The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-10

Pierce. McHenry. Rolette. Bottineau
and Redyille
Second district-Cass. Richland, Sar-
gent, Ransom, Barnes. Griggs. Eddy. |
Foster. StutSmaR, La Moure, Dickey. |
Mcintosh. Logan, Kidder. Wells and /
Sheridan
Third district-Ward Burke. Trail. |
Divide, Williams. Mckenzie. Dunn, |
Mercer. Mclean. Oliver. Morton, Stark. |
Billings, Bowman. Adams. Hettinger, |
Burleigh and Enlmons
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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 win be appointed to make a re-
port TO the next succeeding legisla-
live assembly. An appropriation Of
81 900 for defraving the expenses of
such investigation is provided by the
bill. but 10 salaries are allowed the
commission members. 1t is proposed
to work out a system OF liability sfmi-
lar 70 that being worked out in a mum
Der OF the Eastern states, with a Ger
tain liability being fixed based upon a
mans earning capacity.
Among the appropriation bills that
have been killed BY the house are
those for state fruit and plant
breeding station, for contingent and
current expenses Of the jamestown
asylum for the insane. for the estab-
iishment Of an agricultural snbstation
at the Mandan reform school, and for
the conservation and Improvement OF
the state park at Fort Abercrombie.
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Primary elections will continue be-
ing held in June, bill providing that
such elections be held in July being
Killed en- the ground July is a busy
period and farmers would be kept
from the polls.
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The Lees bill placing sheriffs on
salary basis was also passed by the
house after Representatives Lee and
Price had become involved in a few
differences over the merits or de-
merits OF the measure Price wanted
to postpone indefinitely the measure,
intimating bad faith on the part of
Lee, who At one time was sheriff of
Ward county.
Senate bill 306, which provides for
the sale of intoxicating liquors by
druggists and prescribes how permits
shall be issued. and provides that
liquor may be sold on physicians pre-.
seriptions under certain conditions.
was passed in the senate by narrow
margin OF q to 10. with Senator Tai
colt lighting to the last ditch.
Excess bank balances and excess
balances OF cash on hand are among
the findings. of the joint legislative
committee appointed to investigate
conditions existing in the Office of the
a period of eight years. is thorough
and the committee has found in the
entire period methods that are Sl.b-
ject 10 criticism. The committee rec
ommends that section 23l OF the Re.
vised Code of 1905, requiring biennia.
examinations of the treasurer's office,
be amended to allow the board of at,.
dtors to employ an expert accountant
to assist the board to make such ex-
aminations ii being pointed out that
often mem bers of the board are no.
expert accountants and that the duties
of the respective Offices are such that
only limited time can be spared for
this purpose. The state examiner
office. it is said, is crowded with work
and it is difficult to secure assistance
from that office.
One OF the interesting features oil
the close of the assembly occurred In
the senate when the members of tha,
body presented to Senator La Moure
a cut glass punch bowl, Senator IL
Moure, the dean of the upper body
retires from public life at this time
except to act in the cowan impeach
ment case He has served thirty .si,
consecutive years. Senator Cashc
made the presentation address and
following 1t each member OF the sen
ate passed by the seat OF the honored
senator giving their farewells.