The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-08
RAPS BOARDS
WHO EXCEED
SUMS,V0
Speaker in Assembly Declares
They Have No Right to
Exceed Appropriation
DISCUSS BUILDING HERE
Appropriation Is Asked to-
Complete Memorial Build
ing at Capitol

State boards or officials who when
granted an appropriation by the
legislature disregard it and plan
buildings costing much more than
the appropriation were raped in
the house of representatives during
consideration Of a bill to appropri-
ate $4,000 for completion of the
Liberty Memorial and building on
the state capitol grounds.
The original appropriation in
1919 was 100000 Rep. Twichell
said. An additional appropriation of
100000 was asked and 100000
voted in 1921. The present bill is
FOR $13O,O0O for completion of the
building and office fittings, making
total of $43O,0O0.
"When the legislature makes nm
appropriation for building nc
board in this state has any author
ity to spend more than the legisla-
ture provides" declared Rep. Twi.
chell, Cass county. Someone is res.
ponsible for this state of affairs"
Rep. Vogel, speaking on the mea.
sure, asked for additional informa.
tion. The chairman of the apprOpri-
alton committee, Rep. Watt, was alb.
sent from the session because OF
illness. He declared it was the
third or fourth appropriation bill
which came in with the appropria.
tion committee not prepared to
give detailed information concern.
ing it. Rep. McGauvran, acting
chairman, said that Chairman Watt
was prepared to furnish this infor-
nation, but had been unable to at.
tend the session. The measure went
over for further conside ration.
Delay Charged; Denied
"Its just another part of the dilia.
tory tactics pursued here every
day." he said turning to Nonparti'
san spokesmen. "If we keep this uI
we'll never get through this ses
sion."
At various times later, Nonparti
san speakers referred to this, and
denied that they we're engaged in
delaying matters, many of them vot'
ing against motion to recess tho
long afternoon session when a mo-
tion was put about p. m.
Auto Bill Passes
Among the bills passed during the
afternoon was that Of Rep. Dough
erty, Ward county, amended to pro
vide fine or Jail penalty up to one
year for driving an automobile while
intoxicated, and providing that th'
judge, in suspending such sen
tence, might make as a condition
that the autOist not drive an auto
mobile for as much as two years.
There was another short brusr
on house bill No. 1GS, by Trubshaw
abolishing Armistice Day, Washing
tons birthday, Lincoln's birthday
Discovery Day and Labor as schoo
holidays.
Rep. Jardine sought to refer thu
measure to the committee on mill
tary affairs, but the motion wa'
lost, and the bill went on the cal
endar for third reading and fina
vote.
A number of representatives from
rural districts voted against bill:
providing that the clerk of schoo
boards shall report all employees t.
the Workmen's Compensation Blu
reau, the purpose being that th'
purpose shall be enabled to ascer
tain whom they shall assess work
mems compensation insurance, bu
the bill passed.
Cigarette Repeal Fails
Rep. Slominski's bill to repeal th'
anti-cigarette law was killed.
The temperance committee report
ed it for indefinite postponement
There was no debate, but risini
vote was called for, and it stood 4.
to sustain the committee report t.
% against, with 46 not being record
ed as voting.