The Bismarck tribune., 1925-03-09
GOVERNOR MAY
NOT VETO ANY
EXPENSE BILLS
Says 1t Is Legislatures Busi-
ness and Indicates He
Won't Interfere
SOME BILLS SIGNED
Several Await the Action Of
The Chief Executive in
Next Few Days
SOME BILLS SIGNED

Governor A. G. Sorlie today had
many bills on his desk yet to be sign
ed, but it was indicated that they
would be disposed Of as rapidly as
possible.
Veto Of any appropriation bills
Of the 1926 legislative assembly is
unlikely, it was indicated by the
Governor. While no more bills had
been signed by the Governor this
morning and complete report on
the total Of all appropriations had
not been compiled by his office. he
indicated his belief that anticipated
revenues would be sufficient to meet
the expenditures proposed by the leg
/ islature.
II do not want to veto appropria-
tions," the Governor said. 1.-The leg
islature made them and that is their
business"
Two Of the four bridge bills have
been signed Williston and Sanish
appropriations-bu the Fargo and
Des Lacs appropriations remain to he
acted upon.
The total of appropriations made
in 1928 by the legislature was $9,-
OO8, ,355.58, which total was pared to
$8,437 ,s9O.58 by executive veto. These
compared to total appropriations in
1921 of $9,lS9,9l1 s3.
May Veto Bill
Governor Sorlie said that he would
call in some sportsmen before taking
action on the bill passed by the leg
islature delaying the opening of the
prairie chicken and duck hunting
season from September Is to Sep
tember "a, each year. The Governor
indicated that he might veto the
! measure.
= The executive also made known
that he favors the taking Of 1926
census. The legislature did not ap-
propriate money for the Secretary
! Of States office for this work. The
position taken in the House was that
although the constitution provides
for a state census, which would be
taken in 1925 under it's provisions, it
would cost $4,000 to take it and it
would serve no good purpose. The
Governor has expressed belief that
the census could be taken by asses
sors, perhaps without great expense,
and the constitutional provision
should be complied with.
Bridge Bills Signed
Two Of the bridge bills which were
the subject of much discussion DUR
ing the legislative session were sign
ed by Governor Sorlie Saturday.
After signing the measure appro-
priating 100000 to aid in building
bridge at Williston early in the
day, the Governor late this afternoon
signed the bill appropriating $780,
600 to aid in building a bridge over
the Missouri at Sanish.
Other bills signed by the Governor
included House Bill No. 3, the high
ways bill, which increased motor ve-
hicle licenses and diverts all but
100000 of the one-cent gasoline tax
from the general fund to the state
highway fund.
The appropriation measure for the
state tuberculosis sanitarum Mt
Dunseith, totalling $l5O,OOO and in
Guiding $4,000 for new children's
building was given executive appro-
val, as was the appropriation Of
$3l7,650 for the Minot Normal. The
board of accountancy revision bill
and the warehouse receipts bill, the
latter designed to aid the state mill
at Grand Forks, were signed.
No vetoes were made by the Gov
ernor who, however, has Is days af-
ter the session of the legislature in
which to act upon bills.
Leaguers Meet
From 60 to 100 Leaguers met here
Saturday afternoon and discussed
plans of organization and finances.
A committee was named to redraft
some parts of the bylaws, composed
Of s. A. Olsness, Robert Byrne, Mrs.
Minnie Craig and Charles Whitmer.
A committee, which included Mrs.
Minnie Craig, Mrs. E. o. Bailey, Mrs.
C. A. Fisher, Senator Ingerson, Rep.
Vogel, Rep. johnson and Rep. Ro-
berts Was named to draft report on
the legislature and give it publicity,
for campaign purposes. R. w. Fra
zier, vice-chairman of the executive
committee, and S. S. Mcdonald, Sc
cretary, were in charge Of the infor-
NAL conference. Finances were dis
cussed to considerable extent.
A finance committee composed Of
Messers Olsness, Byrne and c. A..
Fisher to consider means Of raising
money by subscription. There was
discussion Of proposal to initiate
the reapportionment bill which fail
ed Of passage in the legisi ature, and
it is likely this will be done if
campaign fund is built up.
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