Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-06

WoIh III lue SldIe one Can readily APP
preciate the fact that both the house
and senate education committees
have been doing strenuous work.
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After a heated debate the house
killed a bill creating a state text book
commission and providing for uni.
formity of text books. Charges thai
agents of the American Book com.
pany have been going through the
state offering brides to educators and
school boards failed to influence the
house in favor of the bill. When a
bill relating to subjects to be taught
in the public schools was considered
Representative Hjelmstad declared
that the pupils would be better Off if
they We're to study less grammar.
geography, etc. and learn "practical''
things.
Unanimous ratification of the ap-
pointment of Fred Brewster of Har-
vey as third member of the board of
control featured Fridays session of
the senate. The blue sky law was
passed by the senate and a bill to pro-
hibit dancing in public schools lost by
one vote. The senate voted an appro-
priation of $4,000 for North Dakota's
exhibit at Norway's centennial, and
also an appropriation covering the bal
ance of the silver service fund for the
battleShin North dakota
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Representative Lambert's bill pro-
hibiting the drinking or rendering of
intoxicating liquors in hotels, restau-
rants, boarding and lodging houses
was responsible for a decidedly heated
debate. Lambert declared the meas
ure lent splendid support to the pro-
hibition interests in the state, but
WARDROBE, as a prohibitionist, declared
himself opposed to a a incor-
porating so many "jokers." 1t was
killed.
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The house on Friday voted down a
measure extending the governors
term of office to four years. AS a COM
mittee of the whole it recommended
for passage a bill designating the first
Sunday in June Of each year as Moth
ers' day. 1t also recommended for
passage the state university a%ppropria-
ton bill, carrying with it a. fund of
$S8,3OO.
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No more inaugural balls will be held
in the North Dakota state capitol
building if Representative Hedalen of
Walsh county has his way. He has
introduced a bill in the house prohib-
itlng the use of any part of the build
ing for balls or dances during the
progress of the legislature. There is
some strong support for the measure,
while Bismarck people are fighting the
proposal, not being very DESTROYS of
losing this big event.
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Attorney General Miller received
the resignation of Assistant Attorney
General F. G. Hebron, whose activity
in the crusade against violators of the
prohibition law within the last four
years has given him considerable
prominence throughout the state. Two
successive legislative bodies have
failed to grant him a salary for the
work he has done under the direction
OF the attorney general and in his let
ter of resignation he expresses the
thought that the enforcement of the
prohibition law west of the. Missouri
river is d~isapDroved of by legislators
and equivalent to a request for his
resignation.
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Majority and minority reports will
committee Of the house on the bill
proposed by Representative Buck of
Stutsman county for a constitutional
amendment providing for a 1000, 900
good roads bond issue. This is a
measure that has been introduced in
accordance with the desires and rec.
concentrations Of Governor Hanna
who contends that it's passage will
open the way to the creation of a
state system of good roads that will
be second to none and for which the
farmers. who will really be the most
benefited. will not have to pay a cent
The use of the taxes derived from
automobiles it proposes as a near
Of paying the interest on the bond
and funds derived in that same man.
ner would ultimately retire the bonds
Governor Hanna believes that in siX
teen to twenty years the state cOulC
have the system of roads completely
constructed and the automobiles alone
would have paid the bill.
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The charge that bonding companie:
had formed a trust or trade agreemen
under which the counties we're beinE
held up" for a greater premium thar
the bonds are actually worth, was re
%sponsible for the passage by the hous'
of a bill, which now goes to Governo
Hanna for his signature. The bill ere
ates a state bonding department t
be conducted under the direction o
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