The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-24
THE 'O0WElL !.
BANKING BILL
MAY Be PASSED
Favorable Consideration Of the
Measure by the Senate I'm
proves Chances
MEDICAL BILL WITH MANY
AMENDMENTS HAS BEEN PASSED

Initiative and Referendum Bills May
Go to q Conference Committee as
Senator Plain Wants His Measure
Passed.-San Francisco Exhibit.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 24.-First
steps towards placing North Dako-
t. exhibit at the Panama exposition
in San Francisco in 1915 were taken
in the legislative assembly yesterday
when General Williams Of Burleigh
county introduced q bill whereby the
governor would be made an exposi-
ton commissioner, charged with the
task Of making the preliminary ar
rangements for such an exhibit. An
appropriation Of $4,000 is contemplat-
ed for the first work, and the gover-
nor 10 given the power of naming
deputy commissioners as may be
necessary to carry out the purpose of
the bill. No salary or additional
compensation is allowed the gover-
nor. although he is allowed such ex-
penses as he may actually incur in
the discharge of his duty In connec-
ton with the contemplated exhibit.
AS now drawn the bill proposes
that the state shall maintain dis
play building at the exposition in
which to house it's exhibit, and for
the purpose of deciding upon a To-
cation, the governor is empowered to
VISIT the exposition ground himself,
or send deputy. ~
Another Of the new bills introduc-
Cd yesterday-the last day on which
bills could be introduced without q
two-thirds vote of either house, was
one by Mr.. Streeter of Emmons
county that is particularly important
and generally interesting. 1t pro-
vides that In the. case Of q person
removing his personal property from
. county. that he must first deposit
with. the railroad agent at the ship
ping point q reeeipt showing that his
personal property taxes have. been
paid. An instance in, Emmons coun-
ty, just brought to light this week, is
responsible for the proposed meas
ure.
Will Be Large.
The appropriation that has been al
lowed the Minot normal school by
the senate appropriations committee
that of .O00-has been discuss
cd considerably among the members
Of the assembly. Under the terms of
the bill. as 1t probably will be pass
ed, It is provided that $4,000 Of this
amount does not become available
till Jan. 1, 1913. The purpose Of that
provision is that the normal school
opening for the fall term In 1913
will require cash for maintenance.
There is another condition attach
ed to the Minot normal appropriation
that does not enter into the appro-
priations made for the other insti-
tutions Of the state. No maintain
ance fund is available for the Minot
normal az is the case In the other
institutions, all Of which have their
individual land grants. That makes
It necessary for direct appropria-
tion for the Minot institution, and un-
I'll such time as land grant may
be secured for the Minot institution
the direct appropriation plan will
have to be continued.
Was Interesting Work.
The session Of the sub-appropria-
tions committee at which the plan of
apportioning the proposed bond issue
Of $4,000 was agreed upon, appar-
ently had considerable Of interest,
and on two or three occasions the
discussions with relation to the plan
grew decidedly heated. At one time
= Senator LAMoure and Representative
Stern Of Cass. county locked horns
while later President Worst Of the
agricultural college and the Pembina
county senator failed to agree amic-
ably on q proposition that was upe for
consideration.
At ono time It was feared that the
fight over the manner Of apportioning
the bond issue would result in the
entire plan being dropped, but since
the agreement Of the Joint sub-com-
inittee has besn reached, the pros
poets for success are very much bet.
tor.
Railroad Bills Pass.
The caboose bill has passed the
house and now goes to the senate for
consideration. This bill created con-
siderable interest when It was intro
duced from the reason that two years
ago the dinky caboose bill had Gre
ated such q stir. It was expected
that there would be harder fight
against this new bill than has been
had. It provides that all cabooses
must be built with as much strength
as are given the 10000 capacity
freight cars.
Another railroad bill that has been
passed by the entire assembly Is the
adequate train service measure, In
which the people Of Valley City and
Towner were particularly interested.
The railroads made fight against
this bill before the railroad commit
tees Of the two houses. contendine
that in both cases adequate train
service was now being given. It is
not to be expected that the railroads
will submit ,tamely to the provisions
Of the measure. but that. instead.