The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-11

plan Of those backing the movement
J is to get the bill before the assembly
at the earliest possible moment in Or
der that there might be no danger Of
it's being lost in the usual shuttle that
holds the board during the final days
of the session.
The question Of dividing. the Fifth
judicial district, which has been
somewhat up on the air in view of the
fact that there are two bills intro
duced, is now before a sub-commit-
tee of the house judiciary committee.
Messrs. Thompson, Bjornson and
Norheim are the members of this sub
committee and they are charged with
making an investigation into the de-
mand for division and report back
to the whole committee the most ad-
visable plan. The bills in question
are the Ployhar and Default meas
ures, in which different lines of di-
vision are set forth. There is a rec
ognized need of division in the dis
tffct and doubtless one or the other
| With four bills regarding the law
Judiciary committee at the present
time, it has been decided to introduce
a committee bill carrying such
amendments to the present law as are
deemed advisable. One Of the bills
before the committee is that Of Mr..
Streeter of Emmons. relating particu-
larly to the property left by children,
and which holds particular interest
for Indians. Many Indian children
! hold property through the action of
the government and under the pres
ent laws, such property goes to the
father in the event of death. Mr..
Streeter proposes a change in this
law in order that the mother may
share in the benefit to be derived.
Favor Inspection Bill.
| Favorable action is anticipated
from the senate committee on tenn
perance on the bill regulating the In
spection of liquors that are shipped
into the state. A joint meeting Of the
Temperance committee was held yes
terday morning at which time j. B.
Wineman Of Grand Forks appeared in
behalf OF the bill. urging it's passage
While the sentiment was favorable
to the bill, Senator Kennedy asked
that action be deferred until such q
time as Prof. e. f. Ladd, pure food
= commissioner. might appear before
the committee with reference to the
question.
Effects Grand Forks.
Representative Kyllo of Grand
Forks county has introduced meas
ure that will not meet with favor in
the city of Grand Forks, which is at
the present time the only city in the
state affected by such measure. Un-
der the present law cities maintain
ing bridges over navigble streams are
entitled to the money paid in as taxes
In the road and bridge funds, while
the Kyllo bill proposes to allow only
fifty per cent Of such money for such
cities. Grand Forks maintains two
bridges over the Red River Of the
North, both Of them swing bridges,
and for that reason 1t is maintained
that the city is justly entitled to the
full amount Of the road and bridge
fund tax that is paid from year to
year.
Another bill relating to counties
having peculiar interest in practical
~ every county of the state was that
introduced yesterday by Mr.. O'Connor
Of Grand Forks and which provides
that county commissioners shall be
elected at large. At the present time
the commissioners are elected from
individual districts and 1t is declared
that because Of that fact, the best re-
suits in the administration of the af-
fairs of the county are not to be had.
Consider Fire Marshal.
First consideration Of the fire mar
shall bill introduced in the house was
given by the insurance committee OF
that body at meeting held yester-
day. The bill. after being gone over
quite thoroughly, was laid over for
consideration at another session, ii
being the purpose Of the members OF
the committee to make comparisons
between the house and the senate
bills on the same subject.
The very light support that was
given the capitol building report, as
evidenced by the vote in the senate
yesterday afternoon. puts a quietus
on the new building talk for the
present session at least. Only ten
members Of the senate were recorded
as being favorable to the plan of
taking Immediate steps in the ques-
tion. There is still report before
the house on the question of con-
structing a capitol building. which
report Is to be considered in the COM
miittee Of the whole.
Urge Hebron Station Support.
Splendid compliment is paid to
Dean Bahcock and Prof. Snyder in
their conduct Of the state briquetting
station at Hebron by the assembly's
junketing committee that visited the
institution. The report made yes
terday afternoon. covering the trip.
urges that the legislature make the
appropriation that has been asked
for and points to the tremendous i'm
portance Of the fuel problem in this
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