Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-25
Legislative News
BY c. G.. MANN,
Representative from Pine County

Monday morning a delegation from
Pine county came to st. Paul in the
interests of School District No. 100.
Cloverton. The delesatiO consisted
of ]. ID. Boyle and Supt. A. e. Gustaf-
son of Pine City, Mr.. Clapper and
Mr.. Hughes, members of the school
board at Cloverton. That school dis
trict has a bonded Indebtedness far
| in excess of the value of the land still
paving taxes in the district and were
threatened with the possibility OF
closing on the oath of this month.
VIM H. Lamson, secretary of the
State Investment board, arranged to
loan the district funds to carry on for
the balance of this year, and Senator
c. Elmer Johnson and myself will en-
deavor to get tie state to assume some
of the bonded debt, perhaps on a per-
centage basis. if we can get such leg
islatiOn passed.
After spending the morning with
these gentlemen. l then got quite a
kick out of a large delegation from
Pine City coming down here on Mon
day evening for the public hearing
on the new income tax bill, protest
ing the increases in the net income
tax, which all goes to schools.
On Monday afternoon a bill to al
low the county boards to buy dynamite
in large lots to be distributed to users
for land clearing came in for some
heavy firing from opposition who ar
gued that it was putting the county
boards into competition with local
business, particularly hardware stores,
and the bill was finally laid over and
will come up again later.
The rules were also suspended to
pass an extension of the time required
for applying for 1887 automobile Ii
cenSeS to March Is, or an additional
| 80 days. Proponents of the measure ar
gued that snow blocked roads in many
sections of the state, had prevented
mail deliveries and that consequently
many people were unable to get their
applications in in time. The Cover
nor waited in his office for the bill
to pass both houses so that he could
sign it Immediately, as the time en-
pired Monday night under the old law.
AS has been shown in the past, the
Legislature can get "wiggle on
when the occasion warrants
On Tuesday an argument developed
on a bill to extend dance halls the
privilege of keeping open until one
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arguing that it was more or less of
a legalizing bill as most of them do
/ that now. However the bill was voted
down, but the author changed his vote
so that he can ask reconsideration at
later date.
The House recessed at 3 o'clock
Tuesday to hear an address by the
noted lecturer, Fred Taylor Wilson,
who talked on the Constitution of the
United States.
In conclusion, will say that / can
see no reason why anybody from a
rural county like Pine. where we get
back about thirty-five dollars for ev-
cry one we pay. should object to the
| increases in the net income tax, which
all goes to schools and is the only
direct replacement of property taxes
that we now have. These new levies,
increasing the appOrtiOnment which
each school will receive, and particu-
larly if enough money is derived to
pay state aids in full, will help Pine
county greatly The school tax rate
should decrease considerably so that
if the state assumes all payment OF
old age pensions and thus the state
rate on property is increased, the de-
crease in school rates will offset it.
And what is more fair than net in
come tax? If you have no net in
come, you pay no tax.
When you read this, we will be in
the middle of a long week, and not
home for the weekend, but if any
group in opposition to the tax wishes
to have me come and talk to them on
Thursday, Friday or Saturday Of next
week, drop me line and l will see
if | can make it.