The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-22
NEW APP|)RNONNtNT BILL
FUNDING WARRANTS AMOUNTING
TO $4,000 WILL BE Is
SUED AT ONCE
TEXT OF TAX FERRET La
FIickertaiI Republicans Afraid of
the Future and Anxious to Get
a Stand-In With the
PrOhibitiOnists.

BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. A.-(SpeciaL)
Shapes apportionment bill was the
most important one before the legislature
at today's session and the first enc to be
presented 1t provides for considerable
increase in representation and adds eight
senatorial districts. The bill will be Wig
orously pushed by a number of senators
and finds considerable favor. Other
measures presented today were: Prov.d-
ing for the sale Of real estate by the eX-
ecutors when it is deemed for the best in
terest of the estate amending the law
governing justice court practice and COM
mencement Of civil actions; making vet
erinarian districts county charge int ad
of state charges; permitting non-Ies--
dents who own land in the sta to hunt
under a game license and repeating the
law giving old soldiers preference in em-
ployment on public works.
Littles bill, prohibiting the outside IN
surance of property in the state except
with the consent of the local agents, was
recommended to pass by the senate to-
day.
State Auditor Carbon and Treasurer
Mcmillan will negotiate at once for Sl50,-
OO0 of emergency warrants, and anticipate
no difficulty, as many inquiries for them
have been made by investors.
The interesting matter of appropriation
is greater than that in any other of leg
tslation and representatives of state ed
ucational institutions are on hand, max
ing medicine for local institutions. Inc
senate appropriations committee already
has in hand the bills for the appropria-
ton for the large institutions and othsrs
will be presented in few days when
the committee will consider the matter
| of appropriations generally. 1t IS likely
that the knife will be applied vigorously
| all round.
The state owes $4,000 on funding war
rants borrowed some time ago and TINS
sessions expenses will amount to $7O,-
! OO0 The money must be raised some
where and hence it is easy to see the
Importance of Mr.. Littles bill, providing
for the issue of $4,000 funding war
| rants.
Mr.. Wolbert's bill providing for the
| discovery of property withheld from
taxation is of considerable interest. 1t
reads as follows:
Section l. Contract-The board of coun-
ty commissioners may contract in writ
ing with any person to ass.st the proper
| officers in the discovery of proper ty not
| listed and assessed as required by law:
Section 2. Compensation-The total
charges, fees and expenses authoriZed
under section one % Of this act shall
not exceed Is per cent of the taxes
! paid into the county treasury upon prop
erty discovered, listed and assessed I'M
der the provision of this act.
Section provides for the ponds s. OF Inc me
| taxes when collected shall be distributed
in the, proper ratio among the various
funds CT the county.
The bill is based on the Iowa law, as
it is known. A few days ago a similar
| j,of, in Minnesota
islature.
The Valley City normal school asks
$685. 900 for running expenses and improve
ments. The Glendale Industrial school
will ask for SIS, 900. The agricultural col
lege wants a one-ffth mill tax, and thinks
it is perfectly entitled to it, as the sta te
university has a standing tax CT two
ffths cents for the appropriation. Under
the circumstances the university does moi
ask for anything except to be left alone
but all the other public institutions arc
jealous of her, and may unite to knocI
out the props from under her. In the
meantime the appropriation committees
of both houses are considering the &c
plorable financial condition of the state
and are beginning to grind their pruning
knives.
The Republican party is liable to have
? quite a fight on it's hands two years
hence, and that fact probably account.
for it's present eagerness to enforce tn,
prohibition law. leading Republican
recently said:
1.-The Republican party has taken
, stand on the prohibition question in it.
platform On that platform the party
made its campaign last fall and on tina
platform and the way it has been KEEP
the party will be Judged at the mex
: election The Republicans of the stat'
have been declaring for prohibition yea
after year, and an element Of them hav'
, been figuring at the same time on eVad
, ing fulhllment of the pledges made
When Comstock was nominated for at
torney general, a bitter fight was mad
J on him. and the Republican leaders O
t the state pledged themselves that h
| would enforce the law and that no back
ward step should be taken. These pledge
must be kept. If the prohibition law i
to be kept on the statute books of tn
to the wishes of the people of the STATE
let it be repealed. But let US stant
somewhere on the matter. If any ele
ment of the Republicans want to make
: fight on the matter, let them go into tn
! next state convention make their figh
; and the party abide by the will of tn
! majority. The Republicans of the stat
{ will have a good many issues to NEE
= two years from now. The question o
t finances is and will be a pressing one
t ! Local fights will embarrass the stat
{ fight. It will be a good idea for the Re
3 publicans to have a clean record on is
sues that will come up in the campaign
j and if. after it has been pledged that tn