The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-22
Governors Veto is
Ignored by House
Two Bills Turned Down by Eberhart
Are Re-passed By The Lower
Branch
xTRA SESSION SEEMS LIKELY
Chief Executive Says He Will Convene
Legislators To Pass The Utili-
ties Bill
(By Grove E. WILSON,

Happy days at the legislature may
continue for time.
Governor Eberhart has declared that
if the present session fails to enact a
bill providing for commission on
public utilities he will convene the leg
islature in extra session for that pur-
pose.
He has talked right out in meeting
just as though he meant business and
there is every reason to believe that,
failing utilities bill, an extra session
will be called.
What Will Be The Date
The date is the uncertain matter.
1t was reported last week that the call
would go out so that the present ses-
sion might be continued right into the
extra session. That looks like the best
bet but never can tell.
And it all grew out of the veto of
the Nolan and Minette utilities bills.
The Nolan bill was purely a local bill
applicable to Minneapolis. The Min
cite bill was directed at the telephone
companies and placed them under the
supervision of the railroad and ware
house commission.
House Scorns Veto
Back to the house went the vetoed
bills. But the house was far from
satisfied and proceeded on Saturday to
repass the bills by two-thirds vote
which sent them over to the senate for
senate will kill them both or at best
will only repass the Minette bill to
which the governor had no objection
except that it did not go far enough.
Also he may have felt that by sign
ing the telephone bill he would be
hurting the chances for securing
public utilities commission. So there
you have it with fine scrap on right
at the close of an otherwise peaceful
session.
Appropriations Are Large
The appropriations for the next two
years have been made the figures are
well up toward $20,0oO,OOO This is a
considerable increase but if the people
of this state are determined to boast
of their states greatness they must
expect to pay for the fun.
Education of one kind or another
takes big bunch of the entire funds.
Then of course there are moneys to be
used in the administration of the state
which under the present system is ex-
pensive. Everyone, including the gov
ernor realizes that the cost at present
is high and believes that it could be
cut materially by REIMBURSEMENT.
Still No Commission Is Named
In spite of this and in spite of the
fact that the governor has twice called
attention to this fact and asked that a
commission to systematic the affairs
OF state be appointed nothing has been
done. 1t is true that the house passed
resolution for a commission to be APP
pointed by the speaker of the house
and the president of the senate but it
was well understood at the time this
resolution passed the lower house that
the upper branch would not pass it.
So what's the use?
Raises The Tax Levy
The appropriations as passed will
increase the tax levy for the expenses
OF the state. Of course this increase
will not be heavy upon any one per-
son but it is an increase and it is to
that objection is raised.
AT the same time the greatest credit
is given the members of the commit
tee as they did all they could to hold
the appropriations down and succeed
ed in cutting them greatly from the
original estimate. So well was the
work done that a resolution of thanks
was introduced in the senate.
Blue Sky Under Debate
While this is being written the
house has under consideration the So
called blue sky law.
The object of this measure is to pre-
vent the people who have real money
of the realm from exchanging it for
paper bonds which are not worth the
paper upon which they are written.
You know there has been good deal
of this sort of thing in the past and
many of you have bonds kicking
around the house now that you would
be glad to trade for pipe of tobacco.
What?