The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-02-17

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for the establishment Of q tuberculosis
sanitarium In the state. A bill has
been introduced locating such IN insti-
tuition at Dunseith. Last week the
states attorney Of Williams county
made an able plea for such an institu.
ton. saying that at one time he was
afflicted with tuberculosis, but treat-
ment in a sanitarium outside the state
effected cure and he is as healthy 4
specimen Of humanity now as you
would wish to see. A joint session
was also held last week to lietel to adj
dresses on the subject by DR.. Grassick
Of Grand Forks. DR.. Stickney Of Nick
.nsoE and Governor Burke. The feas-
Utility Of such a sanitarium is ap.
pealing strongly to the members Of
! both houses.
The house committee on appropria-
lions has decided to hold all bills re-
ferred to it, until all can be reported
IN together. It is proposed that the
pairing process this time will be done
by the legislature. Bills aggregating
nearly million and half Of dollars
have been introduced in the house.
and nearly half a million more is COW.
cred by bills in the senate. There is
little over $1,200,000 that can be ap-
lropriate6. The appropriation conf
mittees have just begun real work
and are listening to the needs Of in.
stitutions from the men in charge.
The problem of amendments to the
election law has assumed no definite
solution. President Burdick Of the
senate would like to see four changes
made: A change in the date. moving
it to some time in August instead of
June; a provision for first and second
choice Of candidates.; provision for the
registration Of voters; provision for
special election for the selection Of
national committeeman. All are
agreed that some changes should be
made in the law, but they cannot
agree on the same changes. Some
would like to see the primaries take
place in September.
The woman suffrage bill is having
hard shedding in the senate. At first
it was recommended for the axe, then
ii was reconsiGered and referred back
to the committee on woman suffrage, 1t
came back to the senate to be con-
sidered in committee of the whole, it
required the vote Of President Bur-
tick to recommend the bill for pas
sage, the vote being % to %, with
Senator Simpson IN hiding, and will
come up on special order. The sena'
tors are being bombarded by a special
lobby and by suffragettes from home
to pass the bill. 1t will not pass both
houses.
There are two important bills in that
will be supported by trainmen. One
has to do with the construction Of ca
booses while the other covers the
question Of clearance between cars and
obstruction at sides of tracks. Two
years ago the legislature passed a bill
in which dinky cabosses were done
away with. The bill this year is an
amendment to the measure. 1t is said
that since the dinky caboose bill was
passed the railroads have been join
! ing two of the cabooses together to
make one, and that as a result they
are not strong enough to safeguard the
+! lives of trainmen.
Representative
q bill providing for the control OF
state institutions by single board OF
control. Under this measure the board
would consist Of three members to be
appointed by the governor prior to the
adjournment Of the legislature, hold
ing for terms of two, four and six
years respectively. Two of the MEM
bers are to be named from the politi-
cal party having plurality Of the
membership of the legislature and
subsequent appointments shall be
made in the same manner. An annual
salary of $4,000 for the members is
provided. The board is to have con-
, troll of the finances Of all institutions.
but is not to succeed the board Of
, regents of the state university, the
trustees of the agricultural college, or
the normal school board Of manage.
ment.
The two houses are greatly at vari-
ance yet on an anti-pass measure.
The house committee on railroads has
#, introduced one bill, while in the senate
the railroad committee Of that body
has secured the passage Of another.
The house bill prohibits the giving to
public officials, ETC., free passes or
mileage withheld from other persons,
and it is made effective Jan. 1, 1912.
The senate bill is an out-and-out
anti-pass bill following very closely
the provisions Of the federal act. =.
The gubernatorial bee has been buzz
zing close to the head Of Representa-
tive Homes Of late. The Divide
county statesman has made a splen-
did run for speaker. He is not one
of these prancing progressives that
likes to hear himself talk, but is an
even poised, well seasoned leader and
has many friends in both branches Of
the legislature. He will be heard from
In state affairs in 1912.
The fish and game investigating
committee have summoned to appear
before them as witnesses Thomas Crit
fths Of Grand Forks, ]. L Killion Of
Towner, D. I. Armstrong of Willow
City, w. N. Smith of Grafton, and
Olaf B. Bjorke of Abercrombie. These
witnesses will be questioned with spe.