The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-11

the chief object of the Equity end OF
the game. Already bills tabooing fu-
lures and regulating the handling and
sale of grain have been introduced.
One bill offered gives any owner OF
grain defrauded by commission mer-
chant or grain broker first lien on
his seat in any grain or stock ex-
change. Prominent on the farmer side
of the house are Magnus johnson OF
Meeker and Knute Knutson Of Swift
counties.
Though hardly a week old over sew
enty-fve proposed measures are the
house and senate contributions to the
bill hopper. For a wonder the sem
ators introduced nearly as many bills
as the representatives. Of the total
ten were the product of the efficiency
and economy commission, creation
of the last legislature, and in way
they expressed the big end of impcr-
tant legislation to be tackled this ses-
sion. Few probably are aware Of the
fact, but the ten efficiency bills Of
fered by the committee are the result
of the resolution offered by Senator
Carley of Wabasha county two years
ago and which was adopted by the
two legislative bodies. 1t called for a
committee to be named in part by the
speaker of the house, the president of
passage followed the dismal failure
possibly everything claimed for it,
of government reorganization bill
drafted and fathered by former Gov
ernor Eberhart's famous committee of
thirty of two years previous. While
suspicion attached to the Eber-
hart bill from the start and it never
got beyond the committee stage. The
ten bills offered by the Carley commit
tee are in such shape that they can
be digested without trouble. Altogeth-
er they do away with thirteen state
boards and number of officials AMI
substitute a department under which
all are grouped. The chief product
of the Carley committee is a depart
ment of public domain. To it is given
a number of activities now handled by
various boards and commissions. An
other bill reorganizes the state board
of education; still another adds to the
duties Of the state board of health,
and fourth divorces all grain and
warehouse matters from the railroad
and warehouse commission. Other
bills create a board of investment, a
purchasing department, and add to the
duties of the state board of control.
The majority of them are regarded as
really meritorious.
Gustaf Lindquist, a close friend of
Governor Burnquist and at one time
looked upon as a possible successor to
State Insurance Commissioner Works,
will become chief deputy of the de-
partment when J. B. Sanborn Of St.
Paul assumes the head of this partic-
ular state bureau. His appointment
has been practically announced. He
will succeed Ira Peterson, VINO was
an active candidate for insurance
commissioner.
Constitutional prohibition is now
up to the senate and as similar bill
providing for submission is ready for
the house. Senator Ganrud of Kan
diyohi county grabbed off the honors
the first day of the session and if it
gets by the measure will be known as
the Ganrud resolution. That those
engaged in the liquor traffic will make
every effort to forestall it's adoption
is generally accepted, but so far no
efforts in that direction have been
made by the trade. Men who repre-
sented the liquor interests in the
past are conspicuous by their alb
sence these days, but there is plenty
of time for them to show up. There
is a story abroad to the effect that
the liquor crowd will keep It's hands
off, but it does not have the right
ring.
James S. Arneson has been named
by Speaker Parker as his private
secretary and his selection is gen.
orally endorsed. "Jim" was in the
thick of the fight to land the speak
ership plum for the Fillmore county
man and his appointment as private
secretary is only small recognition
of what he actually did in putting him
over. Jim was a power of strength
in the fight for control and his insist
ent claim of victory in the early
stages of the battle was easily borne
out by the finish, which was almost
unanimous for Mr.. Parker.
The County Chairman.
Time to QUIT Then.
DO you expect to spend your whole
life in the wicked pursuit of riches p
asked the ascefic person.
NO" replied the brisk individual
IF I'm not rich nv tho tirno 7 rooob