The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-03-19
WORK OF the
LEGISLATURE
Summary Of Proceedings d.
Session Just Ended

BOARD Of CONTROL CREATED
Little Else Of a Constructive Mature
Accomplished-New Game and Fish
Law Of Interest in All Parts Of the
observation-disclosures Sanitarium Au.
thorized-Salaries of State Officers
lncreased-very Few Corporation
Measures Enacted.
Bismarck, March 13.-The legisla-
ture left several hundred bills with
the governor for approval and he has
been devoting his time since the ad-
'ournment to the consideration of the
measures that were passed. Little of
. constructive nature was accom-.
piished by the legislature, aside from
the board Of control bill, which pro-
vides for the control of state institu.
lions 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
be. The 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
h bill, Is that the salaries provided
are too small and that the sum of
$4,000 a year should be fixed instead
OF $4,000. 1t may be that the next
legislature will amend the law to in
a 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-
hcan governor will mean the regain
Eng Of control of the various state in
stttutions to the Republicans and the
election of another Democratic gov
ernor will meal that the institutions
will stay, as they now are, in the
bends of the Democratic party. a
great number of people in the state,
however. are becoming less inter ested
In the political control Of the institu-
tons 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. scrutintzed than their political
affiliations. tn
The new game and fish law is Of
interest in all parts of the state and
is among the acts of constructive leg.
fslation. 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 4 days bag of game. The passage
e0f 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 auth0riz-
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
III 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 Da-
kotn 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
tho 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 sahitarium to be
erected somewhere in the northern
part of the state is n Of the institu-
tons authorized by the legislature
and a board has been appointed to &C.
lect. q site and see that 1t is beautified
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
n that passed on the last night
Of the session and it increases the
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