The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-02-25

ments to be filed annually with the
commissioner Of insurance.
Bills Reported.
Favorable reports were made on the
following house bills:
240. go, 259, 1856, 286, 293, 247, 211,
a.,
Favorable reports were made on the
following senate bills:
AZ, 173, 1877, 50.
The following house bills were re-
ported to be indefinitely postponed:
260, 264, 1913.
One Of the biggest fights of the
legislative session will probably come
over the proposed amendment to the
primary election law, substituting the
principles Of the White bill, provid-
Ing for a convention for state officers
and judges with a referendum to the
people of the nominees in case sub.
stantial minority of the delegates so
desire. The elections committee of
the house has been working for sew
eral weeks, and has finally reported
primary bin to this effect, the COM
mittee standing about 9 to 6 in favor
of the amendment.
The ultra primary men desire no
change in the present law. but many
members believe the White system
would be big improvement over the
present law, which has not proven al
together satisfactory. The vote on
the proposed change in the house will
be close, but advocates of the amend
ed measure believe it will carry.
There is bill in to repeal the pres
ent primary law altogether but it will
not pass.
The various investigating commit
tees for state Offices and officers have
not yet begun their work. A good
many recriminations have been i'm.
obliged in by friends OF the state Off
GERS interested, and there is strained
feeling among the different state de-
partments.
Tho killing of the bank deposit guar
anty bill by the house ends this mat
ter for the session. Although the state
platforms of both the Republicans and
Democrats Endorsed the bank deposit
guaranty bill, the leaders of neither
party favored the measure and it was
killed by substantial majority.
The senate appropriations commit
tee will report the end of this week or
the first of next. So far about $1,000
900 has been apportioned among the
different institutions.
1t Is understood the state agricul-
tural college and university will get
something near $4,000 each for inn
provements. The state industrial
school will get about $4,000. The
bill to pay farmers for glandered
horses killed the past two years will
be reported favorably, and will take
something like $4,000. An appropria-
tion of $4,000 year will be recon-
mended for immigration purposes.
The bill to repeal the wolf bounty
law is looked on with much disfavor
by the live stock interests OF the state.
The argument is made by residents
of the eastern part that they pay the
bulk of the tax and get little bounty.
The stockmen argue that it is state
proposition and sectional interests
should not count.
The bill to give the railroad COM
missioners power to fix telephone
rates has gone back to the senate jul
dietary committee. 1t is being bitterly
fought by the telephone interests and
farmers lines are sending in petitions
against it On the ground that it would
make business in the state insecure
and discourage the building of new
lines.
Senator Kennedy's bill appropriate
ing 5000 for the G. A. r. of North Da-
kota got a favorable report in the
senate Thursday. This measure for
the benefit of the heroes of the Civil
war is to cover the maintenance of
the state headquarters and the eX-.
penses of the state encampment and
the assistance will be appreciated by
the veterans. Other bills that received
favorable reports in the senate were:
133-Relating to the salaries Of
county judges.
225-Defining the boundaries of the
Tenth judicial district.
2G8-Transporting insane and fec
ble-minded people to points outside
the state.
197-Contingent fund for states at
torneys.
The committees reported favorably
on:
253-Fixing the salary of the SUI
preme court stenographer at $1,000.
251-Defining the powers of police
officers
Senator Whitcher of Barnes county
introduced a bill relating to the quail
ifications of states attorneys and city
attorneys and requiring that no man
holding either position can accept
fees from railroad companies.
In the house H. B. 48, relating to
the lease Of school lands for certain