Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-27
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.aw was discussed more in the public
prints than the board of regents law.
It has the approval OF the heads tof the
various educationals institutions. II is
known that he educators are not in
The combine to- thwart the will CT the
chosen Representatives of rhe people.
The people also welcome the change.
E The other law is the immigration.
measure. Thespeople desire that this
state go forward in the matter Of Sc
curing new settlers. Most states have
a fund to advertise resources and to
go after new settlers. There is little
or no pubic sentiment to suspend this
law, although it met with more oppo-
sition in the legislature than did the
board of regents bill.
Referring back to the deficiency
bills, which Hellstrom seeks to sus.
pend. Some of these were made nee.
essary by past administering, that of
John Burke's for instance. These
laws merely have for their object the
meeting of the states just and reas.
enable obligations.
Would Repudiate Debts.
Are the voters in sympathy with
Hellstr0m's move to have the state
repudiate its just bills? If they want
to reprdiate valid obligations, let
theu join Mr.. Hellstrom on the pc.
titions. Do the voters want to impair
the credit Of North Dakota?
Senate Bill No. 1856. one of those re-
ferended, is a bill appropriating
$4,000 for checking over public &C.
counts. This would be used to put
in uniform system of accounting
and to examine the variuos penal
and charitable institutions. 1t is
necessary but probably. Hellstrom
is afraid to turn the search light Of
publicity and expert examination
upon the various institutions. If the
people do not want any check on
public business, let them sign petit
tons to referend this bill.
House Bill 216, another on the list,
merely endorses the acts of the emer.
gency commission.
Such action is within the power Of
| the legislature. This was merely a
vote Of confidence Of the official acts
of Governor Hanna, Thomas Hall
and Carl Jorgenson, who constitute
the board in diverting certain appro-
priations which was imperative. That
the legislature after due investiga.
ton endorsed this action does not i'm
ply that anything illegal has been
done. The emergency commission
was clearly within its RIGHTS.
Opposes Long Terms.
Senate Bill 27y also on the list
makes the terms Of members of the
board of control six years instead Of
two. The terms are so fixed by the
law that one members term will ex-
pire every two years, always leaving
two old members as followers. This
is obviously in the interests Of eh-
cheney. The state is better served by
always keeping at least two men on
the board conversaI with the affairs
which come under the board. The
soundness of this law is hardly de-
batable. The law was not urged in
the interest of the present board and
the foolish arguments against the bill
which Hellstrom attaches to his pc
titions are the veriest political rot
and claptrap.
Better Investigate.
The last three bills on the list are:
House Bill No. 356 which makes the
board of railroad commissioners a