The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17

appointed subcommittee of five yes-
terday afternoon to consider all the
schemes offered for soldiers relief and
submit report with recommendations
to the committee.
| To Eradicate Germs.
| Vermin and disease germs will have
hard shedding in hotels. tenements
and private residences if the Levin
bill, passed by the House. gets by the
Senate and tue governor. 1t provides
for removal of all old wallpaper, dis
infection OF walls, repapering and re-
pairing.
= ~ " Memorial Exercises.
The Senate at memorial reunion
paid tribute to members who died in
the past year. Carleton F. Wallace.
Minneapolis; r. c. Dunn, Princeton;
Harry F. Weis, lie Sueur, and John B.
Rystrom, North Branch, were the de-
ceased members honored.
Resolutions of sympathy and con-
dolence. Were adopted. ordered en-
crossed anu sent to the bereavcd fam
dies.
Brief addresses were delivered by
senators Richard Hammer. Charles N.
DIR, John D. Sullivan, Arch Coleman
James A. Carley, Olaf Gjerst, A. N.
Denegre, A. o. Sageng, J. M. Benson,
George H. Sullivan and others.
House Passes Rodenbero Bill.
BY vote of 81 to As the Minnesota
house OF, representatives has passed
the. Rodenberg bill prohibiting compul-
| sorry medical or dental examinations
either of adults or school children
without the consent of the persons at.
fected or of their parents or guardians.
The measure was amended in sew.
eral particulars, all of the amendments
which were adopted being accepted by
the authors Of the BILL The amend
ments are said simply to clear up de-
tails.
Statewide agitation to prevent COM
pulsory health clinics in public, paro.
chial and private schools was respon.
sible for the bill.
The measure expressly provides that
the prohibitory features do not apply
In cases where health authorities have
reason to believe there are contagious,
infectious or venereal diseases. 1t
does not apply In those cases whore
| the insane are involved.
The galleries were packed with spec
ted on the floor of the chamber.
The senate committee on public
health and welfare has recommended
Ito bill for passage In the upper body.
~" Appropriation Approved.
The house passed the bill appropri'
ating $5,6000OO to cover the expense
of the 1O-year building program at the
university by vote Of 81 to 8, and
then passed on to the $12, 1920 ap'
preparation for state school aid and
other educational purposes, which was
agreed to by an unanimous vote.
The bill grants special aid amount
ing to $175,000 for schools in the fire
stricken district of northeastern Min
nesota. This was the appropriation
for which Cloquet high school girls
argued eloquently. Chairman Chris
Hanson Of the appropriations commit.
tee. the business of which is to keep
the appropriations to the lowest posi-:
BILE amount consistent with an efficient
state administration and which gen.
orally opposes oil special appropriation
bills on principle, pleaded for the pas
sage Of this special school aid, declar-
ing that unless it was given, many of
the districts in the fire region would
have no schools next year.
Budget Bill Approved.
| Having passed the big appropria.
tions, the house also passed the Nolan.
.Christianson budget bill, amended to
require q report Of expenditures the
past two years as we'll as estimates
for the future, to be delivered to tie
legislature at the opening Of each SECS
sion. The bill, modelled on the Wis
consin system, provides for bude ct
commission of seven, with the COVER
nor as chairman, the state auditor,
chairman Of the tax commission, presi.
dent pro tenn of the senate, speaker
of the house, chairmen of the senate
and the house appropriations to CON.
pile the budget for all departments and
institutions.
Telephone Tax Bill Approved.
Representative e. F. Serlines bill.
increasing the gross earnings tax on
telephone companies by a graduated
scale had narrow escape from death.
but by persistent calling Of the roll,
and by changing of votes from no t.,
aye on the part Of dozen or more
members, the bill was passed In tho
house by q vote of Is to II. The bill
had fewer than the Sc votes require5
| when the first roll call was taken, but
there were many who had not voted,
and the clerk persisted In calling the
absentees, and in the meantime ono
after another of members who had
voted against the measure changed
his vote to AYE" and the bill went
through The announcement Of tho
final vote was greeted with burst Of
applause.
Boxing eiil Recommended.
The house committee on general
legislation has recommended the pas