The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-11
LEGISLATURE WILL
BE in JAM AT CLOSE
With Only Two Weeks of SEES
sion Left Several ImpOr-
tant Bills are Sunk
ROAD BILLS THIS WEEK
State Kills Bill to Prevent
Sale of HOps-Duck Pass
Bill Killed

Special to Sank centre heralu
by Martin w. Odland.
st. Paul, Mimi, April Only
one seventh of the legislative Ses-
sion is left, yet most OF the social
''major problems" before the law
makers are yet to be solved, and
several hundred bills are. on Gen
eral Orders and the Calendar OF
both branches awaiting cOnsidera-
ton. Some of them will receive
consideration-th which are
made special orders" for certain
days or eveningS-the rest will be
lost in the shuttle.
However, in spite Of this jam,
the senators and the representa-
tives haven't got through intro
ducing new bills. Every day, they
are chasing over to the governors
office with measures they want to
submit for consideration, but which
they can't introduce now, except at
the request of the chief executive.
And Ted, can't very well refuse
them this little favor, so in every
issue of the house and senate
journals appear messages begin
ming: "Sir, l respectfully request
that HON. be permitted to
introduce a bill entitled" Theodore
Christianson, Governor"
One 'Major problem" was dis
posed of at last when, on Wednes-
day, the senators and the repre-
sentatives met in joint convention
for the election of a board Of Uni
versity regents. There had been
all sorts of delays, due to caucus
ing and scheming in both house
and senate, and there were tense
moments after the convention final
ly got under way. The old board
was reelected, with three eXcep-
tions: A. J. Olson, Of kenyille, l..
o. Teigen, of Jackson and w. H.
Gemmell, Of Brainerd took the
place of A. D. Wilson, Of Guthrie
and the three eX-otfiCiO members
at large, Governor ChristianSon,
J. M. Mcconnell, commissioner of
Education, and L. D. Cohman,
president of the University. Gov
ernor Christensen didn't wish to
go on the board, though a determ-
ined effort to put him on was
made by a group of senators. Mrs.
Bess M. Wilson, Of Redwood Falls,
formerly the second district mem
Der of the board, went on as re-
gent at large, along with A. j. Oh
son, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau. The persons chosen
were all on a slate agreed upon
by committee of ten senators and
ten representatives Some votes
were cast for men and women piac-
ed in nomination by Representa-
tives S. A. StockwelI and A. C..
Youngdahl, both of Minneapolis,
who argued that the old manage
ment of the University has been
too conservative and reactionary
and that the progressive citizens
of the state ought to be given a
voice in the control Of the institu-
ton. The "tense moments" to
which / have already referred,
came after Speaker John A. John
son of the house, who presided ov-
er the convention, had ruled that
the only nominations properly be-
fore the convention for considera-
ton were those made by the con-
ference committee.
1t looks as if two important
bills, regulating the driving of
motor vehicles, will be enacted
into law, as both have been recon-
mended by the house and senate
committees on motor vehicles. One
requires all drivers of motor We
hicles to take out licenses before
they can appear on the highways;
the other provides that drivers,
convicted of reckless driving, must
give assurance of financial respon-
sibility for accidents.
The effort to put through a bill
requiring all owners of motor We
hicles to take out indemnity in
surance was blocked last week.