The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-04-24
HOUSE DECIDES TO
;: EMO. SAFETY BOARD
MEASURE TO ABOLISH STATE
COMMISSION PASSES LOWER
H. Il BODY, 1o6 TO 13.
EXTRA SESSION IS RUM0RED
Many important Bills Vet Enacted
Upon May Cause Special ses-
sion to Be Cailed+Enoijsh
Made Basic Language.

Op0U way N0ooS oPeCs0s o0o~
sion to Be cailed-Enoiish
Made Basic Language.
st. Paul.-After having been side
tracked repeatedly and anahy after
reposing on the table for week, Rep
resentative w. A. Pittengers bill abol-
ishing the State Public Safety COM
mission, passed the House by vote OF
log to Is. So hastily was the bill
passed that money owed various coun-
ties by the Safety commission: was
left unprovided for. =. -. -~
The bill. as passed, requires that all
money in the hands of the commits
sion be returned to the general rev.
enue fund at once. When the clear
ness Of the bill in regard to this mat
ter was questioned, Representative
Pittenger offered an amendment stat
ing that the money must be returned
to the general revenue fund of the
state.
Representative G. H. Warner Of
Aitkin said that the Safety commits.
and $4,000 and voted against the bill
as amended for the reason that the
amendment would prevent the COM
mission from paying it's debts to his
county and others. L..
Extra Session Rumored.
Rumors of an extra session are cur
rent about the capitol, and the posi-
bility that one may be called is seri-
ously. discussed. a..@..
The reason assigned is that while
the legislature has been extremely in.
/ dustrious in passing local bills and
curative acts, many of the really big
bills, like those of state development
and settlement, have not been acted
updh, and the members say that there
will not be time in which to pass them
before the close of the session..
Among the big bills still away down
in the legislative hopper, lost in the
mass Of local legislation, Is the act to
create an agricultural department with
power to develop the farming interests
of the state through cooperation in
the study of better methods, improved
marketing facilities, the promotion Of
immigration and other means. This is
regarded as second only to the high
way bill In Importance. The Nord-
gren agricultural bill passed the house.
Butter Substitute Bill Passed.
The Senate passed the WEIGH House
bill prohibiting the use of any substi-
tute for table butter at state institu-
tons with very little debate, though
it IL estimated that the passage Of the
bill will cost the state about 81, 00O a
year at the present prices of butter and
substitutes. Senator H. II. Bonniwell
said that Minnesota had reputation
to protect as the bread and butter
state, and she should not endanger IL
by using substitutes at the state in
stitutions.
English, Made Basic Language. y
English is declared to be the basic
language for instruction in all Mime
sofa schools, public and private, under
terms Of the senate bill passed by the
house. The bill, an amendment to the
compulsory education law, makes in
struction in the English language re.
quirement Of the law. The bill, which
now goes to the governor, will do away
with the teaching Of children Of lower
grades in German and other foreign
languages in hundreds Of private
schools In Minnesota. The bill passed
the house, 80 to o. I:..--
~, eushei Tax Bill Passed.
The Wicker 'bushel tax bill pre-.
viously defeated In the House, recon
sidered, and placed on the table, was
taken up in the House and passed, n
to ). w. :.e.see 1...
An amendment offered by Represen-
tative G. w. Grant. placing the revenue
received from the tax in the general
revenue fund OF the state, was adopted.
Mattresses Exempted.
!, Women employees In hotels and res
taurants were exempted from the bill
limiting women workers to eight hours
. day, when the senate took up the
bill In committee Of the whole. Sen
ator ]. D. Sullivan offered the amend
ment, which was opposed BY Senator
James A. Carley. The bill was ad-
vanced to the senate calendar. Tho |
same bill Is on general orders in the |
house. .-..
House Studies Dry Measure.
Action on the prohibition enforce
ment bill passed by the senate was
delayed in the house when w. l. Nor.
ton and other dry leaders asked time
to study Senator ]. d. Su1livan's
making the measure pure
" an enforcement act rather than q
Law.
Moooo Lake loan Asked.
st. Paul-Moose Lake officials have
procured Governor Burnquist's con-
yent to Introduction Of . bill to au-
thorize the State Board of Investment
10 lend $4,000 OF state trust funds to
hat city for refunding outstanding