Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

81 Paul. Governor Christiarson
knocked $3.50 1sos4 from Legislative
appropriations and In hts action
brought tho appropriations for the
next biennlum under the $40 900 900
mark $50 977 .7f01e 10 be exact
Tho big appropriation for paying
che deficit in the supplemental state
school sid M soldier bonuses appro
ptiations for two teachers' college
aymnasiums, for deficit IN the FUND
FOR paving lndcmnities ON tubercular
cattle aud other small items were
vetoed
IN addition the governor vetoed ~
Bills. many OF which wohld have cree
ated new state boards or would have
involved future expense
The 1925 appropriations, after the
governor finished his work with them
stand Se2tfs2s1i less in total than
those made by the 1923 Legislature
The appropriations of two years ago
were sl9 ls2 eco
Governor Christianson, by hts &C
tiou. SET a., record for making siashes
IN appropriations allowed by the
legislature He also acquired rec.
ord for vctoes during Legislative
session n In an
Thc legislature appropriated sf1
ai3 90i for the next two fiscal years
of state activity Governor Chris.
tianson was Thoroughly dissatisfied
with that figure He claimed Il was
almost $4,000 900 too high When the
appropriation bills for education, state 1
departments semistatc activities and
miscellaneous claims reached him
Saturday he set to work to make
what reductions he could. and clipped
che huge total from the legislatures
enactmrnts
The building os any new national
guard armnries IN Minnesota FOR The
housing ~ military units n now AZ
halt. because Governor Chrlstianson
signed bin Witch repoals tho laws
relating 10 erecting such buildings NJ
state expense lts eject win be 20
mako II Impossible Tor local co'-muni-
ties 70 launch any more armory pro.
Jecta According 20 Governor Chris
tianson. the states armories now rep.
resent an investment of more than
~ GOO 600 and he feels that this Is
enough OF gn expenditure along that
line for awhile
THO 1888 Minnesota Legislature went
cit ~ existence az the close % IN
an night hattie the bittcrest aght be.
tween horse and senate ever record.
ed az the state capitol
II went out % existence barely
ayoiding special session nv last
minute agreement over few thousand
Collars that threatened 70 block an
appropriations for state departments
The hght was over salary increases,
matter % ss,400 year involving
ave elective state officials
Interim Rn Is Feature
Reorganization ~ Minnesota's sys.
fem of state government il the one
outstanding achievement " the 4tth
state Legislature The session was
not lacking otherwise IN constructive
results, but II was the Interim hnr'
that hung over the members an
through from the opening days until
the very close
Thiv big bHi which Governor Theo.
Gore Christlanson hoiped "a frame and
which he urged early and late on
the members % the legislature is a.
reform IN the administration 81 state
anairs
Every Legislature for the last ~
years has been confronted With pro
posais 70 40 this The 1925 session
did Il
Highways and Motor vehieIes
Minncsota's good roads program WIN
70 on 10 completion through passage
o. legislation witch gives the state
highway department. finances 70 pro
coed with building o. the trunk
highway system ia spite 81 extreme
reluctance on the part ~ many lesls.
istors 70 be too liberal
The financing % the state highway
department was attained only after
the greatest difficulties An economy"
Legislators was to be reekoned with,
and there was much objection 20 go
ing ahead With program o. road
Building IN the face ~ concerted 9e-
rnand for saving money
bin was passed 70 make y a nis-
demeanor for anyone 10 misshrsnd a
package which contains csastle or
corrosive acids. sikihs snd other sub
stances The statute ~ Limitations
for hrineirg actions against physt
clans. dentists and ssnl,ariums for
malpractice. errcr. mistake OF failure
90 cure. was reduced TO two years
The use ~ food cclcrins certified m.
der the y 2 tocd aud drug act viii
ne legal hencetorth up to the pass.
age " such law Al this session Min
resosa had been the only state in the
uricn which forbade the use OF eertt
Het euiors IN food products