing Back.
The conference committees on monies
and credits and the chain store tax
failed to agree Friday and reported as
much after long hours of elaboration.
New conferees were named and were set
to work. Other committees are at work
and may end in disagreement. 1t is
hoped that the session will end on
Tuesday, July 18th, but it's our guess
that the present session will be longer