The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-09

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assembly. N this 1t 10 shown that
there were number a. methods en-
Dloyed BY the board which were not
entirely correct and should be recu.'
led. II 10 also sAoxn thaG the check.
vp on the wardens has not been entire.
~ complete and that the chief war.
dens have had cognixance at all times
Of The activities, Of their deputies.
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!. After 4 hard hght the senate bill
proposing to grant to cities the power
Of revoking franchises, II certain In.
stances, was voted down by the upper
body. The opposition to this bill came
particularly from the western mem.
bsrs, who feared that the measure
would serve to keep foreiga capital
out Of the state.
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The plan Of giving supreme court
justices ten-year terms was almost de-
feated In the house when motion to
indefinitely postpone, made by Martin
Of Morton, prevailed on a division.
The vote was changed. however, on Q
roll call after several had spoken In
favor Of the measure. The bill came
before the house on the report of the
judiciary committee, for passage.
The congressional reapportionment
bill, as finally agreed on. places Grand
Forks and Fargo in separate districts
and makes the division as follows:
First district-Pembina, Walsh,
Grand Forks, Trail, Steele, Nelson,
Ramsey, Cavalier, Towner, Benson,
Pierce, McHenry, Rolette, Bottineau
and Redville.
Second district-Cass, Richland, Sas.
gent, Ransom, Barnes, 4riggs. Eddy,
Foster, Stutsman. La Moure, Diskey,
Mcintosh, Logan, Kidder, Wells and
Sheridan.
Third district-Ward, Burke, Tvaill,
Divide, Williams, Mckenzie, Dunn,
Mercer, Mclean, Oliver, Morton, Stark,
Billings, Bowman, Adams, HettinOsr,
Burleigh and Emmons.
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There were no dissenting votes in
the senate when the Davis concurrent
resolution providing for the appoint.
ment of a commission to investigate
into the employers liability question
was passed. The commission in ques-
ton will be appointed to make = re.
port to the next succeeding lsgisla.
tive assembly. An appropriation OF
$1,000 for defraying the expenses OF
such investigation is provided by the
bill, but no salaries are allowed the
commission members. 1t is proposed
to work out system of liability SINH
lar to that being worked out in mum
Der of the Eastern states, with 4 Ger
tain liability being fixed based upon Z
mans earning capacity.
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Among the appropriation bills thai
have been killed by the house are
those for state fruit and plant
breeding station. for contingent ant
current expenses of the jamestown
asylum for the insane, for the estab
lishment of an agricultural substs tio1
| at the Mandan reform school, and fol
the conservation and Improvement O.
the state park at Fort Abercrombie.
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Primary elections will continue be
ing held in June, bill providing thai
such elections be held in July bein&
killed on the ground July is a busy
period and farmers would be KEEP
from the polls.
The Lees bill placing sheritfs on
salary basis was also passed by the
house after Representatives Lee anC
Price had become involved in a few
differences over the merits or de
merits of the measure. Price wanted
to postpone indefinitely the measure
fntfmating bad faith on the part O.
Lee, who at one time was sheriff o.
Ward county
! Senate bill 3O6, which provides fos
the sale of intoxicating liquors BY
druggists and prescribes how permit
shall be issued, and provides that
liquor may be sold on physicians pre-
scriptions under certain conditions
was passed in the senate by narrow
margin of q to 10, with Senator Tai
| colt fighting to the last ditch.
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Excess bank balances and excess
balances of cash on hand are among
the findings of the joint legislative
committee appointed to investigate