The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-21
REDUCTION IN
The TAX Levy
Made Possible by Economy in
the Omnibus Bill
SAME AS TWO YEARS AGO

Total Of Appropriations Not De
creased, But casr on Hand and Lar
ger Receipts Expected Are Looked
Upon to Reduce the State Tax-sen-
ate Passes Bill Allowing Sunday
Baseball.
st. Paul, April 20.-A reduction in
the state tax levy of about four
tenths of mill will be made possible
by the economy shown by the omni-
bus bill which the joint committees
of the house and senate completed and
| reported to both houses. Unless the
legislature increases the approprla-
lions, the tax levy will be only 1.3
! mills for state purposes, as against 1.6
and IT mills during the past two years.
The appropriations total almost ex-
actly the same as two years ago, but
on account of the larger amount in the
state treasury at this time and larger
receipts expected the tax is made
smaller.
The omnibus bill carries appropria-
tions Immediately available totalling
| 100000, appropriations of $4,700,00O
available July 81, and 100000 avail
| able July 81, next year. The stand
ing appropriations under existing laws
amount to about $1,75O,0O0 a year, so
the total expenditures of the state au-
thorized until July 81, 1911, are $12-
100000. This does not include the
state school and university tax of 1928
| mills.
If the governor signs the bill, Sun
| day baseball in Minnesota from / to 6
| o'clock will be legal.
The senate passed the house bill
after refusing to amend it in any way.
Efforts were made by E. S. Durment
to amend the n-easure so that the
Central Park M. r. church across the
street from the downtown ball park
| in st. Paul, might not be annoyed by
| the racket of the Sunday ball games.
The senate refused to consider the
amendment and passed the bill, 81 to
%.
Senate Changes It's Mind.
The senate Saturday killed the
Cooke bill establishing state text
book commission. The bill is aimed
at the companies which, it is claimed,
are forcing Minnesota pupils to pay
higher prices by so to 10 per cent
than pupils in other states. But the
senate, or sufficient portion, changed
its mind, reconsidered the former
vote, and then passed the bill by
narrow margin, the yeas of Saturday
being joined by some who were alb
sent. There were more than twenty
nays.
ion, passed the house, but the senate
bill is practically as introduced, ex-
cept for a change in the members of
the commission. AS the senate bill
now reads, the president of the uni
versity, the state superintendent of
public instruction and the presidents
of the five normal schools are made
the commission. -.
Governor Johnson signed the ped
dlers' license bill requiring all ped
dlers in cities who are not otherwise
licensed to pay $50 for license.
This is the bill Governor Johnson
vetoed two years ago, owing to sever
al discrepancies. He promised at that
time to sign bill if properly drawn
up.
The Johnston bill requiring railway
companies to take good care of stock
shipped in this state passed the sen.
ate. It must yet pass the house. The
| companies are required to fumigate
the stock cars thoroughly at the end
Of the trip.
Bill Sent to tho Governor.
| The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the employers liability
commission bill and sent the bill to
the governor. The bill came back
from the senate last week, and John
| Lennon wanted the house to refuse
to concur in the amendments, but w.
A. Nolan, who had fought some of the
provisions of the bill when it was
| first discussed, made the motion to
concur in the senate amendments.
| The house passed Alvin Rowe's bill
providing for the acceptance by the
state of the piece of land west of the
state capitol, bounded by Park, st.
Peter, University and Wabasha ave-
nues, donated by the city of st. Paul.
| The senate passed the house bill
permitting creameries to get a license
from the state dairy and food depart
ments certifying that the products
are pasteurized. This measure Is a
compromise one over the Wright bill
| permitting creameries to issue non
tubercular butter.
The house had sort of field day.
all day. The general orders and cal
endar had been made special order
for the day, but no attempt was made
to take up bills in their order. Every
member had motion and bills were
picked up here and there and passed
under suspension of the rules 50 that
by evening good-sized bunch had
been passed, few of them being of
great Importance.
Some members VINO wanted the
house to adjourn at night scattered
Japanese snuff about the chamber and
soon everyone in the house was sneez-
ing and business was temporarily sus-
pended.
WILL REMAIN At WASHINGTON
Minister Espinosa Of Nicaragua With.
| draws Resignation.