The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-17
NO STEERING
COMMITTEE
FOR HOUSE
Work of Regular Committees
Hes obviated Necessity Of
This Appendage
M|A0T NORMAL SCHOOL HAS
FA|RPR0SPECTS IN APPROPRIATION
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VIII BE Well Cared For-ManduS
Fair May Become Reality Because
Of House Dodging.

s"~s.S s~OOVss0 ASVWAsUy OCCeSUOC
Of. House Dodging.
(lI. ID. PAULsON,)
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 17.-Steering
committees will not be found in the
house this year according to Speaker
Hanley, as the manner in which the
committees Of that body have been
working does away with the possi-
bility Of such steps having to be
taken.
In an interview given out today the
speaker declares that out of the first
$50 bills introduced, all but forty
have been acted upon by the commit
tee and are now before the house for
final action. The task OF getting all
the legislation whipped into shape in
the committees is big one, and as
nothing becomes matter of record
till the bills reach the third reading
stage, the tremendous amount of
work done does not become public.
In pointing to the work that has
been done, Speaker Hanley says that
the efforts Of the house members have
been directed particularly along the
line of carrying out the pledges of the
Republican party. The passage by the
house of an anti-pass bill, now in a
conference committee; the passage of
the state tax commission, uniform ac-
counting. and the ratification of the
income tax were also pointed to as
being in line with the Republican
policies.
Just at the present time committees
are rounding into shape board of
control bill, corrupt practice act, re-
call and initiative and referendum,
being practically agreed in every
respect as to these questions.
Speaker Hanley believes. that the
work of the committees Is all import
ant and that It is there that the
greatest portion Of the work must sbe
done. He 6effeves that party pledges
will be redeemed in every respect,
the present stage Of the bills that
will bring that about warranting the
statement that the promises of the
people of the state will be fulfilled In
every respect.
The two anti-pass bills are now in
the hands of a conference committee
which was authorized yesterday by
the concurrent resolution presented in
the house by Representative Sorlie.
That means that immediate action
will be taken as the resolution de-
clares that report must be made
before tomorrow. This will bring the
pass question before the assembly to-
morrow If the conference committee
reaches an agreement. and the bill
that will be reported, 1t Is confident
ly expected, will carry no clause re-
garding the time when 1t shall be-
come effective, thus allowing the bill
to become effective July 1.
- Mandan Fair Has Chance.
And now comes the Missouri slope
agricultural exposition to create
cause for trouble in the senate. 1t
would not be at all surprising il the
bill, already passed by the house, was
passed by the senate as sentiment at
the present time appears to be In
favor Of the measure.
Probably the supper: that will be
rendered the house bill for the Man.
dan fair will not come entirely
through the fact that those favorable
to it are sincere in their belief that
the Mandan fail: is the proper thing.
or tina. It should have state aid to the
amount Of 5000, but they do believe
that in putting the bill up to the SEN
ate, the house has ducked the issue
in the hope that the senate would
take different action, and send the
bill to the legislative grave yard.
In fact. q number of houss members
who voted for the bill have since ad-
mitted that they did 80 only because
they believed there was no chance Of
it's being passed by the senate. It is
interesting to note that out of the
Cass and Grand Forks county delega-
tons, only three voted against the
Mandan bill, being Stern and Akeson
Of Cass and Xyllo of Grand Forks.
In the fight for the passage Of the
NlandaN bill, on the floor Of the house,
Speaker Hanley took an important
par:. Arguing for the measure he
declared that outside Of his duties as
speaker, he felt that he owed a GER
tain duty to the people of Morton
coucty-h!s constituency-and for
that reason he was fighting for the
fair measure. He also 'contcnded that
the immense agricultural resources
af the slope we're such that the state
could we'll afford to give recognition
Of that fact through the creation Of
an agricultural exposition. just as this
bill proposed.
Minot Norlnal's Prospects.
There is one appropriation bill that
ecems to have the preference over
others. at least in point Of general
interest among members Of the as
sembly, and that is the Minot normal
measure. Appropriation bills for the
various state educational and other
institutions: will come from the COM
mittees at one time, that Is, all bills
Will he reported out the same day.