The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-03-24
Lawmakers Taking Measures
to Protect the Fish and to
Curtail Fishermen'S
Yarns
(By Rep. Farley A. Dare.)

mere, because 1t 5 UolHg proved
out in the committee room right
along. Requests for new sppro-
priations are being turned Gown
with a vengeance but with all
it's holler for economy the mem
bers are not so parsimonious
that they overlook the needs of
the dependent children or any
thing pertaining to child welfare
or the protection of dumb ami
mails from their inhuman supe-
riors.
Demands for appropriations
for new bureaus pertaining to
industrial work are turned down
with a grunt of disapproval, but
let some one appear before eth
er of these two committees and
commence to talk in the inter-
ests of the neglected youngsters
or abused dumb animals, and
members of the committees COM
mence to blow their noses and
take an interest.
This was evidenced few days
ago when an appropriation OF
$4,000 was recommended for the
creation of child's welfare de-
partment, and only a few hours
later when the state humane So
ciety was put on its feet with a
$4,000 annual appropriation,
without dissenting vote.
The present legislature will go
down into history as a S22,000,-
900 session, if all requests for
money are granted, and strenu-
Gus efforts are being made to re-
duce this amount to $1,000, 900.
Hence the slashing of appropria-
tions and refusal to contribute
to new departments. The kiddies
and the dumb brutes are the
only ones able to get through the
barrier. and it's to no discredit
of the legislature that they are
getting away with it, either.
The Dunn Law
Ironing out the Objectionable
humps in the Dunn road law,
was special order of the lower
house few days ago. 1t took
several hours to complete the
job but it was time we'll spent,
considering the Importance of
the original bill, and the folks
in the rural districts will GER
tainly welcome the law in it's new
dress. And speaking of new
dresses, the legislature came
near rigging out Miss Dunn Law
with a hoop skirt and a hustle,
in the way of old fashioned ideas,
when it tried to make her take
on the road tax system of we
olde days when men worked out
road taxes by sitting in the
shade and took up the time in
filling up their corn cobs rather
than their shovels at three dol
lars a day. The amendment call
ing for the return of this old
idea was lost by vote of near
ly two to one, which leads you
to form your own conclusions as
to the progressiveness of the
lower house in the way Of road
legislation. A few changes made
in the Dunn law are as follows:
The highway commission to
have nothing to do with the es-
Enlistment of county roads.
When state roads run through
villages, the village shall receive
from the state it's pro rata of
money for the cost of construc-
ton as is payable by the state
to other roads in the county, but
not to exceed $1,000 per mile
for the states share.
When the county board turns
down the petition of ten free
holders for a highway, the petit
TONERS have a right to put the
matter up to the highway COM
mission for reconsideration.
Each township will constitute
one road district and have one
road overseer only.
The county board will here
after approve highways before
payment is made, and not the
assistant engineer, as formerly.
More power to county boards