Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
STATE LEGISLATIVE NOTES..

There were no dissenting votes in
the senate when the Davis concurrent
resolution providing for the appoint.
ment of a commission to investigate
into the employers liability question
was passed. The commission in cues.
ton will be appointed to make a re.
port to the next succeeding legisla.
tive assembly. An appropriation of
$1,000 for d%efraying the expenses OF
such investigation is provided by the
bill, but no salaries are allowed the
commission members. 1t is proposed
to work out a system of liability SINH.
lar to that being worked cut in a mum.
Der of the Eastern states, with a Ger.
tain liability being fixed based upon a
mans earning capacity.
Among the appropriation bills that
have ,been killed by the house are
those for a state fruit and nlant
breeding station, for contingent and
current expenses of the jamestown
asylum for the insane, for the estab.
llshmeDt OF an agricultural substation
at the Mandan reform school, and fol-
the conservation and Improvement OF
the state park at Fort Abercrombie.
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Primary elections will continue be-.
ing held in June, a bill providing that
such elections be held in July being
killed on the ground July is a busx
period and farmers would be kent
from the polls.
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The Lees bill placing sheriffs on a
salary basis was also passed by the
house after Representatives Lee and
Price had become involved in a few
differences over the merits or de.
merits OF the measure. Price wanted
to postpone Indefinitely the measure.
intimating bad faith on the part of
Lee, who at one time was sheriff of
Ward county.
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Senate bill 306, which provides for
the sale of intoxicating liquors by
druggists and prescribes how permits
shall be issued, and provides that
liquor may be sold on physicians pre-
scriptions under certain conditions.
was passed in the senate by a narrow
margin of u to 10, with Senator Tai
colt lighting to the last ditch.
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Excess bank balances and excess
balances of cash on hand are among
the findings of the joint legislative
committee appointed to investigate
conditions existing in the office of the
state treasurer. The report covered
a period of eight years, is thorough
and the committee has found in the
entire period methods that are sub
ject to criticism. The committee rec
ommends that section 231 of the Re-
vised Code of 1905, requiring biennia,
examinations of the ~treasurer's office,
be amended to allow the board of au-
ditors to employ an expert accountant
to assist the board to make such ex-
aminations, it being pointed out that
often members of the board are not
expert accountants and that the duties
Of the respective offices are such that
only limited time can be spared for
this purpose. The state examiners
Office, it is said, is crowded with work
and it is difficult to secure assistance
from that Office.
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A report from the board of investi-
cation which looked into the admins
tration Of affairs by the game and fish
board of control was presented to The
assembly. In this it is shown thai
there were a number of methods EN-
ployed by the board which were moi
entirely correct and should be recti
fed. It is also shown that the check
up on the wardens has not been entire
ly complete and that the chief war
dens have had cognizance at all times
! Of the activities OF their deputies.