Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-07
emergency
COMMISSION
TAKES ACTION
Funds Will Be Transferred from
Contingent Fund to Pay
Capitol Employees.
ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES
OPINION IN THE MATTER.
Final Action Will Be Taken and
Back Salaries Paid Employ.
ees Today.

ees Today.
Capitol employees who have been
waiting for the past four months for
back salaries, will likely be paid to-.
day. A petition was sent to the
Emergency Commission yesterday by
the members of the Board of Control
asking that funds be provided from
the Contingent Fund to pay the EN-.
ployes.
Governor L. b. Hanna, as chair.
man of the Emergency Commission,
asked the Attorney General for an
opinion in the matter at once, and
the Attorney Generals opinion was
delivered yesterday. 1t held that
funds could be transferred to meet
the emergency. Both Govrnor Hanna
and the Attorney General are anxious
to have the matter of back salaries
settled as soon as possible, and pur-
suant with that policy a meeting OF
the State Emergency Commission
will be held in the Governors office
at o'clock this morning to take final
action in the matter.
....... Will Pay Today. .
State Auditor JorgensOn stated
yesterday that if favorable action is
taken by the Emergency Commission,
at the meeting this morning he will
ISSUE the warrants at once, so that
capitol employees can get the wages
due them for the months of May and
June.
With the payment of the warrants
today the last chapter win be written
Of an incl0ent which has given the
state. "A lot Of -unfaxarahle- advertising
throughout the country. Reports have
been spread broadcast to me effect
that the state was broke" and could
not even pay the capitol employees.
Such is not the case, however The
state is in an exceptionally sound fin.
ancial condition at the present time
and is more than able to take care
Of all it's obligations.
y Petition for Funds.
The petition sent to the Governor
as chairman of the Emergency Com.
mission, by the Board of Control is
as follows:
TO the Honorable Emergency Com.
mission of the State Of North Da.
kota. g..
Gentlemen:
WHEREAS. The last Legislative
Assembly failed tc make a sufficient
appropriation for the maintenance Of
the State Capitol from the first day
of January, 1915. to the thirtieth day
Of June, 1915,
AND, WHEREAS, BY reason CT the
facts stated, and emergency exists
in this: That the employees of the
State Capitol were deprived Of their
salaries for the months of May and
June, 1915, for the reason that there
was not sufficient appropriation to
cover said salaries, and said employees
have been deprived of their salaries
up to the present time and will be
deprivd of same until the meeting of
the next Legislative Assembly before
relief might be had,
AND, WHEREAS, The Attorney
General at the request OF this Board
has written his opinion covering the
matters herein set forth, showing
that it would be legal for your Hon.
orable Body to provide against the
said emergency, by setting aside a
sufficient amount from the contin.
senos tpa.as atpr ~ ~ oonw To'er !, 'nw vh;oh Io
opinion is hereto attached.
NOW THEREFORE,. This Board
Iespectlully p9ays ass :, tna. yoa 30. asaao
tne sum ol @1'1ooIi :, nul .ne .iposs poss
OF payns .ne ua.A 90. nalass sassh VI .,s,a,, haa
e1hployes as herein se' iof'n' WHICH
are as 1oliows: ,or ~,
jacob hieoer' eoe Way 10 anu . osnnn
= ~ C,r"rnai, nrov e1,n
ana june $lv ..':.,. .,oc, 11V'Vo
a. feterson' en May >ioV anu M
NJ. T J. o,connor, Con MAY, $50 !! and ''