The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
JEALOUSY BETWEEN
RIVAL INSTITUTIONS
FLARES over MONEY
Administration Board Got IN
Mixup by Erecting Varsity
Liberal Arts Building
A. C. DEMANDS GYMNASIUM
Governor shafsr Hopes Appr0-
priations Will Permit Tax
Reduction Desires

Today Is the last day for the intro-
duction Of appropriation bills In the
legislature without special consent.
Heretofore anyone who wanted an
appropriation for anything could
draw up bill and offer It for con-
sideration. After today. however, ap-
preparation measures will 60 to tia
committee on delayed bills. the rules
requiring that this action be taken
after the twenty-fifth Legislative day.
After the fortieth day the commit
tee on delayed bills loses its authority,
and bills may be introduced only BY
the unanimous consent Of members
Of either house. IS
All Of which means that the lines
probably will be drawn today for one
Of the real contests ct this session. Il
Is the battle for appropriations which
holds as much interest aS anything
else now in prospect.
Hunters After Gold
The general disposition Of the legis.
lature to follow the recommendation
Of the budget board with regard to
state departments and Institutions has
had the effect Of discouraging the ap-
preparation hunters to q certain en-.
tent. However, there are those who
have adopted Is their own the saying
that gold Is where you find It," and
these are not overlooking any oppors
tunities.
As the matter stands now the real
battle is likely to develop between
partisans Of appropriations for the
state university at Grand Forks and
the state agricultural college ct Fargo.
Il rllmors may be trusted there Is Just
wee bit Of jealousy between the two
institutions which may make 1tself
felt in the legislature before this ses-
sion is over.
A bill has been presented to appro-
pirate $l6l 900 10 complete the Nberal
arts building at the university. An
other seeks $3.50 900 for gymnasium
at the agricultural college.
Board Il In Nlixup
The state board Of administration.
which manages the two institutions.
got itself into the middle Of the mixup
when 1t built the liberal arts building
on such large scale that the $226. 900
appropriation Of two years ago would
not complete It. That is why tho
@l61 900 Is being asked. The original
appropriation was enough for the ex-
terior Of the building, but not enough
to complete the interior.
Members Of the board Of admin.
istration thought long and hard and
%oS ~ssNSlA kAr<s.~ L.
cided to build the building 90 bi0
that $225, 900 would not complete IL
Their decision was that It would look
better and be more economical u
build one large building rather than
. relatively small one. The board
members may wish they had decided
otherwise before this session u over.
They are In hot water now, and tho
water Is growing hotter. II sons
legislators have their way It win reach
the boiling point. q
Appropriations for new construcc.
tion ct the agricultural college were
vetoed ct the last session, but 4lo0O0o
will be provided ct this session. That
amount II recommended In the budget,
and opposition to it Is neither strong
nor well organized. J.
A. G. Feels Like Orphan
II the university gets m approprt-
alton to complete the liberal arts
building, however. the agricultural
college wants its auditorium and GYM
nahum building. It doesn't want to
fall too far behind the university. and
1t feels something like m orphan
child now Is the result Of its failure
to get m appropriation ct the last
session.
All OF which boils down to the
general comment that II Grand rorkS
gets m appropriation above Tho
budget recommendations Fargo wants
lift on the budget also.
Meanwhile Representatives from
''distnterested" counties are watching
the situation closely. e wouldn't Sllr~
prise some Of these to see both thu
appropriation bills beaten.
Governor George r. ehafer also Il
IA interested observer. He y watch-
Ing al appropriat atoms closely, without
exception. The one thing which ~
insists upon, for his administration II
tax reduction, and he knows that tx
reduction means q reduction Ia O..
penditures. Hence any disposition ~
launch building orgy y not lihely to
set support frcm the executive oSfic1
Net Gavine Oeoers a a
The governor 4 matine e cleaS'
that ~ = uct telling the lagislathE4
what 70 DO Or how 70 10 Il H -
made his recomuendnttons and Il
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