The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-07-15
Senator Robinson
Died Wednesday
State Income Tax Became Law
Without Governors Sig
w nature Yesterday

Senator Joseph T. Robinson,
Democratic leader since 1872, and
chief senate advisor to the Presi-
dent, died suddenly Wednesday at
his capital apartment home. His
body was discovered at tbs a. m,
Minneapolis time. It Is said that
when the Senator made the ad-
dress which touched off the fiery
senate debate on the court issue he
became very pale and apparently
cut his address short. He was adj
vised to be careful. His death up
set the administration's drive to
enact a substitute for the Presi-
dents court bin.
President Roosevelt, in an econ
omy move, vetoed the COMPRESSION
al bill to extend the three and one
half percent interest rate on Fed
eral Land Bank notes. He express
ed outspoken opposition to the
measure in q special message to
the house Of Representatives July
IL. He listed five reasons for op-
position to the measure. and stated
that the ability Of farmers to pay
interest rates provided for in their
mortgages with the Federal Land
banks has been very substantially
improved.
The house Tuesday OVERRIDE the
veto by vote Of $50 to 90. The
Senate has yet to act. If the SEN
ate follows suit in overriding the
veto $4,000 borrowers from the
Federal Land Banks and 455,OOO
borrowers from land bank COM
missioners will continue to receive
the 3h percent interest rate for
the fiscal year that began July 1,
1887.
Representative Summers, chair
man Of the House judiciary COM
mittee, came out so strongly
against the Roosevelt court reor.
ganization bill Tuesday that OPP
ponents Of the measure exclaimed
joyfully that it Is dead.
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Court action Monday, July IL,
tied up the efforts Of the state
house Of representatives to pay its
members for overtime in the spec
ial session. A new law operating
for the first time at this session
permits salary payments up to
$500 for special sessions. Having
reached the limit house members
voted to increase the payment by
$3.50. The order restraining pay
ment was signed on complaint Of
Edward j. Swanson, a Lakeland
farmer. The case is to be heard in
Ramsey court July 18th.
The 100000 state income tax
bill became law Wednesday with
out the signature Of Governor Ben
son. The Governor issued a state
ment in which he said he would
veto the bill were it not for the
fact that he was convinced a veto
would be a futile act on his part
and merely impound hardships on
the liberal group in the legislature
which has striven against tremen-
dous odds to enact a decent tax
program. He stated that the tax
bill was a document which could
very fittingly have been drawn up
by representatives Of big business
and special interests. The bill,
agreed to in conference between
the liberal house and conservative
senate, was passed with 1 dissent
ing vote in the house and nine dis
sents in the senate. His objections
to the bill were: The lowered ex-
emptions which require single per-
sons earning from $1,000 to $1,000
to pay tax. "a single person with
a net taxable income Of $1,000 will
pay $4).
Favoritism, which the Governor
said, was shown for persons in the
higher salary brackets.
Failure to include mining COM
panies in the law, and "favoritism"
for large corporations. insurance
and investment compan-
les.
The basis of distribution. (S10 a |
pupil for children from 6 to 16)
which reduce the amount available
for regular school aid.
A proposed recess Of the special
session Of the state legislature |
from Friday to September z,
brought sharp flare up in the
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