The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-08
WOULD Make TRIP
: TO INVESTIGATE
ASYLUM LOCATION
Committee Deems it Advis-
able to Visit Places Aft
er New Institution,
APPOINTMENTS TO
~sste MAL COMMITTEE
e'c,e,,
Not Expected that h. i. wnl be
Made Before First Of Week-oppo-
sition in Senate Committee Aeainst
Initiative and Referendum.
Not Expected that + wm be
(Times Special Service,

Chimes Special service.)
bismarck. N. D.. Feb. S.-The Joint
committee on state affairs Of both
houses met this morning to consider
the matter OF the location OF another
insane asylum. The resolution ID to be-
offered calling for q special COMMITTEES
from the house and senate to make a
trip over the state and visit the towns
that have asked for such an iustitu.
|tion.
Among the towns for which bills
have been introduced are New Salem,
New Rockford. Carrington. Leeds.
Rugby. Towner and Garrison.
1t Is thought likely that an asylum,
In addition to the one now at James
town. will be located. but the town Will
not be decided until the committee has
made its trip and reported back to the
assembly. 1t will require q constitu-
tional amendment. o,
Governor Hanna's appointments for
the board OF control. which were SUBJ
mitted to the senate in executive ses.
sion yesterday afternoon and referred
to special committe Of five. are be-
ing considered by that body. It is not
thought that they will be reported
back before the first Of the week. as
there Is some opposition to the con-
firmation Of all appointees.
The bill which passed the house.
providing for the initiative and refer
endum and recall. is now with the sen:
ate committee on election. of which
Senator Garden is chairman. He is Of
the progressive element Of the repub-
lican party. and 1t Is predicted that
he will strongly oppose reporting the
bill back to the senate. recommending
1t for passage. Should the committee
report unfavorably 1t il likely their
report will not be adopted. as there
seems to be q strong sentiment among
the majority Of the senators on the
floor in favor Of passing the bill.
The resolution offered in tho house.
calling for a sweeping investigation
tof. the penitentiary and several state
fered this afternoon to include the
state treasYrer's office and commits
sioner OF Agriculture and labor.
Bismarck. N. D.. Feb. s.-Bills up
for final passage and seeking the en-
dersemsnt Of the committee of the
whole had but little success at the
session yesterday in the house.
The first clash came when H. B.
22S was reported back from the COM
mittee on judiciary with a majority
and minority report. The bill pro-
vides that gambling houses shall be
declared public nuisances and be SUBJ
ject to Injunction the. same as is the
case with buildings where the liquor
law is violated. The majority report
was for indefinite postponement and
when a motion was made that that re.
port be adopted a motion was made
that it be referred to the committee Of
the whole which finally was carried.
H. B. No. which defines usury and
would reduce the legal rate Of interest
was also sent back with divided COM
mittee report and this went automati-
cally to the. committee of the whole
house. At this point Representative
Bass offered a resolution asking that
the chief clerk be authorized to sc.
cure 800 more copies Of the commit
been depleted" When some Of tho