The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-01-12
Burke's Views
GOVERNORS ANNUALsMEssAeE TO THE LEGISLATURE ASKS APP
PRoPRlAToN BILLS EARLY-WoULDJ REPEAL WOLF BoUN.
N MEASURE AND URGES CLOSEST ECONOMY.
Popular Election of Senators
Says Minot Normal School Must Be Cared for and Asks Change in Assess
non Law-says United States Constitutional Amendment for In
come Tax Should Have Undivided Support Of all
Members of Both Political Parties.

Bismarck.-The state capitol build
ing presented an animated scene on
Wednesday when with simple but i'm
pressive ceremonies John Burke was
sworn in as governor for the third
time. The house chamber proper was
filled with the members of both houses
of the legislature n the galleries and
back ground with interested spectators.
Lieutenant Governor Burdick intro
duced the governor, who, after reading
his message, took the oath Of office.
The governors message in part fol-
lows:
Gentlemen of the Twelfth Legislative
Assembly of the State Of North
Dakota:
In Section rs of the constitution is
found this language, viz: He (the
governor) shall at the commencement
of each session communicate to The
formation of the condition of the
state, and recommend such measures
as he shall deem expedient." It does
not impose any legal obligation on
the members to be guided by the con-
dftions presented, or to approve the
recommendations made. The 1nfor-
nation is for the benefit of the men,
bers, to enable them to act intelli-
gently; Inc the governor is required
to furnish it for the reason that he
is in position to know the conditions
Of the state and to make recommen-
dations in reference thereto. He is a
m oYohor af rnonx1 nf tho Sfofa hnoras
The institutions and the officials all
make reports to his office and this
gives him a knowledge of the condi-
lions of the state and it's institutions
greater than hat of any other Of
fetal.
The most important information to
the legislative assembly is the infor-
nation of the financial condition of the
state, for without it the legislature is
working in the dark and may appro-
pirate more than the revenues OF the
state warrant; and while there is no
legal obligation imposed upon the leg
islative assembly by the constitution
to be guided by information of the
conditions of the state furnished by
the governor, there is an implied
moral obligation to keep within the
revenues of the state in making ap-
preparations.
In my message to the Eleventh leg
islative assembly I furnished an
itemized statement showing the ex-
penditures of the state for the two
years previous, and included an Of
fetal estimate Of the revenues If the
state for the ensuing two years, in
spite Of which the appropriations
made by the legislature exceeded the
revenues of the state in large
amounts. I do not believe that the
legislature intended Ito appropriate
more money than there was revenue.
Many of the appropriation bills were
passed at a late hour on the last
night of the session and in the con-
fusion and hurry always incident to
h closing hours Of the legislature.
it is doubtful if any member knew
that they had exceeded the revenues
of the state. But whether it was the
intention or not, it Was certainly neg
llgence on the part of someone to
allow SO many appropriation bills to
remain in the hands Of the commit
tees until the last night of the ses-
sion. The appropriations should be
taken care of as early in the session
as possible; not in the confusion Of
the last night of the session when the
members are cleaning up their desks
and preparing to leave, but at a time
When there is nothing to distract the
attention Of the members from the
mature elaboration and considera-
ton they should give to so important
q matter as the expenditure Of he
peoples money.
The governor presented a table CIV
Ing the expenses and for the
past four years and gave the estimated
receipts for the coming biennial per-
Tod as 81, 500, 900.
Early Consideration Of Appropriation
BnIs. .
And now at the threshold Of your
iabors I ask o to keep your apprc-
prlations within the revenues of the
state Introduce your appropriation
o1lls as early as possible in the ses-
Sion. Consider them all as nearly at
the same time as may be, for it is
only by careful consideration of all
SNA justly oStC41 1llj6 WxllL
each should have.
Wants Fair Treatment.
1nasmuch as the constitution per-
fnits the governor to retain a bill for
three days, try Inc have all the ap-
preparation bills reach the governors
office within three days from the time
that he receives the first bill. He will
then have them all before HIM at the
same time, and if in his Judgment
something should be cut out, you will
still be in session to receive his judg-
ment and subject it to your own.
n is only fair to yourselves, to the
Enjoins Supe, %:niendent Elect.
Fessenden.-A sensational phase of
the Wells VS.. Erickson contest case
over the school superintendency of
Wells county came up when an
injunction was procured prohibiting
Erickson from taking over the office
OF county superintendent.
Erickson, who won u in the cleo