The Dickinson press., 1903-08-22
SPECIAL SESSION
OF the sa, :-egi 4 taro 10 Cen
81 ..r tile S ate Institutions
Bonds Issue and
GOV. WHITES REASONS
For Calling the Same as Told by
the Bismarck Tribune of
Tuesday.

fOr CdlIIng tn6 odIlo d. SOIu ny
the Bismarck Tribune Of
Tuesday.
Governor White will call Il special
session of the legislature in Stplem-
Der to take action in The emergency
caused by the failure of the ms u-
tfun bonds " be negotiated. The
will be u short one, probably
not more than three or four days.
The governor leaves tomorrow Oh q
trip through the state and will visit
the different institutions and seer
tain what amounts they will need fer
essential improvements and TO tie
fray EXPENSES already incurred, and
he will also cndeavo- to bring the
institutions to an agreement as to
what they shall receive. so that there
will he no friction when the session
is called. The governor believes
this to be the ouly way out OF the
emergency. This afternoon he stat.
ed to the Tribune that there would
be $4,000 available from the gen
er,l u ii. above GU rent expenses t,
the end Of the ly":r This amonnt
could he appropriated directly IT, the
rel If If the institutions, and $3.50
600 more could be appropriated
nv".inhlr IN Marcel, next. THIS would
give the institutions - b,si> of cred
it, and would enable them tn meet
the existing conditions. The OK
pcnse If Il three or four days session
of the legislature would not exceed
$4,000 and the business necessary
could he disposed Of in that time
HIS REASONS WHY.
In n statement to the Tribune rc-
garding the special session IF The
legislature to he called in September
for the purpose Of making provision
for the emergency existing in the
several state institutions. arising
through the failure to negotiate the
bonds "u'hnrize'1 by the last session
IF the Legislature. Gov. White stat
cd that he believed the conditions
justified the calling of the special
session, and that the finnnrcs Of The
stale we're suci, tina, an appropriation
of 100000 could be mad" immcdi
atcly available at The different in>ti-
buttons. and all additional :ppr"pria-
ton of $4,000 to DC made "vaila-
BILE in March next. "a year ago."
said the governor in speaking of the
matter. ",be stale was Borrowing
money fer its current expenses. "r
have paid I'LL floating indeb'c'ln IS.
and there is now q balance of $l5p-
900 in the treasury after pay ing al
cur ent expenses. The receipts from
all departments o: tie t. t. have
been larger than expected. axes
have been well p,il, and the api,r"
priationi of the last legislature we c
50 guarded that we now bav, - sur
plus which, will permit some pnvis-
ion to be nude for the :nstitu,.on>.
For the the ensuing year we will
have larger receipts than this year
The valuation of the State for ~
poses of assessment was estimated
last winter ut about $l42, 900, 900. II
has risen to $l47, 600, 000, which gives
US more revenue than we expected
The state is in the best financial con
dition of its history, which will ena.
bic the appropriation of money bad
ly needed by the institutions
81 could not state without an in
vestigation into all the circumstan-
ces what sum would tide the institu-
tions over the present emergency
but l will be able to arrive at a con-
clusion after making a visit to the
different institutions in the state.
Some of the institutions have gone
ahead in good faith, let contracts and
incurred Indebtedness which calls
for some action by the state, in my
opinion. The jamestown asylum l.
badly in need of a new ward build.
ing, and the trustees let a contract
before the bonds were declared lille
gal. The Valley City normal school
trustees also let a contract for their
new building, and some 500 1000 has
been expended by the contractors in
good faith. Much of the lumber
and building materials are on he
ground, and the institution will be
badly hampered by the lack of sufli-
cient accommodation for its increas
ing number of students. Al the
state deaf school obligations have
been incurred upon the strength of
the purchase Of the bonds by the
state board of university and school
lands. The state university of Grand
Forks has q considerable indebted
ness, Of which a large share is soon
to fall due. All these matters a
be considered, and legislation enact.
Ell in a session of three or four days
that will cover the existing condi
lions. The expense of such q session
need not exceed $4,000. The prin
cipal expense would be for the mile
age of the members and it is MT like
ly that all OF them could be present
at q special session. 1t is my desire
TO reach an agreement among the
several institutions us to the provis-
ion to be made for each, 50 that there
will be no friction or jealousy when
the session convenes and the appro-
priations + proposed.