The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-03-15


be to prevent a legislative reappor-
tionment for many years, because it
would be next to impossible to get
any legislature to pass bill legislat-
| ing it's members, or a large part of
them, out of office. But at any rate it
would prevent further increase in the
legislature.
The resolution by Magnus Johnson
and others for an interim investiga-
ton of the grain trade by legislative
committee was reported favorably by
the grain and warehouse committee
of the house and referred to the ap-
preparations committee to pass on the
$4,000 appropriation it carries. The
resolution was amended in committee
and shorn of some of it's Whereas
charges.
The state legislature is credited with
harboring three persons who would
not turn down the Democratic nomi-
nation for governor if it happened
their way. Senator James Carley of
Wabasha county, it is reported, is the
pick of several interested in seeing
Democracy in the saddle once more,
and there are others who regard SEN
ator S. B. Nelson of Luverne as ex-
cellent material. In the house Repre-
sentative E. Indrehus of Foley is said
to have his rod up and would not OBJ
ject to have the gubernatorial light
ming strike him.
Five different propositions for chang
ing the primary election laws are be-
ing considered by the senate and
house elections committees. Three of
them are bills actually introduced.
The Rustad bill calls for party conven-
tions before the primaries to recon-
mend candidates to the voters. The
Harrison bill adopts the Iowa plan of
conventions after the primaries to in
sure majority nominations, and the
Odlund bill provides for the election of
state convention delegates in the pri-
maries and the nomination of the
whole state ticket in convention. The
other two propositions are modifca-
lions of the Rustad bill.
That appropriation matters are get
ting away from the budget system and
that the state tax levy will be great.
increased is feared by members OF
the senate finance committee. They
now have bills passed by the nous,
appropriating nearly 100000 with
out waiting for the "omnibus" or bud
get measure.
One of the eleven efficiency and
enonomy bills has fallen by the way
side, being put to sleep by the senate
committee on civil administration. 1t
is the bill turning the care and GUS
tody of the state capitol over to the
state board of control, taking it away
from the governor. AS a business
proposition this had appealed to the
commission, but from other stand
points it was thought best to leave the
governor in control of the building.
The bill requiring milling test"
as part of the grading of wheat is
arousing considerable interest among
country members Of the house. |.
is claimed by partisans of this BIZ
on authority of Professor E. F. Lad,
of North Dakota, that a bushel OF
thirty-eight pound test wheat viii
make within three and three-fourths
pounds as much flour as bushel
testing sixty pounds. This claim is
refuted by Minnesota n1illers of high
reputation.
The house has passed the LOCO
mark in the number of bills intro
duced. Indications are that all rec
ords will be broken for the number O.
bills to be disposed of this session
The forty-three bills prepared by tn,
child welfare commission are vet tc
make their appearance.
Now it is the "all day sucker that
is attracting the attention of the leg-
lslators. Representative George Ro.
denberg of st. Paul regards sucI
childish delights as harmful and has
Offered a bill prohibiting their sale.
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Senator O'Neil of Thief Rover Falls
has introduced bill extending to vet
eran teachers who had taught the re-
qulred twenty-five years in Minnesota
but who had retired not more than
five years before the passage of the
act of 1915, the benefits of the teach
ers' pension fund-The County Chair
man.
Desperate Warriors.
1t has long been moot point whether
single or married men make the best
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