Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-04
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the lower house.
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The budget carries about $1.f000}1
and the bills as reported by Senator
LaMoure of pcmbina county, who is
chairman Gf the appropriation com
mittee and one Of the best posted
men ON the finances of the state, are
believed To cover an that can with
safety b" expended, pay the ordinary
expenses oi state government and
keep within the revenues OF the stat.
The big educational Institutions haNn
been we'll provided FOX, getting abolW
$3.50, 600 each in the case Of Tie state
university and state agricultural col
lego. The normal schools get Il sub
stantiai spln and liberal provision as
possible is made for the penal and
charitable institutions. The state hos
pital for the insane gets $4,000 for
new buildings; the state reform scil"Ai
gets $4,000 for the same purpose.
The blind asylum gets 2 liberal ap-
Precipitation for Improvements. The
MayVille normal gets $4,000 and the
state penltentiary gets d number of
improvements. Provision is n4a0a Tor
the several sub experiment stations in
the state and a new station is estab
lisned at liettinger, in Adams county.
An appropriation of $4,000 is made
for the payment of claims for the de-
strnction of slandered horses in the
past two years. An appropriation OF
$50, 900 for the biennial period is made
with an amendment that tho apprO-
priation shall be spent for printing
n advertising matter in the East
and South. The appropriation for
state aid to hig!. schools is increased
10000 All appropriation Of $4,000
is made for a state highway commits
sion. Funds are appropriated to pay
George Murray, former temperance
commissioner, whose Office vas de.
clared void by the supreme court; for
A. G.. Burr for services as district
judge during the time he served and
to pay T. r. Shaw. former secretary
OF the state capitol commission.
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Some appropriations are made in.
v%olving departures. A mining
sub-experiment station is authorized
in connection with the state schoo.
of mines and will be located at Heb
ron Morton county, where there are
extensive coal fields and deposits Of
clay. A state tuberculosis sanitariun
is begun and a board named consist
ing of the governor, DR.. Ruediger
state bacteriologist; Dr.. Grassick, su
perintendent of the state board o.
health; DR.. Fannie Dunn Quain of Bis
marck and c. ]. Lord of Cando. The
board is authorized to meet and or
ganize and arrange for the selection
and purchase of a site not to exceed
Ice acres in extent. An appropriation
of $4,000 is made for the expenses
involved. A new seed bill has passet
requiring the testing and labelling o
seeds and an appropriation is mad
for that purpose. Another a%ppropria
ton is made for chemical tests and
the milling values Of wheat. The VII
liston sub-experiment station gets ar
appropriation to enable it to pay the
government "lrllSatlOn acre TAX.
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The anti-pass bill has passed tho
house by a vote that failed to pas:
the emergency clause. The bill now
goes to the senate. where it is likely
to pass in some form. The senate
may ado az emergency clause to the
bill and return it to the house. 81
that if finally passed it will take eff
feet Immediately. The sentiment fol
the anti-pass is not especially strons
in either house, but both parties arr
pledged to it in their platforms.
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The drug permit bill was the centel
of interest in the two houses during
the week. The prohibitionists of the
state do not favor the Macarthur bill
to abolish druggists permits alto
| gether and place the sale of liquor
only upon prescriptions of physicians
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