The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-07-01

is their travelling bills-while eats
were furnished by kind persons along
the line. As one of the officials de-
scribed the first week out was fine,
but an over supply of hot air marred
the finish. The only one with crav-
ing for public life not present was w.
E. Lee of Long Prairie and the only
thing that kept him away was
schedule o. talks for county option
which he had to deliver in number
of counties distant from the tour of
the special.
Numerous errors in the journal of
the late legislature, especially the
house, and their correction by Chief
Clerk Arneson on the assumption that
he had such authority, is not going to
be lost on the next legislature. Sew
eral members have already stated that
the matter will receive their early at
tention and that steps will be taken to
provided the legislature with method
of keeping its journal that will not
permit of future tampering. How cas-
lily the journal can be changed and
made to record the very opposite of
what the legislature might do came to
light in an investigation covering the
passage of the anti-roadhouse bill,
which is now before the supreme
court to have its constitutionality
passed upon. Faulty passage of the
law was charged, which if true would
have made it void. In looking over
the journal such faulty passage was
found but those in charge of the jour
nal in preparing it had inserted the
file number and title of bill having
nothing to do with the road house act.
1t since develops that Mr.. Arneson,
finding what was an undoubted error,
made the proper correction and now
the question arises, has he such a
right. Mr.. Arneson thinks he has, but
admits that it could be abused. He
suggests that the next legislature en-
ploy stenographer to handle the
journal. Not a bad idea.
Preparations to enjoin the new box
ing law in this state are being made
by its opponents in St. Paul. 1t is
planned to obtain an injunction
against the first contest and to bring
action in the Ramsey county district
occurr. The injunction will be based
upon the claim that the statute is un-
constitutional. A number of lawyers
who have read the law say that in it's
present form it will not stand. The
old law prohibiting prize fights in
Minnesota was not repealed and the
new law allows boxing matches in St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. Those
who will seek an injunction will al
lege that the law is discriminatory in
that it prohibits in one part Of the
state what it permits in another part.
1t also will be alleged that the orig
inal draft of the act was to cover the
whole state and when it was found
it could not pass the legislature it
was amended to permit matches in
the three cities, but the title of the
act was not changed.
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Capitol gossips have found a new
morsel to chew over and as a result
the state health department is very
much in the spotlight. DR.. Bracken,
the secretary, is the one hit, but like
past attacks he seemed to be able to
weather the storm. The claim is that
the department is entirely too much
of a family affair and that DIR. Brack-
en- is under the thumb of several in
the department to the extent that he
does no dare give it the cleaning it
needs. The family feature charged is
the presence of Assistant Secretary
o. G. Pierson, who, with his wife, have
for some years been on the depart
ment payroll. Some money made on
the side by DR.. Bracken, which the
Persons have knowledge of, the Cos
sips say, continue to keep them on the
payroll. DR.. Bracken admits the side
money stunt and asks what are you
going to do about it. AS to the Pier
sons, he declares they are the least
of his troubles.
The state supreme court has re-
versed the findings of Judge Albert
Johnson of Red Wing, who in March,
1914, found the officials of the st.
Paul road guilty of violating the q
cent fare law and imposed fine of
$4,000 upon them. The railroad Off
Gals appealed on the ground that they
were enjoined from establishing
2-cent rate by order of the court. The
lower court had remused to permit the
writ of injunction as evidence at the
trial. The supreme court holds that
this was an error and reversed the
lower courts decision.
The state this year has so far paid
out over $1,2OO,OO0 in aid for good
roads. By the end of the year 81 ,5OO,-
900 will be discussed. The money
comes from the Dunn one-mill road
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