The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-13
The BANKING BILL
MAY Be STUCK ON
POLITICAL sNAG
Too High Glass For the Gov.
ernor's Present Appointee
to Fill
INTER EXCHANGE TELEPHONE
GILL IS BEING CONSIDERED

AAae muCR LOCAL interest Where Two
Telephone Companies Are in Op.
cration-Want to Have Indemnity
For Tubercular Cattle Killed.
Bismarck. N. d., Feb. 13.--Trouble..
some waters for the banking bill have
been struck and just what the out
come Of tho present unsettled condi-
ton regarding that rather important
measure is, to all appearances, toss
up. One feature Of the bill. under the
provisions of which the qualifications
OF the bank commissioners are set
forth, has caused the fight and the re-
turn OF the bill, by the senate, to the
banking committee for further con-
sfderation after it had been reported
out favorably.
Under the qualifications that are
prescribed for the commissioner of
banks, as proposed by the Mcdowell
Dill, the present commissioner Of
banks would not be eligible to ap-
pointment. and his friends, 1t appears,
are the ones who have been instru-
mental in blocking the progress Of
the proposed measure. The amend
ments that are proposed to the bill
would do away with the FIVE year
banking experience requirement, and
with that eliminated Oliver Knudson,
the present examiner, would be eligi-
BILE to appointment should the gov
ernor see fit to again name him.
Saturday the banking committee
held a meeting at which the question
was threshed over quite thoroughly,
but no agreement was reached, and
another meeting is scheduled for to-
day.
Wants Finger In Appointment.
The senate believes that 1t is en-
titled to have something to say with
reference to the appointment. Of the
members Of the probate 'codifying
spmmiAslOna and the axaandnenAs yanaie
20 the bill providing for such q COM
mission, reported ont SATURDAY, are
20 the effect that the appointment Of
the commissioners shall be made be-
fore the adjournment Of the assem-
bly,, such appoints to be by and with
the consent Of the senate.
One board appointment has been
made by the governor, being that Of
John Siege of Jamestown to succeed
John B. Fried as a member of the
Snard ~ trustees Of the asylum for
::le insane. The appointment was
submitted to the senate Saturday aft
ernoon for consideration, being re-
ferrcd by that body-in executive ses-
sion to the state affairs committee.
During the present week the gov
ernor will very likely make num-
Der of board appointments, as the
time has arrived when such appoint
ments are due, according to the laws
bearing on the subject. Also, there
are number of other appointments
to be made and indication of interest
Is found in the fact that there are q
goodly number of Democrats in the
city. They are looking forward to
the ripening of the plum tree with no
little anxiety because of the bearing
these appointments have upon the
future welfare of the party and its
prospect of retaining a solid front
II 1t has such unity at the present
time.
Consider Telephone Measure.
Senator Pierce's telephone bill. un-
der the provisions of which competing
telephone companies would be COM
PEELED to exchange service. will not
be considered by the state state af-
fairs committee till Thursday. There
have been number Of hearings on
the question already, meetings last
Thursday and Friday evening being
given over largely to the BILL The
measure has quite an important bear
ing upon the telephone service in GER
tain sections Of the state, and es-
pecially in Grand Forks where there
are the two competing local COM
panies.
The Fifth judicial district division
bills nave not been agreed upon as
yet by the sub committee of the house
judiciary. A protest from the Stuts-
man County Bar association has been
received against the Ployhar. bill. the
fact that Jamestown is ambitious to
retain the district chambers being, II
is contended. the basis for such a
protest. While the Ployhar bill separ-
ates Barnes and Stutsman counties
BY placing them in opposite districts,
jamestown is not entirely satisfied
that It could retain the chambers in
the new district as proposed.
Three Measures Before Senate.
Tomorrow should be an interesting
day In the senate as the members of
shat body will find, on reconvening
after their adjournment from last Sat
Nrday, three important bills for con-
alteration. The medical bill is on
FOR third reading, while the Garden
drug permit bill and the Hookway
mechanics lien measure come up on
majority and minority reports.
The Dean grain discrimination bill
A.. Ill I&SvA v&~A To-
yet and It will be considered either
tomorrow or the day following. Pro-
in the last few days, and in numbers
the protests have been unusually
large.
Normal Board Bill Progress.
Next consideration Of the bill un-