Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-04
Legislative News
BY C G. MANN
Representative from Pine County

The past WV&K III 'CiH
LEGISLATURE has been rainier an en-
citing one, at Beast from the view
point of House members, starting
with charges by Representative Roy
wier. an organizer for dine labor
unions of the Twin Cities when not
i'm the Legislature. that lobbyists had
distributed "barreas" of money IN
previous sessions. Since that, 'each
day sees someone use to his ifeet To
protest the asperSiOns cast upon the
honesty of the members of the Neg1s-
aature. Caf Eastvo& of 'Ort%vllle,
stating Friday that ne had sarved
five terms as a member and no one
had ever offered him one red cent. and
he felt that the matter should De
thoroughly inc estigated. A resuau
zion with this EslrpOse wSS lntroducea
i'm the House Friday and referred 10
the Rules committee, ans 1t Is pos
sible that Mr.. N!ier will be cailed
upon to furnish some proof OF ms
statements and if such is not forth
coming. offer an apology to the Legis-.
fature.
On Tuesday there was a ooDfmuM-
cation fron Governor Benson asking
for a joint session of the House ana
Senate to deaiver a message. was
thought that he might talk on the re-
marks of the gentleman from HenSe-
pin. MIR. Wier. but he delivered an
address to the Joint meeting Wednes-
day noon merely urging the passage
of the lobbying bill and the liquor
control bill. The lobbying bill which
requires anyone engaged in trying TO
obtain the passage or defeat OF any
legislation TO register, state whom
they are representing and the amount
of compensation received therefor
was passed by the House later in that
day, but would have passed without
the governors urging. However, the
little talk from the chief executive
may help to speed up the liquor con-
troll BILL now in the committee.
The Farmer-Labor state convention
held ia the cities Friday and Saturday
of last week. took many of the leglsia-
tors from their seats, and so it was de-
cided 20 adjourn Friday until Mon
day, although this was the long week
and ordinarily would have called for
a Saturday session.
Ed Chflgren. who was House dele
gate 10 the National Conference OF
Legislators in Washington, returned
Monday evening and will make a re-
port on this gathering next week. MIR.
Chilgrep said that the flood in south
ern states was a very real thing IN
the East and that the train on which
they returned ran through water over
the tracks for miles and miles.
The ex-service men Of the House,
81 in number, held a meeting Thurs
day noon to discuss the request
of a gentleman from Pennsylvania for
an appropriation of $4,000, an equal
amount being requested from each
state, for the erection Of a national
monument on the Gettysburg battle
field. As it was a Minnesota regiment
that swung the tide and brought vic
tory for the North in this battle, 1t
was felt that Minnesota should con-
tribute, but in later discussion with
the members of the eX-service mems
group, the writer gathered that many
are opposed to the appropriation and
so it is doubtful if it will be made.
Taxes and liquor control are the
two most important committees in the
House, and both are meeting at least
twice a week for hours of discussion.
A new income tax bill, sharply in
creasing the rates on net incomes, is
under discussion, and may be out next
week for the fire of the House as
whole. This is one of the committees
of which | am a member, and need
less to say one that seldom miss any
part of. l am not on the liquor con-
troll committee, but this is an impOr-
tant one this year. A state dispen-
sary is the issue, and from the senti-
ment expressed in the House | would
guess that it will pass, although we
from the smaller communities are
watching that there be no infringe
ment on local or county option