The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-13
North Dakota.
ThRESHING MACHINELIENS
MEASURE IN THE INTERESTS OF
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS.


BISMARCK, n. D., Feb. 12-Here is an
argument in support of Senate Bill "a.
The assembly is cogn:zant of the fact
that there exists in the state a document
known among thresher men as earnings
contract" 1t has a lien upon the money
earned by the threshing machine and
places in jeopardy the wages of the men
and the payment of all other expenses
Incident to the running OF threshing
rig. To illustrate; the engine breaks
down after starting or is not in repair
to start, the owTer or operator of the
rig orders certain repairs made and after
completion OF the repairs is unable to
pay for it before doing some work with
the engine, but promises to pay as soon
as any money is earned and the repairer
depends on this and delivers the engine:
the owner or operator starts work and
after time starts to collect money and
pay for the work done, the first man
asked to pay says mo, I have just re-
ceiVed legal notice not to pay you any
money because you have given an earn
ings contract on our rig" the thresher
cannot collect any money to pay the
repairer and the repairer has absolutely
no redress, now is this just? If the re-
pairing had not been done on this en-
CINE, it could not have earned any money.
What then Is more right, more just than
that the repairer should be paid should
be absolutely secured for his bill? 1t is
no hardship on the thresher because he is
protected by a first lien on HI. work, and
it is no hardship on the owner of a mort
gage on the engine, if there is such mort
gage, because the engine without repair
ing can earn nothing, whereas if repair
ed. and properly run will liuudate its in
oeptedneSS. Now as to liens, the lumber
man has protection through liens, so has
me carpenter and thresher and the fence
maker and the owner of a stud horse. but
the man repairing a disabled engine or
separator has no protection whatever. In
Jusuce TO all, you should enact this bill
INTO law or repeal every lien law in the
statute books.
h. e. Payne is here, the representa-
tive of the allied orders of fraternal or
RaniZations, to look after the bill that
gives these people a clause to do good
TO so many deserving people otherwise
helpless to provide for the families de-
pending upon them. There is scarcely
a Gay passes that it is not recorded s;n
the press-some deserving widow and
helpless children are provided for by
poncy taken out by the husband or father
Hcciuen'aily Killed or crippled. Every
cIlahce possible should be given those
who are willing to make future nrovie;on
Tor their dependent families to do 60
and it Is hoped the legislature win h.
liberal with these indemnity corpora lions
organized with charitable intent.
Mr.. Ramsett suggests that only those
persons who can read and write he
sworn in as enrolling and engrossine
clerks.
States Attorney Allen opines that To
Moure's bill restricting prosecutions 10
states attorneys is the proper thing. Ed
mas had little experience with otbar
attorneys performing his duties-and q
ks Jud's measure. ~
Ihe first bonds of the state falIIno d,,a
ere the asylum bonds of $4,000. faIlinp
due May l, 1902. 1t is proposed now 70
levy tax in 1901 sufficient to paw the en-
tire amount Of these bonds which NAV
then be retired. That will bring the
state within the debt limit to that ex-
tent and new bonds for general state
expenses can then be fioated. The amount
realized from them can be paid into The
state treasury in cash. This will nav
inc present deficit of the state. and Uoth
tne special tax proposed by the institu
Iohs ought to enable the state to enter
upon the first of the year 1903 with q
cream balance sheet and money in the
treasury. '-'e