Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26

pressure brought to bear on it for
appropria tions from every quarter Is.
enormous, although the inyestiga-
tons of the committee on public .ac-
counts and expendi tures show that
the state does not always get value
received in the matter Of salary in
creases at least. The board Of. con-
troll has been asked to cut its est
mates a cool million Of dollars and
will no doubt find #a way Of doing So
without unduly hamp ering the work:
of the institutions under its super
vision. The University which asks:
for over three millions will also have
to be content with less. But after.
pairing down all that is possible the.
appropriat ions are certain to be very
large and there is consequently little
prospect IN sight Of any material re-
duction Of the people, taxes.
HISTORICAL LIBRARY BUILDING
81 The appropriations committee has
reported out Mr.. Orr's bill for a his
torical library building. The appro-
.priation asked for this is 100000,
but it is not proposed that this shall
be paid out Of one or two years rev
enue. The idea is to issue certi1i-
Gates Of Indebtedness for it's con-. !
struction as was done in the case of
the capitol and the state prison, 50
that the money would not have to be
paid for some years to come. That
such a building is needed for library
purposes there can be no question,
for the historical documents Of the
state are unquestionably inadequate
| y housed. A plan suggested is to-
provide room in this building for the
supreme court Offices and for the law
library. This would leave consider
able Office room in the state capitol
where it is badly needed. Because
Of the congestion which exists there.
the highway commission has been
obliged to lease Offices in business
block at a rental Of $4,000 year.
When the legislature is in session its
committee rooms, ordinarily given
over:to, administrative Offices, are Of:
course occupied for legislative pur-s
poses, and there is consequent over
crowding elsewhere. This situation
would no doubt be greatly relieved by
the erection Of the building in, ques-:
ton. I. =: = ....s
! .. DIVERGENT VIEWS.
The house and senate are at log
gerheads over the initiative and re-
ferendum bill which the senate took
the liberty Of amending in some ma.
teriM respects. The worst disagree
merit is over a provision with regard
to constitutional amendments origin
ating with the people. With regard
to these amendments the house bill
proposed that on their submission to
the people sixty per cent vote would
insure their ratification: With regard
to constitutional amendments pro-
|posed by the legislature the rule is
that for their adoption a majority Of
those present and voting is neces-
sary. It is not proposed to change
this provision; so: that if the house
plan is adopted there will be one rule
with regard to the ajority neces-.
sary to carry an amendment propos-
ed by the people and another and q
Hess liberal one with regard to carry
ing an amendment proposed by the
1 legislature. If the 60 per cent rule
had obtained at. the last election all
amendments proposed would have
carried. P Possibly the senate will
/. make the concession asked for and
!. withdraw the amendment it had
made requiring a majority Of all
votes cast to insure the passage Of
all amendments. The house leaders
!. are inclined to insist that their plan
J, is the more progressive. a. ..2.
GRAIN. INVESTIGATION =# ..
1t is likely that the house grain us
vestigation will be brought to q close
with the present week. Interest in i
! has waned and it is generally though
: that it has not developed facts q
J. so startling nature as had been an:
ticipated. It may be that the com.
: mittee has information which has no
i been made public Of q more sensa
: tional character than appeared i
) evidence, for it has had access 10th
= books Of commits sion men, but unles
7 lit has.it can hardly, be said that mucl
], more is. known now about the hand
: ling Of grain than was familiar t
well inf rmed persons before the Il
vestigation began The COMMITTEE
s will no doubt report that the gradin
S in5of grain IS severe, and possibl
i suggest such a change So grading g
e will make grades c6rres pond NOR
t I. on 8 g Is cars 4 8
the. people 81 Kandii ohi