Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-06
AND Referendum V|TIAIES
every emergency CLAUSE ON BILLS
PASSED'bY FOURTEENTH Legislature
Hanna Pleased
With Session
Governor Hanna last evening
made the following statement as
the legislature adiourned:

the legislature adjourned:
The session of the legislature Just
closed has been quiet one. The
house and senate have been cOmpos-
ed OF earnest, conscientious men, who
have worked faithfully for the state.
81 stated in my message that the
subcommittee to be named to consd-
e. the finances of the state would be
| the most important that would be
named. The Lathrop committee who
had this work in charge was compos-
| ed of Mr.. T. Twichell chairman, and
| Mr.. Knox and Mr.. Dickinson on be-
half of the house, and Senators Kret-
schmar, Albrecht and Sandstrom on
the part of the senate. These men
worked untiringly for many days and
deserve the thanks of the members
of the legislature and the people of
the state for the splendid work done
by them, and through it all they had
the hearty cooperation and help of
Mr.. Jorgenson. the state auditor.
"The Budget Appropriation Bill as
brought in by the committee lays the
foundation for new era in state fl
nances and augurs we'll for the future.
1t puts practically all of the appro
priations together in one bill and VII!
give to the people of the state COM
prehensive idea of the cost of state
government and where the money
goes to. .
| 'Many of the recommended tions
made by me to the legislature have
been enacted into law. Among the
more important of these is the act
for the Budget committee that will
meet in November of the year preccd-
ing the convening of the legislature
to do the work which was done by
the Lathrop committee during this
past session. ou
''The passing of the Board of Re-
gents Bill is a long step forward in
the handling Of our state educational
institutions and putting them upon a
sound, business basis. The bill has
been carefully drawn and it is believ-
ed that it is workable bill. The men
who have been named for members
of the first board of regents are all
men of character, ability and stand
ing in the state.
tC the farmers, among them being the
law reducing the rate of interest from
twelve to ten per cent; the law for
the fumigation and caring for cars to
be- used for the shipment of cattle and
hogs: and the amendment to the con.
stitution Of the state, providing for
the Inauguration of a system of rural
credits Also the appropriation Of
funds to pay the claims for dourine
against the state and to carry the
farm extension work to be done under
the national Lever bill into force and
effect. l
"Immigration has been given an
impetus by the appropriation of mon
ey to make that department more ef-
fective and it is hoped that much may
to the state.
another law provides for the reg
istration of the trained nurses Of the
state, which is right; also textbook
legislation and other laws in the in
terest of education. Some legisla-
tion has been enacted with reference
to good roads, but not as much as
should have been. A law passed to
provide some county road aid, but
great deal could have been done had
the bill passed for state road aid, and
also providing for the use of some OF
the convicts at The penitentiary in
working on the roads
among the bills which failed, but
which should have been passed were
the bills which proposed to limit the
| - tIc ;cla fN
! sion every four years: another pro
viding for the election of county and
state officials for terms of four years;
and further the proposition to cut
down the membership of the house
and senate | believe that the major.
i@y of the people of the state are very
much in favor of each of these three
| pronositions. .-
cone very good feature adopted by
this legislature has been the pushing
forward of legislation so that it !
should not congest in the last two or
three dayS of the session.
"rhe membership Of the senate and
house have been an earnest body OF
nan and while mems minds naturally
differ upon legislation and as to the |
way it maF affect the particular dis
tricts which thev represent and which
perhaps naturally are thought$of first.
vet on the whole. | believe that much |
wise and beneficial legislation has
heen placed unon the statutes and
that the foundation for better ad.
iustment of the finances Of the state
has been laid for the future
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FEAR FOR SARAH BERNHARDT.
Bordeaux via Paris, Mar. Sarah
Pernhardt. whose condition was con-
sidered excellent for several days ar.
ter the amputation Of her right leg
on February %. recently has felt a
reaction and her condition for the
last As hours has caused her friends
some anxiety. 1t was announced by
her physicians last night. however,