The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-06
PROPOSED new ).
.. LAWS BEGIN ! TO
COME TO FRONT
Many Propositions to be Given to
Members fo the Legisla-
ture w..
BUDGET OVER $s,000,000
Increased Appropriations ASKED
Governor Provides Little
). to Fight Over
BUDGET OVER $s,ooo,ooo

:, 70 lSut OVSN
Many important proposals for leg
islation are beginning to take shape
as the legislators confer with each
other in hotel lobbies and legislative
halls and hear from constituents At
home. I>f H. II. \
Most of the proposals are made as
purely business propositions. with the
slogan Of efficiency and economy ~
permost in the minds Of the s0lons
This is the program asked by the
people at bone, they say.
Because@ the fact that most OF
the propositl Ions still are in the pro.
cess of formation it Is believed that
the legislature will be slow in get
ting down to the real important prob
lens which will be developed through
debate and conference.
Some Proposals. ~.
! Among the propositions being dis
[cussed today are: -
A constitutional amendment per-
mitting a bond issue of $4,000, ,00o
for state highway building which good
roads enthusiasts will push.
A nonpartisan primary law to ap-
ply to state officials. ~S"
Reduction Of expenses of. state In.
stitutions and consolidation Of several
quasi-state organizations which re-
ceive financial support from the state.
Strengthening Of the Blue Sky law
to provide for" clOseK scrutiny Of cor
porations desiring to, sell stock.
Revision of the cooperative laws
of the state to permit greater devel-
0pment. of farmers cooperative or
ganizations. ~s
Finance legislation to be asked by
bankers and state officials make
North Dakota securities more attrac-
tive and aid state industries.
Revision Of wOrkmen's cOmpensa.
ton law, to prevent the accumulation
of fund many times greater than
disbursements in one year.
Industry Proposals.
This does not include any Of the
proposals made as to the manage
ment Of state industries, which have
been demanded by Arthur LIE Sueur.
Nonpartisan Judge Robinson and
which would, no doubt, receive the
support of majority OF independ-
ents.
Talk of 3O-day session is heard
occasionally, particularly among some
Nonpartisans, but it is hardly expect
ed that when the usual grist of bills
flows into the Legislative hopper that
anyone will expect the body to finish
its deliberations in less than go days
Many legislators hold that one Of the
great faults of present methods OF
legislation is that they are forced to
make laws in too short time.
The state budget is expected to re-
quire considerable of the time of both
the house and the senate. The rec
concentrations Of the budget board
will be closely scrutinized.
budget Over $S,OOO.00O.
The latest compilation made as to
the budget boards recommendations
is $S,251 ,S56.O5 for the biennial period
beginning next July. The appropria-
tionS for the preceding biennial pc
riod, as revised by the special session
\, of the legislature of 1919, was $7,O24,-
S37.10, and the total appropriations
of the legislature in 1917 for two
year period were $4,123.S56.99.
The figure given for this years
budget is not exact, but probably will
not be changed materially by the
budget board, which is finishing its
work. Although members Of the
board have said that they have. used
the utmost care in pairing down ap-
preparations asked and have taken
the position that no building work
should be undertaken at state insti-
tutions in the next year unless neces-
sary, the budget likely will be far
greater than that of two years ago
Many legislators declare that ih
the face of falling prices any : in.
crease in appropriations should be
avoided.
A Health Officer.
One proposal that has been made
before, and defeated, may be made
again to this legislature It is that
of a health officer, who would be
secretary of the state board of health
he regularly employed by the state
and stationed at the statehouse. Un-
der present conditions the state now
. appropriates money for several or
ganjzations which do work along
health lines. / -
GOOu TOduS le6lSAdIioH A"o q SAoASo
at this session, many believe. Sena-
tor Liederbach, Nonpartisan, who was
named chairman of the Highway COM
mittee in the senate. is strong Tor
good roads. 1t is said that he IA
yored introducing a Dill to create a
bond issue Of $5O,000.o00 for good
roads at " previous session but found
he could not get support at the time
Committees Not Named.
Both the senate and the house still
are in the process Of organization
Lieutenant Governor Howard Wood
has not named all of the senate
committees. Speaker Twitchell prob.
ably will not have his full list OF
committee assignments made up be-
fore Monday The List-Wog contest,
it is expected, will be tried immedi
ately before the senate elections com.
mittee, which w2s named yesterday
afternoon. t'f. .. \
Governors Message.
Governor Frazier's message nrovid-
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