The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-27
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL,
Examininn Elevators.

Harry Clough Of the railroad cam
m~issioners' department, left yesterday
on q business trip to towns along the
500. Mr.. Clough will check UP sew
eral elevators while away.
Are at Harvey.
Railroad Commissioners w. HI. Mann
and Sec. Thomas Hall went to Harvey
where they will look after matters
that need their attention.
Want a Platform.
The people Of Deering have peti-
toned the railroad commissioners for
ala order to have the Great Northern
build a loading platform for them.
In Supreme Court.
G. e. Murphy OF the law firm Of
Murphy & Duggan of Grand Forks is
here looking after the Great Northern
interests in the Leeds train service
case which is being heard by the SUI
preme court,
Depot for Kintyre.
An order was recently issued by the
railroad commissioners for a station
house at Kintyre. The 500 has grant
ed the request of the commissioners
and already has the material there for
the new building. The Northern Pa
cihc is also building a station house
and a hrst-class water tank at Scran-
ton.
Will Classify Express.
The railroad commissioners are
sending out notices to the express
companies doing business in North
Dakota to the effect that the commits
sioners at a regular session to be held
in Fargo, July 2. will near all COM
plants on the express classification
and schedule Of rates on express, and
special rate on agricultural repairs and
the proposed graduated charges the
commissioners are to put into effect.
The changes that have been recon-
mended by the commission If adopted
viii mean the saving Of hundreds OF
dollars for the farmers and business
men Of the state.
New Notaries.
Secretary of State Norton has is
sued notarial commissions to the fol-
lowing:
Carl Frank Forester, Bowman.
j. A, Hopper, Brantford,
G. B. Neal Wildrose.
Yule "A. Nelson, Conway.
Frank L. Robertson, Jamestown.
J.. A. fainter, STANLEY.
Harold +. Knopp. LaMoure.
Geo. a.. Kellogg, Lakota.
Geo. III. Bingenheimer, Mandan.
John B.. Boucher, Thorne.
John A. Carlson, Finley.
Will Submit Resolution.
Gov. John Burke has received from
Secretary OF State p. G. Knox the fol-
lowing copy OF a resolution Of con
gress, entitled Joint Resolution Pro-
posing an Amendment to the Constitu-
ton Providing That Senators Shall Be
Elected by the People Of the Several
States Resolved by the senate and
house OF representatives OF the United
States Of America in congress assem-
bled (two-thirds of each house con-
curing therein), that in lieu Of the
first paragraph Of section three Of ar
ticle I Of the constitution Of the United
States, andan lieu Of SO much Of para
graph two OF the. same section as re-
AdtcS 10 GpC HilluS Oh V~dCdnC1SSs Ills
following being proposed as an amend
nent to the constitution, which shall
be valid to all intents and purposes al
part OF the constitution when ratified
by the legislatures Of three-fourths Of
the states:
The senate OF the United States
shall be composed of two senators
from each state, elected by the people
! thereof, for six years; and each SEN
ator shall have one vote. The electors
in each state shall have the qualihca-
tons requisite for electors of the mos
numerous branch Of the state legisla-
lures
The above resolution viii be sub.
mitted to the next North Dakota legis.
Iative assembly for action.