The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
Leaders Of House and Senate
Agree that Session Will
Be Long and Hard );
DEPARTMENTS ASK OVER
THIRTY-NINE MILLION
Appropriations Requests Will
Undoubtedly Be Cut Except
for State Schools
(By United Press }

ST. Paul, Dec. 29.-MlnneSOta leg
islatOrs who convene next week face
long hard session, leaders Of house
and senate agreed today.
Many problems unsettled in pre-
viOuS sessiOns--the most notable OF
which is tonnage tax--and scores
of new problems are to 60 into the
hopper when the legislature meets
Tuesday.
Inaugural ceremonies and Organi-
cation work will take up all Of Tues
day and Wednesday, The house or
ganlZation probably will not be COM
pletcd before the end of the week. in
spite OF the fact that most of the
officers of the house and dears OF
committees have been pretty well set
tied upon in rauc,ses OF faj0rity lead
erS.
The legislature first )of all is faced
it'll demands for emergency legisla-
ion to aid farmers and dealers SUI
fering from credit stringency and de-
Ginning prices for their products. AT
least 20 bills have been prepared by
various members of the house and
senate to correct observation-disclosures
affecting the farmer and producer.
The measures most likely to receive
immediate attention, however. are
| those prepared by the marketing COM
mittee headed by Rep. X. A. Wilkin-
son of Lake Elmo which has been
| working on a number OF bills for the
last month. One of these measures
providing for opening the boards OF
trade and chambers Of commerce to
public hip--is likely to cause
one of the most sensational and bitter
battles of the session.
Various state departments have
asked the legislature for npprOpria
tions totalling $39.755.SSl for the
years 1922 and 1928. This request
is nearly $4,000, 1000. in excess of
the amounts appropriated for the BIZ
rnnium Of 192O-2l.
The legislature is expected to pare
the requests on even a greater scale
| than in previous years. 1t has be-
come an hOnOred custom for the leg
islature to slice vigorously the re-
quests Of department heads-w whether
joyously or painfully done. The de-
parlment heads by law. however. are
| required to submit minimum esti-
mat ions" Of the needs of their depart
mtnts and face censure If they abuse
| the practice.
Practically every state department
| and institution need from five per
cent more to several times the amount
| appropriated for the last bi-ennium
The state auditors office, for in
| stance. has entered request for APP
prOXimately $4,000 more than it
received for the last bi-ennium. The
state printing commission wants
about - per ceit more than it receiv-
ed for the last year and custodians
estimate ii will take rs per cent
more to run the old and new capitol
buildings during the next year.
| The state drainage commission Is
asking more than four times the
amount the last legislature appropri-
aled and the bureau OF labor seeks
| bout 20 per cent more than 1t reCeiv
last blennium. The state board OF
health will need more than twice the
amount approprating for the current
two-year period, according to its re-
quest
| The state minimum wage commits
| sion wants $l2.5O0 a year hereafter
where it has received only $4,000 an
nually heret ofOre. The dairy and food
commission says it will need $291.05O
during the coming two years. 1t re-
reived only $2O2.7OO for the last BIZ
rnni,m
| Tlt state railroad and warehouse
commission wants about $4,000
more and the state game and fish
commissioner requests $4OG.OOO for
he coming two years compared with
$4,000 for the current two years.
School funds totalng $6,446.743
llOre than was appropriated during
| he last two years are asked. state
| lid, he University Of Minnesota SER
vice mems tuition and every normal
school needs more money. II the
legislature appropriates everything
the educational system needs it will
have to nearly double the appropria-
lions made for the two years now
ending. This problem has attracted
the attention Of the law makers ap-
parcntly more than ever during the
present bi-ennium and 1t is likely
substantial increases will be granted
the state university and normal
schools in order to keep the states
educational system in a high plane.
The land and lakes attraction
board is asking $4,000 for each OF
the coming years compared with u.s.
600 for each Of the expiring years.