Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18
WORK OF The
LEGISLATURE
Summary Of Proceedings Of
Session Just Ended,
BOARD OF CONTROL CREATED

OOHtiO VI VUItlIIUE UEtLHl .E
Little Else of a Constructive Nature
AccompIished-New Game and Fish
Law of Interest in All Parts of the
state-TubercuIosis sanitarium Au.
thorized-salaries of State Officers
Increased-Very Few Corporation
Measures Enacted,
Bismarck, March 13.-The legisla-
u left several hundred bills with
the governor for approval an6 he has
been %devoting his time since the adj
]oufnment to the consideration of the
measures that were passed. Little of
a constructive nature "a accom-.
Pushed by the legislature, aside from
the board of control bill. which pro-
Vldes for the control of state institu-
tons by a board instead of by sep
arate boards OF trustees as at pres
cnt. The present system is agreed
to be cumbersome and expensive and
1t makes the state institutions more
local in their nature than they should
he. b board of control bill as f.
nally passed provides that the three
members of the board shall be ap-
pointed by the next governor, as the
law is to take effect in 1911. The only
objection that has been passed upon
thp hill jC that thn cn1ortoc ,,x,,;1 II
are too small and that the sum of
$1,000 g year should be fixed instead
Of $4,000. 1t may be that the ncyt
legislature will amend the law to III
crease the salaries. The passage Of
the bill will lend an especial interest
to the NEXT gubernatorial election in
the state, as the election of a Repub-
llcan governor will lea the regain
ing OF control OF the various state in
stltutions to the Republicans and the
election of another Democratic gov
ernor will NEAR that the institutions
Will stay, as they now are. in the
hands of the Democratic party. =.
great number of people in tho state,
however, are becoming less interested
in the political control of the institu-
tloEs than in their proper business
management and the character of the
men to be selected for the first board
of control will probably be more care
fully scrutinized than their political
affiliations.
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The new game and fish law is of
interest in all parts of the state and
is among the acts of constructive leg
islation. There will be a commission
to take charge of game protection in
the state and it will name two chief
game wardens as executive officers.
These officers will select their field
men, who will be paid from the fees
received. The new law abolished
spring shooting and limits the size
Of a days bag of game. The passage
Of the bill was a compromise between
the house and senate bills. features
of both bills being retained.
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Steps have been taken since the
adjournment of the legislature to have
the state of Minnesota supplement the
legislation that was passed authoriz-
ing the naming of two expert grain
men to sit with the Minnesota boards
of appeal at Duluth and Minneapolis.
The legislature of North Dakota pro-
vided an appropriation of $4,000 a
year to pay the salaries of two men
and to act under such legislation as
Minnesota may pass. Senator Talcott,
chairman of the special committee
from this state, has taken the matter
up with the Minnesota grain commits
sion and with the grain committees
of the house and senate and has asked
them to pass such legislation as will
authorize them to receive North d.
kota representatives and give them
access to the books and records of the
Minnesota board, as has been agreed
upon informally. 1t is believed the
presence of two North Dakotans with
the boards of appeal will be of benefit
to this state and to Minnesota and
will tend to put an end to the feeling
that has grown up between the pro-
ducing interests of North Dakota and
the grading and buying interests of
Minnesota.
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A tuberculosis sa~nitarium to be
erected somewhere in the northern
part of the state is n of the institu-
tions authorized by the legislature
and a board has been appointed to Sc
lect a site and see that it is beautifed
and prepared for whatever buildings
may be erected. An appropriation of
$4,000 has been made this year and
this will be supplemented by the next
legislature. New experimental sta.
lions have been created at Hettinger,
in Adams county; Harvey, in Wells
county, and Mandan, in Morton coun-
ty, and a mining experiment station
in Morton county, at Hebron.
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The state officers salary bill was
one that passed on the last night
of the session and it increases the
salary of the governor by $500 a
year and that of the state officers by