The Tomahawk., 1925-04-23
APPROPRIATIONS
ARE HELD DOWN
Request of Governor for Limit of
500, 100000 Likely to Be
Respected.

st. Paul-LegislatIve appropriations
to opearte the state government dur
Ing the next biennium period are
headed toward maximum Of 100000
900 or less. according to committee
recommendations which have been
made to the lawmakers.
The house appropriations committee
submitted bills covering the appropria-
tons for educational and state depart
mental purposes. the last two OF the
four general Appropriation measures.
and a compilation Of the figures re-
veals that up to date the recommends
tons are far below $40,000.000. Gov.
ernor Christianson in his budget mes
sage to the legislature early in the
session urged that the appropriations
be kept within 100000. Two years
ago the appropriations totaled $42.-
1860.
In the education appropriation bill
which the house reported out, the to-
tai allowances are $19.662,042. The
total OF the state departmental bill Is
$8,643,329. The legislature already
has passed. and Governor Christian.
son has signed, the appropriation bill
covering all state penal and chari-
table institutions in charge Of the
board Of control. This bill totals ST..
14s,350. The fourt appropriation bill,
covering the aid of agriculture and
semi-state activities, is being settled
by a conference committee because
the house and senate are about $780,
900 apart in their figures. The house
bill for this group OF appropriations
carries totals OF $3,075.725.
Gas Tax Is Assured.
A gasoline tax, a reduced motor We
hicle tax and a complete and ample
financing program for highway con-
struction were assured for Minnesota
when the conference committee OF
both houses Of the state Legislature
reached full agreement on measures
recently passed by the legislative
branches.
The conference determined on gas,
oline tax of cents a gallon, to be
paid when the gasoline enters the
state, effective May l, but as COM
pensation to the states motorists re-
duced the motor vehicle tax on all
cars and granted liberal reduction in
the minimum tax on both class A and
class B cars.
Friends Of the program outline the
plan as follows:
A gasoline tax of cents a gallon
will be imposed, effective May l. 1t
will not increase in 1925. The basic
rate for motor vehicle taxation Is re-
duced from 2.75 per cent OF the value
OF the car to "a pc recent Of value of
the car. The minimum tax on class A
cars is reduced from $12 to $40. (All
perosns who paid the minimum tax
this year will pay 50 less next year,
The minimum tax on class B cars Is
reduced from SIS to $3.50. (All per-
sons who paid the minimum tax this
year will pay $3.50 less next year,
Minnesota will have $6,000,000 for new
road construction in 1925 and $1,000
900 in 1926. An additional 100000
will be available this year and next
year for a sinking fund to pay the
county reimbursement bonds as they
become due. Minnesota will receive
full advantage of federal aid for road
building, $2.1OO,O00 for each Of the
next two years. The figures OF $6;OOO,-
900 for new construction in 1925 and
100000 in 1926, include the $780,
900 which will be received each year
from the federal government under
the federal aid law.
Beauty Specialists Bill Passes.
Beauty specialists and BARRIERS won
their long drawn out fight for recog-
milton In the house. when that body
passed two measures affecting both
factions. The beauty specialists
sought enactment of bill to regu-
late the occupation of the hairdress.
ers and beauty culturists and also to
insure better education Of practi.
toners. The barber bill, passed with.
out objection, places apprentices un.
der the same sanitary provision as
uOW spTSNduS loT regular iiCcuScu val
bers. II also provides that women
may secure a license to bob the hair
after one year Of study. providing they
can pass the state BARRIERS exam
ination.
Race Track Measure Defeated.
Minnesota horse race followers must
wait at least two more years before
parimutuel machines can be used In
connection with the race track sport.
Representative Guy e. Dilley, of st.
Paul, lost his parimutuel bill after a
hard fight in the lower house. The
bill was defeated by vote Of SO
to IS. ~
The measure would have created a
racing commission of three men ap-
pointed by the Governor. Betting on
the races through parimutuel ma
Chimes. which enable the public to
make its own odds, would have been
legalized. The state fund would have
received 10 per cent OF the money bet.
The omnibus game and fish bill Is
wo NV fov Tho canofo hoytpo naoonl