Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-01-31
GOSSIP Of MEASURES
SOME 1ooF THE RlL1Iass BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE AND THEIR e..
Feet ON EXISTING LAWS. %,'s

Feet ON EXISTING LAWS. 81
.lftst 5s iSfa$t II IS =. %.
aossiiP or THE MEASURES THAT
ENGAGE TtsE TENTloN or I
y z THE LAWMAKERS. 7l4 tss s
5,ts i,s,, 10 Pay Our Debts. &
"a bill introduced by Senator Judson,
LaMoure, which seeks to relieve about
four-hfths Of the building debt Of VA
rious, state institutions, is Of the great
est interest. and has as its object the
payment Of most Of the debts incurred
by. the institutions three years ago.
when It was iexpeeted, that bonds = could could
be issued to meet rs the q Obligations. The l'9
bill, after the title, reads: S4,,
% Whereas AIS iess. Acting a upon supposed
legal authority, conferred by the legitssTT
latiys assembly Of North North Da Al o ser.
tain bonds Of different Institutions of
This lt state were authorized ls the PRO-
ceeds Of said bonds being app,rloprEia tesdf "A
ito erect certain buildings and pay. of
certain indebtedness q of said institu-
tiqonnss the said said bonds being q charge.
both both principal and Ii interest On certain in
revenues qt to come 20 the institutions II ms
from the sale and rental of lands do
mated sto the institutions BY. the con
gress Of the limited States II and the
state Of North Dakota sll5 81 Sntfhiei
Whereas, Acting under; SUCH sup
posed an.tthbprity3 the trustees Of several
state. institutions odid in ri good s faith
enter tin to contracts for the construct
ton. of buildings and incur other in
dePtedness and naaqoM g a II (
) Whereass eBy q decision OF the SUI
preme court the bends, were declared
null "a and void and that they could, not
| be- legally issped d, and aeazs adj, Esrs 81
dtftWheneas,2EH is believed that good
faith and sound business paley8d rel
qpires that1the institutions shoylld, be
relieyadl of Indebtedness, snow there
fore, anibG9mh .ncn.!nq NJ a Fl
ghBeit enacted by the Legislative AS
semhlY of North Dakotao gnttit ahj O.
~ That Ethere 10 appropriated outoof
the ,freasurygo of 1.-THE bEstate;fs ontdgof
moneys not otherwise appropriated
for henpalrpose of pagtug and AancHll-
ing stbe Indebtedness Incurred by the
tFustees1 of the different, institutions,
|the.fol bowing tsums:oa lGioeqa 10 nor
university and a4chool9 Eofs Mines;
Grand n Forks.A $68;A8052 Agricultural
college, Fargo $50; 400; tNormaB school
at aVaAeyfo Cityan$1s,oo0;t Deafrand
Dumb easylump 9DevilsYLak xG$9;600;
industrial school and school for man.
uah 4niiningJ $2sy00D, II making Al total
OF $154 ,00D.gg To5ayaI4 10 nojiaIat Oh
/ "The sums of money appropriated
arctic euseddsolely for the purpose
ofnpaying anda liduidating The eindebt-
ednessbno due tbyi each of the :insti:
tutibnsI and for mo- t6ther5 purpose, lit
being the parpose and 'aintenti OF the
bill1 that Jthes appropriations shall be
solely hfort past ttind ebted ness and not
for current Or future Indebtedness OF
any kindItiHtoQqR adt ao1 e2dieacQe9
9Hhe anbill1 3 carries an emergency
clause, and was referred to- the com!
mittee on appropriations =. or l'z which
Senator LaMoure is chairman.
at1lH1National Guard Measures. 10 r,
Representative Purdon;o of Wahpe-
ton,o who swVas captain IF the 'wahpe.
ton company during a campaign In
the Philippines, has introduced sew
Eerals meas.resopf 4 interest too . the
Estate militia. .-'~' ~, e.
One ofethe8bilis provides that sany
commissioned fomcer nin5 the g,iard
ns WI ,sI placed upon the retired list
Eby application to the governor, after
becoming disabled and incapable of
slongser p la THE. duties ofi the
office. Any commissioned officer who
has served faithfully for d. period III
ten years, may Be retired uppon, his
own appql ttcsallnn. 40 2s'If 5aa& 9d I'll
Another measure authorizes the
ISSUANCE of faithful service medals
ito officers and enlisted men Of the
national sgdard, 9by the commander in
chief or the state. An AUTHORIZATION
of 500 is carried il this bill. '.2
Il Another militia measure provides
Tor the approximation Of 5000 for
ethe purpose 81 caring TOR and pre-