The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1909-01-21


legal duty as commanding officers of
the state guard and could not be in
terfered with.
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The appointment of supreme court
judges was also made in the course
of the week, following the passage of
the constitutional amendment last.
fall increasing the membership of the
court from three to five members. S.
E. Ellsworth of jamestown and John
Carmody of Hillsboro get the coveted
places, for which there were scores
of applicants. The appointments were
forecasted for several days and did
not come as surprise. The new
Judges were sworn in at once and en-.
tered upon the dischargesof their du-
ties. Ellsworth is Republican and
Carmody a Democrat and the mem
bership of the court now consists of
three Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis. The State Bar association en-
dorsed number of attorneys for the
places and there were about score
Of active applicants.
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The naming of the house and SEN
ate committees and the beginning of
the flood of bills marked the outset of
the week in the routine work of the
legislature. Skulason and White, who
were candidates against Burdick for
the speakership, both got good places
in the house, Skulason going to the
craftsmanship of the judiciary commit
tee and White to the craftsmanship of
the railroads committee. Wolbert,
who was also a candidate for the
speakership, got the craftsmanship of
the banks and banking committee and
other good assignments. johnson OF
Bottineau county got the chairman.
ship of the elections committee, which
will have the hearing ofNthe Tuttle-
Storey contest and the consideration
of all the elections bills that are to
be presented. Several of these have
already come in. The White bill has
been reintroduced, providing for both
convention and statewide primary,
and the Skulason bill, which is adapt
ed from the provisions of election
bills in q nu1ber of other states.
Another bill has been presented de
signed to prevent the spending Of
great amounts of money in primaries
and elections and aimed especially at
newspaper advertising and "boost.
ing." &
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Over hundred bills made their
appearance in the first three days Of
active work after the legislative re.
cess. The drain upon the state treas.
ury ~ the needs Of the state instttu'
lions was made apparent by the ap
preparation bills that have already
bobbed UP. Large sums are called for
by the state university, agricultural
college. insane hospital, school for the
feeble minded and other institutions
and many other bills are yet to come
in. Big appropriations are asked fol
the payment Of claims for glandere6
horses killed by the state veterinari.
ans in the course Of the past year and
for which the legislature Of two years
ago made no appropriation. Funds
for new experimental stations. for OK.
periments with milling values of -four
and denatured alcohol and for dozen
and one purposes are asked and the
appropriations committee of the sen.
ate, which is headed by Senator La
Moure of Pembtna, who has held the
position for many years, is preparing
a statement Of the available revenue
Of the state and will seek to make an
equitable division Of the available
funds among the various applicants
The work will take considerable time
and it will probably be late in the
session before the budget is made up
and the appropriation bills reported
back to the legislature: In the mean
time representatives of the different
| state institutions are on the ground
advancing their claims to legislative
consideration.
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A bill Of interest to the lawyers OF
| the state will be that to take the su
preme court of the state of its wheels
and fix all regular terms at Bismarck
Heretofore regular terms have been
held at Fargo and Grand Forks and
the bill to abolish these terms outside
of the capital is introduced with the
approval of the members of the court
who think better work can be done
and business more quickly dispatched
If all terms are held at the capital.
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Several bank deposit guaranty bills
have already put in an appearance
and more will follow. Senator Pur
cell has presented a deposit guaranty
bill creating new state banking
board and providing for the issuance
Of deposits and the Perce bill on the
same subject is now in the committee
on banking. There are number OF
bankers in the senate and their atti
tude in the matter will be watched
with interest.
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Half a dozen bills have been pre-.
sented abolishing the issuance Of
druggists permits for the sale OF
liquor and one Of them would put tbs
sale Of liquor for medicinal purposes
In charge Of the physicians of the
state through prescriptions. This will
meet with strong opposition from the
doctors of the state and lobby Is ex
pected of the medical association tc
oppose It.
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Memorials for two former govern
ors Of the state and member Of the
house will appear in the Journals o1
the two houses. Senator Purcell pre-
sented q resolution for q Joint com