The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-13

Of the senate's refusal to receive q re-
port recommending the construction
Of new state capitol building. It is
declared that there 10 urgent need Of
considerable repair work at the capt.
tol-and evidence Of that fact is easily
obtained by visit to the building.
In addition to the Improvement on
the building there is also bill in
for the establishment Of flre protec-
ton and for the extension Of the
street car line to the state peniten-
tiary. -
Defeat of the Trimble bill in, the
senate Saturday afternoon is to be
followed by the introduction in the
house of a similar measure which,
1t is understood, will not be quite so
drastic in its provisions. The house
bill will not require that as large q
percentage of the profits be investe!
back into state securities. There MAJ
be objection to the consideration OF
such bill by the house on the ground
that the. same. question - has been de-
cided negatively by the senate. s
Cities Have Agreed. z,
Towner and Valley City delegations
In the house. who were ct outs over
the railway train service bills have
agreed and the amendments made to
the Fritz bill. now on for final passage
by the house, are agreeable to both
cities interested. Towner hopes tc
secure, through this bill, service from
the Great Northern over the Oriental
Limited, while Valley City wants
service over trains Nos. and 4.
which now stop at the high line sta
tion but which does not take on pas
sengers. The amendment made to
the bill requires that service be ac-
corded where trains stop at stations
located within mile Of the corporate
limits of a county seat.
The Mandan fair bill that was re-
ported back to the house is entirely
different from that originally intro
duced by Mr.. Whitmer Of Mercer, al
though the effect is the same. It is
proposed to establish at Mandan the
Missouri Slope Agricultural exposi-
tion and in the bill, az amended and
reported for passage by the house
state affairs committee, an auuual ap-
preparation of $1,000 for the fair is
anticipated.
Investigation Reports.
Rapid work is being done at the
present time by the treasurship in
vestigation committee In compiling its
report. The report may be laid be-
fore the assembly about Wednesday
or Thursday. Yesterday afternoon
there was a meeting held at which
number of the details were carefully
gone over and worked out.
The game and nsh investigating
committee which asked for additional
time Saturday has hopes Of getting
it's report ready for the assembly dur
ing the latter part Of the week. Sew
eral witnesses are coming to appear
before the committee yet, and 1t is
not definitely known just when they
can be here.
The new investigation started Sat-
urday afternoon on Representative
Prices motion has in view the fixing
of the blame for the delay in the pub
lication of the reports Of state officers,
state boards and state institutions.
According to Mr. Price there has been
neglect somewhere, and he wants the
house committee Of three. to be nam
ed by Speaker Hanley, to determine
who has been at fault, and why.
The Good Friday bill. killed by the
house Saturday afternoon, IL not en-
tirely settled 40 yet as motion to
reconsider will be made this after
noon or tomorrow. The measure was
introduced by Senator Pierce and has
already been passed by the upper
body.
In q letter to Senator J. e. Stevens
of Grand Forks county, 7. 8. Palmer.
first assistant chief Of the biological
survey of the national government,
expresses himself as very. much op-
posed to the proposition that has been
placed before the North Dakota legis-
iature to do away with the present
law prohibiting spring shooting OF
geese. Writing on the. subject. Mr..
Palmer says:
Permit me to say that. in my opin-
ion, the effort to allow shooting OF
wild fowl in spring in North Dakota
is most shortsighted and extremely
detrimental to the best interests of
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