The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-23
HOUSE KILLS
BILL TO TAKE
LICENSE FEES
Measure Would Have Added
100000 to General Fund
During Biennium
Governor Looks With DiSfa.
vOr on Any Plan to Di.
vert Highway Funds

Members of both branches Of the
general assembly today were pre-
pared to complete consideration Of
measures originating in their respec-
tive houses and then to turn their
attention exclusively to bills which
the other branch has approved.
The constitution requires that
each branch have it's bills in the
hands Of the other house by 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. When the house met
at 10 o'clock this morning it had
five house measures to consider, one
Of which was introduced yesterday,
and no trouble was expected in COM
pleting the work on time.
The senate. which did not meet
yeste rday in recognition Of Washing
tons birthday, had five senate bills
remaining on its calendar. Each
house has large number of bills,
already passed by the other branch,
also waiting for attention.
Nine Working Days Left
Nine working days remain for the
legislature to finish its work be.
fore it adjOurns sine die and
number Of night sessions are expect
ed to enable the lawmakers to COM
plete their work on time.
revision Oi me eeneraI assembly's
fiscal policy may be the result Of the
house action yesterday when the bin
to transfer 100000 from the auto
mobile license receipts to the general
fund was defeated. Legislative OBJ
servers were of the opinion that
appropriations for new buildings at
several state institutions may fall
by the wayside because Of lack of
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construction.
The probable result would be the
elimination of new buildings at the
state agricultural college, Fargo:
the jamestown hospital for the in
sane, the Valley City state teachers
college, the Mandan Training school
and the Institution for feeble minded
at Grafton as well as some minor
| appropriations.
The first effort to bolster the
state general fund came Tuesday
when bill was introduced transfer
ring 100000 from the unu sed balance
in the bridge fund to the general
fund. 1t had been expected to use
! the money in constructing bridge
across the Missouri river at Wash
burn but the bridge appropriation
bill was defeated Monday night.
Attempt to Loot" Road Fund
Charges that the highway depart
ment was being given money at the
expense of state institutions and that
| the department has resorted to sub
terfuge to show its need for money.
as well as charges that an attempt
was being made to loot" the high
way fund to pay for proposed build
ings. flew thick and fast as the bill
to transfer the money from the au-
tomobile license department was
argued in the committee Of the
whole.
NJ. II. Lynch, Richland county,
led the opposition to motion by
William Watt, Cass county. chairman
| of the appropriations committee,
that the bill be approved as amended.
Lynch charged that the bill would
loot" the highway department Of
$72O,O0O needed for building roads
and that, if it passed, only 66 NJ lies
of new grading and $50 miles of
graveling could be done next year
Even the anticipated income of the
department will not be enough to
meet the demands made upon it,
Lynch said, in view Of the fact that
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