The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-15
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For Unanimous w. cT'preme
Court to Declare any State ~ Un.
constitutional-'cBl Sky" Laws.
Crimes Special service.)
Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 15.-A Joint
resolution was presented in both
houses Of the legislature this after
noon proposing the abolishment OF the
written journal. The passage OF the
resolution would mean a saving OF
about $4,000 in clerk hire.
Under the present plan. the com
plete journal of both houses is trans.
cribed by long hand into permanent
volumes. They are not indexed. ana
1t is contended that they are entirely
valueless. the printed journal being
quite sufficient. That printed jour.
nal he especially bound and certified
to as the official record Is the proposal
now made. The matter was referred
to joint committee.
Representative Hendrickson lntro-
duced a bill in the house this AFTER
noon which will make necessary un.
animous vote of the supreme court
to declare unconstitutional any law OF
the state. Bratton of Pierce offered
an amendment to the Lein law. max
ing it operative only so far as labor IS
at lumber companies. ration Is tax
ing the stand that lumber companies
should take chances with others ex-
cept laborers.
In the senate, Talcott. will intro.
duce an amendment to the rural ala
law for schools, making larger ap.
propriation for expenses of the rural
nd ArTAnRos
ments for more consolidated schools.
The hill carries an appropriation Tor
$74.00O.
Several blue sky laws were offered
in the house today and were referred
to the judiciary committee.
Senator McLean's bill providing for
an appropriation Of $4,000 to pay the
balance Of the silver service fund
will raise the constitutionality of such
proposed appropriation. Four years
ago the governor appointed commits
sion to raise funds for the 1, purchase as
kota battleship. and the fund is now
within $4,000 Of completion. Cover
nor Hanna proposed that an appro-
priation be made to cover the amount.
Governor Burke two years ago con-
tended that such an appropriation
would be unconstitutional.
The division Of the taxation paying
period is proposed by Senator Bron-
son of Grand Forks county. He be-
lieves that the taxes should he paid
either once or twice a year. as de-
sired by the tax payer.
change in the method of spending
funds derived from the automobile
tax, u bill covering that subject CIV
ing municipalities the right to direct
where monev collected within Its
boundaries shall be expended. Mr..
Bronson also has a woman suffrage
bill before the senate already.
The blue sky" legislation will re-
ceive considerable attention is indi-
Gated by the fact that yesterday no
less than six such proposed measures
were introduced in the senate. and 1t
few others placed before the two
branches within the next few days
In the senate all bills were referred
to the judiciary committee and a
committee bill will be reported out.
"Blue sky" legislation has the sup
port of Governor Hanna. the insur-
mercial organizations Of the state.
Direct election of United States sem
ators will be approved by the North
Dakota legislature. There can be lit
tie doubt on that score. and it is con-
ready introduced will be one Of the
first to be passed.
North Dakota already has prac-
tically direct election Of the United
states senator's. the election by the
legislature being almost entirely, II
not altogether, a matter Of form.
North Dakota must appropriate :e
approximately 100000 to pay the in
demnity on glandered horses killed
during the last two years under or
ders Of the live stock sanitary COM
mission. The North Dakota law pro-
vides an indemnity. but the owners
Of horses that are killed do not re-
ceive the money due them till the leg-
islature convenes, as the constitution
forbids an advance appropriation to
cover contingencies Of that nature.
as glandered horse indemnity two
years ago was about $4,000. but dur
ing the past two years the amount
has been slightly increased.
The appropriation bill for the North
Dakota tuberculosis sanitarium intro
duced by Senator Nelson is for main
tainance during the coming two years.
The institution will be practically self
supporting from the fact that patients
must either pay for the treatment
themselves, or the county from which
they come must bear the expense in
cident to their care.
Under the rules adopted by the
senate, all appropriation bills must
be introduced before the thirtieth
day of the session. and fifteen days
later all bills must be reported out
Of the appropriation committee. This
step was taken to do away with the
possibility Of clogging other legisla-
tion during the last end Of the ses-
ssion, as has SO often been the case.
The board of control Of penal and
charitable institutions is anxious that
early action he taken to relieve the
conditions existing at the asylum for
the insane at Jamestown. During the
past two years the institution has
been badly crowded. and 1t has been
practically impossible to care for all
patients that have been brought there
Additional buildings are needed inn
mediately, and the board of control
asks that joint legislative commit
tee visit the institution for the -,',r-
nose Of determining what steps should
hc taken in the matter of legislat ation.
North Dakota Methodists are op-
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