Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-22
Bill Passes Without A Dis
senting Vote; Consider
able Discussion On Some
Points; House Expected
To Take 1t Up Latter Part
OF This Week.
(By STAFF Correspondent,

(By STAFF Corcspondent.)
Bismarck. \. D.. Feb. 22.-consid-
Grafton OF the biennial appropriations
bill which passed the North Dakota
senate early this morning after a
night session of several hours dura-
ton. will probably be taken up in the
house the latter part of the present
week.
There are several items on which
it is expected a fight will be made in
the lower body OF the legislature. and
be considerable pairing of appropria-
tions before the measure takes its
final form. >5,.
Anv changes made by the house
will be considered by a joint confer
ence committee Of that body. ana the
senate until an agreement is finally
arrived at.
the senate early this morning without
a dissenting vote. Eight of the sem
ators had left the session however be-
fore the final passage was reached. A
number OF changes we're made in vari-
Gus items of the measure as reported
in by the appropriations committee
hut there was no radical change i'll
the total amount appropriated.
The Main Changes -. -
These are the main changes made
in the appropriations: 100000 given
TO the Minot normal to build the west
wing of the main building: $4,000
more given the Mirot normal to pur-
chase land to complete the campus.
remove unsightly shacks and run the
grounds to become a park of the Mi
not park system: $4,000 appropriated
for new building at the Devils Lake
school for the deaf: highway commits
sion given $4,000 per year for the
biennium instead of $4,000; Dickin-
to complete a dormitory: $4,000 cut
for the Agricultural college slashed
s25. 900 more by elimination of DEM
onstration cottage plans; home build
ing appropriation of 100000 for the
biennium passed without debate; uni
versity maintainence budget increased
$4,000 to a total of $932,950: unfver-
sity given $15o.ooo for new law
school building. but no appropriation
for new boys dormitory and library
buildings; $4,000 appropriated in ad-
dition to requested amount for. pur-
| chase Of land adjacent to Valley City
normal: state fair appropriations for
Fargo and Grand Forks increased to
81 0:U0U per year and Missouri slope
fair. Mandan. increased to $1,000 per
year: the senate approved without
lapproprition committee to cut salaries
| of all deputy state officials from 81
! 500 to $2,500 and the general cut of
all stenographers from 1926 to 500
per month; the league. majority put
/ over an increased Appropriation for the
attorney generals Office of 1000.
making the total for the bienniun
of the railroad commissioners depart
ment was doubled. being increased
from $1,000 to $4,000; the tax COM
mission cut from s72.400 to $54,4O0
was approved By the senate without
! debate as was the board Of admins
j tration slash Of $4,000 for the blen-
mum.
+; Almost q Riot.
] Senator Liederbach Dunn county.
created a near riot by his motion to
entirely eliminate appropriation for
the extension division of the Agri-
cultural college. calling for $254, ,006
for the biennium. He insisted this was
! largely on county agents work. and he
didn't believe in county agents. Half
the senators were on their feet in a
moment telling of the success of their
! county agents only few entering op-
position. Senator Church especially
opposed his league conferee. insisting
that this department handled the
work Of the boys and girls cubs.
canning clubs, ETC.. and was perhaps
the most efficient and educational de-
partment in the state.
Badly Beaten.
The vote on the Iiederbach motion
was 9 to 81. The senator then moved
to eliminate the $25.0oo Appropriation
! for specialists in farming work. this
was killed and a further motion along
the same line by Liedcrbach was ruled
! out OF order.
Senator Baker. Lacquer of Renville
! county. was the main advocate of the
100000 appropriation for completion
I O: the Minot normal main building.
Farmers in the thirteen counties ad-
iaccnt to Minot, have not had good
crops for five years, yet they find
money to send their daughters to the
Minot normal. and if they can find
money for that. the state certainly can
raise the money to properly care for
the students"
A motion of Senator Ployhar. sec
onded by Senator Church. that the
VALLEY City normal be given $4,000
additional to the original committee
report carried with small opposition,
The money is intended for use in pur-
chasing the homes Of DR.. Platou and
Ex-Governor Frank White and the
property thus secured turned into
temporary dormitories and made a
part of the campus. The $4,000 ad-
ditional appropriation for the school
of deaf at Devils Lake was urged up
on the showing Of crowded conditions
and passed with little opposition.
Highway Motion Carried.
The state highway commission has
been spending altogether too much
money. said two or three senator's
Motion made by Senator Rusch to GU,
the appropriations fifty per cent or t.
q fat $4,000 was carried. practicalis
unanimously. A further attempt tt
pounce on the flood control" division
Of the highway commission for anoth.
er fifty per cent cut. was abandoned
on the plea Of Senator Wenstrom who
declared the department was func'
tionins.
All deficits as recommended by the
iconn,nittee were approved as carried
In the bill.
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