The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-04
The EVENING TIMES. GRAND FORKS, n. D.

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stop scandals. Mr.. Twichell showed
up Mr.. Tufte's paradoxical position
as republican by asking the gentle
man II he had read the tariff law
which I'VE as republicans are sup
posed to support" Mr.. Tufte answer
ed by saying that he had the nerve
to stand up to his convictions and
would be against printers as we'll as
anyone else, II he thought it the right
thing to do.
Mr.. Stevens reiterated what he had
said in support of the bill when it
was before the house a week or SO
ago. He said that the bill left the
law as 1t was before except that
there Is is per cent protection of
the home printers and bidders must
make affidavit that they are not d.
vlding the profits with anyone.
Messrs. Streeter, Peake, Twichell,
Pugh, Freeman, Butte, with all the
enthusiasm at their command, sup
ported the bill. Mr.. Sorley was in
favor of leaving the present law stand
as it is for after the recent printing
graft exposure there will never be
a REPETITION Of what has been done
in the past. The bill was recon-
mended for passage.
House Conference Committee.
AS a committee to confer with a
like committee of the senate, on H.
B. 10, Whites, the railroad rate bill,
Speaker Twichell appointed Messrs.
White, Griffith and Pugh.
The Workhouse Bill.
The greater part of the session
Friday afternoon was taken up by
work in committee of the whole, Mr..
Treat in the chair. H. B. 1O7, to
provide for the erection aud mainte-
nance of warehouses; for which Re-
preventative Dean has made a mas
terful fight, was recommended for
passage. The bill had been amended
from its original form and it has
been made optional with the board
of county commissioners to establish
warehouses or not. There is a hard
labor proposition attached to it so
that those who wilfully break into
the institution there will be some
thing provided to whet their appe-
tites.
H. B. 1886, amending section 1845,
relating to drains was recommended
for passage and H. B. 81, the game
law was made special order for
Saturday morning at II o'clock.
Safety of Public Funds.
A bill to provide for the safekeep-
ing of public funds, not stranger in
the house chamber, this year known
as H. B. "a, set the machines at work.
This year the bill has in it features
which are new and one is it requires
that the state treasurer make a
monthly report of funds in state de-
positories to the governor so that
the executive will be in touch with
the distribution. The conservative
element argued for the absolute safe
ty of the public's money, but there
were arguments in favor of deposit
ing the money to the highest bidder
The matter of bonds was gone into
carefully and that for the state treas
urer was fixed at 100000. The in
terest on deposits was placed at 3
per cent. O.. P. N. Anderson attempt
ed to fight for change but made
a pitiable failure.
Inspector ,0f Mines.
There was also recommended for
passage H. B. 22O, making the state
engineer ex-officio inspector of all
coal mines and he is also to act when
called upon by the board of univer-
sity and school lands to determine
whether public lands are coal lands.
s. B. ia, providing for a modifi-
cation in the manner Of disposing of
the product of the state binder Irvine
plant. The board has had difficulties
with Irvine combinations and this bill
gives the board more latitude and
allows sale outside the state, after
June /, If deemed necessary, was re-
commended for passage.
Also the committee favored the bill
Of Mr.. Johnson of Ward providing
for clerk hire in the Office of the
register of deeds Office in various
parts of the state.
Supervisors May Spend.
After passing through many vicis-
H. B. 300 was finally recon-
for passage. 1t had come
from the standing committee
clothed with a majority and minority
report, the latter for indefinite post
ponement, the minority feeling that
it was unwise to give supervisors the
power to spend the sum of $500 If
the general interests of the township
demanded it. Under the present law
the board of supervisors can only
expend 500 and If probable expendi-
lures are overlooked at the annual
elections there is often considerable
embarrassment, especially in the line
of road work. Mr.. Twichell sharply
retorted to the argument of some of
the members, he commended that the
average supervisor was just as good
as they were, that members sat here
and voted money up to the millions
and yet they were afraid to entrust
a township board with the expendi-
ture of $300-the contention of the
members was an insult to the very
men who were prominent in sending
them to this house.
The house concurred in the senate
to the soldiers home ap-
bill. Mr.. Butte explained
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