The Tomahawk., 1919-03-20
creasing the board Of control mem
For County Highways.

For County Highways.
The house committee on highways
adopted a bill allowing county boards
to issue bonds up to $25O,00O to aid
in the construction of trunk line roads
within their counties without vote
of the people, and to call an election
to obtain the authority of the people
to issue bonds in any amount over
that sum that may be necessary within
the legal bonding limit of the county.
Bran Probe Postponed.
There will be no further probing OF
the bran situation until after the ton
mage tax question has been disposed OF
in the house, Chairman c. M. Bendixen
of the special committee appointed to
investigate the sudden boost in bran
and mill feed prices, has announced.
Killed by the House.
The house adopted the recommended
tion of the judiciary committee and
killed the Warner bill providing that
translation in English of every arti-
Gle published in a foreign language
newspaper must be published. The
bill was vigorously opposed before the
committee by large delegation OF
Scandinavian publishers, editors and
churchmen, who declared that the bill
unjustly brought their loyalty into
question, and also that the added ex-
pense would put most of their publ
cations out Of business.
Fishermen Oppose New Rules.
In the past few years fortunes have
been made often by men not even
citizens of the United States, at the
expense of Minnesota lakes, according
to the statements made by advocates
Of bill to place all commercial fish
ing in the state directly under the su'
pervision of the State Game and Fish
commission.
This statement was made at hear
ing before joint meeting of the Sen
ate and House committees, which had
under consideration the recommends
ton Of the state fishing bill for pass
age.
More than a score Of fishermen wera
present to protest against the pass.
law these fishermen are licensed to
fish for rough fish on designated
lakes and rivers of the state. After
obtaining the license they are at lib
erty to make all the profit they can
from the seasons fishing.
Under the new law, as proposed.
the fishermen either would be com.
PEELED to bid for fishing privileges on
designated waters or the state itself
might take over the fishing and hire
fishermen at q stipulated salary to do
the work. State fishing was tried
out during the war as war measure,
authorized by the Public Safety com.
mission.
State Board Of Education.
The house has passed the Warner
bill creating state board of educa.
ton, by a vote of Is to "a. The bill
creates a board Of five members, su'
perseding the state high school board,
For Negro National Guard.
BY a vote of 72 to 40, the house
passed the bill authorizing the organi
zation Of Negro battalion of the Ma
| tional Guard.
Putnam President Pro Tenn.
Peace and harmony reigned in the
Senate when the president pro tenn OF
that body was elected. Senator F. E.
Putnam of Blue Earth was given the
honor unanimously
Senator Ole Sageng, of Dalton, who
had been considered a candidate for
the place, nominated Senator Putnam
| Senator George II. Sullivan of Still
water, who was the president pro TEN
of the last Senate, seconded the nom
ination.
| New Tax on Roads.
Members of the Senate committee
on taxes and tax laws have recon
mended for passage a bill introduced
by Senator Jackson of st. Paul, which
would make railroads in the state
liable to taxation for local improve
ments, as we'll as to the regular gross
earnings tax.
! A dozen speakers from various
parts of the state urged the passage
| OF the measure. IN many tOWuS duO
cities, they argued, large tracts OF
property are owned by railroads pay
ing o gross earnings tax and the fact
that such tracts we're exempt from
taxation, as benefited property, IN
levies issued for public improvements
made the tax on other property II
such city and town disproportionately
high.
Women Ask Delay.
Opposition to the Christianson bill
which passed the house, extending the
right to women to vote for presidential
electors, was voiced by Mrs. Edmund
Pennington, Mrs. J. b. Gilfllan and
others at a hearing granted by thu
Senate elections committee. Propon
ents of the measure were also heard
The opponents said that there wa.
serious doubt as to the constitution
atty of the measure and that its pas
sage might cast doubt upon thu
presidential election. Delay was urget
for the further reason that with th'