The Dickinson press., 1909-02-13
SIMPSON
PROMINENT

" IA
Active in Legislative Doings. In
PRODUCES Several Important Bills
49, The Experiment Station
Bill - Initiative Referendum.
The legislature went through the usual
grind during the brief sessions which
were held last week. Several important
new bills were introduced and the first
legislation passed both branches and
went to the governor for his signature.
Quite q number of important matters
were favorably received in the senate OF
house and stand q good show of becom-
ing laws.
The first bill to reach the governor was
McCrea's H. B. Is, amending the law
relating to the county sinking funds.
increasing the rate of interest of depos-
itaries to pay on county funds up to five
per cent.
Among the new bills in the senate
was S. B. 1876. by Senator Simpson, de-
finine school terms, when arranged and
discontinued. Senator Crane presented
a concurrent resolution, which was
adopted, for the setting aside of a por-
tion of the Berth0ld reservation as a
national reserve, because of it's old
Indian association. Senator Simpson
offered resolution providing for print
ing three thousand extra copies of the
report of the state ge0logist, but Senator
La Moure objected and it went over.
Senator Simpson intrduced S. B. 1877,
relating to the capital stock of insur-
ance companies. H. B. 48, providing
for the leasing parts of college COM
prises to fraternites, ETC., was referred
to the educational committee on motion
of Senator Simpson who raised the'
question of its constitutionality.
The anti-miscegnation bill, S. B. 80.
caused a lot of discussion but passed
the senate with one dissenting vote.
that of Senator Simpson. who stated
that he voted against it purely on con-
stitutional grounds. 1t prevents whites
and blacks from marrying.
S. B. 159, by Simpson, is of much
local interest and it is expected will
become law. Some of the sections of
the bill are as follows:
Section T. Each of the sub-experi.
ment stations located at Dickinson,
Willist0n and Langdon and such other
agricultural experiment stations as may
hereafter be established by law, shall
be operated in connection with the
North Dakota Government Experiment
station at Fargo. as provided for in the
several acts providing for their establish
ment except as herein amended
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for each station shall be added to the
board of trustees of the North Dakota
Agricultural college and Government
Experiment station who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the senate.
whose term of Office shall be for four
years.
Section 4. There is hereby annually
appropriated out of any moneys in the
state treasury not otherwise appropriated
the sum of fifteen thousand ISIS, 000)
dollars to be paid quarterly to the
tural college on the first days of April,
July. October and January Of each year
upon the order of the state auditor,
who is hereby directed to draw his
order for the same for the use of the
and it shall be the duty of the board of
trustees of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college to set apart annually this
sum for the support and maintenance of
the SUBJ experiment stations located at
Dickinson. Williston and Langdon; said
fifteen thousand ($15. 0OO) dollars to be
divided as follows:
Five thousand ($5, OO) dollars annually
for the support and maintenance of the
Dickinson sub-experiment station: five
thousand ($5, O00) dollars annually for
the support and maintenance of the
WillstOn sub-experiment station; and
five thousand ($5, 600 dollars annually for
the support and maintenance of the
Langdon sub-experiment station.
Section 6. The fact that work at these
sub-stations must begin as soon as
spring opens creates an emergency. there
fore this bill shall take effect upon' its
passage and approval.
In the house Representative Baker
in troduced S. B. "a. creating and estab-
fishing an agricultural experiment sta
tiOn to be located at or near the VILLAGE
of Hettinger, in Adams county, in con-
nection with the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college at Fargo, and under the
direction of the board of directors of
said college and making an appropria-
tion of $1O. 600 for it.
A petition signed by 80 residents of
Mclean county was read, asking that an
appropriation be made to indemnify
owners of horses killed for elanders. H.
B. "a, annually appropriating SIS, 600
for the live stock board passed the house.
Representative Evans introduced H. B.
212 prohibiting railroad companies from
burning old railroad ties on their right
of-way.
H. B. 222 by Representative Davidson
provides for the selection of candidates
for election by proper vote and relating
to their nomination and perpetuation Of
political partieA The measure provides
for the primary election to be held in
July instead Of June and that the cam
rdidate receiving the highest number of