The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-22
STATES GUARD
FUND OPPOSED
BY SENATORS
Eight Vote in Opposition to
they Biennial Appropriation
For the Guard
SHORT DEBATE HELD
Senate Passes Many Bills,
Including Appropriation
For Board of Auditors

Opposition to the appropriation of
100000 for the maintenance of the
North Dakota National Guard for
period of two years was registered
in the North Dakota Senate this
afternoon by eight Senator'S, who
voted in the negative on the bill,
which was passed, Al to 8.
Dissenting votes were registered
by Senator's Flecton Of Ward, Helm
stad. of Walsh, Miklethun of Steele
and Griggs, Olson of Barnes, Patten
of Mountrail, Ritchie Of Sheridan,
Whit Tier of Mercer, Oliver and Dunn
and Wog of Billings, Bowman, Gold
Ell Valley and Slope district, all
Nonpartisans. Senators 1ngerson,
Miklethun, Flecton, Olson of Barnes,
Whitmer, Hjelmstad, \Benson and
Ritchie voted for an amendment to
reduce the appropriation to 100000.
First opposition on the measure had
been registered in the appropriations
committee by Senators Flecton, Mag
nuson. Patten and Benson. There
was little debate on the bill in the
Senate.
Senator Fleckton moved the ap-
propriation be cut from 100000 to
$4,000. Senator Ployhar, Barnet
informed the Senate the appropria-
tion had been 100000 for many years,
being the same as the appropriation
many years ago when the guard
membership was half of it's present
1,500 enlistment. Senator Baird add
ed the sum appropriated meant $40
per man per year.
Senator Dave Hamilton, Nonparti-
san, opposed the amendment, stating
that if the Guard were worth sus-
tanning it should be given sufficient
funds.
Senator Fleckton, stating that he
believed the sum was too great, add
ed that 81 don't know what they do
when they get together-whether
just to have good time and spend
the taxpayers money or not"
Senator Kretschmar, chairman of
the appropriation committee, said
that the appropriation was the same
as it had been in previous years,
ana the majority Of the appropria-
tions committee favored it. "
The Senate passed several bills in
rapid fire order, most of them minor
preparation measures. One bill,
appropriating $4,000 for the state
regulatory department, was indefin-
itchy postponed, it being the opinion
of the appropriations committee that
fees charged by the department were
sufficient to sustain it. Senators
Baird of Stark and Olson Of Bur-
leigh were named members to joint
committee to arrange Lincoln birth
day exercises.
Many Bills Passed
Bills passed by the Senate include:
S. B. 40, appropriating $4,000 for
maintenance of the state pure seed
laboratory; S. B. 80, appropriating
100000 insurance tax to various fire
departments in the state;.' S. B. 45,
transferring $4,000 from the oil in-
spection to general fund.-. s. B. .54,
transferring $1O,18l.24 from the ho-
tel inspection fund to the general
fund; S. B. 20, appropriating $4,000
for the firemen's association; s. B.
IS, appropriating $4,000 for the
Florence Crittenton home for two
years; S! B. rs, appropriating $4,000
for the state board of auditors; S.
B. %, repeating the law making an
appropriation for the Society for the
Friendless S. B. 20, repeating the
law making an appropriation for the
State Humane Society; S. B. 81, re-
pealing the law relative to publish
inH notices of sale of university and
other public lands, the measure con-
templating separate, biennial ap-
preparation bill for this purpose; S.
B. 80, repeating the law relative to
advertising common school lands for
lease, this bill also contemplating
that biennial appropriation shall
be made rather than standing ap-
propriation; S. B. 81. appropriating
$1,000 for the apprehension of GRIM
inals. y
There was some objection to the
reduction in the appropriation for
the state board of auditors, board
created by initiated law charged with
the duty Of auditing state industries,
but Senator Kretschmar's explana-
tion that first audits had been made
and future audits would be less cx-
pensive was accepted.