The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-04-21
S.AUK CENTRE HERALD

ueStlon remains.
In the legislature today:
Plans for criminal insane
hospital at the Saltwater pris-
on met defeat in the senate
when objection was raised to
paying for it from the prison
revolving fund, created from
prison industries.
The last of the bank regu-
latory measures were dis
posed of, the senate defeating
one and amending others.
Raising capital stock require
ments was approved.
Two bills affecting the ma
tional bank tax situation
passed both houses. One is
for an interim commission
and the other proposes with
drawal of public deposits
from banks which fail to pay
taxes agreed on by a major
iry of the banks.
Audit of the state treasury
under direction of the attor-
ney general was asked of the
legislature in majority reports
of a joint committee. Bills
authorizing the audit were
prepared.
The universal fishing Ii
cense bill passed both houses
and went to the governor. 1t
provides a so cent license for
all residents except minors;
with a provision that the head
of a family can obtain a IL
cense for 81, good for all
members of the family.
The uniform traffic code
was repassed for the third
time, with differences ironed
out. #~
The senate was given bills
carrying out compromise pro-
posals in the school aid con-
versy, approved by the house.
The pari-mutual betting bill
for horse racing meets was
brought up in the senate on
a minority report favoring
passage of the bill, which al
ready has passed the house,
but a vote was not reached
because of a special order.
The house passed the sem
ate bill exempting female en-
ployees of canning factories
from the 54-hour week law,
for a period not to exceed rs
days.
The senate reconsidered and
passed one banking bill de-
feated yesterday, which al
lows savings banks and trust
companies to invest funds in
public utilities having earn
ings of $1,000,000 a year or,
more. H.. ~.. .-.
When conferees completed wol
n the board of control budget
arried a total Of $8,859,15
Buildings at the st. Peter insal
ospital and the Owatonna sta
chool for the deaf at Faribaul
7ere agreed to, while compromis
etween house and senate iront
ut other differences. Two 9th
;ppropriation bills have been r
'assed as agreed to, the state d
artment budget agreement sol
ng the problem Of "riders" viii,
wo years ago tiedf UP the legi
allure until daylight Of the fin
ay. This time riders are in Il
ill only for state officials, wi
left out. The legisla
re agreed to a $500 rider for Il
Jerk of Supreme Court.
Senator Henry Arens blockt
ction on the proposed insal
uilding at the prison, contendil
hat money raised from sale ,
wine to farmers should not
sed for such a purpose. The b
lnally was sent to the finance cor
nittee to seek an appropriation
At the same time, efforts we
'eing made to get, last minu
onsideration of a bill cutting II
Governors salary 1000 a yea
senator's C. ]. Pulitzer and J.
,raxler prepared the bill follo1
ng gubernatorial vetoes of salal
ills, and took it to Governor Tn
dore Christensen. As bill ca
lot be introduced in the closil
veks without consent of the Go
rnor, they asked his permissi,
o introduce the bill, and he flu
lished them with a letter reques
ng that they be permitted to i
reduce the bill. Senator Traxl
aid that had it been earlier in Il
ession he would have sought Sc
.ry reductions for all state off
rs. The Governor now gets $70(
] year.
The bill to cut the governor
a1ary was virtually killed when
vas sent to the civil administr
ion committee. In the hou