The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
A Quick Ending


A Quick Ending
Then the bridge fight came to a
quick ending. Senator Walter Bond,
Independent of Mnot arose and
moved the passage Of the Williston
bridge bill. The bill passed 36 to
~ a little group Of Independent sem
ators standing pat to the end. Sen
ator Van Camp Of Pembina county
moved that the Sansh bridge bill
should be passed. 1t was passed, 80
to 7.
And after that for good measure
the senate passed the house resolu-
ton providing for the payment of
the expenses of its highway investi-
eating committee.
Another long wait then ensued be-
fore the reports were received on
the Minot Normal, Valley City Nor
NAL, and the state university. The
first Of these to come through was
that on the Mnot Normal. The
house had receded from its amend
ments on this bill and Minot get its
auditorium. Finally the reports on
the university and Valley City ap-
preparations were received and the
senate adjourned sine die.
Await Conferences
Members of both Senate and House
idled while conference committees
cndeavored to solve the troublesome
appropriation problems. Conference
committees we're named and dis
charged in rapid succession.
Appropriations totalling $3,099,-
$4,000, as fixed by the Budget Board,
were at stake in the session. They
included the University of North
Dakota, Agricultural college, extern
sion and experiment station divi-
sons, Minot and Valley City Normal
Schools and the four bridge bills.
The first conference committee to
report was on House Bill No. SO. The
Senate accepted the House amend
ments and the bill was passed, pro-
vidng changes in the existing Off
cial newspaper law. At present Of
fetal papers must be printed in
English. The bill permits onc-third
OF the paper to be printed in for
law the provision that the news
paper must be non-sectarian and that
in case the official paper suspcnds
the county commissioners may APP
point one until the next election.
Rep. Boyd, Fargo, made an attempt
to reconsider the 81 600 North Dako-
la Corn Show, Bismarck, appropria-
ton, and Rep. Thompson of Burlcigh
county made a strong plea for it,
but the effort failed.
First Agreement
The first of the big bills on which
break came was Senate Bill No.
so, the appropriation for the Agri-
cultural College experiment station.
The conference committee reported
an agreement at 9:55 p. M. The Sen
ate accepted the House amendments,
which made the appropriation $3.50
400 for two years instead Of $27S.2OO
as recommended by the Budget
Board.
The next agreement was on Senate
Bill No. 53. the Agricultural College
proper. The House restored $4,000
in the bill-$l 900 for publication:
and general printing and $1,000 fol
divisional expense-and the Senate
concurred in other House amend
ments. The total appropriation fol
the biennium was $540,50O, as com
pared to S5G5,600 recommended b.
the Budget Board.
The third break came on Senate
Bill No. 81. the Senate accepting
House amendments which placed thu
appropriation of $4,000 instead O.
$4,000 as passed by the Senate ant
$129,000 recommended by the Bulge
Board.
8 At II o'clock the conference com
mittees were still at odds on tn
University of North Dakota, Vale.
City Normal and Minot Norma
School appropriations.
"he University proponents wantc'
$250,O0O for Il new main building
and some other additions, where tn
House had slashed the appropriation
Minot Norma's friends wanted 500
600 to complete the Auditorium, an
Valley City Normal prepayment
wanted the state to build hospta
for $4,000. Rep. Watt. Cass count!
on the Valley City Normal confer
cnce committee, declared he neve
would agree to the item and tina
there wasn't any use naming a cor
ference committee unless the Senat
removed Senator Ingerson from i
Some other additions, totallin
about $1,000, were asked for Vale
City.
Anxious About Bridges
During all this time represent;
tivcs from the northwestern part c
the state were on the anxious sea
regarding their bridge appropria
tons 100000 to aid in building
bridge over the Missouri at Willistol
100000 for a bridge over the sam
river at Sanish, $4,000 at Fargo an
$4,000 to aid in building a bridg
over the Des Laos lake.
Some Senator'S had declared that
the House insisted on slashing til
institutional appropriations the
would not pass the bridge bills. Whe
the Senate later, however, passed a
bridge bills, and the message W;
sent to the House big cheer aros
It was then 1915 p. m.
Another effort came to reconsid'
K the vote on Senate Bill No. IS, tt
Bismarck corn show bill. Discussio
! since the effort earlier to reconsid'
/ resulted in many members decidir
! to support the bill. 1t was reconsi
cred and passed, 80 to q, thus givir
the North Dakota State Corn She
/ state recognition and ap appropri
ton Of 1000 for two years.
kep. SWEET, Kidder county, was 81