Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-02-28
MORE LEGISLATION CONSIDERED
THAN AT ANY PREVIOUS
SESSION,

JdMcSto"u, Nv ~, L Gu. ~ LII oA
interview here Saturday Governor L.
B. Hanna expressed himself on several
matters Of state and legislative inter-
est as follows:
ttThe legislature has only some ten
or eleven days left. The work is
pretty we'll along. There have been
more bills introduced in this session
Of the legislature, I believe, than at
any previous session-somewhere be-
tween eight and nine hundred, in both
house ana senate.
The House and Senate committees
On appropriations have worked faith
fully and hard to cut the appropria-
tions down SO that they may come
within the revenues Of the state and
has to large degree been successful
in doing SO.
have found the state officers will
ing and anxious to help in every way
to eeonenize in their departments so
that the expenses may be kept down
to the minimum, and I really believe
that by practicing economy all along
the line, that in the next two years, at
the close of the biennial period, will
be able to show all bills paid, the ap-
preparations as made by this legisla-
ture, taken care Of and I hope small
Balance at least, left in the treasury.
There have been various resolutions
introduced in the legislature this win
ter, calling FOR investigations and the
investigations are now being made by
the members of the legislature and by
men upon these committees are doing
the best they can but they have othcr
suites to perform and they cannot go
INTO the detail and get right down 10
che bottom Of matters as should be
done and as can and will be done BY
registered, chartered accountants.
regret these resolutions were intro
duced in the legislature, for the rea.
son that I knw the investigations
pould not he as thorough as they
might have, and do not like the idea
going abroad that there is anything
wrong in the different departments.
There are many matters before the
legislature that I hope to see become
laws.
In my message to the legislature,
suggested that the legislature ought
not to meet until at least one veal
after the state officers had taken thei,
offices. am more firmly convinced
than ever that his should have beer
done. If the legislature had not me-
for year it would have given tn
other state officers and myself ,the
opportunity to have become familia
with the affairs Of state and to hav,
much more intelligently prepared on
views to the legislature for their con
sideration. The idea of a special ager
as suggested has taken hold of tn
popl of the state and thre is
strong demand throughout the stat
chat the legislature appropriate stuff
eient money for some man to be en-
ployed as tn industrial business apen
for North Dakota.
Z feel that North Dakota is lust O.
the verge Of great development an
during my administration 7 shall d
my utmost to conduct the affairs Q
state economically. to appoint goo
men to office and men who will appe;
to the people Of the state as being tn
right men for the place to which the
have been appointed and to help
build up the state in every way tina
lies within my power and I appreeiat
the help and cooperation that I hav
received from members of the legisl;
ture and from the people general
throughout our entire continent.