The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-02
Farm Bureau Bill
Brings on Debate
MEASURE BACKED BY COMMIT
TEE RECOMMENDED TO PASS
AS AMENDED.
minneapolis Journal, Jan. 27.)

(M1I1U6dUOllS JOuEIId1, Jan. Ht.)
Farm bureau and Nonpartisan lea
que members disagreed with men in
their own organizations in hot de-
bate on the floor of the house late yes
terday, over the bill granting state
aid for counties where farm bureaus
were started. House file 260, backed
by the committee on agriculture and
horticulture, provided that county
boards "shall" appropriate $1,000 for
the farm bureau, if an organization
of 200 members was formed and ST.
900 raised locally.
Counties having more than one
agent or home demonstration would
receive an additional 81 600. The bill
was recommended to pass, as amend
ed.
Representative H. A. Arens, Nom
partisan Lacquer and farm bureau
member, succeeded in putting an
amendment through requiring that 100
of the original members shall be actu-
al farmers and that all officials shall
be farmers. His plea that the bureaus
should be dominated by "dirt" farm
ers was upheld by big majority.
Brings on Heated Debate.
Representative O. A. Swenson then
proposed to amend so county boards
may" instead of "shall," make the
appropriation. This brought on a
heated debate, with A. E. Rako and
others opposing the change and Rep
resentatives C. M. Bendixen, O. c..
Neuman and others favoring.
"The Farm Bureau is the only real
farmers organization the state ever
had," said Mr.. Rako, in pressing his
point. The vote was 68 to "a for the
amendment.
Representative F. j. McPartlin NOV
ed call of the house at 2:15 p. m.
after he had asked reconsideration Of
his bill raising the salaries of the
judges in the 18th district 81 500 a
year, to be paid by the counties. Tues
day the bill was defeated by vote Of
62 to 50 in it's favor, &c votes being
required to pass. Sergeant-at-arms
combed the capitol and brought in alb
sentees and after more than an hour
of humdrum roll-calls the bill finally
was passed by a vote of "a to 40.
With more than Is representatives
swinging from "aye" to mo" bill
changing the weight of corn in ear
from 70 pounds to 80 pounds in Octo-
Der and November, and Is pounds a
bushel in December and January was
lost by vote of 62 'syeas" and 60
mays" Representative A. O. Sven
son opposed the measure on the floor
and L. O. Teigen, it's author, led the
fight in it's favor. It was predicted
that reconsideration would be sought
late today
A memorial to congress, asking that
immigration be suspended until a Sc
lective immigration bill could be pass
ed, was voted favorably. j. B. Gisla-
son said only ], loo immigrants were
refused admission because of crimes,
out of 100000 applicants in the last
10 years.
Protest Stockyards Control.
Representative C.. NJ. Bendixen pre-
sented resolution, drawn by the rail-
road and warehouse commission, de-
manding from congress that the bill
passed by the United States senate
Monday, providing for federal control
of stockyards, shall not apply to Min
nesota, particularly the South st. Paul
yards. The resolution cited that Min
nesota had statutory control of its
stockyards and preferred the present
System Of national supervision.
II think ne have had enough Of
Continued On last paRe.l