Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-18

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"Be 1t further resolved. That in tn
event said lands are decided to the stat
Of North Dakota for the maintenance o
each of said schools, either by disposa
Of said lands or otherwise, the state Wi
accept from the United States the sal
schools and will make proper provision
for their maintenance. so that in the en-
said Indians may receive the benefits en-
joycd by the citizens of our state and tina
they may not become a public charge.
A special committee on ways ant
means to devise means to augment
the funds of the state reported to the
senate, as follows:
Special Committee Report.
February 18th, 1918.
ITO the President Of the Senate:
Your special committee appointed t
devise ways and means to open avenue:
! from which to augment the general funt
Of the state, to assist in meeting the de
mands OF this Legislative Assembly fo'
appropriations. beg leave to report a:
follows: Your committee found the vari'
Gus financial departments of the state
excepting the general fund, in e~xccllen'
condition.
.ne general fund is depleted. dut
mainly to the increasing demands caused
by the rapid development and growth OF
the various institutions and departments
Of the state, making it difficult to gauge
the accurately to meet the re.
q~uirements.
Your committee found avenues thai
can be opened to materially increase the
available funds to meet the requirements
but owing to he fact that. in such event,
legislation would have to be enacted
which would require more time than is
allowed the appropriation committee to
report it's bills to this body, it was there
fore deemed prudent not to recommend
such legislation. in order not to en- :
pirate money on the strength of its pas
sage and then fail to carry. .
However, your committee. through its
efforts, has the assurance that the rev.
enucs will be augmented sufficiently to
warrant the appropriation committee IN
f%avorally considering amounts up to
$l,2oe,0 900 on the bills in its possession.
Respectfully submitted,
-. l.. CASHEL,
chairman"
Senator Carter offered a concurrent
resolution which. petitions the secre-
tary Of war to make provision and al
lot funds for the survey of the Red
river from Breckenridge to the Can.
adam border and to devise means OF
providing the river with a system Of
locks and dams to encourage naviga-
ton. On motion the resolution was
referred to the committee on state at.
fairs.
Senator Englund offered a concur.
rent resolution relating to the enforce
ment Of the child labor law, and also
disappearing the legislature employ
ing as pages boys under the age Of
16. The resolution was referred to
the committee on state affairs.
House Bills Read and Referred.
II. 3. 2SS, providing that states at
torncys may have access to freight and
express books when necessary in the en-
forcemcnt of the prohibition law. Re-
ferrcd to the committee on Judiciary.
Fl. II. $40, relating to the circulating of
libel. referred to the committee on jul
dietary. .
Fl. L.. 10G, known as the transient lncr-
chant license bill. Referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
II. 3. No. $3.50. relating to the payment
of road taxes in cash and the appoint
ment of a township roa overseer. Re-
ferred to the committee on highways and
bridges. j
II. Il. III, providing for the non-partis-
an election of county and state superin-
tenSlents of schools. Referred to the
committee on elections and election privi-
lcges.
IT,. r. 10, providing that residents of
the state who arc absent from their home
county on election day may be provided
with a means of casting their ballot. Re-
fcrrcd to the committee on elections.
H.. Z. 207, providing for an %appropria-
ton for repairs and maintenance of Wal
halla old settlers and old soldiers park.
Referred to the committee on appropria-
tons. n.4. p.
II. E. 1913, making an appropriation of
50. 600 to pay deficit accumulated by the
tlettingcr sub-cXperimcnt station. Re-
fcrrcd to the committee on a%ppropria-
tons. ...