The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27
Governor Hanna Signs
Large Number of Bills
-4.r APPLIED to APPROPRIATION Bills
Tar Commission Abbrobrla
tion Vetoed.

Bismarck, N. D. March %. =
Faced with the problem of cutting
down the appropriation bills to the
extent of about 5000, 900, Governor
Hanna yesterday swung the ak to
good effect and many appropriation
bills were vetoed in whole or in
part. Yesterday afternoon the gov
ernor vetoed the tax commission
appropriation Of $4,000. He gave
as his reason that be believed a tax
commission composed of three men
was not necessary, stating that he
believed that, one commissioner
could do the work. He said that he
believed it would have been a wise
policy on the part of the state leg
islature had they repealed the, old
tax commission law or amended it
to provide for only one commits
sioner.
The governor estimates that the
saving to the state by cutting out
this appropriation will be about
$4,000 or $4,000 in two years as
the sum would probably have been
expended from the general fund by
the commission.
+; The new high school bill, which
carried an appropriation of $4,000
was cut out entirely and the rural
school aid increased from $44,00 to
$4,000 was approved.
In cutting the high school bill the
governor explained that he believed
that it was more important to aid
the rural schools
S. B. No. 1876, providing an ap-
preparation for the agricultural COL
lege was approved this morning by
Governor Hanna with the exception
of the item of $25, 900 for mainten-
ance for 1914 and $4,000 for agri-
cultural extension work for 1913.
S. B. No. 7, providing an appro-
priation for the university and
school Of mines was approved ex-
cept the following items:
Thirteen thousand dollars for re-
wiring, and the establishment of
permanent lighting system. Two
thousand dollars for the equipment
of the school of mines, and 81 900
for an investigation of wind power
and electricity and $4,000 for ex-
tension division and correspondence
courses.
H. B. No. 81, making appropria-
tons for the Minot Normal was ap-
proved except an item of $4,000
for equipment and furniture for
dormitory, $1,000 for. the improve
1nent Of the grounds, $4,000 for
general maintenance, $4,000 for
equipment of the domestic science
and manual training.
S. B. No. LOG, Glendale normal
school approved except as to item
|of $4,000 for relnodeling the home
economics building and $4,000 for
mechanics arts.
H. B. No. III, the Valley City
normal appropriation was approx
led except as to an item Of $1,000
for barn, $4,000 for rural school de-
|monstration and 1926 for the pur-
chase of additional land.
S. B. No. 140, of the state science
school appropriation was approved
except items Of 81 900 for grading
grounds, $4,000 for completing the
assembly hall and gymnasium and
$4,000 for remodeling the main
building including plumbing.
S. B. No. 125, appropriation for
the Mayville normal is approved
except $4,000 for additional stor-
age rooms for fuel, $4,000 for
green house and $500 for barn,
horses and wagon.
H. B. No. 152, appropriation for
the school Of forestry was approved
except an item Of 81, 900 for in.
sta1}ing a heating plant and equip
ping green houses.
The mining sub-station at Heb
ron appropriation was approved
except as to an item of $4,000 for
maintenance for 1914.
S. B. No. 81 was approved ex-
cept for an item appropriating
$4,000 for the furtherance Of All
act relating to the selling of seed of
impure kinds.
H. B. No. 413, providing for the
of coal shipped into tile
state and charging the state oil in
spector with work, was approved
except the appropriation Of $4,000
for carrying out the provisions.
S. B. No. 191, an appropriation
for the insane asylum, was ap-
proved with the exception of $50,