The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
STATE LAW MAKERS GET DOWN
70 BUSINESS AND CONSIDER
LEGISLATION.
HARMONY" THE SLOGAN
Nearest Approach to Scrap Was Over
Mouse Bill No. 32-Tributss to
ex.Senators Jud laMoure
and G. B. Little.

The legislature Is down to q sslid
grind. There is no excitement, no
lights. no legislation which 10 keepins
anybody awake nights, and in fact il
10 about as peaceable session al has
, ever been held in the history OF the
state.
Bills are plentiful, and while there
are many which are amendatory, still
zach member seems to have some i'd ca
VI his own which he wished to make
a record on
Early in the week the board OF con.
troll through communication called
attention to the crowded condition of
he asylum at jamestown. This seem
ed to be pointer to several for i'm.
nedfately there were bills introduced
Tor additional institutions Of that ma.
ture. The towns which are candi.
dates for such favors are Kenmare,
Fessenden, Leeds, Rugby and New
Rockford. 1t is thought there may
be one place selected for another asy-
lum, as there can be no disputing the
need Of such, but there is nothing to
Indicate which city will be the lucky
place.
Wanted Reports.
Representative Williams OF Bis
marck struck responsive chord when
he called attention to the annual out.
lay Of money for the printing Of re-
ports Of the several departments, and
suggested that In absence OF such re-
ports upon the members desks, he
would move that the chair appoint
committee to walt upon the heads Of
the departments and dnd out when
such reports might be ready for the
consideration Of the legislators
Speaker Frame concurred In the re-
quest and appointed Meesrs. Hose, ny.
an and Hjelms,ad.
Want Joint State Exhibit.
Representative D. r. Streeter has
introduced resolution recommending
a twin exhibit at the Panama-Pacihc
Exhibition, representing the states Of
North and South Dakota He argues
that the two states being younger
than many others, and the amount of
taxes being smaller: the people of the
two states being Of the same blood
and same descent, that these together
with other reasons might make it
agreeable for the two to combine and
have single exhibit. It would mean
more creditable exhibit than either
one could make alone. besides would
be much more economical. The speak
er of the house and the president OF
the senate We're authorized to com
municate with the South Dakota leg
islature and ascertain II the proposi.
ton would be looked upon favorably
by the sister state. The resolution
was indefinitely postponed
Tribute to Jud LaMoure.
An exceptional honor was bestowed
upon ex-senator Jud LaMoure when a
resolution offered by Senator Gilbert
was adopted providing that the board
OF trustees Of public property should
cause large portrait of the former
senator to be placed in the senate
chamber, and a copy Of the resolution
sent to him. This was done and now
the portrait hangs back OF the presi-
dent Of the senate.
A similar tribute was paid to ex-Sen-
ator G. B. Little Of Bismarck who was
one OF the leading members Of the
senate and for twenty years was chair
man OF the committee on judiciary. A
resolution was presented by Senator
f. A. Hughes of Bismarck, who defeat.
ed Mr.. Little at the primaries last
June FOR the Office, authorizing por.
trait Of Mr.. Little to be hung in the
senate beside that OF Mr.. LaMoure.
The resolution contained several laud-
atory remarks and was adopted unani-
mously. 1t il probable that no two
men participated in more important
capacity in the legislation Of the frst
twenty years OF the state than these
NO gentlemen, and the recognition was
timely and appropos.
Harmony Prevails.
Evidently the members Of the house
intend to make good on the plea for
harmony which they contended for at
the outset, for the next day after the
fight over House Bill No. 30, Mr.. Diyet
apologized on the floor for ANYTHING
which he may have said which was
offensive, and was freely forgiven. So
far the house has been very harmoni-
GUS.
No Supreme judicial Referes.
The committee on judiciary report
ed bill No. 80, introduced by Mr.. Blake
more, and providing for body OF su.
preme judicial referees. and recon-
that 1t be indefinitely post
poned. The bill had previously been
reported back by the committee in
similar manner, but was recalled for
consideration
Woman's Suffrage.
1t looks like the woman's suffrage
bill is likely to pass. Alice Nelson
Page, who is heading the movement
In this state, is on the ground and is
doing some vigorous work in favor Of
the bill. Last session the bill would
have passed, but for the fact that 1t
got lost or at least met with mys.
ferrous fate, hence failed There Is
goodly sentiment in its favor, though
there are some Of the older members
who know how to do the chloroform.
Ing who are opposed to It. and there
b still considerable speculation az 70
kS fate.
Ne Expense Ter Judges.
It was recommended by the commit
toe that the bill providing for the q.
psnses Of district judges when they
were called out of their district to
perform their duties be indefinitely
postponed. Representative Lambert
tried to have the bill considered Sep
u a