Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-02-25
THE WEEK
Under Capitol
DONE
BY Clifford Rueker

our state Legislature and there Ia
talk that unless there 10 some
down-to-earth work done between
now and April n, there u . pos
sibllity Of q special session. There
are huge financial problems facing
the state. for in addition TO the II
million dollar increase In the bud
get recommended by the Governor
ways and means must yet be de-
vised 10 finance q soldiers bonus.
Senator Gerald T. Mullin. Min
neapolis. the president pro tenn Of
the Senate puts II this way. ''Usu-
ally by mid-FebruaTy we have
some idea OF how 20 finance de-
partmental requests and whether
the general revenue fund win
carry the burden. whether we win
have 10 issue certificates Of In
debtedness or what. Frankly. this
year. nobody knows where we're
going to get the money. Here we
are almost at the halfway mark
and the Legislature hasn't met one
important issue yet"
On the other hand, senator
Harry BFidgeman Of BemsdJl
who n serving his seventh four
year term and who has the long.
est period Of Continuous service
Of any man now IN tho Senate
thinks tho Legislature has made
about the normal amount Of PRO-
gress for this part Of the neo.
siOn and thst tho Senate eAlrn.
OAR and general oraers are IN
good shape and committees are
getting along with thSlP work.
Public hearings on Fair Employ.
ment Practices bills were held be-
fore both House and Senate Labor
committees. Proponents Of the bill
were given the first opportunity
and on last Thursday the oppon-
snts Of the bill were heard by the
Senate Labor Committee. The
hearing rooms were packed on all
three occasions and many who
could not get In stood In the hall
outside. The opponents win have
Q final hearing on Monday Of this
week before the House Labor Com
mittee. The FEPC bin win then b
considered by the Committee men,
bers OF each house who may
recommend that the bin pass: that
it be passed a. amended In COM
mittee; be indefinitely postponed
lie. killed for the seaaion): be
returned 10 It's author (i.e. polite
death) or be passed out without
any recommendation.
Other bills introduced last week
Included two Senate bills TO out
law the closed shop In this state.
One bin by Senator Kari q. Neu-
meier Of saltwater claims that
mo person shan be denied en-
ployment because Of membership
In or affihation with or resignation
or expulsion from q labor organi-
&ation or because Of O refusal 70
join or affiliate with Q labor or.
gantzation. The other bin In
authored by Senator A. o. sIet.
void Of Detroit Lakes and pro-
hihits an employer from requiring
his employees 10 join OF abstain
from Joining Q union or 10 pay
dusR fees or other charges 10 any
union a. Q condition Of employ.
ment.
An attempt was made last week
TO repeal the Old Age Lien Law
which has been In effect since 1899
TINS law permits the STATE % place
Q hen against homes OWNED l,y ola
age assistance recipients and which
must Be satiafled By hrIrp befor.
the tItIa on the property il clear,
BY . vote Of u 20 IS rrp~aI N
this law was defeated In the Hous,,
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Of south a. p.,.I 1-..--...~S
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