The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-03
OUT Of TURMOIL !.
IN LEGISLATURE
LAWS ARE MADE
Confusion Reigns Supreme on
Last Day Of Legislative
Session
SESSION ENDS At MIDNIGHT
BY CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATION

Aid, Full Weight in Lard and Bread,
and Assistant Dairy Commissioners
Measures Will Pass.
Bismarck, N. D., March 3.-The
scenes Of today, the closing day Of
the Twelfth legislative assembly, are
intensely Interesting Out OF the
confusion that seemingly reigns
there is being constantly ground out
laws tor the ~ And tonight at
u O'Clock, BY sxitutional limita-
tion all the WORK 70, ,s>e assembly so
end. Th
The work on the closlA Co., of a
legislative session Is always sing,
with the confusion that muse O.
sarily exist in the mad rush toM q
pose Of all the business, 1t is not seT-
prisins that meritorious measures
meet death, while some that may
carry doubtful provisions pass the
gauntle; in safety.
Since 10 o'clock this morning, both
houses have been In session almost
continuously, only short recess be-
Ing taken at the noon hour, while an
other one will be taken tonight at
the supper hour. II 1t is found that
all work cannot be completed at 12
o'clock, then the practice of turning
the clock back will doubtless be re-
sorted to.
Out Of the grist mill in the house
today have come with safety Talco-ts
game bill, amending the present
game and fish board Of control law.
1t has been amended in the house to
prevent Of speering. or shooting.
The rural school aid, fought for so
many years, is at last a realty, hav-
ing passed both bodies.
The corrupt. practice measure was
approved by the house. last night in
an entirely new bill replacing Besses-
sens measure passed by the senate.
The senate concurred and the law
goes to the governor.
Kennedy's full weight bill on lard
and bread, Duncan's assistant dairy
commissioner, Talcott's fire arm for
feiture measure, Welch's measure
empowering the school and univer-
sity lands board to investigate into
the extent of Ignite coal in the pub
lie lands were among those passed
by the house and which will become
law.
The appropriation bills from the
senate were rushed through the
house just before midnight last night
as rapidly as the roll could be called.
1t took less than an hour to app1o-
pirate 81, 100000.
Bakers bill creating a bird pre-
serve at Devils Lake, Plains state
hail insurance department measure,
Thoreson's measure creating reyol-
wing fund out of the proceeds of the
twine plant with the ultimate view of
establishing a farm implements fac
tory at the penitentiary, together
with Plains initiative and referendum
have all been passed by the house
and with the exception Of the initia-
tive and referendum will become
laws.
judiciary and Justiceship Measures
The tax commission bill, as amend
I'd by conference committee. pass
ed the house yesterday afternoon but
was defeated by the senate. An ef-
fort will! be made this afternoon 20
revive 1t.
Bills that proposed to reimburse F.
G. Heffron and P. G. Johnson for
money expended In the enforcement
of the prohibition law were killed by
the house after having passed the
senate. The house has also refused
to pay certain horse thief rewards
in Emmons county, although the law
provides that such rewards shall be
pa,i.
A resolution introduced in the
house by Representative Davis pro-
vides for the payment Of the witness
ca who We're brought here in the
Cowan impeachment investigation.
The resolution, over which 1t is anti
cipated there will be fight, was sent
to the appropriations committee.
In the senate the sheriff's salary
bill caused good fight early this aft
ernoon but the minority report to
pass was adopted by a vote Of c3 to
e.. There is possibility that the
bill will be killed on third reading.
Ten Year Term
How in the h can you get It
out" asked Representative Martin of
Morton of the house of representa-
tives this afternoon when the Steele
bill sor ten year terms for the s,l-
prene court justices was revived aft
er the clincher motion had been at
tached. Martin arose to make the in
quiry as to the clincher motion having
been affixed and having been assured
that it had been. he then made the
unusual query which for a few mo-
ments created no little excitement in
the chamber. The motion to re-
consider the bill prevailed. however.
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