Morris tribune., 1920-07-30
THOUSANDS HEAR ABLE DEBATE
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ala LOT Tufd1 pOSI~1Oduo S1O AOAAO"0'
million for 1917.
10 million for 1918. =
Is million for 1919.
20 million for 1920.
rs million for 1921.
By the emergency Amendment to
the post office appropriation bill
passed in February, 1919, the fol-
lowing additional sums were provid-
ed.
SO million for 1919
IS million for 1920.
Is million for 1921.
This makes a total of 100 million
for the year ending June, 1921. The
acts of Congress provided for GER
tain basis of distributing\t this appro-
priation among the several states,
MINNESOTA's SHARE
of this appropriation for the current
year, being the year ending June
1921, is $2,842,O89.35, and this
money has already been allotted to
different counties in the state of Min
nesota to aid in the construction of
certain federal projects. But notice,
gentlemen, that the federal aid ex-
pires with the current year and we
do not know in what amounts or I'M
der what terms and conditions fed
eral aid will be granted in the fu-
ture. At present, there is no money
in the federal treasury available for
this purpose and you all well know
that the federal government is all
the time borrowing money. The
amendment of 1919 was called an
Emergency Amendment and was
passed for the purpose of giving
work to returned soldiers. The Ag-
ricultural Department of this state
is we'll familiar with the emergency
appropriations. Where we received
$500 year ago for county farm
bureaus, we now receive only 5000
from the Federal Government.
Now, there is another argument
used in favor of the passage of this
bill, viz, that we must pass this bill
or the state of Minnesota will not
get the federal aid.
Ill IuO 4uCOLlO1l CIuu Oils WS1 pct111-
phlet, recently published and cir
culated by the Minnesota High Way
Improvement Association, and espe-
cially in the additional sheet sup
plementing the same it is claimed
that we must pass this amendment
the federal aid, I claim that this
statement is not true. Minnesota has
already been allotted it's share OF
whatever federal aid has been ap-
propriated up to this time. If an
appropriation is made on the same
basis as the present, that is, requir-
ing that each state must meet the
federal allotment with an equal
amount, the different counties in the
state can raise, as they have in the
past, many times the amount allotted
to the state of Minnesota from the
counties of the state have during
the past years raised over ten million
dollars for road purposes annually
more than sufficient to meet three
times the amount of any federal aiC
we could expect. What is the limit
of the amount that the counties anC
townships can raise? The Pioneer
Press of April 23rd, quoted Senator
McGarry as stating that the counties
and townships of the state Of Min
nesota could raise $78,75O,OOO an
nualIy for roads. This amount would
be sufficient to meet three-fourths OF
the entire annual federal appropria-
ton.
1 will state that there is a provi-
sion in the amendment to the Post
Office Appropriation Bill for the year
1919 by which the Governor of the
state could have filed a certificate
with the Treasury Department which
would have
HELD UP MINNES0TA'S SHARE
of this appropriation unless the state
ratified this amendment. Our gov
enor has been severely criticized fol
different acts, but I will say that he
did not stoop so low as to file this
certificate for the purpose of infiuen-
cling our votes on this amendment
this amendment of 1919 to the post
Office appropriation bill is often
called the Kellogg Amendment, but
do not think Senator Kellogg is
the author of it and it will take very
positive proof before I would make
that assertion, as otherwise / might
be convicted under the corrupt prae-
tice act
NOTHING CERTAIN ABOUT FED
ERAL AID
Now, there is nothing certain
about the federal aid and in view OF
the fact that the present Congress
had adjourned without continuing
this appropriation thereby making il
impossible for the highway depart.
ments of the different states to make
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