The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-17

Bismarck, Jan. 17.-When the legis-
lature reassembledr after the recess
there was in every indication deter
mination to get down to serious work
and to get the legislation which will
probably be enacted at this session
under way at once. In the house the
work was decidedly pronounced
where for more than three hours the
clerks read bill after bill covering
nearly every important matter which
has been discussed by the public dur
ng the last two years and which are
presumed to be the evils which the
country must turn its back upon.
Speaker Twichells gavel fell with
the hands of the clock exactly on the
hour to which the recess was taken,
and the acoustic arrangements made
in the hall during the recess made II
much easier to keep the business in
hand and the new speaker swung off
with an ease and grace that would
have done credit to Thomas Reed.
The routine is of little interest to
the general public as the matters
therein considered are merely the
methods of expediting business and
the regulation of the concerns of the
house ITSELF After the receipt of a
communication from the board of
trustees of public property consisting
of the governor, the secretary Of state
and the state auditor, asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 for keeping
the capitol buildings and Offices in re-
pair and order, and deficiency Of $12,-
500, which was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations when ap-
pointed, and message from the Sec
retary of state concerning the state
enumeration, ]. A. Sorley, the floor
leader, moved to increase the commit.
tee on drainage to eleven members,
the motion being in the form of an
amendment to the rules. 1t was
adopted. Sorley moved the appoint
ment of steering committee, though
in legislative parlance it is known by
another and more dignified title, and
on the adoption of the motion, the
chair appointed Sorlie of Traill, Piper
and Fisher as such committee. T.
Hampton of Cass county, A. NJ. Green
field, G. w. Osgood and E. C. H. Smith
were appointed additional clerks and
Miss Fern Lincoln of Fargo was ap-
pointed an additional. stenographer.
The privileges of the floor were ex-
tended to the members of the state
retail merchants association which Is
in session in the city, and the sams
privilege was extended to Sheriff Han
son of Grand Forks county who is in
the city, he being the first individual
to receive this courtesy.
o. P. N. Anderson moved the adop-
ton of resolution to create special
committee Of three to consider and
revise the school laws of the state in
accordance with the recommendations
of State Superintendent Stockwell
and Governor Sarles.
Representative Stevens introduced
a resolution which was later convert
ed into a bill and referred to the pro-
per committee, ana which was later
in the session the basis of the first
Icdl olOQuCuCC uAopAoyCu An tAo AOuCO'
It recited the stories circulated in
eastern papers in reference to the suf-
fering of many of the people of the
state because of the scarcity of fuel
and cars and carried an emergency
appropriation of $4,000 which was
placed at the disposal of the governor
for the purpose of relieving the con-
dition Of the people in the unorganized
portions of the state where there are
now no railroads and where because
of the lack of knowledge of the new
comers as to the need of providing
for the inclement weather, it might be
possible for some suffering to occur.
Later in the session an interesting and
spirited debate was had on the matter
in which the resolution which had
then been converted into a bill was