The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-20
First Veto of 1929 Session Kills
Bill Creating Another
Judgeship.
FARM AGENTS GET SUM
The Brooks Coleman Repeal Bill
Is Thrown Out in Both
Houses.
BY Martin w. Odland.

st. Paul, Mimi, March 19-"Hon.
w. /. Nolan, president of the Senate:
Sir, l am returning herewith without
approval Senate File No. lis, "a bill
for an act to provide an additional
judge for the district court of the six
teenth judicial district of the State
of Minnesota"
Thus began the governors first
veto message of the legislative session
of 1929. Mr.. Christianson has dis
tinguished himself as governor not
afraid to use the veto ak, having
welded that formidable weapon more
diligently than any other Minnesota
governor. And it seems that while
the sponsors Of the bill vetoed have
sworn blue streaks of oaths, the peo-
pie of the state have approved of
Ted's favorite exercise and have given
him bigger and bigger majorities at
the polls.
The governor gave as his reason
for vetoing Senate File No. 115 that
instead of creating any more judge
ships the legislature ought to reap
portion the judicial districts, to the
end that each Judge shall have about
the same amount of work as his col
leagues of the bench. In that event
no more judges may be needed.
The bill to repeal the famous
Brooks-C Coleman law was slaughtered
in both branches of the legislature
last week. There was a stronger
sentiment for a repeal bill at the be-
ginning of this session than in FORM
er years, on account of the recent
increase in the car-fare in the Twin
Cities, and it is not unlikely that but
for the shocking disclosures of graft
in the Minneapolis city council, the
bill would have passed. But to many
legislators it seemed out of the ques-
ton to turn over the control Of the
street railways to a council that has
such a record. The Brooks-Coleman
law placed that control in the hands
of the state railroad and warehouse
commission.
AS l predicted some weeks ago, the
bill of Senator Victor Lawson of Will
mar to wipe out party lines in the
election of state officers and the bill
of Senator Maclean of Minneapolis
to restore party lines in the election
of state Representatives and senator's,
were both defeated when brought to
vote. The Willmar progressive
made several earnest appeals for his
measure and on the final roll call got
% votes for it in the senate-which
was a pretty good showing, all things
considered. Mr.. Lawson urged that
as all municipal, county, judicial and
legislative officers in Minnesota are
now elected without party designa-
ton, the logical thing to do is to
complete the program by electing
state officers in the same manner.
But Senator C. H. Mackenzie Of Gay
lord, Republican national committee
man, said in reply that the passage
of the Lawson bill would make it still
harder than at present to maintain
party spirit in presidential campaigns,
which would be unfortunate, and his
views were shared by practically all
of his republican colleagues.
A bill of statewide interest and i'm
portance received the unanimous ap-
proval of the senate finance commit
tee, Friday-the Christgau bill ap-
propriating $625,000 for county
agent extension work during the
coming biennium and placing this
work under the direction of the State
University and the state agricultural
extension service. At present, the
county agents are supported by aid
from the federal government, from
the state and from counties, and from
the Farm Bureau organizations, but
Senator Christgau maintains that this
system has proved unsatisfactory.
The house appropriations committee
will hold public hearing on the
bill tomorrow, when it is probable
that opposition will be voiced by the
Farmers Union, which has not work.
ed in complete harmony with the
Farm Bureau in the past. About
fifty farm leaders of Minnesota ap-
peared last week to urge passage of