The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-05
VARIED REACTIONS
GREET GOVERNORS
PLEA FOR ECONOMY
Senate Opens Final Week by
Acting on is Proposals,
Passing Nine Bills

- ASAsASoV ~ 00vOAAAVA w 0AVC4 !" ca
ford to the legislature that 1t keep
departmental and institutional ap-
preparations down to five million dol
lars met divided comment in the SEN
ate Monday as 1t recommended for
passage appropriations totaling 81.
OBI 1851 for educational and charit-
able institutions.
Shortly before the. message was
read the senate passed bill appro-
priating $4,000 for maintenance Of
the North Dakota soldiers home at
Lisbon.
Mr.. Wexford, In . frowning out
talk OF . special session, asserted that
20 far the legislature has bills before
It calling for appropriations Of &c..
000, 748.l0, including $3,73s.5s4.s4 al
ready approved by the senate and
$2,262, l63.26 BY the house.
Part for Park Projects
As the motion was made In the
senate to print the message In the
journal. Senator william Watt Of
Cas- asserted on the floor Of the SEN
ate that part Of the increase in up.
preparations over two years ago was
to meet proposed park projects and
other activities to be Get up In the
future.
1T Is an easy matter to criticize
the appropriations committee" Sen
ator Watt continued, but the ques-
ton Is are we going to continue to
maintain the state government as It
should be maintained2
IT not. let's cut, and We can cut
SO per cent II necessary. If someone
responsible will say that we should
and give up maintenance Of the gov
eminent on q proper basis"
Senator J. E. Eastgate Of Grand
Forks asked whether the governor
had included in his total figures the
proposed revenues coming to the
schools. In answer Senator A. r.
Bonner Of Richland said the governor
had taken this into consideration and
the totals were merely the appropria-
tons proposed by the legislature.
Act on Is Proposals
Entering the final week Of the ses-
sion, the senate acted on is proposals,
passing nine bills. and three resolu-
lions, killed one bill and indefinitely
postponed three during Its day SEES
sion before meeting Monday night. Only
about 30 bills remain to be acted on.
The senate approved for passage q
ma ority recommendation OF the Ap-
preparations committee favoring the
weighing and grading bill, H. B. Z,
which would provide for weighing.
grading, feeding, docking and water
Ing Of livestock at packing plants,
slaughtering houses and concentra-
ton points, under state supervision.
Senator Watt asserted, however,
that instead Of submitting minor
ity report, he would propose amend
ments to the bill when 1t comes up
for final passage.
Bills passed by the house which
were given final action by the senate
Monday included:
Limits Power OF Courts
H. B. l88-Which limits the power
Of the state courts In issuing restrain
ing orders or temporary or permanent
injunctions In connection with la
Dor disputes. The measure provides
for early hearings on all court orders
issued in this connection also.
H. B. 800, which enlarges the pow
ers Of cooperative marketing asso-
Citations In connection with the ham
ding Of cooperative products.
H. b. 2o2, authorizing cities and VII
lagos to issue bonds to purchase out
standing special improvement war
rants. not to exceed so per cent of
their par value, provided the rate Of
interest on the bonds will not exceed
the interest on the special improve
ment warrants purchased.
Recommendations by the commit
tee on appropriations which were ap-
proved for passage by the senate and
are to be finally acted on within
short time, included small increases
for the Minot state normal and Graf
ton state school, and decrease un-
der the house figures for the Dickin-
son state normal. Other appropria-
ton bills were recommended as
passed by the house.
Dickinson $lSl,3o3
Appropriations recommended by
the committee were: Minot state nor
NAL, 4207 $50; Glendale normal, 473,-
las: Grafton state school, $l96, 458;
Wahpeton school. Of science, So, 638;
| Dickinson state normal, $l64,303:
Valley City normal, $2l3. 729. and Bot
tineau school Of forestry, $62.897
What action the conference COM
mittee will take in considering ap-
| propriations bills which passed the
senate with higher allowances than
approved by the house. remains
problematical. The senate has con-
sistently approved figures Of its APP
propriations committee and turned
down house reductions for the prin.
cipal educational institutions.
In. his message to the legislature,
Governor Welford's suggestions in
Guided:
L