The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-17

Blon IL was freely predicted that the
Mtnot bill would have hard shedding
and that the request for 1851 900 that
had been made was due for q big
pruning. That action may be taken,
but the Minot delegations in both
houses are admittedly quite optimis-
tic as to the outlook, although they
hold no hope Of securing as great an
appropriation as they have asked. In
fact. 1t will be surprising IL the Minot
appropriation this year goes over the
100000 mark.
1t must also DO admitted that the
makeup Of the appropriation commit
tees Of both houses is, or at least
should be, favorable to Minot, as
against the personnel Of appropria-
tion committees in other years. This,
Of course, is the first year that Minot
has been up for an appropriation, and
that fact enters largely into the con-
sideration of the situation.
In the naming Of the appropriation
committees this year, both President
Burdick Of the senate and Speaker
Hanley Of the house adopted the
course Of taking the members from
,<,ounties away from institutions. BY
9oing the eastern counties Of the
n lost representation on those
dtees to certain extent, west
ern\ hetng named to replace them
from yet that to get non-institu-
tion COZ Ipembers demanded that
they be sfrom the west where
institutions<fe not to be found with
such regularity as they are to be
found in the eastern and more settled
districts of the state.
Up to the present time the two COM
mittees on appropriations have been
working together, but at the present
I time they are working independently
OF each other.
Delay In Bond Movement.
To the ardent supporter Of the plan
of bonding the state for the construc-
tion Of new buildings at the several
educational institutions of the state,
the present lull in the negotiations
with that end in view must present
a particularly uninviting aspect. De-
lay at this stage of the game-if It
continues for any time-practicall
means the death Of the bond question
so far as the present session Of the
assembly Is concerned, and such de-
lay means that to bond the state will
require two additional years. time.
1t was not to be expected that 80
important problem as the bonding
question could be easily disposed of.
To hit upon an apportionment Of the
$4,000,000 that 1t is proposed to bond
for, that would prove satisfactory to
all Of the different institutions, is ad-
mittedly difficult problem, and that
is the feature Of the question that has
brought about the present situation.
Only one meeting Of the sub COM
mittee on the bond issue has been
held since 1t was appointed a week
ago. At that time this difference Of
opinion as to the amount that should
be allowed to each Of the different
institutions cropped out, and it was
at once apparent that to settle such
differences would. require tact and q
great deal of work.; -
At has now been slggsSted by some
who are interested IN; the proposition
that commission be appointed by
this legislative assembly to study the
needs Of the different institutions as
they might exist during the next few
years, reporting back to the next leg
islative assembly. The legislature
would then be in better position to
make an apportionment Of the funds
that could be derived from the issu-
ance Of bonds.
The bond limit of the state at the
present time is only 100000.
No Sensation Coming.
To those who had expected any
thing in the way Of sensation out
Of the investigation into the affairs
Of the state auditing board by the
Joint legislative investigation, it be-
gins to appear that they will meet
with disappointment. True, some dis
crepancfes have been uncovered, and
these will be reported to the assem-
bly,. Probably the most important of
these Irregularities have to- do with
failure to file proper sub vouchers
with bills that have been rendered,
and one bill In particular will prove
interesting II reported, being for
about $3.50 for certain expenses.
New developments have tended to-
ward delaying the report Of the treas
ury investigation committee, as we'll
as the game and fish committee, and
It now begins to appear that all of -he
reports will be out about the last few
days Of the session.
Gilbreath Makes Objection.
Consideration was given yesterday
morning by the senate state affairs
committee to the Steele bill under
, which a board Of immigration would
be created, such board to direct the
expenditures of the commissioner of
agriculture and labor so far as they
relate to the immigration work.
Commissioner Gilbreath appeared
before the committee and made
strenuous objection to the measure,
declaring that an attempt to legislate
O. board Of control for state officer
who has been elected by the suffrage
Of the people was hardly in keeping
with the conditions exciting. Senator
Steele, arguing for the passage of the
measure, declared that the present
method Of handling the cash was too
lose and that 1t should be expended
for the benefit Of the entire state.
Does Away With Opposition.
Amendments that we're reported
out of the senate banking committee
yesterday served to do away with the
nhiecti0ns that have been raieed to