The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
Legislature Adopts Resolutions
Of Protest.
M|N0T NORMAL GETS 100000
Appropriations and Apportlonment Of
Greatest Interest a. Session
Nears Its Close.

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legislature and dispatched to the rep
resentatives of the state at Washing
ton. The members Of the Legislature
also take exception to the reported
speech of James J. Hill of the Great
Northern railroad, in which he is
stated to have said that the farmers
of the Northwest are in favor of the
reciprocity agreement. The latest ex
preston of the legislature was in the
form of concurrent resolution ex.
pressing the opposition Of the farmers
q the state to any such reciprocity
Dlan as proposed, and so urgent was
the matter deemed BY tho Legislature
that the memorial on the subject was
directed tc be sent by the secretary
q state by telegraph to President
Taft as well as to the members of the
congressional delegation. The sena.
tors and representatives Of this state
ore against the reciprocity treaty any.
way, and the opposition Of the legisla.
ture has been strengthened by reports
compiled on the relative prices of
grain on the North Dakota side and
on the Canadian side of the border
There is a general differential in ia.
vor Of the North Dakota farmer rang.
ing from to Is cents on wheat and
Is high as 30 cents on barley. Prices
Of land are also steadier by IS to 81
IN acre on the North Dakota side than
On the Canadian side of the border
All Of these things convince the farm.
q Of this state that he will get the
short end of any reciprocity agree
mont and strengthen his opposition to
Tie ratification Of any treaty Of this
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The sa<i.pass bill has passed both
houses ami will become law July l,
AlSer which tho littls bits q paste.
board which have bsoa in use IN the
seats will disappear except in the case
q Z few excepted classes. Employees
Of railroads, telegraph and telAehone
hnes operated In connection with the
reads, members of the state geological
survey staff. lecturers for farmers in
Odtutss, persons engaged on good
farming special trains, ministers OF
religion and few other classes are
excepted from the provisions Of the
oct. Anti-pass laws have been dis
cussed in the state for number OF
years, but this is the first time one
HOT cd INT 1ou
that was passed by the legislature
was introduced by Senator Gilbert's
committee on railroads and was
agreed to by the house conference
committee, which was named to en-.
able the two bodies to agree on what
measure should be enacted The bill
has been signed by the governor
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Appropriations and apportionment
are absorbing the greater part OF the
interest of the legislature at the last
end Of the session. The appropriations
committee has reported out a number
Of bills that have been passed in the
senate and have gone to the house for
concurrence. AZ was expected. a
god deal Of shaking had to b done
before the total Of the appropriations
came down to tho limit Of resources.
The new Minot normal school will get
100000 for the establishment Of the
institution, although part Of this ap-
propriatior is not made available un-
III 1913. The delegation from the
northwestern part of the state has
been working hard for an appropria-
tioa for the establishment of the new
institution. A tract of land is to be
donated for the site and the appro-
priation that will be available in the
next two years will enable the trus.
tees, when named, to begin work upon
the buildings The Minot normal will
eventually be big institution. 1t is
on the main line of the 500 and Great
Northern roads, in the center OF big
and growing country, and ought to
grow rapidly. Appropriations have al.
20 been favorably reported for new
buildings at the state agricultural col
lege, state university and other state
Institutions, but the sums asked for
have beer scaled down considerably
On the other hand, it is proposed to
bond the state, If the present plan Is
carried through the Legislature, to
build new buildings sufficient to meet
the needs of the state. but this relief
will be several years in the distance
yet.
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The agricultural college will set Z
new dairy building, new chemical
building, and other necessary addi-
lions, as will the state university.
These institutions are maintained
from the general mill tax for educa.
tional institutions and the specific ap-
preparations are in addition to this
The state hospital for the insane gets
. new 100000 fireproof ward building
for women Senator Steel sought to
have an appropriation included for