The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06
MEMORIAL TO
BECOMPLETED
AT CAPITOL
Appropriation of $4,000
Makes Possible Completion
of Big Building
PROVIDES OFFICES
Association Of Commerce and
Burleigh County Delega-
ton COOperated

COMPLETION Of the beautiful Lib
erty Memorial building on the state
capitol grounds here will be possible
this year as result of the bill APP
proprating $4,000 for completion
Of the building. The building will
house the supreme court, adjutant
generals Office, state historical So
ciety and museum and will relieve
congested conditions at the capitol.
The total cost of the building, when
completed, will be above $5OO,O0O.
No provision had been made for this
work by the appropriations commit
tee of which Rep. Watt, Cass county,
was chairman, and Rep. Harrington
introduced special bill covering IT.
While the appropriation for beau
tifying the capitol grounds was dis
appointing, yet the Board of Admin
istration will be able to do consid-
cradle work in restoring the grounds
and trees there. The appropriations
for the state departments generally
are larger than before, cNr.a heip
being provided in some of them. The
only once lOSl W ii'cS@h
legislative action was the transfer
ring of the administration of far
mers institutes from the Commits.
sioner of Agriculture and Labor's Of
fl &c to the Agricultural College.
OF special interest to Bismarck is
the final action, just before the legis-
laturc adjourn, on the bill to create
Il real estate health department. The
bill have rocky road but emerged
with An appropriation of $4,000 for
two wears, provision that offices
shall be maintained in Bismarck, the
Offices now being at Grand Forks,
and providing for a state health Of
ficer at salary of $500 year.
While the appropriation was not as
much as was desired by health
workers, it is felt that the bill pro-
vides the framework for a real de-
partment for the first time, accord
ing to Rep, Anderson, Burlegh coun-
ty, who supported the bill
To Help Ignite Sales.
Burleigl county and other western
counties will find qualification in the
result Of the fight to insert an item
in the immigratior< department APP
preparation to permit the department
to cooperate with the North Dakota
Ignite Coal Operators association
in the development of the Ignite
coal industry. A bill creating soal
commission without pay to study the
situation and report to the next leg
islature was defeated by opposition
from eastern counties, and the APP
preparation for Dean Babcock's ex-
periments with Ignite briquetting at
Hebron was cut from $4,000 to $5,-
600 for two years. The Mandan fair
came through in good shape with a
$4,000 appropriation for two years,
and the representatives of Merton
county were satisfied, although the
appropriation was a decrease from
the $4,000 appropriation Of two
years ago. Provision was made for
much new building at the state train
ing scnool at Mandan.
Rep. Anderson of Burleigh county
led the fight for an increased wolf
bounty, regarded as of much i'm
portancc in the development of the
sheep and turkey raising industry in
dustry in western North Dakota.
y Rep. Heaton's bill, house bill No.
4, was the first to pass the house and
be signed by the governor, it cor
recting condition with reference to
railroad equipment sales.
A. of c. Is Busy.
Senator Sperry, Burleigh county,
teamed with the representatives,
bills affecting the county being
watched in both houses. Senator
Sperry introduced with Senator Nc
Coy and anti-Ku Klux Khan bill and
the mine inspection act which result
ed in revision of the mine inspec-
ton laws.
The Association of Commerce of
Bismarck was active, both as to pro-
tecting Bismarck interest and to as
sit members of the legislature since
Bismarck is the state capitol. Early
in the session the A. Of c. named a
legislative committee, which was in
close touch with various committees
and cooperating with the Burleigh
county delegation.
Burleigh county, as we'll as many
other counties in the western part OF
the state, had rocky road to travel
in the legislature, because t dom
ination by eastern state interests
particularly Cass county. The fight
on the highway. commission was d.
rected largely BY Cass county men
and Reps. Anderson and Harrington
of Burleigh county organized the
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