The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

above and beyond the control Of any
political party.
therefore recommend that the phi.
mary election law be 80 amended that
the names Of all candidates for judicial
office be placed upon one ballot, sepa-
rate from the names of other candi-
dates and without party designation,
and those receiving the highest num-
Der OF votes, to the number of those
to be elected, be placed upon the bal
lot at the general election without OPP
position
The abolition Of the terms Of the
supreme court held at Fargo and
Grand Forks was also urged, all
terms Of the court to be held at the
capitol.
More Authority for Executive.
The strongest recommendation
made by the governor was for the
passage Of a law similar to the Min
nesota law, giving him power to re-
move county officers as an effective
means of seeing that officials do their
duty under the prohibition law.
He says:
"You enjoin the governor with the
duty of supervising the official conduct
of executive and ministerial officers.
and command him to see that they per.
form the duties Of their offices. and
there you stop so far as the executive
is concerned. There might be implied
power in the governor to remove ON.
GERS If you had not expressly given
this power to the courts. II the gov.
ernor Is to be charged with the duty
Of supervision and Of seeing that Of.
ficers perform their duties, he should
be given the power to compel them to
perform their duties or remove them
from Office. In fact he must be given
this power If effect is to be given to
sections Il and IS of the constitution.
Section 1877 Of the constitution gives
you the absolute power to provide for
the removal of all officers not subject
to impeachment. This includes all Of.
tlcers except the governor, state Off,
GERS and judges of the supreme court
and district courts.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York,
South Dakota and Iowa have passed
laws giving the governo: the power OF
removal, and good results have fol-
lowed. Minnesota has never had to
use the law but once. The governor
of South Dakota has never used the
law but once. Once is usually enough.
With this law on the statute books a
governor will not be obliged to remind
the states attorney or the sheriff of
his duty more than once, for each will
know that to disobey will subject each
to removal from Office. l do not want
this law passed to harass anybody or
to deprive any one of Office; but only
rs a means Of giving force and effect
to the constitution and for the better
enforcement Of the law
Adjourn for a Week.
At the conclusion Of the Inaugural.
ton ceremonies both houses Of the
legislature agreed to an adjournment
until Wednesday, Jan. 10, to give OPP.
portunity to prepare the house cham.
Der for the inaugural ball Friday
night. and to give Lieut.. Gov. Lewis
and Speaker Burdick an opportunity
to prepare their committees, which
will be announced en- Wednesday at
the opening sessions of the house and
senate.
To Abolish Death Penalty.
Only two bills were presented, one
abolislling TIE infliction of capital
punishment in this state, which. if 1t
passes. will prevent the execution OF
two prisoners nov under sentence Of
death in the state pen;tentiary. The
ether was for an appropriation to re-
pair tie executive mansion. Both
ILLS were presented by Senator WEIGH
Of Burleigh county.
Senator Pierce will present bank
dcrosit guaranty ill at the senate
session next week. The bill will pro.
vide fer tax OF per cent on aver
age daily DEPOSITS to constitute a
guarcnty fund. National banks will
/, lie permitted to avail themselves Of
/ Tie benefits Of the law y" parin~ the
! assessment and will be precluded
from receiving public deposits unless
| they 90 so.
! Invite ComnIssioner Mcvey.
An invitation was extended by the
legislature to ]. l.. McVey, tax COM
missioner of Minnesota, to deliver an
address en- taxation to joint assem-
bly, on Friday Of next week. Inas-
much as the proposition Of creating q
tax commission will como before the
legislature the address is looked for.
ward to with much interest.
! The legislative assembly was or.
ganized Tuesday without special in.
cident. States were put through
without a break, and an early ad-
journment was taken. Committees
we're named to arrange for joint
session to receive the governors
message.
In the senate Senator Simpson Of
Stark was elected president pro tenn.
a committee Of seven on rules was
chosen, with Macdonald Of Emmons
county as chairman, and resolution