The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-13

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proved of and signed but 80 meas
ures, including As senate bills and
IS measures having originated i'll
the senate.
Beginning today he will be con-
fronted with the task of wading
through the grist of new and am
ended laws recently considered by
the legislature, and it will be inter
esting to note how they are finally
disposed of in the executive cham
Der.
Made UP Lost Time
In spite of the fact that the leg
islature was charged with being
rather dilatory in getting started,
having passed but one BILL. and that
repeal of an old law upon the
thirteenth day Of the session, the
two houses made up for lost time
from the thirteenth to the sixteenth
day and their batting average
was boosted considerably.
Bills owl Last Day
More than so bills were consider
ed in the two branches on the final
day of the session, and of this num-
Der many were considered in a fav-
orable light and given their final
boost toward the office of the gov
ernor.
Including in this lot were the two
alleged initiative and referendum
measures, known as Nos. 80 and 70,
and inasmuch as at least one of
those has been protested, it will be
interesting to note how seriously
the protest will be considered by
the states chief executive.
Suffrage Bill Siged.
The governor already has signed
senate bill No. s, which will be au-
tomatically submitted to popular
vote at the next general election.
The bill is Bronson's woman suf-
frage measure which appealed par
ticularlv strong to the women who
were lobbying in the interest Of wo-
men suffrage at Bismarck.
Up to Newt Assembly
Senate bill No. 157 will not be
subject to he governor approval at
this time.
This is also a constitutional a
1nendment providing for woman
suffrage, but it must be ratified by
the second Legislative assembly be-
fore it comes before the people.
Experienced Something Ne1v.
There were several features that
marked he session of the state leg
islature just passed which had not
been experienced in North Dakota
before, and principal among these
was the Ness bribery case. For the
first time in the states history a
man was brought before the bar of
the house charged with having at
tempted to bride the members of
the body, and he was found guilty
of the charges and punished. This
undoubtedly was principal among
the features which served to break
the monotony of one of the most
routine sessions in the memory of
the oldest member.
Womau's Suffrage First
OF the legislation enacted which
probably has he widest appeal over
the state, the woman suffrage ques-
ton is given preference. No fault
has been found with the Legislature
in this proposition with he manner
in which it was handled. The good
bills were passed, consciously or
otherwise, and the bad ones were
eliminated from the running.
Temperance people approve OF
he prohibitory measures passed by
the assembly, in spite of the fact
that the liquor inspection appeal
to temperance, and the general pop
ularity Of the measure is assured
in spite of the opposition represent
ed in the hundreds of kilograms re-
ceived by the members of both
houses. Also the temperance forces
approve-of the action Of the house
in killing an endeavor to put
through the hotel bar bill, although
considerable surprise was manifest
in the support of the bill developed.
This alleged support, however, is
attributed largely to the indiffer-
ence of many who felt confident that
the measure was an impossibility.
Institutions Take Care OF.
Although the various institutions
throughout the state did not nor
could not expect to receive the sup