The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-03-19
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ST. PAUL-The cost of legislation is going up,
despite the general reduction in prices brought
about by the depression Estimating from accounts
far tiled in the state auditors oHce and adding
the usual percentage of increase, the total cost
the present session probably will reach the $750OOO
mark.
Two years ago, for the first time in the states
history, the legislative bill jumped the half million
dollar point and reached $634,114, compared with
$438,500 in 1927. This increase of nearly
onethird.
Contrary to custom, only few items have been
fled with the state auditor These include only the
first half of the legislators salaries, 100000. and
$685. 734 paid to house and senate employees. This lat
ter figure, compared with the similar total for 1929
reveals increase of about eight per cent
The rev miscellaneous items sent down from the
two houses include $500 in postage and some $1,000
in Mileage expenses. In 1929 the miscellaneous bill
amounted to 1894 1885, listing such things office
pense, printing and binding, contest expenses post
age, travel sustenance, bonuses of employees pub
fishing the legislative manual appropriations for in
term committees publishing the law supplement and
constitutional amendments All of these items will
be included in the bill for this session, and there is
little indication there will be any reduction in the to-
tai amount spent.
Two interim committees have been at work. the
university committee and the banking committee and
the latter has made long jaunrs the interests
OF securing a change in the national bank tax law.
Several members went to Washington to appear be-
fore United States senate committee. Contest
will appear in the list again this year, since
both Grace kaercher Davis, clerk OF the supreme
court, and Roy c. Smoker opposing candidates. who
sought to reverse the result by recount seek
ing rembursements through bills introduced in both
houses.
MINNEAPOLIS-A colony of 300 squatters, who
for 20 years resisted efforts of courts police and the
Mississippi river to evict them from the river flats,
today were making last stand.
Despite orders Of the city attorney that all the
houses be wrecked by April 1 to make way for the
coal barge terminal veterans of tax rent con-
troversies and annual battles with the spring foods
in the river have decided to hang on. City officials
have ordered crew of wreckers to begin tearing
down all frame buildings that have housed the col
ony. Some few have moved their belongings to an
other part of the city, but most Of the squatters
preparing mud balls and tin can ammunition that
have successfully served them in the past.
sTILLwATER-A reduction of two and one
fourth cents a pound for binder Irvine manufactured
the prison Saltwater has been announced
by c. ]. Swendsen, member of the state board OF
control The price for binder Irvine for 1881 fixed
by the board of control and j. j. Sullivan, warden
at the prison, will be follows Standard and ssal
. cents pound retail and BIZ cents in CARROTS.
Indian the of Frank; Waukoza, Indian minister
| of Twin Lake, was found dead last Friday in the
| woods in township 1883, Clearwater. Death was
due to exposure County Coroner p. C. Bjorneby
| found
The Indian boy became lost on the second day
of the hunting season. November 18th, when he and
his brother had been deer hunting Since that time
| thorough search had been made for him but with
| out success until Friday when group of Indian
| hunters upon the body which partly COW
| cred with leaves and snow. County officials were
notified and were told that the bow had a. bullet
wound in his head. County Coroner Bjorneby
| County Attorney Lewis and Sheriff Barness went
| there Saturday. The Coroner found what appeared
| to be bullet wound had been caused by animals
| eating away part of the flesh Exposure was de
clared the cause of death. The boy had thrown
| away his gum and some of his clothing, indicating
that he had lost his mind before death relieved his
| sufferngs after wandering about in the woods prob
| ably for days