Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-11-03

and forage products, etc. 10 thu
face 81 the fact that no greater ques
tion exists in this state, 10 the mattel
u az increased livestock output, thar
that OF finding some kind or kinds O
grasses that will give a better yielc
than the native grasses as they grow
on the prairie, Governor Burke vetoed
the station bill, as he says in his
message, "for the reason that the APP
propriations exceed the revenues Of
the state But the revenues Of the
state cut little figure with the gov,
ernor when he had The Salary Graf
bill under consideration.
Here are some other bills:
Senate bill No. 22l was necessary
provision for the purpose Of allowing
an annual to be published giving the
work and conclusions Of farmers in
stitutes in the state. This bill, il
seems, was not as important as the
one raising the governors salary H.
legally. and it quickly went to the
legislative bcne-yard through the veto
route
Bill No. Boo was measure In aid OF
the agricultural and geological survey
of the state--a matter OF vital inn
portance in differentiating the vari.
Gus soils of the state and ascertaining
the best methods of treating aud cul-
tivating them to retain the most mois-
ture for the various crops. Evident
ly there was not, in the governor S
judgment, as much necessity for this
bill as for the bill that put $500 in
the governors jeans. Any way. he
vetoed it.
A bill for a farmers experiment sta
tion al Mandan also went by the
board, as the governor said there
wasn't money enough-after he d
dipped into it illegally to the extent
of $500 year.
A bill providing money with which
to make necessary improvements at
the agricultural college was also We
toed.
Money for improvements at the in
dustr ial school at Mandan, the May
Vile and Valley City normal schools
and state aid TO high schools were all
vetoed because of lack of money avail
able. which would have been all right
had the governor been consistent and,
while there was such shortage prevail
ing, rejected with scorn the PROPOSE
tion that he sign a bill increasing his
own income. regardless of the COM
mand of the constitution of our state.
Then, with his l,500 year safe for
tucking away in his trousers pocket,
with heavy heart and sorrowful
countenance he approached the con-
of bill that would have
made sad havoc with the state treas
ury. 1t was a bill allowing the mag
niticent sum OF $500 year to the
Grand Army officers of the state for
the purpose of publishing general or
ders and for other little expenses of
the annual session Of the order. Many
of the northern states OF the union
have such provisions in their laws,
Massachusetts and New York being
among the number who give consider
able amounts for such purpose. In
Minnesota's new capitol an assembly
chamber is set aside for the use of the
old soldiers, and is to be theirs until
there are too few of them left for an
organization. But in those states 1t
may be that their constitutions are
different from ours. 1t may be that
the bill was unconstitutional in this
state: but there are many laws on the
statute books which have been there
for years, but which when tested are
found unconstitutional. Others are
SO generally popular that no one wants
to question their constitutionality
Anyhow, the governor found the G
A. r. bill unconstitutional and vetoed
it, adding insult to injury by making
. Memorial Day speech in his veto
message, telling how he loved the ole
soldiers.
Now, the members of the Grand
Army are certainly as much attached
to this country and its laws as the
average citizen. They do not 81
much object to Governor Burkes veto