Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
Minnesota State
Legislative Letter
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trict court judges from $4,000 to
$4,000 per year.
AS move toward settlement of
Minnesota's financial controversy over
state school aid and widowed mothers
pensions, Senator A. ]. Rockne Of
Zumbrota, chairman of the finance
committee of the senate, introduced a
bill Thursday, authorizing the issu-
ance and sale of $2.3S6,75S, of state
certificates of Indebtedness, the pro-
ceeds of which would retire the bulk
of the states obligation for the schools
and pensions.
Senator Rockne's move was inter-
preted as taking the bull by the
horns' in an effort to get the finan-
cial tangle cleared up before the 1927
session ends. The problem had it's
origin in differences between the gov
ernor and his hackers in the effort to
keep appropriations inside the $40,-
OOO,OO maximum for the 1927-1929
biennium, and the legislative groups
who want the state to pay off its debts
to counties for school, aid and moth
ers' pensions.
The $2,3S6,75S of state certificates
provided in the measure, would bear
interest at not more than per cent
and would be retired within the next
six years. OF the total, $1,000,OOO
would be paid off in 1881, $3S6,75S in
1882 and $1,OGO,O00 in 1888. This ar
rangement is made possible by the
fact that the Minnesota soldier bonus
certificates will have been retired in
full by 1881 and that the tax levies
which retired them can be continued
for payment of the new obligations.
The funds created by sale of the
certificates would enable the state to
pay $1,OOO,OOO of the $1,359,436, which
is owing to counties for school aid in
1923 and 1924. The state obligation
for 1925 and 1926, amounting to $912,-
600, would be liquidated in full.
Then the state would be in position
to finance the payment of S474,75S
to SO counties, the sum which it owes
to these counties as its one-third
share of their pension payments to
widowed mothers. About 100000
would be required to pay the states
obligation to all counties, in full.
The basic sciences BILL spoken of
as the medical Magma Charta" of
Minnesota, which is said to be the
most important act affecting the med
ical profession and the public health
passed by the legislature in a genera
ton, was ratified by both the house
and the senate last week and has re-
ceived the governors approval. The
bill has been a storm center all dur
ing the session. 1t provides that all
doctors of medicine, all osteopaths and
chiropractors and all others undertake
ing to cure human ills by physical
means, must come in under one tent.
Those licensed now to practice may
register without examination, but all
who seek licenses hereafter must pass
the examination in basic sciences first
before beginning the practice of any
branch of healing. Fledgling physici-
ans must pass the basic science board
as we'll as the tests of the state board
of medical examiners. The same will
be true of osteOpaths and chiroprac-
tors.
This bill reaches other cults of
healing not now recognized by state
law. 1t covers not only those engaged
in practice of medicine or surgery,
osteopathy and chiropractic, but any
others who engage in diagnosis, anal
ysis, treatment, correction or cure of
any disease, injury, defect, deformity,