Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-02
IS OPPOSED TO
RECIPROCITY
Legislature Adopts Resolutions
Of Protest.
M|hOT NORMAL GETS 100000
Appropriations and Apportionment Of
Greatest Interest as Session
Nears Its Close.
M|hOT NORMAL GETS 100000

SASAS ptSoA" ~ IN t"o hSooSo VI, JlC
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
torn of a concurrent resolution ex-
pressing the opposition of the farmers
of the state to any such reciprocity
plan as proposed, and so urgent was
the matter deemed by the legislature
that the memorial on the subject was
directed TIC be sent by the secretary
OF state by telegraph to President
Taft, as well as to the members of the
congressional delegation. The sena.
tors and representatives of this state
are 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 differentia1 in ia
vor OF the North Dakota farmer rang
ing from s to 10 cents on wheat anG
as high as 80 cents III barley. Prices
of land are also steadier by S. to 81:
an acre on the North Dakota side than
on the Canadian side Of the border.
All of these things convince the farm.
er Of this state that he will get the
short end of any reciprocity agree.
ment and strengthen his opposition to
the ratification OF any treaty of this
kind.
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The anti-pass bill has passed both
houses ami will become a law July 1,
after which the little bits of paste
board which have been in use in the
state will disappear except in the case
of a few excepted classes. Employees
of railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines operated in connection with the
roads, members Of the state geological
survey staff, lecturers for farmers in.
stitutes, persons engaged on good
farming special trains, ministers Of
religion and a few other classes are
excepted from the provisions Of the
act. Anti-pass laws have been dis
cussed in the state for a number of
years, but this is the first time one
has been enacted into law. The bill
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 snould 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 AS was expected, a
good deal of slashing had to be done
GU LIZ tOJdl VI 'IsS APPROXIMATIONS
came down to the limit Of resources
The new Minot normal school will get
100000 for the establishment of the
institution, although a part of this ap-
| preparation is not made available I'M
til 1913. The delegation from the
been working hard for an %appropria-
ton 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 a big institution. 1t is
on the main line of the 500 and Great
Northern roads, in the center of a. big
and growing country, and ought to
grow rapidly. Appropriations have al
so been f%avorably 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
vet.
j. j. X
The printers of the state have been
successful in the passage of their bill,
House Bill rs, standardizing the rates
for the publication of county commits.
sioners' proceedings and other official
publications and notices. The bill had
a rather stormy time, but a committee
of the state press association worked
hard for Its passage and has the salts.
faction OF knowing that the bill has
passed and been approved.