The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-26
SLASH BOARD OF
CONTROL BUDGET
Executive Approves Idea of Con-
tlnuing Road Building With
out New Public Debts.

Oh issuing state highway bonds TO re-
| fund existing county highway bonds
which have been issued with the guar
antee of the state under legislative
authority. The governor declared
that the refunding program now un-
der consideration in the legislature
| seems to be the only practical idea
advanced to permit continuation Of
state highway construction by caring
for the bonds already outstanding
without creating any new obligations.
81 believe the situation may be TAX
en- care OF without creating any new
state obligations" said Governoc
Christianson, land in fact that the
state may be saved some interest
money by refunding these bonds at
lower rates of interest"
The pruning ak Of the present
house appropriations committee came
down with resounding whack when
the committees board of control ap-
preparation bill was completed for in
PRODUCTION in the lower branch of the
legislature.
The bill reduced the boards two
year requests for the IS institutions,
totaling $7,SS0,250, to approximately
$6,53O,250, reduction Of $1,350,000.
The senate finance committee, which
previously had reported it's bill for
the board Of control, reduced the
amount asked by 100000.
The reduction is more significant
in view Of the fact that the board it.
self had reduced it's request 100000
for the biennial period, as compared
with the appropriation of two years
ago.
Pension Funds Need Attention.
The state teachers pension fund is
announced to be 40 per cent SOL
vent" The plan proposed for putting
this fund on it's feet would increase
the state tax levy for the purpose ten
tribute $65 year. Unless such
plan is legaliZed, the authorities say,
it would be wise to wipe out the law
entirely. Mothers pensions from a
state standpoint are in just as bad a
fix. Eight years ago the system was
established by law. County authori-
ties were empowered to grant pen
sions to mothers who required aid in
order to keep their children in school.
The state was to pay 81 for every 81
paid out by the counties Counties
have been paying these allowances for
eight years, but so far the state has
not paid one cent. No legislature has
made any appropriation for the pur-
pose. UP to date the state is obligated
to the counties in the sum of $1432,-
54325
Ratifies Child Labor Amendment.
Ratification Of the so-called "child
labor amendment by the Minnesota
legislature was recommended by the
house public welfare committee by
vote Of 10 to 7. The action was TAX
en- after the committee had conducted
two public hearings.
Progress Slow in Both Houses.
Six weeks of the session have
passed and nothing of Importance has
even emerged from committee in
either house, with the exception of the
state institutions appropriation bill,
sent out by the senate finance COM
mittee, and cent gasoline tax bill
reported by the house motor vehicle
committee. Progress compared with
past sessions has been extremely
slow. Important matters now being
threshed out in committees include:
Reorganization code prepared by the
interim house committee. All the big
appropriation bills. Child labor
amendment to federal Constitution
Bills for regulation Of motor buses.
Highway bond refunding plans. Mo-
tor vehicle and gasoline taxes. Rural
credits bond issue. The big job Of
the session is the reorganization plan
of the interim committee. 1t was de-
layed by other work and by the i'll
ness of w. |. Norton, who was in
charge of drafting the bill, and the
bill only came into the two houses
February 8.
Forestation Bill In House.
The bill, proposing an amendment
to the constitution authorizing the
legislature to enact laws to encour-
age reforestation has been advanced
to the house calendar. following
recommendation for passage by the
house in committee of the whole.
The bill is similar to amendment
No. 4, defeated in the last election.
Flood Of Bills Pouring In.
Bills on every conceivable subject
are pouring into the hoppers, some OF
them important but most Of them
trivial. All of them require disposi:
ton of some kind. Fully a thousand
bills are waiting committee action,
and hundreds more are on calendars
and general orders.
Rural Credits Bill Nearly Ready.
Appointment of district appraisers |
to check the work Of local appraisers
and reduction of the go per cent loan |
limit are expected to be the two out |
standing recommendations of the |