The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-11
GOVERNOR GOES
DOWN ON FARM
TO EASE MIND
Leaves Important Bills Lying on
Desk While He Gets
Close to Nature
BRINTON LAW NOT SIGNED
Seems to Be Possibility Frazier
Will Either Veto or With.
hold Approval

hold Approval
With Senate Bill Ga, the omnibus
appropriation measure; Senate Bill
l57, the Brinton newspaper monopoly
act, and whole flock of other bilis
regulating public printing and var
ious other matters, totalling 80, in all,
yet to be signed, Governor Frazer
has beat it back to the farm at Hoople
for few days rest. Incidentally he
will also see to it that the farm work
for spring is properly put under way
The governor isn't overlooking any
bets, and he fears that it may be some
time before he can again SOW wheat
at an assured price of some $2O1
per bushel.
Senate Bill 81 carries appropriations
aggregating $4,100,000. The governor
hasn't done much more than look over
this bill as yet Two years ago il.
took a long look and pared the omni-
bus bill down some half-million do:-
lars. If he does likewise this year
and it is predicted that with appro-
priations going slightly over the 49,.
100000 mark for the ensuing Dlen>
mum, he is very likely to-a number
OF educational and penal and chari-
table institutions stand to lose covet
ed new buildings anG other extras.
The governor. however, is said to
have given his word that he will moi
be so unkind to the Dickinson nor!
NAL as he was two years ago, when
he vetoed all of it's building appro.
priatiOns.
Newspaper Bills in Doubt
The BrintOn newspaper bills are
raising soEmuch of stir through
out the state that there is bare
possibility that the governor may
withhold his approval. There are
nine OF these bills, and to date.
Mr.. Frazier has not signed one o.
them.
Tho governor returns to the state
house Thursday, and he has until the
following Monday Is days following
the adjournment of the session. to
sign the last bills and file tilem with
the secretary of state.
Approves History Building ,,s,,.s5., j
The most important measure
approved by the governor during
the last few days is House Bill
121, introduced by Mcdonnell, ana
appropriating frOn the capitol
building fund $2O0,000 for the
building, dedicated to the honor or
North Dakota's 10000 fighters in
the worlds war; and to contain,
also. a memorial to the late Col.
Theodore Roosevelt.
This is to be four-storey struc-
ture, erected on the state-house
grounds and to be surrounded by a
memorial grove of native trees, each
of which shall bear a bronz plate ded.
icated to the memory of a North Da-
kotan who fell in the world war.
The building proper is to house tho
state museum and historical library
the state library commission, lagis-
lative reference library, TIE supreme
court and law library and various otn-
er departments and commissions
which are cramped for room at the
capitol. So far as possible the struc-
ture, is to be erected with convict Ia
Dor from prison.made brick.
New Holiday
Columbus, day, October IA, is add
ed to North Dakota's list of legal
holidays in House Bill So, fathered
by J. F. T. O'Connor of Grand Forks.
1t was led by the governor Saturday.
Thirty-five other states have mace
Columbus day, or Discovery DAY, a
legal holiday.
The governor has also APPROX
ed Senate Bill 11S, which makes
it felony to refuse the use OF
any public building to any organ
ization which desires to hold a.
meeting there, providing such
building is not already engaged
on the date requested This bill
was introduced by Senator Lied
erbach and is designed to take
care of allegel instances in which
towns or villages refused the use
of their halls for Nonpartisan
league meetings.
Senate Bill 212. approved by tle
governor, authorizes county commits
sions to levy not more than $4,000
for the erection of memorials to SOL
diers. House Bill AZ, the league ex
else tax bill, providing for the taxa
tion of shares and bond issues OF
corporations, has been signed, as has
House Bill SO, authorizing and reg
ulating the exchange of reciprocal In
ter-insurance contracts; House Bill
10, relating to the erection Of the
state highway commission: Senate
Ell 81, dening prostitution: Senate
Bill 115, appropriating $6O,060 for the
North Dakota national guard; ana
Senate Bill 1913, authorizing cities to
purchase and operate plants for the
distribution of heat, light and pow
er for municipal or commercial pur-
poses
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FOR GOOD POST
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