Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-16
SENATE AMENDS
DRAINAGE LAWS
Those Seeking To Start Projects
Would Be Compelled To
Have Majority.

st. Paul-Majority rule is TO govern
drainage projects hereafter in Mime
sofa. provided that the house acts on
the bin passed by the Senate Advo-
Gates Of tbs majority principle won
out handily I'm their fight In the senate
and tho senate bill as amended Is ex.
pected to have easy Shedding In the
lower house
II was charged freely that projects
have been worked up and put over
against tho wishes OF a majority of
the land holders affected, and loading
up the land with burdensoms ditch
liens
After the debate. tho senate by a IS
10 10 vote amended the GIN drainage
code so as 10 require a majority OF the
resident owners OF the land affected
TO Join I'm tho petition before a project
can be brought before the court or
the county board
Senator y. l.. Gin the legislatures
expert on drainage law and author OF
the bill codifying the drainage legis-
lation OF the state, fought the amend.
ment He had yielded 10 increasing
the percentage from 20 TO IS per cent,
hut declared that IN HIS belief II
should be left AZ 20. To require a
majority would mean that no large
drainage projects will be started. he
contended.
Senator L. p. Johnson, who offered
the 81 per cent amendment. said that
rs per cent OF the needed drainage in
tho state already has been done, and
in southern Minnesota 30 per cent
He thought II about time to tighten
mp.
Appropriations Held Down.
81 Legislative appropriation
20 opearte the state government dur.
Ing the next blennlum period are
headed toward n maximum OF $4,000.
900 or less according TO committee
recommendation which have been
made TO the lawmakers
The house appropriations committee
submitted bills covering the appropria'
lions for educational and state depart
mental purposes, tho last two OF the
four general Appropriation measures,
and compilation OF the figures re-.
veals that up TO date the recommends.
tions are far below $40 900. 900 Gov
ernor christianson In his budget mes
sage TO the Legislature early In the
session urged that the appropriations
he kept within 1000, 900 Two years
ago the appropriations totaled s42,
49,, $50.
In tho education appropriation bill
which the house reported out, the to
tai allowances are 1885,. 0f2. The
total Of the state departmental bill IL
$500. a2s. The Legislature already
has passed. and Governor Christian
son has signed. the appropriation hill
covering all state penal and chari
table institutions In charge 81 the
board OF control This bin totals 81.
i4s.sS0. The fourt appropriation bill.
covering the aid OF agriculture and
semistate activities. Is being settled
by 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 ts.075.72S.
Asks senate Change interim BllI.
The senate was called upon by the
other branch OF the legislature TO 70.
verse itself and approve state gov
eminent reorganization bill In pre-
ciHely the form that Governor Theo
dore Christianson said Is necessary to
enable him to carry ont economy
pledges made 10 the voters in the last
election
The reorganization hill which was
sent TO the senate by the house rejects
all the amendments which had been
adopted by a one vote margin IN the
senate when u took hing At the
measure The Governor and his sup
porters had declared the senate
amendments defeated the purpose OF
the proposed Legislature and the
house voted to give the executive ex,
actly the kind Of legislation he pro
posed.
Vehicle Tsx Ia Cut.
Reducing motor vehicle taxes but
not 20 the extent OF the house cut
the senate passed the bill as recon,
mended by It's committee without q
dissenting vote Because OF variance
OF schedules In the senate and house
bills. the measure win be sent 10 q
conference committee.
As approved by the senate. the taxes
on the various types OF automobiles
would be as follows; Class A. weigh.
Ing less than 1000 pounds. minimum
tar, $40: class n. weighing more than
1000 pounds. minimum tar. SIS:
basic rate OF tar, as per cent OF value
OF the car. This schedule means a
reduction In both classes OF machines
from the present tar and a reduction
OF from AIS to az per cent In the
basic rate,
II IL estimated that the schedule set
up by the senate bill viii mean q re-
duetion In revenue OF tsst 600 instead
OF the si.bOO,000 lost by the house