The Tomahawk., 1925-04-09
SENATE PASSES
THE|NTER|M BILL
Bill Emerges as Compromise
Governor Appoints Finance
Officers.

lStratlon leaders, following us pass
age by the senate, So to s.
The house formally will take up the
bill as special order Of business
Amendment appeared to be certain
The house fight for passage of the
economy bill be directed by Represen
tative w. /. Norton, who just has re
covered from illness began a few
weeks after the 1925 session opened
Emerges as Compromise.
The bill emerged after three days
bitter fighting in the senate as a com
promise measure, changed materially
from the draft prepared by friends OF
Governor Theodore Christianson. Con
flicting opinions came from leaders Of
the two factions, who had teetered on
ope-vote margin in the senate fight
regarding the governors power tc
control tax spending in the state
under the terms OF the senate bill.
1.-THE Governor has complete con.
troll over tax spending, except in
the purchasing and personnel d.
NtoIobo VI VIC boota " SSnklotp oC~
spite supervisory powers over the
commission Of administration and
finance which Is vested in the
executive council" Senator c. n.
Mackenzie, author Of the original
bill and it's principal defender on
the floor, said.
1--WE have amended the bill to
limit powers Of the governor by
giving the executive council su-
pervisory powers over the COM
mission Of administration and r.
nance" Senator c. w. Cameron,
one Of the opponents Of the orig
inaI bill, said.
"This preserves the prerogative
Of elective officers and Is con-
structive improvement over the
original bill"
The controversial point arises over
amendments with which the bill
was burdened. One by Senator A. O
Devoid struck out the original de-
partment Of administration and fl
nance and shifted the centralized fl
nancial control to the executive coun
Gil composed of elective officers.
Would License Aviators.
st. Paul - The house passed Speak
er John A. Johnson's aircraft regula
ton bill, by a unanimous vote. The
bill was the only one introduced by
the speaker this session.
The bill, providing for the licensing
and regulation Of aircraft operators
and the inspection of commercial
planes, came up on a special order car
rying measures of local nature, OF
to which no objections had been
offered.
In addition to the passage OF the
Johnson bill, 10 other measures were
adopted by the house, including a
senate bill, authorizing the governor
of the state to appoint commission
to be known as the lumber jack
memorial association" and .consenting
to the erection Of statue of lum
Der jack on the state capitol grounds
This bill was sponsored in the
house by Representative Merritt, OF
Aitkin, who explained that under the
measure the state would not be forced
to expend penny, and that $4,000
would be spent in the erection of such
a statue, such found to be contributed
by various lumbermen in the state.
The senate committee ON agricul.
ture recommended for passage a bill
that will authorize the issuance OF
$30,000,000 additional rural credit
bonds. The measure already has
passed the house.
The senate committee also recon-
mended favorably house bill setting
up system of district appraisers
The committee altered one section OF
this bill which provides that suggest
ed loans exceeding Is per cent of the
total amount allowed by the rural
credit law should be reappraised.
The senate public health commit.
tee, Thursday night, voted to kill, by
recommending for indefinite post
ponement a bill, introduced by Sena
tor r. T. Buckler, Crookston, prohib
iting drug stores from serving lunches
or meals in connection with their
regular business establishment.
Would Make Lobbyists Register.
Lobbyists would be required to reg
lister with the secretary of state un
der bill introduced in the house by
Representative Otto w. Kolshorn, toi
Red Wing. The bill, which was intro
duced with the permission of Cover
nor Theodore Christianson, provides
that any person acting as an agent OF
counsel for any corporation or asso
citation to pormote or oppose any pro,
posed legislation, must register with
the secretary Of state or be guilty OF
a misdemeanor.
Tax Plan Bill Reported In House.
With objections lodged against pas.
sage Of the Indiana plan bill, by only
two members Of the house tax com.
mittee, the measure was recommended
for passage. Under provisions Of this
measure, the tax commission will
have power to veto bonds issued by
any city or municipality in the state
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