The Tomahawk., 1925-03-19
House SIashes Senate Bill.

A clash between the senate and
house over the question of just how
far the economy program Is to go
seemed certain following cut of
more than million dollars in the SEN
ate omnibus appropriation bill for
state institutions by the house. Sen
ator A. J. Rockne, chairman Of the
senate finance committee, which drew
the bill, says he will not agree to the
reduction.
The total amount allowed by the
house was $6,7O3,200.
The total amount allowed by the
senate when it passed the bill some
time ago was $7,S19,95O.
The board Of control originally
asked for $S,09S, 400, or about $500, 900
less than was allowed in 1923.
Labor Agency Bill Up.
Organized labor of Minneapolis
startde a campaign in opposition to a
bill pending before the legislature pro-
viding for the increase of the num-
Der Of products manufactured by in
mates Of state institutions.
The Morin-Dwyer employment
agency regulation bill has gone to
general orders in the senate without
recommendation, following resump-
ton of the 10-year-old fight over
agency regulation before the senate
labor committee.
The bill provides for the licensing,
bonding and Limitation OF fees of the
agencies, places them under the juris-
diction of the state industrial COM
mission and gives their body author
ity to make rules and regulations for
their guidance.
Bill Would Speed Up Law.
Another move to speed up litigation
in Minnesota courts, establishment Of
the declaratory judgments system of
legal decisions which would deter
mine the rights of parties before the
necessity of hostile acts to bring cases
into court, got under way at the legis-
lature. The Minnesota State Bar AS
sociation is working for passage Of a
bill which would enable such judg-
| ments.
Donald E. Bridgeman, chairman of
| the committee on uniform state laws
Of the bar association, appeared be-
fore legislative committees to urge
passage Of the declaratory judgments
bill Statements of Endorsement have
been obtained from Judge Horace d.
Dickinson, presiding Judge Of the
| fourth judicial district, Dean Everett
Fraser, of the University of Mime
sofa law school, and Royal A. Stone.
chief justice of the Minnesota Su-
preme Court.
This sort of action should in the
long run actually reduce the time re-
CURED of the courts to settle disputes,
as short trials to determine rights
will tend to replace long trials to
determine wrongs" Judge Dickinson
said.
Eleven states already have adopted
in their courts the declaratory judg-
ment system.
Would Provide Governor Home.
An executive mansion for the gov
ernor Of Minnesota is proposed in a
bill which is before the house appro-
priations committee. The bill pro-
poses to acquire title to the old John
Merriam home, stone structure at
University avenue and Capital boule-
ward, directly back of the state CAPT.
toll. The bill was introduced in the
lower branch of the legislature by
Representative Guy E. Dilley, Of st.
Paul, supported by the Ramsey coun-
ty delegation and a number of rep
resentatives from other counties.
The proposal is to create a commits
sion, composed of the governor, audi
tor and attorney general, to deter
mine methods of purchasing the prop
erty by the state to be used as the
governors residence. Purchase could
be made out of money available. The
measure does not call for an appropri-