The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-16
From Saturdays DAILY.

/ 81. Paul. April l0.-A bill was In.
trodnced in the senate Friday by Sen.
ator A. J. Rockne of Zumbroia. pro.
yidins that hereafter the secretary
and executive officers Of the state
board Of health shall be appointed
by the governor instead Of being
chosen by the. board.
Senator Rochne gave notice that ne
would ask that the rules be suspended
and the bill placed upon it's final pass.
| age.
The Rochne bill followed closely the
revelations made before the senate
, committee on civil administration as
to the charges made against the pro.
fessional integrity OF DIR. H.. Long.
street Taylor, chairman of the advi.
sorry commission sanatorium for con.
sumptives. by DR.. RI. NJ. Bracken.
secretary and executive officer of the
state board OF health. who Is affected
by the measure.
Letter by Bracken.
In letter addressed TO Representa-
tive l.. C.. Spooner. chairman of the
hOnse appropriations committee, Or.
l'rackcn accused DIR. Taylor of sending
for at the Walker sanatorium. TO his
private hospital AT Pokesama. DR..
Taylor disproved this serious indict.
ment TO the entire satisfaction of the
members Of the senate committee.
and also showed by his testimony that
the board of health has for some
time been planning on getting rid OF
the commission which he heads.
Representative Theodore Christian.
son of Dawson, author of the hill TO
abolish the commission. which passed
The house and who presented the
Backen letter in his argument. said
he knew nothing concerning, the
facts of the case.
From the sentiment OF the senate
committee. the Christianson bin prob.
ably will be killed. and there seems TO
be general feeling I'm that body that
the board OF health could not do the
work any cheaper than can the com.
mission.
The committee is planning another
hearing al which Dr. Bracken will be
! asked 10 state his side OF The cOptso-
yersy, and Representative Christian.
son viii be called upon to explain his
| bill.
Chiropractors Bill Debated.
! Senators Pierre A. Hilbert and J.
w. Andrews bill s. +. GA. aimed nj
chiropractors. was the subject of n
sharp debate i'm the senate yesterday
afternoon. when the measure came up
for consideration on general orders
while the senate was in committee OF
the whole.
Senator Andrews, himself a physi
clan, argued for favorable action,
Senator ID. p. 0'Neill OF Thief River
Falls and others declared the bill Is
a discrimination against class of
healers who are doing much good.
Telegram To Senator Vermilya
from DIR. William J. Mayo was read
asking the senator To- support the chir
opractic bill. Senate File 269.
This telegram directed interest "a
s. +. 2G9. which in effect, would give
the chiropractors a~board of examin
ers OF their own to examine and pass
upon the qualifications OF the practi
TONERS OF their own school.
Senator vermilya announced that s
+. 269 would be on general orders In
the senate Saturday and urged the
senate To defer action on the Andrews
bill until both measures could be com
pared and considered ut the same
time. The Andrews bill was post
poned.
From SATURDAYS Daily.
i ST. Paul. April 10 One OF the
most important OF the measures pass
ed by the house Thursday Is thai
providing. state aid for public schools
/ Representative Oscar Stenvick. whs
led the fight for the, bill. met all op
position and the measure finally pass
ed by a big majority.
/ Under the provisions OF the BIZ
rural schools IN session nj least cieh