Show T lON j REFUSE fU i 10 UD ON ONMIN MIN ME TAXES P New Conference Committee Will Attempt to Bring About Agreement on Various Points at Issue V I both sides standing by V their tIll the I V vv v after two hours of bitter argument ment I ment again refused to recede I II from its position on the mine tax I bill and so tar far as the measure be- be I he-I I coming a law is concerned the situation situa- situa I tion is unchanged The senators I did didI I agree however to offer a new bait to the house in the form of a new conference conference con con- ference committee composed of Senators Sen- Sen Senators Jones Bevan and and will attempt later to bring about I an agreement on the points at issue I The makeup of the new senate corn com cornI comI I Is the same In the matter ot of positions of its membership on the I I mine tax question as was the old committee Two ot of the the members I Bevan and are of the majority while the third Senator Jones has campaigned under the Sanford Olson banner SA SANFORD FORD PLEADS Senator Sanford in a rather lengthy i iI speech pleaded with the majority senators senators sen- sen I to recede from their position and andI I vote for the house amendments lIe Ire declared that it was not right and proper for the members to assume that the governor would veto the measure as he Is reported to have said he heIn I would In the event it came to him with I the multiple for mine proceeds proceeds pro pro- i fixed definitely at three times the the net proceeds The senate he said could only act as was right and just and not assume that it t must do a certain thing because because be- be cause the governor said he would do a certain thing Senator Dern spoke against accepting accepting accept accept- ing the conference committee recommendations and said the only thing left to be done was for the house to reCEde from Its position Senator Kimball in speaking for the majority senators and against ag the house amendments ts charged that the speaker akEr of the house was responsive responsible I for the conflict between the two bodies bEcause of petty grievances between him and th the governor lie He made reference reference ref ref- I to thE speaker as that man manI I sitting on top of a topless throne in inI inthe I the house hous lie He charged Speaker Rich Rich- Richards ards with being unfaIr In the selection of the conference committeE and said saidI that had he wanted to be fair he would have appointed all Democrats I on the committee Instead of including a ican I OL ON SPEAKS Senator Olson said the arguments advanced for the not to exceed provIsions provisions pro pro- I vIsions ot of the bill and the payment of the occupation tax on stipulation that such a bill was passed were without foundation Ire He callEd the senates senate's att atI at- at j I t to the wording of the original Bevan bill which definitely fixed the multiple at three times and said nothing nothing noth- noth I ing about not to exceed ed lIe used this point as an argument that the I not to exceed had been forced in ini i after the purported agreement with the governor and not before and called attention to the original printed bills as proof of his argument lie He asked Bevan and Parker to stand by the wording of their original hill bill The senator sen- sen ator also madE reference to the governor gov- gov and said he dare not veto eto the bill should it come ome to 0 him with the multiple fixed To do so he said would bE to act as a traitor and with dishonor and discredit to himself for forthe forthe the rest of his life lite |