The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-16

Anal day Tor appropriation bills.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 15.-The an
nouncement of the standing COM
mittees for both the house and senate
was the chief feature OF the session
of the Legislature which convened at
o'clock yesterday afternoon after a
recess of a week.
Both the president of the senate and
the speaker Of the house have had a
big task on their hands during the
recess in arranging these committees
but it is believed the selections they
have settled on will be satisfactory to
all the members and that from now
on the real work of the thirteenth as
sembly is practically under full head
way.
A large number of bills will also be
introduced in both branches. When
the recess was taken last "Wednesday
neither branch had reached taat order
of business. Many of the members
brought bills with them to be intro
duced at the first opportunity with
the opening of the session, and during
the recess many others have prepar-
ed measures that will be offered this
afternoon.
Senate bill No. / will be introduced
this afternoon by Senator Hughes Of
Bismarck. This initial senate measure
pertains to the subject of good roads.
Senator Hughes proposes to create a
highway commission and that con-
vict labor under guard shall be used
between May 1 and Nov. in road
building. He also proposes in this
measure that county commissioners
shall work in conjunction with this
commission and shall supply them
with such information as may be
necessary in these districts.
The bill also creates two state high
ways, one running west from Fargo
through Bismarck to Beach, and the
other from Grand Forks west to the
Montana line. Bridges along these
highways are to be built according to
plans Of the state engineer and paid
for by each county where they are
built. Part Of the automobile tax is
to be used in this road building, and
the term Of the state engineer is to
be made four years in place of two
q years as it is now.
Sen. John Cashel of Walsh county,
win offer senate bill No. this after
noon, and his measure will amend the
constitution relating to several of the
educational institutions. He would
add an orphans home to the old
soldiers home at Lisbon and use part
of the 10000 acre land grant there for
that purpose.
He would also increase the stand
ing of the industrial school at Ellen
dale and would make the science
school at Wahpeton a normal school,
and would give graduates Of that
school normal certificates for the pur-
Npose of relieving the supply Of
teachers. An agricultural school
would also be added to school OF
forestry at Bottineau.
Fl Senator Englund of Kenmare will
offer bill to provide for the ex-
termination of gophers by road over
seers appointed by the county com.
nissioners and those appointed for
that purpose may enter any farm
I. where gophers exist and exterminate
them where owners of the land neglect
to do so. A compensation of 81 a day
will be paid for carrying out the pro.
visions of this act.
Many other senators have important
measures to be introduced this after
noon, but it is not likely that any OF
them will be given their second read.
ing and they will not 60 to the com.
mattees till Wednesday.
In the house this afternoon Repre-
sentative Blakemore of Fargo will in
troduce house bill No. /, and amend
ment to the constitution relating to
the direct election Of United States
senators by the people. Enough o1
the other members have bills pre-