The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-15

from the WHOLESALERS 0t lower PRICE
than they could secure the full
weight pails from the companies
making an effort to comply with the
laws provisions. This result is
driving out the companies placing the
full weight pail on the market.
In his full weight bill, now before
the assembly, the commissioner
would prescribe that no pals Of lad
could be sold unless they contained
a full pound, full three pounds or
full five pounds. This provision. he
declares, will bring all within the
provisions Of the law and make
short weights impossible.
North Dakota dealers in foods are
divided into three classes by Com
missioner Ladd. with respect to their
observance Of the pure food laws.
Ninety per cent Of the dealers. he
says, make an honest effort to COM
ply with the law and do, in almost
every instance, observe It strtctest
letter. Five per cent Of the dealers
are careless or do not know better.
while five per cent are just naturally
dishonest.
Auditing Work Slow.
Slow progress is being made by
the >mmittee charged with making
th& -. tigation into the affairs OF
the Sue .,'iting board. Up to the
present III, ,ly four months Of
the business a., ,eted in 1908 has
been covered. ~<eir It period the
committee has been e. e to find
any startling irregulafh~ only q
few things being uncovered, and
these appearing more in the nature
of clerical errors. The irregularities
found are the drawing Of warrants
on vouchers not properly allowed by
the board.
The Ramsey county delegation has
taken a deep interest in the passage
Of the bill under which a slight ap-
preparation would be made for the
use of the state engineer in the maxi
ing Of a survey from the Mouse river
to Devils Lake. The ultimate object
in view is the creation Of a drain
from the Mouse river to Devils Lake
for the purpose Of diverting great
portion Of the water in that stream.
Under the present conditions each
spring finds thousands Of acres OF
the Mouse river bottoms flooded over,
and II the proposed drain to Devils
Lake is put in, 1t is claimed that no
further trouble Of that nature will
be experienced.
Four Year Terms.
Representative s. ]. Doyle Of Fos-
ter county 10 engaged In the prepara-
tion Of bill that will provide four
year terms for the state officials.
This bill will also fix the terms OF
the members Of the house at four
years. leaving the senate term as at
present. The author would also hm-
fit the olleeholders to one term. =
One problem that has given Mr..
Doyle great deal of trouble is the
judiciary. Under the proposed
amendment to the constitution. now
before the assembly, justices Of the
supreme court will have ten year
terms, and the problem Of arranging
these terms so as to At in the four
year election plan is difficult one.
The bill, of course, is in the nature
Of a constitutional amendment.
Representative Hedalan Of Walsh
county, In bills that he introduced
yesterday afternoon, would increase
the salaries Of the members Of the
legislature. He believes that SO q
day is the right salary, and that ses-
sions should only be held every four
years.
Just what consideration will be
given these measures is now an in
certain quantity, of course. While
there may be more or less sentiment
expressed from time to time to the
effect that quadrennial sessions OF
the legislative assembly are prefer
able to the biennial plan, it is prob
able that when such a proposition
came to q vote the sentiment would
not be so marked.
Judicial District.
Since the present session opened
there has been a great deal of dis
cussion of the judicial districting ot
the state, and now Representative
Default OF Stutsman county has hit
upon the plan of creating the su.
preme court as districting commits.
sion to report to the Thirteenth leg.
islative assembly.
There are now three plans offered
!! for the division of the Fifth Judicial
district, the new bills introduced by
Anderson Of Griggs yesterday after.
noon further complicating the situa
xul6 HOW ulVl6AOu UAAA VIA a.
so 70 to the subcommittee Of the
judiciary committee for considera
tion.
Re-referment Of the Trimble in
surance bill in the senate revives {
fight that held the center Of tn
stage for some little time. With th'
bill again in the hands Of the com
mittee It is expected that there viii
be an effort made to make certain
amendments that will make tn,
measure less objectional to those
who have been most prominent in th'
i fight against It.
The remarkably quiet manner ir
which house bill 107 was disposed O
by the house yesterday Afternoon
was in marked contrast with the ex'
citement that 1t created when Il
came up about two weeks ago. This
bill sought to give the sheriffs fee
for the making Of return to the
county on uncollectable delinquent
personal property tax. and when II