The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
HANNA May HAVE
TO Do CUTTING
Believes Income Will Not be
Big Enough to Cover
Appropriations
BILL PROVIDES MORE
POWERS FOR CITIES
Gives Right to Call Elections
on Questions of Bond
ing for Buildings.
(By H. D. paulson.)

bismarck. N. D., March 4.-Gover-
nor l.. B.: Hanna may be called upon
TO use the pruning knife when the
legislature .adjourns as there are, &c.
cording to h present outlook. appro-
priation bills totalling about $780,
600 which will be passed by the as.
sembly, while the governor anticipates
an income during the biennial period
which will be sufficient to care for
only about $1,000. 900 in appropria.
lions.
There has been some difference Of
opinion during the entire session as
to the amount of money that will be
available. the governor holding thu
view that it would be somewhat under
the amount fixed by the appropriation
committees Of the two bodies.
inongh several appropriation bills
nave beer passed already by the as.
sembly 1t is not expected that they
VIII reach Governor Hanna until
Thursday. as that will give him an
opportunity to consider the %appropria.
tlons Tor fifteen days after. the legisla.
ture %adJourns, and will make possible
a more equitable distribution of state
FUNDS in the event that the governor
should find it necessary to make re.
auctions in the figures.
ANY bills turned over to the COVER
nor for his signature during the pro.
gress Of the session must be returned
within three days. with his signature,
else they automatically become laws
Under this ruling the earIy sirninn
OF appropriation bills might result in
some. appropriations being granted by
the governor which he might other
wise nave vetoed had he had oppor.
tunity to consider all of them at the
same time.
Enlarged Powers to Cities.
Another new power for city coun.
iGis IS proposed in H. b. 172. intro.
duced by Representative TwicheIl nj
lass county, and which is now before
councils the power to call elections n,
propositions of bonding for the pur-
Eose of constructing municipal audi.
forums. armories, joint auditorium
n armory, public play grounds. a
public gymnasium, public baths OF
other places Of amusements or enter
tainment, and for the purchase OF
suitable. sites for the erection Of the
same. Bonds for such purposes shall
not be voted In excess or in such
manner as to exceed the bonded limit
OF a city. 1851"
Make Examination Regular Feature,
Re~presentative Williams Of BurleieA
county proposed that the examination
OF state. Offices be made, a biennial
feature in a motion made yesterday
which amends h rule covering com.
mlttees in such n as to provide
lor the appointment OF An. extra com
iEittee OF nine members which will be
charged with probing each and every
state officer. and officer during thu
session OF the assembly.
In support Of his motion Mr.. vii.
l:ams contcnded that the establish.
ment OF this as a permanent feature
would do away with much OF the bit.
terness that arises through such in.
vestigations.
Elkcn Has Bill o. Subject.
On the subject of inspections @,
PUBIC officials. Senator Elken Of Trail
239. which covers the question 30 fal
as the state examiner is. concerned
He is charged. under the bill. will
making four inspections annually q
the Office. leaving such report in hi
office where it will be open to tnspec
ton.
Budget Bil Charities Atmosphere.
Adoption Of: the budget plan o
handling h state finances SO far a
they affect the allowances for salaries
cspartment expenses. etc. is meeting
sembiy. The adoption by the hous
of the ,Eranee bill providing for tn
budget for the coming thirty month
opens the way. Under the constitu
ton 1t is provided that such q bulge
shall he published. but the practic
has been neglected up to this TIM
Hy making the first budget bill cove
thirty months, h next assembly ",
have to care for but two years, bein
from July ], 1915, to July 1. 1917.
Produce Goes to STATE. Institutions.
In support of their plea for tn
purchase price of land hat was give
by the citizens Of Mandan to- tn
O. of trustees of the agriculture
college for the establishment of tn
Great Plain. experimental station a
Mhndan, it is pointed out that a
agreement has been made whereof
all The produce from the farm will u
TO the state institutions. thus reduc
ing the maintenance expenses Of sue
institutions. The federal government
{ oes not permit the snle OF the pro
D ducc from it's experimental stations.
d being provided that H. must be give
I away. Under that ruling the depart
- mcnt officials will have the produc
!, turned over to state institutions. Th
- farm will lie an elaborate one. an
;. experiments in stock raising, az we
= las. In Rraina, SjIfEsha On erll1nL lns,t