The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-27
EXPECT To KEEP
STATE COST DOWN
Figure Is More Than Three Mil
lion Less Than That Granted
In 1923.

ST. Paul-The state legislature is
on the road to hold appropriations for
the next biennium under $50 900,
a reduction of more than $3,000,0 900
from the appropriations granted two
years ago, Governor Christianson said.
The governor based his opinion up
on the work that the house appropri-
atoms committee and the senate
finance committee did in passing upon
the board of control omnibus appro-
priation bill.
Governor Christianson declared that
the appropriation items in the board
Of control bill square away with his
policy of economy and that he intends
to sign the bill without making any
changes.
Pleased With Results.
81 am pleased with the results that
have been obtained on the board OF
control appropriations, the governor
said 1.-THE house and senate commit
have been careful throughout to ex.
ercise the most rigid principles OF
economy without being unjust or toe
niggardly toward the state institu
lions.
''In my message to the Legislature
on the budget l stated that every eff.
fort should be made to keep the to.
tai appropriations for the next bien.
mum down to at least $39,000,000
The board of control bill set this
pace and if the other appropriations
bills which are to follow are finally
computed at the same rate, have nc
doubt whatever that the legislature
will go under the s39,000,000 mark in
total appropriations for the next two
years.
Offer New Highway Plan.
A new trunk highway construc.
ton program which calls for making
nearly $3.50, 100000 available in the next
20 years was outlined in the Mime.
sofa Legislature. 1t is predicated on
the basis of abandoning the plans for
reflnancing the country reimburse.
ment bonds.
The program was put before leaders
of the senate and house. 1t calls for
Enacting a gasoline tax of cents
a gallon for the remainder of 1925,
beginning May 1.
A 21a cent gas tax for 1926 and
subsequent years.
A reduction of 81 on the minimum
motor vehicle tax.
Friends Of the program say the lat.
ter reduction on minimum would save
the motor vehicle owners S750,000 a
year beginning in 1926, which loss
would be made up by the addition OF
one-half cent to the gasoline tax.
The significance of the plan, it is
claimed, if it is agreed upon by the
legislature and enacted, would be that
it would take the highway depart.
ment out of politics for 20 years and
place it on a definite going basis
through all that period.
Based on Present Revenue.
The whole program is based on pres
ent revenue from motor vehicle taxes
and what it is estimated now would BIZ
available from gasoline tax. The
chief objection, however, is that dur
ing the 20 years the number of auto
mobiles would increase and therefore
the revenue from automobile taxes
and the gasoline taxes would be in
creased, bringing an amount for new
construction in the 20 years to figure
in excess of s1S0,0O0,OO0.
Senate Gets Reorganization Bill.
The money-saving principle EN-
bodied in the bill to reorganize state
departments was put squarely up tc
the senate when the most important
measure Governor Christianson has
asked of the 1925 legislature came un
der consideration.
What Massachusetts did, Mime
sofa can do" will be the battle cry OF
the proponents of the. BILL They are
ready to show with facts and figures
that the state of Massachusetts,,
which adopted the idea of financial
control that is the heart" Of the Min
nesota reorganization measure, has
cut her state debt from $33,600.000 to
$20,000,000 in six years of operation
and has effected huge annual savings
In the cost of government
The state senate will be called upon
to pass the reorganization bill as the
surest step that this legislature can
take to cut down the cost of govern,
ment.
n ar Game Department Testimony.
A penciled insert In a fur trapper's
permit, resulting in the killing of Is
beavers In the Superior game refuge.
brought on the investigation of the
state game and fish department, &C.
cording to testimony brought out at
the second hearing of the committee.
This testimony was made clear
through questioning by Representative
George Lommen, chairman Of the com
mittee of Axel e. Barglund, super
visor of wardens at Grand Marais.
Barglund admitted under oath that
he had written the word beaver in
fur trapping licenses to four warden
trappers in Cook county,
State Factory Bill Is Defeated,
The house of representative by a
vote of 6s to as defeated the Paige
bill, empowering and authorizing the
state board of control, to equip and
operate factories for the manufacture
of woven wire fencing, nails, automo-
bile licenses, cloth and fiber furniture.
The bill was bitterly opposed in the
house by members representing labor
districts, who were with one exception
solidly aFFayed against the measure,