The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-04
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By Vim Weber


Irritableness of legislators in
the best Indication that the legis-
lature is swinging into its stride
With general orders and the cal
endar increasing in size every day
means longer sessions, more bat
ties and the consequent irritable
ness of the members.
But the session, so far as the
Senate is concerned, is not fan
enough along to permit of grant
ing special ORDERS" that is the
fixing of a day certain for the
hearing of a bill. Senator Fay
Cravens, Milaca, found that out
to his dismay Wednesday when he
sought to get special order fol
his Oleomargarine bill. The bill
was heard in committee of the
whole last week and was hung up
due to adjournment. It was agreed
that the bill would again be con-
sidered on the following day, but
the author moved that it be pro-
crossed or held over. This he did
each day until Wednesday, when
he moved for the special order
Those who understand legislative
procedure will understand the un-
necessariousnesS of his request
His bill is in position where it can
be acted upon at any time
Friends of the bill pleaded with
the senator to withdraw his mo-
ton, but he was adamant and on a
demanded roll call his motion lost
"a to 80. It is the opinion of many
senators that his motion was a
fishing expedition" that the au-
thor was endeavoring to ascertain,
without affecting his bill, the
strength his bill had. But it was
poor strategy and undoubtedly will
work to the detriment of the bill.
While your correspondent has
always supported any and all
farm legislation, for the first time
he fears bill which is claimed to
be beneficial to the dairy farmer.
The southern states have but few
products to sell to the northern
agricultural states as compared
with the products the forth finds
a market for in the south. Retail
iation is bad thing, whether in
business or in legislation. Wiscon-
sin passed an oleomargine law,
the sale or manufac-
ture of that product in that state.
Immediately the southern states,
which furnish cotton oil for oleo,
boycotted Wisconsin, refusing to
buy Wisconsin butter and cheese
and other farm products. This in
no little measure contributed to
the benefit of Minnesota farmers.
since there was a greater demand
for Minnesota dairy products.
The question is: twill Mime
sofa farmers lose more by the loss
of the southern trade than they
will make out of the comparative
ly small sale of Oleo in the state?"
1t is my opinion that the loss will
be far greater, and while l should
like greatly to see the sale and
of oleo prohibited l
am afraid the senator from Mil
AGA is going about it in the wrong
way.
During the debate on the COM
pulsory compensation insurance
act in the senate Wednesday, Sen
ator Mullin was waxing eloquent
in behalf of employees. He paint
ed a word picture, using one of
the senators who formerly was a
cor. tractor as an example. He
said well take Senator So-and-
So as an example. He has crew
Of men dynamiting on a job. That
is the most hazardous of occupa-
tons. He carries compensation in
surance to protect his men, but
some OTHER shyster contractor
does not carry compensation in
Surance and has the advantage in
bidding for work." Later when it
was called to his attention Senator
Mulin got a good laugh of his err
ror in speech, as did the Senator
whom he was using for compare
i've purposes.
We'll, wise or unwise, politics is
soi G to play a big part in the leg
stature from now on, if the action
If the house committee on taxa
ion is a fair barometer. The first
Vehicle to make the going hard for
members of the senate when they
stand for reelection, is the in
,ome tax bill. This bill was dis
,ussed at an opening hearing in
he senate chambers week ago.
The chamber was too small to &C
the hur dreds that
wanted to be heard in opposition.
The bill in its original form would
five Minnesota the highest income
AK but despite the facts presented
n opposition at the hearing, the
house committee not only recon-
the bill to pass, but re-
allied it and adopted amendmer is
making it even more drastic. The
,ill, as first proposed and which
most everyone thought unreason-
lble in its demands with its pro-
vision for a raise in the maximum
'ates from 5 to II " per cent in
he case of corporations and Is "
yer cent in the case of individuals,
low calls for doubling the rates in
he original bill.
Independent theatres in the
tate are donring their armor and
for battle with the
hahn theatre owners who are also
This writer introdu-
ed the bills which if enacted
would give the independents a |
quare deal. A powerful lobby |
will counter attack, without ques-
ion, but win or lose the battle is
n.
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