Emmons County record., 1909-03-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CLOSES ITS SESSION WITH a
BUSY DAv.
Psnisensiarv Investigation Report One
Of the Last Things Con-
sidered.

W NuV e3St vvUU8S SOV.
sidered.
Bi0marck. n. d.. March 9Th
Joint committee on u state flag mad
. report today They recommends,
Tag four and half feet deep an,
six feet long OF three stripes-red
white and blue. There is to be no In
scrtption on the white surface. In th'
center OF the red part will be tn,
| great seal OF North Dakota To tn,
| right and little lower will be I
golden sheaf OF wheat and to the lef
and lower will be reproduction o
the North Dakota prairie rose.
On the blue and bottom part Of the
flag will be the 1amerals-39-indi
eating the number of North Dakota
as TO admission of states into the
union
The committee formulated this de
sign after an inspection OF a number
of other designs. no one OF which met
with entire approval OF the commit
tee. II is thought the flag will be
adopted by both houses
The house this afternoon killed the
Ramsett s. b. 2SS. This is claimed
to have been gotten up by Ployhar
OF the lower house, who got Ramsett
TO introduce and pass it in the sen
ate. 1t was for the purpose OF ex.
empting charitable hospitals from
taxation and said to have been in
the interests of friend OF Ployhar.
Had 1t become law any hospital
could have provided a free bed and
escaped taxation.
After having been defeated in the
house once at this session, the bill of
Doyle of Foster county, to compel
editors to mark boosts for political
candidates as advertisements, was
dug up today and passed. The senate
is not expected to favor the measure.
The public service utilities COM
mission, composed of Governor Burke,
Lieutenant Governor Lewis and Form
er Speaker Twichell. made its report
to both branches Of the legislature
today. They charge that the express
rates are excessive and went after
the companies rather severely.
Representative Baker secured 4 70.
hearing and after nice speech the
Florence Crittenden appropriation
was passed. "a to Is.
Bismarck, N D., March 4.-The
penitentiary investigation committee
had formulated It's report to both
legislative houses and will send it
in either late this afternoon or to-
night. The committee touched on
everything except the last charge
about rebates on twine sales to trus.
tees and wardens and announced that
this matter could not be taken up un.
less more time was given.
The report. among other things,
says that among the mass Of charges
against the institution that the state
ts to be congratulated that there were
SO few evidences of fraud and corrup.
tion.
Among the findings are:
: The system of bookkeeping from
1897 to 1907 was unscientific and ILL.,
adapted to the purposes Of the instt-
tuition and indicated gross negligence
on the part of the officials.
That for nineteen years the system
OF examination by the public exam
iner's office had been either grossly
inefficient or criminally negligent.
The committee criticized the man.
agement Of the brick plant and found
Irregularities in regard to brick sales
to $16.O00-or about 2,OO0.-
900 brick unaccounted for.
The report claims discrimination in
favor Of Alex Mckenzie, The Bis
marck Tribune. the First National
bank and Col c. B. Little in the sale
of brick to the extent OF about 81 900.
Boucher is charged with having re-
ceived about $50 on rebates on
twine machinery.
Boucher is charged with allowing
unlawful claims to his daughters, one
of $75 and another OF 500.
He Is also charged with unlawful
allowances Of valid claims for excess
Bive amounts.
The boards of trustees are charged
with unlawful allowances OF claims to
members from 1897 to 1909 of about
$4,000 above the legal per diem.
The committee found Irregularities
on rebates on supplies. but none for
purchasing agents.
The claims of irregular sale Of state
property. except of brick, was found
10 be unfounded.
There were irregularities OF minor
Importance impossible to classify.
Boucher and Hellstrom were criti.
cised for leaving money In banks
without interest.
Boucher and Hellstrpm were both
charged with irregularities In pur.
chases.
Boucher was criticised for excessive
corporal punishment of prisoners.
The cost Of some of the buildings
was regarded as excessive.
The committee thanked Boucher
Hellstrom. Colonel Little, The Bis
marck bands and others for the cheer
Contrary.