Emmons County record., 1909-03-04
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H,smarcR. res. Is Governor
! Burkex y<.i scheme 10 be given power
10 remove state, county and munici.
Us, nficers won't pass the legislature
NOT this cue Today the house
oonmis,ee en The whole put the Sor.
lie u,cAsr:e-embodying the Cover.
nor views on this Question-to sleep.
There vas . considerable difference
Q. opinion among the insurgents II
the houae on the question. and the
vote to KIN vas large one. Some
Of the prohibition advocates urged the
passage OF the measure in the inter.
ests Of enforcement of the prohibition
law Skulason OF Grand Forks was
. strong opponent Of the measure,
contending that 1t was an abridge.
ment Of the rights of the people for
local self-governments
Fair 0iils oIsuohtsred.
In the committee Of the whole the
bills for the location Of the state fair
at jamestown and Devils Lake were
ehloroformed. There was little cere-
mony at the obsequies. The bills
were introduced to split up the
strength Of Fargo-and having served
their purpose they had no supporters.
State Senator Bessesen wants 70
create new judicial district-ths
Eleventh-of parts OF the Third. Fifth
and Sixth. This would be located u
the center of the state and include
Wells. Foster. Eddy and other coun-
ties. II would take at least one coun-
ty. presumably Steele. on the Third
district. which has tts headquarters
IN Fargo.
Bismarck. Feb. 1S.-In the house
Hale's game and fish bill. after being
favorably reported with slight amend.
merts by the game committee. was
re-referred to the committee ON the
whole. s. b. 81 and H. B. IL were
sent to conference committees. 8.
b. was sent to the temperance COM
mittee.
Bismarck-There will be NO more
drug permits in North Dakota-if the
measure of Senator Macarthur for
their abolition meets with the same
favor all the way through that 1t has
% far received. The senase commit.
tee on temperance has reported the
bill favorably and its supporters In
sfst 1t will pass the senate without
difnculty.
Bismarck, Feb. 23.-A preliminary
report Of the joint legislative commit
tee. appointed to investigate the state
penitentiary. was made to both
branches of the legislature today.
This report contains no charges Of
fraud. but condemns the lack Of prop
Or business methods and shows the
situation is 80 beclouded that II %
dimcult to tell whether there is any
truth in the charges Of fraud or not.
The system Of bookkeeping Is most
severely condemned. especially in con-
nection with the twine plant and the
brickyard. The committee says the
bookkeeping has been vague" "un.
scientific" incomplete and otherwise
inadequate"
In some cases the records Of the
twine plant do not correspond with
those Of the once Of the state treas,
urer and state auditor.
On the sale Of brick no proper &C
count Of the number Of bricks sold 10
other than state institutions has been
kept. The records merely show
amounts paid for brick and credits
from outside purchasers.
In connection with the prison farm
the books do not show how much
grain was raised, how much was used
at the pen. or whether any was sold to
outside parties.
The committee announced Il would
be able to report on all Of the four
teen charges against the former man
agements Of the state pen-except the
fourteenth. regarding rebates-before
the legislative adjournment This re-
lates to rebates on twine and diiscrim-
inations In selling prices.
The only recommendation made in
the preliminary report is for better
system Of bookkeeping
Bismarck, n D., Feb. 24.-The sen.
ate committee has completed its To-
Dor on the appropriation bills and finds
that the measures asked for total
Of $2.030.30G. AS recommended to mass
by the committee the amount was cut
down to 3l,377.074. These figures are
slight increase over those OF the last
legislature
The appropriations committee this
afternoon made the following recon-
mendatiOns. which were passed under
suspension Of the rules and the mat
ter will 60 to the house--after the
house acts. all differences in amounts
will then be sent 10 conference:
Asked. Received.
Insane asylum. for
new buildings. ;. 1884, $50 312C,050
Insane asylum. main
tenance ...... $4,000 10000
Feeble minded insti-
tute ............. 1860 7s.s5e
Improvements OF