Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14

increase in capitol maintenance, 81
900; university. new buildings, re-
pairs, etc., $4,000; psychological
laboratory at university, $1,000; school
Of science, $32,600; Industrial school,
$333,SOO; school of forestry. $25 900;
Edgeley sub-station (cut in half), $1O,-
900; Dickinson sub-station (vetoed),
$23,475; field officer for Historical So
ciety, $4,000; Sakakawea foundation,
$1,000; aid to armories, $15, 900; pro-
motion of immigration, 100000: in
crease in pure food appropriation,
$4,000; grain commission, $4,000.
Agreed on by House.
Soldiers home, s4,235: teachers in
u~norganized counties, 81, 900: pay Pro-
fessor Chandler, $3.50; Portland expo
sition deficit, 1884: Live Stock asso-
citation. 81, 900; experiments on farms
and with alcohol, / 5000.
Appropriations Now Standing.
Standing appropriations, $500, 1000:
indefinite appropriations, S115,000;
transportation convicts, etc, 100000;
Is per cent increase on above, $21, $50;
pay of institution trustees, $4,000;
cost of Tenth legislative assembly,
100000; total, 1890, 22G.
Prosecuted Railroad Commission.
A feature of the past week was a
night session of the house held for the
purpose of hearing a report from the
railroad commission. pursuant to a
resolution offered by Mr.. Garden Of
Bottineau, and the resolution also
commanded" the commission to APP
pear in person. 1t may be stated that
there is a small coterie in the house
who have made it their business to
so after the railroad commissioners
for alleged non-performance of their
duties. 1t is popular to get after the
railroads and on that theory a few
reformers sought to get after the rail
road commissioners and the secretary.
The session was held and he COM
missioners presented a report of what
they had done during the strenuous
times of the past winter. They also
showed that reductions had been made
in certain freight and that oil had
been classified so that the merchant
was paying As cents a barrel less
freight on his oil. In short the COM
mission made a very creditable re.
port and demonstrated that by con-
ciliatory methods with the railroads it
had accomplished more than ii would
have done through the medium of
plunging into lawsuits. The Sin
quisitors'' Of the house, as they are
now called. tried to get the members
of the commission in front of the ros
trum, where, it was designed, they
should be put to a cross-eXamination
course, but the members said they
had nothing to say except what was
set out in the report submitted; that
their office was open during business
hours and all sorts of information
could be obtained there as in other
state Offices. The commissioners
their report and they are embodied in
a bill which has been introduced.
Dual Officer Bill Killed.
Senate bill No. 4, which passed the
senate without a dissenting vote, has
failed in the house. The bill sought to
legislate out of office those who were
holding double offices and put a STOP
to one man holding more than ono
office. The bill really was designed
for the purpose Of ousting certain Off
GERS in Bismarck out of business and
the fact that it was to correct local
conditions at Bismarck was magnified
by the Bismarck representatives to
the fullest extent. They urged and
keep hands off their local affairs; il
they wanted to elect one mar to 6
multiplicity of offices it was nobody's
business. Practically there wassnc
section of the state demanding such {
measure and the bill was indefinitely
postponed and the clincher added.
Conference committees have beer
appointed On the primary election law
and the railroad rate bill and they
are now at work. The initiative an(
referendum bill has passed botl
houses in amended form and thai
scheme requires a conference com
mittee,
A bill has been introduced increas
ing the salary of railroad commission
er to $4,000 per year, with a secretar!
at the same price. There is much
curiosity as to what the house will dc
With this bill in view of the recenr
onslaught on the board.
Governor Burke's First Veto.
Governor Burke's exercise of hi:
prerogative was the vetoing of the
appropriation for the Dickinson ex
pertinent station. The bill asked fol
a lump sum of $4,000. The executive
feared that an institution would be
built up there which would become
o expensive to the state than the
agricultural college at Fargo and the
university at Grand Forks. The APP
preparation for the Edgeley s%ub-eXperi
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