The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

sought to get special order for
his Oleomargarine bill for 1915 on
Friday. The bill was heard in COM
mittee Of the whole last week and
was hung up due to adjournment.
It was agreed that the bill would
again be considered on the follow
ing day, but the author moved
that it be progressed or held over.
This he did each day until Wednes-
day, when he moved for the special
order. Those who understand leg
islative procedure will understand
the unnecessariousness OF his re-
quest. 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 motion,
but he was adamant, and on a de-
manded roll call his motion lost "a
to 80. It is the opinion Of many
Senators that his motion was a
fishing expedition" that the auth
or 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 al
ways supported any and all farm
legislation, for the first time he
fears a bill which is claimed to be
beneficial to the dairy farmer. The
southern states have but few pro-
ducts to sell to the northern agri-
cultural states as compared with
the products the north finds mar
ket for in the south. Retaliation is
bad thing, whether in business
or in legislation. Wisconsin passed
an Oleomargarine law, preventing
the sale or manufacture of that
product in that state. Immediately
the southern states, which furnish
ed cotton oil for oleo, boycotted
Wisconsin, refusing to buy Wiscon-
sin butter and cheese and other
farm products. This in no little
measure contributed to the bene.
fit of Minnesota farmers, since
there was a greater demand for
Minnesota dairy products.
The question is: "Will Minnesota
dairy 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 slater"
1t is my opinion that the loss will
be far greater, and while I should
like greatly to see the sale and man.
ufacture Of cleo prohibited I am
afraid the Senator from Milaca is
going about it in the wrong way.
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During the debate on the Com
pulsory Insurance act in the Sen
ate Wednesday, Sen. Mullin was
waxing eloquent in behalf Of en-
ployes. He painted a word picture,
using one of the Senators who for
merly was a contractor as an ex-
ample. He said We'll take So-and-
so as an example. He has crew Of
men dynamiting on job. That is
the most hazardous Of occupations.
He carries compensation insurance
to protect his men, but some 9TH
Err shyster contractor does not car
! ry compensation insurance and has
the advantage Of bidding for
work" Later when it was called to
his attention Senator Mullin got a
laugh off of his error in speech, as
did the Senator who he was using
for comparative purposes.
Well, wise or unwise, politics Is
going to play a big part in the
legislature from now on, if the &C.
ton of the House committee or
Taxation is a fair barometer. The
first vehicle to make the going
hard for members of the Senate
when they stand for reelection, i;
the Income Tax bill. This bill was
discussed at an open hearing in
the Senate Chambers week ago
The chamber was too small to &C.
commodate the hundreds thai
wanted to be heard in opposition
The bill in it's original form would
give Minnesota the highest income
tax but despite the facts presented
in opposition at the hearing, the
House not only recommended the
bill to pass, but recalled it, and
adopted the amendments making II
even more drastic. The bill, as first
proposed, and which most everyone
thought unreasonable in it's de.
mands with it's provisions for a
raise in the maximum rates from
| 5 to 1914 per cent in the case OF
corporations and 16k per cent in
the case of individuals, now calls
! for doubling the rates in the orig.
inal bill. The rates would he
twice as high, under the bill as
amended, as any in the nation. The
political burlesque comes in the
statement made by the author OF
the amendments who frankly ad.
mitted that he desired to put the
Senate on the spot"
Well, the Senate can play the
same sort of game, If 1t wishes, but
such by-play would merely mean
that thousands of industries in the
state would pack up and leave. Be-
lieving that duty comes before
political horseplay, the Senate will
undoubtedly strike out everything
after the enacting clause and in
corporate in lieu thereof a sane and
sensible bill.
Independent theatres in the
state are donning their armor and
preparing for a battle with the
chain theatre owners who are also
producers. This writer introduced
the bills which If enacted would
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