The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-14
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Cass, RIchland, Barnes, Grand Forks.
| Morton, Billings, Mercer and Oliver,
Ramsey, Stark, Wells, Pembina, forty
third district comprising Burke, Rem
Vile and a part of Ward, Bot
| tineau, Adams, Divide and Mckenzie,
Emmons and Kidder, Sargent Logan
and Mcintosh, Towner, Eddy and Fost-
er, Mclean, McHenry, Rolette, Bur-
leigh.
John Gammons OF Minot who has
been appointed stenographer to Judge
| Goss of the supreme court, arrived in
the capital city yesterday to assume
his task
Judge B. f. Spald1ng is back from
his home in Fargo, where he spent the
| earlier part of the week.
The senate committee on rules re-
ported that a bill might be called for
from any committee on a majority vote
of the senate, and that a motion was
made by Senator Stevens that a copy
of the senate bills and journals be
printed and sent to each newspaper
and library in the state and to the
members of the senate, only the regu-
lar routine of business was carried out
In the house two bills were directed
to be printed by the order of that body.
They were the Nestos reapportionment
bill and the DISCARD bill providing for
compilation of school laws. During
the absence of Speaker Hanley from
the chair a portion of the session, Rep.
o. j. Sorlie of Trail county, one of
the defeated candidates for the speak
ership, presided over the representa-
tives.
For the purpose of arranging the
memorial session to be held commem-
Grating the death of the late Martin
n. Johnson, United States senator
from North Dakota, committee was
appointed by Speaker Hanley consist.
ing Of Representatives Williams He'd
allen and Moen of Benson county. The
committee will confer with like COM
mittee to be appointed from the SEN
ate.
Another committee comprising Rep
resentatives Davidson, Burns and
Frame was appointed to select suit
able committee rooms for the various
house committees.
Probably the two bills that attracted
most attention aside from those or
dered printed were the ones introduced
by Mr. Gardiner of Nelson, doing away
with the Office of state hotel inspector,
and by Mr.. Davis of Grand Forks
county, concerning the agricultural
high schools in the state.
Both houses adjourned early, the
session in the senate lasting less than
an hour.
In the measure introduced in the
senate yesterday affecting the appro-
priation for the State Historical So
cety. the amount of $500, asked for
in the bill, will be used for the library
and stock room of the organization.
Previously nothing has ever been
permitted to be sent out from the cap
itol building, but the new bill provides
that reference books may be sent to
libraries for the use of citizens on re-
section 241, provides for the changing
Of the volume from biennial report
to an annual report.
A distinguished visitor in the capt.
tai yesterday was B. H. Rawl of Wash
ington, d. c., chief of the dairy divis-
ion of the bureau OF animal industry
of the department Of agriculture. He
paid a visit to the Office of the COM
missioner of agriculture in the state
capitol and looked in on the legjsla-
tive sessions to get a glimpse of the
North Dakota lawmakers at their
work To The Forum representative
Mr.. Rawl stated he was much pleased
with the work of Ernest Kelly who
lately made the milk investigation with
DR.. j. w. Durham in Fargo.
It is the intention of the federal de-
partment to locate an assistant from
the dairy commission in Bismarck.
The legislative reapportionment bill,
presented by Rep. r.. A. Nestos Of Mi
not was one of the two that were or
dered printed yesterday at the direc-
ton, OF the house. Mr.. Nestos' bill
proposes the redistricting of the state,
making number of important changes
that will be Of interest to the public
in general.
According to the provision OF the
Nestos bill the representation of Cass
county in both house and senate re-
mains unchanged, while Grand Forks
county loses one senator and gains one
member in the house. Pembina loses
one senator also and gains one rep
resentatiye and Cavalier county the
same. Rolette county gains one house
member as also does Benson county.
Towner county loses one representa-
tive. Emmons and Kidder counties
both gain two representatives Bur-
leigh county makes gain Of one rep
resentative while Morton county gains
one senator and five members in the
house. An additional member in the
house Is given Wells county and Me-
Intosh and Logan counties each gain
a representative. Mclean county gains
two house members and Hettinger and
Adams counties gain one representa-
tive.
Several big changes are made in the
northwestern part Of the state, where
Renville county is made into one dis
trict and gets one senator and one
representative. In the reapportion-
ment Ward county is created into two
districts and has two senators and six