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cannot enter the trucking business.
Just what form the proposed law will
be shaped into before the final vote
is still an open question.
Alaskan Visits Capitol.
Carl Lomen, former st. Paul boy,
who went with his parents and three
brothers to Alaska thirty-one years
ago during the Nome gold rush days,
spoke briefly before the House Friday
afternoon on the reindeer industry in
the country to the north. He was in
troduced by Mrs. Macbeth Hurd Paige.
representative from Hennepin county.
Mr.. Lomen said that Alaska was
originally purchased by the United
States for the sum of 81 100000, which
was less than two cents per acre.
Alaska has four judicial districts and
the senior Mr.. LGmen is judge In
one of those districts; brother OF
Carl Lomen is member of the Alas
kan legislature which meets at Jul
neau, this being brought out by Mrs.
Paige in her introduction. Mr..
L.omen told the House members that
he and his brothers and father are
in the reindeer business and that they
have a quarter of a million reindeer.
He also stated that the EskimOs who
constitute a considerable portion of
the Alaskan population are kindly,
lovable people.
The high school band of Albert Lea,
appeared in the Capitol Saturday
forenoon and entertained for a few
minutes with several selections. 1t
is an exceptionally good high school
band and the beautiful strains OF
melodious music was inspirational to
the lawmakers.
The S15,OOO,OOO state trunk road
bond issue has passed in the Senate.
A real fight is looked for on this
measure when it comes up in the
House.
The appointment of Mrs. F. w. Wit
itch of Minneapolis, as commissioner
of the budget was confirmed Friday
by the Senate. Rollef A. Trovatten of
Renville, apparently is the man slated
to get the position of commissioner Of
agriculture, dairy and food. N. j..
Holmberg was ousted from this posi-
ton on March 4th by vote of the
senate in accordance with the wishes
of Governor Olson. Gradually the
governor is filling the various posi-
tions with folks of his own choice.
AmnS Vorv n roo tIv
AS has been mentioned in these
columns before, the House of Repre-
sentatives, generally called the Low
err House, consists of 131 members;
and the Senate-the Upper House
has 67 members, or total of 1913 leg
islators in the two Houses combined.
There is a great variation in the
ages of the legislative members,
ranging all the way from "a to IS,
but generally the ages run from 40
to SIS. The average age of Senate
members apparently is a little higher
than that of the House. The oldest
and youngest legislators are both
House members. John B. Hompe of
Ottertail county, Civil war veteran,
is IS years old and still very alert.
The House baby" is Harry P. Meyers
of st. Paul, who is only "a. Next to
him in the House are George H. &C.
han of ST. Paul, and John E. Cough
lin of Faribault, who are a few
months past 30. The oldest member
of the Senate appears to be Thomas
H. Smullen of LIE Sueur, who is 10.
He served term in the Minnesota
House in 1874, before even Mr.. Hompe
started his long legislative career.
The youngest Senator is Emil L. Reg
nier of Marshall, who gives his age
as %. Both the youngest and the
oldest in the Senate are serving their
first terms.