The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
4BRIDGES ARE
VOTED IN LAST
NIGHTS WORK
Dlckering Over Appropria.
tiOns Features Final Hours
of the Assembly
CORN SHOW BILL WINS
1000 Voted to Aid North
Dakota Corn Show in
Final Session
CORN SHOW BILL WINS

| Inc 18th legislative assembly cam,
to a close at 1890 a. m., today. afte,
night of dickering, trading ant
compromising over institutional an
preparations. The legislatures de-
mise was gradual and painless, and
with little excitement The crowds
IN the galleries were disappointed at
the lack of show, but among the
members there was continual buzz
ing over the final settlement of an
preparation measures which threat
ened to keep the solons in session
all night.
Speaker B. c. Larkin had announ-
ced he would call the session ended
promptly at midnight, but when an
preparation bills for the Valley CITY
Normal and University of North Da-
kota had not been settled at that
hour, he consented to setting the
clock back a half hour.
The stubborn demand for economy
evidenced by many members gave
way to some extent in the final deals
and trades over appropriations. The
Senate passed four bridge bills, ap-
propriating 100000 to aid in build
ing bridge over the Missouri river
at Williston, 100000 aid for a struc-
ture at Sanish, $75, 900 for a bridge
over the Red River at Fargo and
$25,O0O to help construct bridge
over Des Lacs Lake in Ward county.
The bridge bills had lain on the
table in the Senate for many days.
with Independent members declaring
that ii the House slashed the Uni
versity and Agricultural College bills
they would kill the bridge bills.
The big question over the institu.
tlonal appropriations revolved around
new buildings, and conference com.
mittee after conference committee
was named during the night session,
before the bills were passed.
The Minot Normal School was given
$4,000 for an addition to their Au-
1ltorium, an appropriation which the
House had twice before refused. The
University of North Dakota failed to
get $25O,OOO to build a new main
building to replace Merrifield Hall.
an old three-story structure, THE
first two stories of which have been
.orn down, after the building was
condemned. The University was Civ
IN $4,000 to provide for an addition
% the armory, and some other items
'ut by the House raised in the final
settlement.
The Senate Bill appropriating
i 900 to aid the North Dakota State
'orn Show of Bismarck, and estab-
lshlng 1T as state show, was final
Y passed, after having been "killed"
hree or four times.
The total appropriations made by
he legislature on the last night Of
he session were over $3,OOO,OOO.
The Bridge Fight
The first attempts to bring up the
ridge bills found Independent mem
'ers holding their ranks solidly. Eff
orts to bring up the Sanish bridge
ill failed, in the first brush over
he measures.
A similar motion on behalf of the
Nilliston bridge measure carving
100000 appropriation brought a
imilar result. Then Senator Rusch
t Cass county thought he would try
is luck with the Fargo bill which
arries $4,000 appropriation. The
'onpartisans who had been voting
o: the passage Of the other two
ridge bills lined up solidly against
'argo, and the bill went back to the
able.
The waiting game was then resum-
d by both parties.
In explaining his vote against the
Villiston bridge, Senator Eastgate of
rand Forks declared that he would
ote against such bill until the
lissouri river runs dry" so long as
Villains county sends a communist
represent it in the legislature.
He referred to Rep. Miller whose
esolutions for the recognition of
ovlet Russia, and condemning i'm
erialism in the United States have
eatured the session in the house.
Two Bridge Bills Passed
Came another hour of marking
me then as the news was rapidly
pread about the chamber that agree
lcnts had been reached on two of
ne educational institution bills.
Senator Frank Ployhar Of Barnes
ounty moved that the $25, 900 Des
acs, bridge bill be put on third
eading and final passage. The bill
assed 20 to 20 without debate.
Then came similar motion on the
argo bridge bill. 1t too passed q
21. Thus only the Williston and
anish bridges were left out in the
I'D.
The senate formally accepted the
difference committee reports on the
gricultural college and experiment
alton bills, and then settled down
II another wait.
By this time only m hour and
alf was left Of the constitutional
aration Of the session.
The conference committee report
A the agricultural college extension
vision bridge which was clsar
ctory for the House Nonpartisans
! the house brought no nov ulave
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