Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-01-19

ture for a number of years.
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Statements of the probable revenues
of the state have been prepared for
the consideration Of the appropriation
committees of the two houses, and
there will be considerable figuring to
do to make the funds coming in ap.
proximate the demands. The state in.
situations are growing rapidly and
their wants are many. The crop con.
dition in the state last year was poor
in many places and the committees
will have to take into consideration
probable slow payments Of taxes in a
good many localities.
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Both houses have arranged for me-
mortal services for the late Senator
M. N. johnson of Nelson county, one
of the old time statesmen of the state,
who served as member of the constitu-
tional convention, member of congress
for a number of years and who was
the first senator, to be elected under
the new primary system. Senator
Johnson died very suddenly over a
year ago. The programme for. the
memorial service will include an adj
preme court and other fitting cere-
monies and a record of the event will
be made in the journals of the two
houses.
A bill has been introduced to repeal
the present game and fish commission
law, following the request for an in
vestigation Of the expenditure Of funds
by the board.
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One Of the big bills before the pres
ent assembly is a recodification of the
school laws of the state, as the result
of the labor of a commission which
has been working on the matter for
several months. The new codification
will make many important changes in
the present laws and aims to har-
monte and simplify the legislation on
the subject of education. The bills
have been presented in both houses
and copies have been printed for the
information of school boards and
school trustees of the state SO that
they may become familiar with the
provisions of the new code. This is
n of the important educational mat
tiers before the assembly.
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A good deal of legislation will be
proposed ~:"?ecting the various state
departments. The department of in
surance wants a good deal of legisla-
ton enacted, including the matter of
a state fire warden, regulation of ben
e~ficiary ms, rance societies and more
companies. The department of agri-
culture wants legislation for dairy
promotion and for the regulation of
the business of dairying. Big appro-
priations are asked for the conducting
of farmers institutes, for the payment
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dered horses, for the furthering of the
work of the live stock sanitary board
and for various purposes in the inter-
ests of the agricultural purposes of
the state.
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A bill introduced provides for the
working machinery for the new state
normal school at Minot, the appoint
ment of a board of trustees, the pur-
chase of a site and the erection of
necessary buildings. The members in
the northwestern part of the state are
all interested in gaining a liberal ap-
preparation for this institution, which
is the only state educational institu-
-tion to be located in that big section
of. the state. The only opposition to
the proposed appropriation is as to
the amount and whether the state
treasury will be in condition to meet
the whole of the request for this new
institution.
1t will be for the committee on ex-
penditures of the house to determine
in what manne legislative supplies
shall be secured during the present
session. The question as to how
stamps should be procured was raised
when Mr.. Thompson of Minot offered
a resolution directing the secretary of
state to provide the members of the
house with such postage stamps as
they may require during the session.
And straightway there was a fight.
| Mr.. Price of Cass raised objection, de.
claring in his belief the postage stamp
was a legitimate feature of expense
and that a resolution on the subject
vas unnecessary. Then Mr.. Ployhar
of Barnes objected. He wanted a
limit placed on the amount of postage
that should be used during the session
and pointed to the fact that two years
ago the house had spent $4,000 in
postage alone. Mr.. Davidson of Burke
county said the fact that the house