The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-05
Recommends Sharp
Cuts in Expenses


cooperation with the government at
Washington, and again in conformity
with my prediction promises, I shall
not quit until the fight is Won"
LANCER said he favored the rede-
post OF stationary reserves of the
Bank of North Dakota in state and
national banks within North Dakota
rather than in out-of-the-state in
stitutions, with the provision that as
security for such redeposits such banks
shall purchase and pledge bonds OF
the state of North Dakota OF any
equal amount, thus giving to North
Dakota banks profits accruing on
such redeposits which heretofore
have gone to large banks in Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Chicago"
He expressed hope that the conf
dence 80 essential to successful bank
ing may quickly be restored and that
again the savings Of the people will
find their way into the banks OF the
state with every assurance that they
may be withdrawn when needed"
The governor declared that in the
case of open or strip Ignite mines
the properties are entirely destroyed
for any future use when the Ignite
is exhausted and recommended that
a tonnage tax be placed OH all such
mines, the taxes to be placed in trust
funds for the use of future genera
TONS
He termed as unjust" the recon-
mendation of the state budget board
that state aid, for schools be reduced
$450, 900.
A recommendation was made that
! the proceeds Of fines, penalties and
forfeiture be turned from the state
tuition fund to county tuition funds.
Would Cut Courses
Declaring that the board OF admin
istration is charged with administer
ing about 70 per cent OF the general
state tax money, LANCER commented
I'VE must look in a large measure to
the 10 per cent which comes under
the general supervision and control
of the board of administration
He called for elimination of dupli-
cation of courses in the various edu-
cational institutions and the With
draWal until our tax strlngency has
passed" of such courses as are elected
by only small number Of students
where the proportionate cost per stud
ent is too high" =,
| Examination of laws which limit
the modification Of the curricula OF
the state educational institutions was
urged and amendments recommendel
"as far as Is necessary to give the
board of administration power to elm
mate the duplication OF courses offer
,, ed"
In addition to the reductions O
. So ,804 ,527 below the biennial appro
priations of two years ago, as recon-
mended by the state budget board
: LANCER called for an additional saVinl
! of 81, OIL ,43478, making total reduc
] ton OF $3,875 1862 under the last leg
i islative appropriations for operation
of the state government and lnstitu
= tons.
L do not believe that this will u
any way materially harm the ell
: cheney of any department. Lange
!, said.
!! Asks Other Reductions
! He called attention that S3,758.7 10
: was appropriated for the last bien
! MUM for the university. agriculture
J college, experimental station and ex
tension division OF the agriculture
college, state normals at Minot, Val
ley City, Dickinson. Glendale. an
Mayville. school of science and stat
forestry school. He recommended tn
amount be reduced to $2,435 ,488.
!, The amount appropriated the las
biennium was 81 ,293 900 for the peni
: Tertiary, school for the blind. schot
for the deaf, state training schoo
institution for the feeble minded, tu
= bercular sanitarium and hospital fC
the insane. LANCER said. He recon-
mended this be reduced to S8l0.512.
He recommended the attorney gen
!. eral make a thorough investigation
= of certain patients in the hospital fc
= the insane to ascertain whether the
! are properly charged to the state
= and called attention to the recon-
= mendation of the budget board cor
2 corning crowded conditions in insar
, patients, declaring Il heartily comet
: in their recommendations"
. The governor recommended re
! duction for the offices of governo
:. secretary of state. state auditor, stat
y treasurer, attorney general. commi:
sioner Of insurance. commissioner
agriculture and labor. board Of raj
7. road commissioners and superintene
= ent of public instructions. throug
2 curtailment OF the number Of en-
ployes.
4 Would Cut Departments
4 The total amount appropriated la
j. biennium for those departments WI
$5s9, 595 while LANCER recommends
Z $387 ,686.
: He recommended the budget
: the supreme court reporter and la
d librarian be reduced from $4,000
:, $e4,965.
s Il find the state has spent Sill
748 for state printing between Jal
uary I, 1881. and November /, 1882
)" LANCER said.
: II ask the legislature that tn
II amend the state publication al
l. printing commission law SO that u
= governor, the state auditor and Il
n state treasurer shall compose u
publicity and printing commissit
;e and that the law governing the a.
20 pointment of the state printer
" amended so that the governor h
10 the power Of appointing the sta
IS printer with authority to remove &
state printer with or without cause
5 LANCER promised, that II the le
j. islature will make such changes pc
Of sible. he will assume personal re
ic possibility of saving the state
i North Dakota during the conf
j. bienniym not less than $4,000"
He Said his investigation disclos