The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-02
The Skulason, Law and David.
son Measures Are Killed by
Elections Committee
THE DOYLE BILL WAS KILLED N
HOUSE As DEMOCRATIC MEASURE
Long String Of Other Bills Passed and
Equal Number Indefinitely Post.
poned, Good Roads Bill Included -
All Finished By Friday.
(By n, ID. Paulson,)

(By H. ID. Paulson.)
Bismarck, N. D., March 2.-There
will be no primary legislation at this
session Of the legislature. This is the
result of the indefinite postponement
Of the bills introduced in the house
by Representative Skulason, Law.
Davidson and Thompson Of Grand
Forks. The committee reorted sever
al amendments to the Thompson bill
which the house refused to adopt.
The other bills went to the graveyard
on the recommendation Of the elec-
tions committee. The same fate was
meted out to the bill introduced by
Doyle Of Foster doing away with the
cross at the top Of the ticket, It be-
ing shown up as Democratic meas
urs.
After hard fight the house this
afternoon passed the McCrea bill by
a vote Of "a to 81. The bill relates to
drug permits, retaining the present
system.
Republican Caucus Held
A caucus of the Republican men,
bers of the senate was held Monday
evening for the purpose Of discuss
ing in general way the stand to be
taken with reference to the findings
that will. In all probability, be report
Cd to the assembly either Wednes-
day or Thursday by the penitentaary
investigation committee. It 10 under
stood that several features Of the re-
port to be made were discussed and
all sides was evidence that the MEM
bers Of the senate are in for calling
q spade a spade" In the matter and
II the report shows up anything wrong
in the management Of the Institution,
as has been charged, that the Offend
ers be compelled to show their colors.
With this understanding arrived at,
the caucus was adjourned.
As has been stated several times,
the report Of the penitentiary COM
mittee is due either Wednesday or
Thursday. The work of the commit
tee. so far as the Investigation 10
concerned, has been completed and all
that now remains Is for the commit
tee to make its report, which Is being
prepared.
A peculiar circumstance entering
into the prison investigation, is the
manner in which the various charges
that are being Investigated, have been
formulated Though the committee
has met many times, no person or per-
sons have appeared before the board
making complaints or charges. but
these charges seem to have been CIV
en- the committee through letters,
names Of the writer's not being given.
Carried Apportionment
One of the few measures before the
present legislative assembly that
might be termed political, is the con-
gressional apportionment bill which
was passed by the senate Monday aft
ernoon after several days Of hard
fighting. The bill. as passed by the
upper branch Of the legislative as
sembly, and as it will probably be
passed by the house, provides for an
eastern and western congressional
district, the line of division running
north and south. The fight has been
before the senate several times be-
fore 1t was finally decided.
When the measure came up yester-
day afternoon. a motion was made
that the measure be indefinitely post
poned, but this was declared out of
order on vote by the senate. Sen
ator Talcott then offered an amend
ment favoring northern and SOUTH
ern district, which amendment. 1t was
moved. be laid OH the table. The mo-
tion to lay on the table was voted
down, as was the amendment. A mo-
ton to make the matter a special Or
der for Tuesday also failed and the
question of the passage of the bill be-
Ing reached the vote was taken with
the result that twenty-nine were for
1t with nineteen opposed.
Districts Is Formed
This bill divided the state into dis
tricts as follows:
First district - Pembina, Walsh,
Grand Forks, Trail. Richland. Cass,
Sargent. Ransom, Barnes, Griggs,
Steele, Nelson, Ramsey Cavalier,
Towner, Eddy, Foster. stutsman,
Dickey and LaMoure.