The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-04-24
REORGANIZATION
BILL is PASSED
Governor Christianson Hints
Business Men to Be Drafted
For Three Major Posts.

st. Paul-The Minnesota legislature
yielded to demands Of Governor Theo-
dore Christianson for an enactment,
which he said would enable him to eff
feet economies in state government,
when the senate, by vote Of AZ to 10,
passed the reorganization bill, the
major legislative proposal Of the 1925
session.
The lower house previously had
passed the bill, 116 to 9.
The senate became the center of one
of the most violent legislative storms
In many years in debate which
lasted more than six hours. Opponents
of the governors proposal for central
lied control over tax spending fought
10 the last ditch. They went to de-
feat shouting warning that the tax
payers had been given gold brick"
and that the act would prove to be a
boomerang to the republican admins
tration.
The debate was one for opponents
of the measure. Its proponents, satis-
fed that the bill would muster SUI
ficient strength, contented themselves
largely with an explanation, although
there were heights. Of oratory on be-
half of the measure.
Governor Christianson, following
final passage Of the measure, issued a
statement in which he said he be-
lieved the legislatures action would
mark the beginning Of sound BUSH
ness management for the government
of Minnesota"
The governor, at the same time, in
Dictated clearly he proposed to draft
from the business world successful
men to fill the posts of budget COM
missioner, controller and purchasing
director, the three appointive heads of
the superboard Of administration and
finance which is to supervise the
financial operations Of the IA state de-
partments.
The 1923 legislature took up the re-
organization issue when the house ap-
pointed a committee to draft plan
for coordination of the government
and report to the 1925 legislature.
Governor Christianson was member
of this committee, by virtue Of his
membership in the lower house. The
committee reported an outline of its
reorganization proposal early in Feb
ruary. A bill to carry out the recon-
mendations in the committee report
was introduced February %. On April
2 the senate emasculated the bill by
one vote majority and then passed it..
The lower house reinstated the basic
features Of the original bill April s
and returned it to the senate. The
senate refused to concur and confer
ence committees of both houses were
named.
st. Paul-Legislat1ve appropriations
to opearte the state government dur
ing the next biennium period are
headed toward a 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-
tions for educational and state depart
mental purposes, the fast two of the
four general Appropriation measures,
and 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 $39,60O,000. Two years
ago the appropriations totaled $42.-
1860.
In the education appropriation bill
which the house reported out, the to-
tai allowances are. s19,662,042. 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 chart
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,
600 apart in their figures. The house
bill for this group of appropriations
carries totals of $3,075.725.
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 a 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
now prevails for regular licensed bar
bers. 1t 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
nation.
The omnibus game and fish bill is
ready for the senate, having passed
the house. The house first passed
one-buck law amendment which would
have permitted the taking Of male.
antlered deer during an open season
every year. Later, it reversed itself
adoption OF another amend
ment providing that buck deer may be
shot only in even numbered years.
The house also killed clause pro-
viding that resident anglers more than
Is years old be required to obtain Ii
censes at rs cents each. OF the 80
submitted. Only few
wore adopted.