The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-20
THE
APPO|KTEEs OF
GOVERNOR BURKE
Tax Commission Question
Has Added Complications
Because of Law.
TERMS MAY HAVE
BEEN CONCLUDED

Cnusual kFoV1eion Relative to C0nllr.
nations Contained-Other Leeisla.
tive Propositions That Have Reen
Launched.
CONFIRM COMMISSION.
The senate at $3.50 th,. a,,er.
noon convened in open session
following an executive session. in
which executive seesion Governor
Burke's appointments to the tax
commission were affirmed.
Bismarck, n. D.. Jan. 2o.-Final
disposition by the senate Of Governor
Burke's appointees to the state tax
commission it scheduled for this aft
ernoon. The state affairs committee.
to which the appointments we're refer
red at the opening Of the session, re-
ported SATURDAY afternoon in favor Of
missioners. F. E. Packard and L. p.
Birdzell, and against the confirmation
OF George Wallace. A minority re-
port from the committee opposed the
confirmation OF any of the commits
sioners. and advised that the entire
matter be referred to Governor Han.
ma.
Another interesting question has
arisen In connection with the proposi-
ton, the law creating the tax com
mission providing that in the event of
recess appointments being made by
the governor. that such appointments
must be confirmed by the senate be-
fore the third Monday in January
during the legislative session. else the
terms OF the commissioners 50 ap-
pointed automatically expire.
bers Of the board. and their friends.
.. that the law does not affect the first
commission. On the other hand op-
ponents of the board charge that the
terms Of the commissioners have al
ready expired, and that Governor
Hanna Is now in position to submit
appointments to the commission, as
the appointments We're not confirmed
before the third Monday which Is to-
day. Any confirmation Of the ap-
pointments which might be made to-
day probably would be contested on
| the plea oiffai4ure 10 confirm ~l,ili!i
the time limit, as It is contended that
the law does not include the third
Monday as the period within which
the confirmation may be made.
Compulsory inspection for tubercu-
losis of all dairy cattle in the state is
proposed by Representative Kyllo.
Heretofore such inspections have been
maintained by several municipalities
Of the state. but this is the first time
that It has been proposed on a state-
wide basis.
Representative Hedalen Of Walsh
county has introduced a bill propos-
ing that three-fourths vote Of the
Jury shall be sufticient to return q
verdict in certain cases. He would
except only the charge Of first degree
murder where death punishment can
be inflicted. from the three-fourths
rule that he proposes.
From six months to two years Is the
sentence that Representative Everson
violators Of the prohibition law. At
present the sentence ranges from nine.
ty days to one year in the county fail.
with penitentiary sentences admissa-
BILE upon second conviction.
Among the provisions Of appropria-
tion bills already introduced are the
connection with the school for the
deaf and dumb at Devils Lake aud the
construction Of boys cottage at the
Mandan reformatory.
At Devils Lake. the only facilities
for teaching Industrial trades are In
the printing and carpentry lines, and
1T is proposed that new Industrial
the deaf mutes a wider field in which
to work.
In the bills introduced for appro-
priations for the state penitentiary,
the following items are included: War.
den's salary, $4,000; deputy warden's
salary. $4,000: bookkeeper's salary.
ary. sl.soo: matron's salary. $500;
chaplain's salary. $500: guards and
employees. $4,000: maintenance, $45,-
900: heating and lighting. $4,000: re-
pairs and improvements. $4,000; inci-
dentals and national prison congress.
$500; physician and medicines, $2.-
800; transportation: eloening oen etc.
$4,000; bedding. $1,000: books and
stationary. $1,000; water supply. $2.-
500: remodeling hopital. $1,000: addi.
tional land, $4,000: building for GRIM
inal insane. $4,000: residence for Of
ficers and employees. $4,000.
Under the head Of resolutions Sat-
OIudy 0eudlOT AolCOlks CudlTuldu Oh 4
special joint committee. had a reso-
luton adopted informing the senate
that this special committee named to
investigate and report the present
system OF keeping the legislative jour-
nails and recommend more modern
system. would offer two bills for in
PRODUCTION that would put their rec
concentrations in the shape Of new
laws.
The senate committee on state at
fairs this afternoon recommended that
the Talcott bill. providing for the
eliminating Of the longhand journal
in both houses and for the enrolling
Of bills by typewriter. be passed. Two
bills were introduced in the senate
this afternoon that are being pushed
by railroad employees of the state.
Senator Mcbride offered bill provid-
ing that all locomotives used in the
state be equipped with electric head
lights and Senator Hookway introduce
ed the full crew bill. which calls for
the employment of four men in train
crews. where the train consists Of ov.
er forty cars. A conductor. two brake.
men and fiagman are required un.
der the provisions Of the bill. Rail.
road employees are interested In an
other bill regarding the promotion Of
firemen to the position Of engineers
and It requires that before the fire.
man can take examination they must
a