The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-03-17
Watching the Work
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Estate Lawmakers
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ASK FOR TEN MILLION
Measures Drafted Call for Large Sum
for University Maintenance and
EXPANSION.

for maintaining and expanding the
University of Minnesota during the
next two years as well as relieving
present emergencies, is asked in bills
before the legislature.
Introduced by Representatives J. w.
Olsen and w. l. Norton of Minneapolis,
the bills are now in the hands of the
house appropriations committee with
hearings planned for an early date.
University authorities declared that
growth of the institution is dependent
upon the granting of their fund re-
quests. At present University depart
ments are approximately 100000 shy.
OF the bills introduced $1,OS7,63 is
asked as an emergency measure for
the current year for increase of the
faculty and purchase of supplies as
follows:
Additional instructor ....... $24o,OOO
Supplies, equipment, ETC.. 29S,l79
Salary increases for current
The needs for building and main
tenance during the next biennium is
set at $4,32S,O20 for the year 1921-1922,
and $4,164,OOO for the year 1922-1923.
The total of $S,492,O20 is an increase
of $2,492,O2O over the corresponding
biennium just ending, and which was
granted by the legislature. For the
building program there has already
been authorized $56O,0O0. Because Of
necessity for shortening the program
an additional $56O,OO0 is asked of the
legislature.
Included in the bills are calls for
appropriations for agricultural extern
sion work, promotion of vocational ed
ucation in trades and industries, and
for social hygiene work in cooperation
with the federal government
Amended Street Car Bill Passes.
BY vote of 40 to % the Minnesota
Senate passed the bill giving to the
Railroad and Warehouse commission
regulation of rates for street railway
companies and authorizing the issu-
ance of state permits in the place Of
existing franchises.
The bill, which was substitute for
the original Brooks Coleman bill, pro-
viding for street railway control, was
amended in minor particulars, but pro-
ponents of the measure resisted every
attempt during the course of five
hours debate to pass destructive
amendments.
AS now framed, the bill gives to the
Railroad and Warehouse commission
original jurisdiction in the establish
ment of rates of fare. 1t leaves to the
cities, however, all power over extern
sions, routing and service. 1t makes
possible the exchange of present fran
chises for indeterminate state permits,
such permits to be revokable at will of
the LEGISLATURE The bill now goes to
the House.
For Deep Waterway. Project.
A joint resolution urging Congress
to continue the expenditure Of $2,eec..
900 annually in the improvement of the
upper Mississippi river to create six
foot channel and to make the river
navigation feasible at all times during
the season when the river is open, was
introduced in the house by number
of representatives.
The resolution cites the fact that
Congress appropriated $20,OOO,0Oo for
the improvement Of the river, to be
expended at the rate of 100000 an
nually but that the expenditures have
been discontinued.
It declares that, owing to the short.
age of cars and the increase of 100 per
cent in rail rates, Northwestern ship
| pers are suffering the loss of millions
of dollars in the loss or damage to
valuable goods and increased freight
rates which might be saved if the river
were improved, to permit the use of
self-propelling barges, an entirely prac
teal proposition, as has been demon
strated.
Compensation Bills Passed.
The five workmen's compensation
bills, passed by the senate, are in sub.
stantially the same form as introduced
in the senate early in the session. They
passed the house with but slight
amendment and the senate refused to
accept any changes, except in minor
matters concerning phraseology and in
exempting the state and the municipal
subdivisions thereof from compulsory
features of the bill.
The principal fight in the senate yes.
terday developed on an amendment Of.
fered by Senator Joe Jackson of st.
Paul, to increase the maximum com.
pensation from the SIS week limit,
provided for in the bill, to $40 per
week, and the minimum from So to
$40: --.' .
Proposes Alien Registration.
A bill proposing the registration of
aliens throughout the state every two
years has been prepared by Walter l..
Scott, secretary of the fire department
of Minneapolis. The registration is to
be conducted by city and village wards
with the purpose of preventing aliens
from voting at the polls. Mr.. Scott
became interested in this question in
1918 when he was in charge Of the
alien registration. He. found at that
time that many had been voting in his