The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-09
LEGISLATIVE
news letter
News From The Capital City
by Our Special Cores
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Bismarck.-The division of the state
into three congressional districts is the
hardest proposition now before the leg
!slature. Each section of the state diff
fers radically on the lines of division
n as a result some important legis-
lation will be held up until the appor-
tionment bills are settled. In the bills
that so far have been presented there
are embodied four divisions. There is
(1) the northeastern, the southeastern
and the western; (2) the eastern, mid
die and western; (3) the eastern, north
western and southwestern; 60 the
northern, which takes the northern
tiers of counties clear across the state
and divides the balance by a north and
south line about equally as to popula-
ton.
The first plan is favored by Congress-
men Helgesen and Hanna. MI. Hell
gesen has been on the ground here the
past week talking in favor of the plan,
and. ex-Congressman Marshall of Cakes
favored it. The division of counties
follows:
First-Bottineau, McHenry, Rolette,
Pierce, Benson, Towner, Cavalier,
Ramsey, Nelson, Pembina, Walsh,
Grand Forks, Trail and Steele.
Seoend-Richland, Sargent, Ransom,
Dickey, LaMoure, Logan, Mcintosh,
Cass.Barnes, Stutsman, Kidder, Sher-
idan, Wells, Eddy, Foster and Griggs.
Third-Williams, Ward, Mountrail.
Mclean, Mckenzie, Dunn, Mercer,
Oliver, Billings, Bowman, Adams, Het-
finger, Stark, Morton, Burleigh, Burke,
Divide, Renville and Emmons.
The second plan is favored by the
Barnes and Stutsman county delega-
tons, but is opposed by first division
for reason it is contended that the
eastern district would be democratic in
two years and would send a democratic
congressman to Washington. Those
who favor this plan asa second choice
favor the first proposition.
Senator Simpson of Stark and Rep
r%esentative Hornnes of Divide have
bills in much -~eaeAg" tfleAsame lxasse
This makes the Red river valley
ties (being dubbed the "shoe-string''
district) n district n divides the
balance by an aest and west line.
Then again Senator Steele of Rem
vile thinks that a strip off from the
north n (known as the Clothes
line" district) should be made into one,
and the balance divided by a north and
south line.
Each division has some earnest lead
ers of both houses and the fight prom
ises to be a pretty one. Caucuses are
frequent, but a canvass of, the situa-
ton so far makes none of the plans a
certainty. 1t is known, however, that
the first plan is the second choice of
many favoring the second plan, and it
is the most likely to carry.
An anti-pass bill has passed the
senate. It came from the committee on
railroads, and is a revamp of the bill
proposed by that committee some time
ago. It is very stringent in it's re-
quirements. 1t does away with all
kinds of free transportation, and ever
excludes the members of the railway
commission and its secretary. There
is quite a little opposition to the meas
ure In the house, and the opponents
hope that even a slight amendment
may be attached to it in the house,
should it pass there, as the opposition
in the senate to the bill would like an
other whack at it. The vote by which
it passed the senate was by no means
the "innard' sentiment of the sena-
tors. Some are known to have voted
for it simply because it had the votes
to pass anyway.
House bill No. 76 passed by a sur
prising majority in the lower branch
This is the bill to harmonic the rates
n simplify the Interpretation CT the
printing laws. Opposition to the bill
came from unexpected quarters. Doyle
of Mcintosh county led the fight
against the bill and was assisted or
the floor by Johnson of Towner, An
derson and Hyland of Ramsey. Street
er made a splendid fight for the news
paper boys and had with him such
leaders as Frame. Price, Ployhar ano
Kuhl. The vote stood 81 to IL in favor
of the bill, five members being absent
and not voting. Those who voted
against the bill were: Anderson o.
Ramsey, Christensen, Doyle of McIn.
tosh, Fassett, Fritz, Hyland, johnson
Lageson, Paulson, Sorlie, Tostenson
Whitmer.
Senator Mcdowell, who is also pres.
ident of the state bankers association
has a very important bill in, affecting
state banks. The measure creates {
separate state banking department
and covers other financial institution!
of the state as we'll as state banks
The provisions call for a state banking
board which shall consist of the gov.
ernor. secretary Of state, attorney gen.
eral and ex-offcio, the president AM
secretary of the North Dakota Bank.
ers' association. The two latter. will
have no vote on the board and non,
Of the members Of the board will b.
allowed any compensation. The boart
is charged with the election of a ban
commissioner. who shall have genera
supervision. No more than seven ban
examiners may be appointed by tn
commissioner, one Of these to act il
place of the commissioner while sicl
or absent. and the Ofhera m no oyo