The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-21

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the board shall be from the same
political party, instead of making it
compulsory on the governor that he
appoint two members from the politi-
cal party having the plurality Of the
members Of the legislature.
Tomorrow Last Bill Day.
The first business for the consid-
Grafton in the senate of the amend
ments offered in the house to the
concurrent resolution determining the
date for the closing up of the intro
duction of bills. The original resolu-
tion provided that except upon a two
thirds vote there could be no more
bills introduced after the forty-fifth
day of the session, this being amend
ed IN the house to the fifty-first day,
which amendment was concurred in
by the senate and the resolution has
gone into effect. Tomorrow is the
ffty-first day.
Under the head of petitions and
communications in the senate there
was latter read from the Niagara
Agricultural association endorsing H.
B. 129 which provides that agricul-
tural subject shall be taught in all
high schools, graded schools and con-
solidated schools in the state.
Capitol Appropriation O. K'ed.
When s. b. 299 which provides for
an appropriation of $25,OOO from the
capitol fund for repairs to the build
ing was reported, Senator Welch
asked that the rules be suspended,
that the bill be considered engrossed
and Immediately placed upon its third
reading. Senator Simpson objected
to the procedure and although, as he
stated. the president of the senate
had ruled otherwise. he would object
to the procedure and asked that his
objection be made part of the rec
ords. At this point Senator Welch
withdrew his motion and the bill will
come up in the regular order of busi-
ness.
S. B. 81 which was introduced by
Senator Turner by request and which
defines who may sue for divorce was
returned with a majority report that
1t do pass and a minority report that
1t be indefinitely postponed. 1t was
explained after some debate that the
subject of the bill was to give the
wife the same rights as the husband
in applying for divorce and provid-
ed that any party asking for a di-
vorce must have been a resident Of
the state for at least twelve months
preceding such action. The report to
indefinitely postpone was adopted.
County Judge Bill Passed.
Senator Cashel asked that the rules
be suspended and that H. B. 254 be
placed on its third reading and final
passage. This bill provides who shall
act In case county Judge is removed
or in any other way prevented from
performing the duties Of his Office and
provides that an outside Judge shall
be called in. Senator Cashel explained
that in his home county, Walsh. the
county judge has been sick for some
time and that there was no immediate
hopes of recovery and that probate
matters we're becoming badly con-
gested as a result. The rules were
suspended and the bill passed and as
it has the emergency clause attached
and will be signed by the governor
the object of. the suspension of the
rules will have been accomplished.
On Reciprocity Again.
Senator Hookway introduced res
olution asking that there be appointed
Immediately committee of five, two
from the senate and three from the
house for the purpose of drawing up
resolutions and having them sent to
our Representatives and senators in
congress protesting against the pass
age of the Canadian reciprocity
treaty. The matter was fastened by
the action of the chair who immedi-
ately appointed the members and the
resolution was messaged over to the
house and there concurred in and the
resolutions were prepared and Will
be sent to the proper parties today.
There was considerable debate on the
matter but it was all on account of
misunderstanding as to the pro-
visions of the resolutions and there
arose no opposition to the resolution
nor to the plan of asking the repre-
sentatives in congress to use their
influence against the treaty. Senators
Hookway and Bessessen and Repre-
sentauves Frame, Norheim and Price
are on the committee.
One bill was favorably reported
from the temperance committee which
provides that counties whose treas
urers have paid out rewards for the
arrest and prosecution of violators
of the prohibition law. There was
law providing for the payment Of
these rewards but it was declared un-
constitutional and this method has
evidently been evolved so that those
parties who in good faith performed
the work may be compensated.
Stevens Insurance Bill Up
s. B. 1S, Stevens. for the regulation
and control Of fraternal benefit so
cieties was put over until today. SEN
ator Duis made strong talk against
the bill and insisted that It would
drive all the fraternal companies out
of the state and would be benefit
only to the old line companies. Sen
ator Stevens cane to the rescue Of
his bill and explained that it was on
" the intention Of the author to pro-
tect the people of the state who were
holding policies. There was consid-
erable ignorance expressed by men,
bers of the senate as to provisions Of
the bill and as to how it would work
out, SO the matter was allowed to go
over in order to allow time for the
senator's to become acquainted with
the contemplated bill.
Another Wrangle Over Insurance
The senate wrangled for some time
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