Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
Legislative News
BY c. G.. MANN,
Representative from Pine County

On Monday we recessed for five min
utes during the afternoon session to
listen to Congressman Dewey JOHN
son of Minneapolis. who told of the
extreme rules in Congress, and that
there was very little opportunity for
individual action there, but that they
were forced to vote on measures pro-
posed by the leaders and the admin
istration. The only bills passed Mon
day afternoon of any consequence
we're a bill providing for compact
between the states of North and South
Dakota and Minnesota for the devel-
opment Of the Red River of the North,
a compact that had already been
passed by the legislature Of those two
states, and a bill to make the highway
commissioners term four years in
stead of two, and raising his salary
$3.50 a year. Mr.. Elsberg, the present
commissioner, took a cut of $4,000
year some years ago, and this Will
restore a small portion of the cut.
and extending his term two years
more will, to some extent, rem him
from political influence and thus as
sure better government.
A raft" of small bills were passed
at the Monday evening session, and
on Tuesday morning the tax commit
| tee reported out three bills, sponsored
by the Minnesota Taxpayers Asssocia-
| ton, which would compel municipal
tiles to confine expenditures within
certain limits, similar to the e>pen-
diture control bills of two years ago.
My opinion is that these bills will
be fine thing for all sub-dil isiOns
where boards have the power of taxa
ton and spending.
We had quite fight on the floor OF
the House Tuesday, on ruling from
the rules committee that debate be
limited on important bills. The rea-
son given was to speed up procedure
and I think this is necessary, and the
new ruling was finally adopted. II
NAV result in some poor legislation
being passed, but also some good, anC
therefore will accomplish something
Along with the new ruling, Mr.. East
weld of OrtOnyille, chairman of The
rules committee, placed several i'm
portant bills on the top of special or
ders for each day of this week.
|, with Mr.. Nordquist of Minneapo
lis. in whose district the crime was
committed, introduced a bill to ap
propriate $1,000 from state funds t.
be added to the reward for the cap
ture of the murderer of Laura Kruse
We also have a resolution pendin,
> for the appointment of an interim
committee for an investigation of sucl
cases.
The report of the committee sen
/ to Washington, d. G. some weeks age
t was printed in the Journal of tn
r House Wednesday. and is cOmplet
report of the trip but winds up wit
r the statement that they were unabl
to secure any definite answer, of an
, kind, as to federal plans for relic
l On Wednesday, we also passed tn
/ bill setting up welfare agencies i
2 each county, consisting of two or thre
i members of the county board, and tw
r to be selected by the state asenc
from a panel of ten people, submitte
by the county board. These welfar
4 agencies will handle all welfare maj
v tiers such as old age assistance, et
v The measure was changed consider
n ably by amendments before bein
8 finally passed. but contains the e.
+ sence of the above.
d Evening sessions were also held
n Wednesday and Friday evenings, ar
: many bills passed. The House e.
e poets to recess at three o'clock MOI
s day for the purpose of hearing rel