Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-03-12

was appointed to Investigate the at
fairs of the board of control, brought
in a voluminous report to both
houses, and finds that the board act
ed within strict compliance with the
| law in the matter of converting
| funds for the insane asylum build
| ings at jamestown and further SAYS
there was no fault to find. The
substance of their decision is
| summed up in this one paragraph.
No Fraud Existed.
I'VE desire to state at the out
set. our ultimate conclusion that
there Is nothing in the evidence
taken by the committee or in the
circumstances surrounding all the
transactions to justify any inference
of fraud, graft or intent to deal dis
honestly with the state, and in such
criticism as We have to offer of the
conduct of the board of control, we
desire to be understood that fraud
or dishonesty is not to be implied"
History of Case.
For the benefit of the reader who
may not understand the proposition
in this case, it may be said:
The legislature of 1913 appropri-
ated 100000 for buildings at the
asylum tuberculosis department
and receiving ward. When the
matter had been sized up by the
board of control, it was found that
many thousands of dollars could be
saved the state, and much better
buildings secured by remodeling one
OF the present buildings for the tu-
berculosis ward, and taking the
balance in that fund and erecting q
building as receiving ward which
would answer all purposes for
many years to come, besides having
enough left to erect colony build
ing which was much needed and for
which there was no money to build.
The matter of transferring this
money was taken up with the emer-
gency board. The proposition an
peared to them to be so much bet
ter for the state and he inmates of
the hospital, that the transfer was
authorized. This was done and the
state has benefited by it. 1t is not
claimed that the board did anything
crooked, the only question being as
to whether the emergency board ex-
ceeded its authority. The board.
however, has been restrained by the
court from further proceedings un-
til the matter has been heard which
comes up before Judge Coffey of the
Fifth judicial district, March 16.
What the court will hold ia a mat.
ter of speculation.
immigration Bill A Law,
The immigration bill has passed
both houses and will become a law.
1t originated in the senate placing
the governor, commissioner of agr,-
culture and labor and the president
OF the railroad commission on the
immigration commission. The orig
lnal bill called for 100000 appro-
priation, but this was changed to
$4,000. with $4,000 for 1915 and
$4,000 for 1916. When the bin
went to the house it was amended by
adding the secretary of state and
the attorney general to the commits
sion. This required the concur
renee of the senate in order to ac-
cept the amendment, which was
done. This bill was the outgrowth
OF condition in many states in the
west and middle west, and espec-
Tally in the neighboring states of
them to solicit immigration, and it
seems that these states are rece1y-
ing the benefits of their enterprise.
Hence the legislature of this state
has seen fit to get busy and COM
mence advertising. The bill pro-
vldes that the immigration commits
sioner and his agents may 20 into
other states and even into foreign
countries for the purpose of solicit
ing immigrants. 1t is claimed bv
the supporters of the measure that
this will be of much Importance TO
the state. and that the population of
the state will be increased.
Representation Bill Killed.
There was a lively fight in short
order when the house came to con-
slider Senate Bill No. %, which pro-
vlded for change in the constitu-
ton which changed the mode of rep
resentation from the present mode
to that of one senator from each
county and one representative also.
Treadwell Twichell led the fight
against it, declaring it absurd, un-
fair and vicious" He further said
1t would change the fundamental
laws of government, would violate
the sacred principle of representa-
ton of the people according to their
nuInDeF ana not according to cOun-
ty bounds. He challenged any man
to show where its parallel is in any
republic in the world. Several sup
ported the bill, in fact it was sup
ported more strongly than was ex-
pected, and this is what made the
fighting so strong. AS is UNDER
stood by the reader, the present plan
of all republican forms of govern
ment is one senator from each leg,s-
lative district, and the representa-
tives are apportioned according to
population. To change this would
be to establish a precedent contrary
to all rules OF representative gov
eminent. The bill was killed.
Corporation Tax Bill Killed.
Representative Divet's excise cor
opration tax bill was killed in the
senate. The bill sought to place a
tax of One-t wentiafh of ono nov oo,.