The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-02-11

beginning with the year 1910. His
bill would make no change in the
holding Of the fair at Grand Forks
this summer. The new measure car.
ries $4,000 for an annual appropria-
ton and is regarded as a kind of
compromise measure to appease some
OF those who are not decided as to
how they will vote. The fact that it
was introduced by a man from the
western part Of the state is regarded
as indicating the general sentiment
favorfng Fargo for the permanent
location.
The house committees got their
slaughtering clothes on and the way
they went after bills was rather dis
couraging to some of the men who
had introduced the measures that
were under the ban.
Among the measures Indefinitely
postponed were H. BIS 1879, 116, 119,
80, z. Ill. 120, II, 11S. 122. 1856. 1923.
126. 127, 1923, 100. %.
Tho state affairs committee recon.
mended No. Sc to pass. It relates to,
land titles.
Labor day is to be made a state
holiday II the measure introduced In
the senate Wednesday afternoon, by
Steele Of Ward. becomes q law
Senator Crane introduced q bill pro-
viding for the prompt payment by the
county treasurers to the state treas
urers OF moneys paid on public land
sales.
Simpson of Stark introduced q
measure giving the superintendent Of
public instruction the power to pre-
scribe the furniture, maps and H.
braries Of the rural schools and also
the authority to purchase other than
Webster's dictionaries, as now pre-
scribed.
Gov. Burke in q special message
transmitted a special report Of the
railway commission to the legislature
Thursday. The governor makes no
recommendations. The requests Of
the commission are numerous and i'm
portanA and some Of them indicate
the weaknesses of the present law.
Some of the points of the report Of
the members of the commission are:
They want the power to investigate
and prosecute violations of the inter-
state commerce act.
Power to employ a man to inspect
and test track scales.
They want railroads to submit pro-
rate cards to the commission before
putting them into effect.
They want railroads to submit pro-
posed extension plans to the commits.
sion before starting work.
They want authority to employ a
competent man to make a physical
valuation of the railroads in this state.
They ask for power to revoke the
licenses of elevator and warehouses
whose agents are guilty of fraudulent
acts.
They want power to employ an in.
spector of elevators and warehouses.
20 employ terminal inspectors at
Duluth and Minneapolis to look after
North Dakota grain shipments.
To have a uniform standard of
grain receipts.
To hire a rateclerk and such other
assistance as will be necessary.
The commission also recommends a
change in the official terms of the
members SO there will always be some
holdover members and all not go out
at the same time-something like a
six-year term for each member and
one man to be elected every two
years.
The commission asks for larger
appropriation, and calls attention to
the fact that the present appropriation
is entirely inadequate.
The session of the senate Thursday
was enlivened considerably by a de-
bate among several senators over the
adoption of concurrent resolution
providing for an unlimited appropria-
ton by the legislature for the COM
mittee which is to conduct the in
vestigation at the state penitentiary.
Representative Traynor of Ramsey
and member of the penitentiary in
vestigation committee offered a reso.
luton empowering the committee to
hire an attorney, secure the services
Of an expert accountant and also to
pay the expenses of any witnesses
subpoenaed. When the resolution got
to the senate and Senator Price had
moved its adoption, Senator Simpson
of Stark took the floor and offered
objection to its adoption on the
grounds that the legislature could not
appropriate an unlimited amount for
the use Of investigating the state pen
except by an appropriation bill or
Joint resolution. Senator Simpson then
moved substitute motion cutting out
that portion Of the resolution relative
to the expenditure Of moneys by the
committee.
Senator Pierce. chairman of the in.
vestigation committee, defended the
resolution as reported and stated that