The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-09
Peterson Report Of Two Years
Ago Will Be Used as a .
Basis
bANKIMG BILL NEARLY
READY IN COMMITTEE
Medical Bill Has Stormy Sea Ahead in
the Senate Where Effort Will be
Made to Defeat It Enirely-No
Oregon Law.
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Of administering the affairs of the Of
fice Of state treasurer for a period of
eight years will be reported to the
legislative assembly next week by the
Joint Investigating committee. The
report is being made up at the pres
ent time and the probabilities are
that it will be concluded and ready
for the assembly within the next week
or ten days.
In this report, winch may not be
as lengthy as some. had anticipated,
recommendations concerning safe
guards that should be thrown around
the states funds will very likely be
included, while 1t will also show the
manner of handling deposits with the
banks during the period in question.
This latter point is one on which the
resolution adopted had to do with
particularly, report on these de-
posits being asked.
Concerning the administration of
the affairs of the office under the
direction Of former State Treasurer
Peterson, the report that was made
two years ago by legislative COM
mittee following the adjournment of
the assembly will be used quite ex-
tensively. This report has never been
brought before the assembly in any
manner, and the treasury investigat-
ing committee as at present constitut-
ed feels that the report of two years
ego covers the situation quite clear
ly. OF course the report will be re-
vamped considerably.
In order to facilitate the work 1t
has been necessary for the commit
tee, of which Mr.. Norheim of McKen-
zie county IL chairman. to appoint
subcommittee, these sub.committees
taking up different features of the
work. In this manner 1t has been
possible to delve into the work of the
last two years as we'll as that of previ-
Gus years at one and the same time.
thereby rapidly advancing the task to
q point of completion.
Favorable to Banking Bill.
Favorable report on the! Mcdowell
banking bill will come from the SEN
ate banking committee either today
or tomorrow, the bill having been
agreed to at meeting Tuesday even
ing AS it comes from the committee
the amendments proposed are of a
minor nature, although there has been
q difference Of opinion over one or
two points.
With this action by the senate COM
mittee and every indication that the
bill will be passed by the upper
house, the proposed measure is in q
fair way to become law as 1t is gener-
ally understood that it will meet with
little opposition so far as the house
banking committee is concerned.
Chairman Kuhl of the house banks
and bank committee was interested in
the framing of the measure and there
fore has more than the usual amount
of interest In the bill and its prog
ress through the lower branch.
Valley City Wants Change.
Valley City has grievance against
the Northern Pacific railroad from
the standpoint Of passenger train
service and the bill that was intro
duced in the house yesterday after
noon by Mr.. Ployhar of Barnes seeks
to remedy the existing condition. The
bill compels the railroad companies
to stop all passenger trains at county
seats, and such county seat stations
are defined to mean any station es-
tablished within q mile Of the corpor-
ate limits Of such county seat city.
In the event that more than three
trains are operated in each direction
each day, one Of the trains Is allowed
to pass.
In Valley City it is contended that
the Northern Pacific has been guilty
of unfair discrimination in that 1t has
refused to give service over several
trains. The high line" fight of q
year and a half ago is partly respon-
sible for the present situation and the
fact that the city and the railroad
have been engaged In a legal battle
adds interest to the present effort to
compel more complete train service
Trouble for Medics.
Indications at the present time
-!sint to more trouble for the pro-
posed medical board of control bill
passed by the house last week. now
IN the senate. Forces have been al
work on the proposition for several
days and 1t is understood that an ef-
fort is to be made to defeat the meas
ure II that is possible.
The anti-snuff bill. now in the
house, continues to hold interest and
frequent petitions concerning the
measure are brought to the front.
Another Corrupt Practice Bill.
Another corrupt practice bill came
before the assembly this week with
Mr.. Davidson Of Burke county as the