The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-16
Capitol Gossip At
The State Headquarters
OFFICERS ALL GETTING DOWN TO
BUSlNESS-R. r. COMMISSION
Frs AND GOVERNORS or

FlCE.
Bismarck, n. d., Jan. 13.-There
was little doing at the. capitol Sat-
urday except that the house and
senate stenographers and clerks were
busy annotating codes for the use of
members. They will be ready when
the legislature convenes at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
r. r. Commission Meeting.
The railroad commissioners and
Stenographer Olson have returned
from Valley City,, where one of those
we'll known high line" conferences
was held. The meeting was called in
the city hall and the room was pack
ed with interested citizens. The con-
tentions of the Valley City residents
were presented by Messrs. Winterer,
Richie and Combs and the railroads
side of the question was argued by
General Manager Slade and Judge
Young of Fargo. The people of Val
ley City are asking that trains NO.
8 and be run on ~the down town
track and made to stop there. At
the present time they stop only at
tht high line station and that depot
is about a mile out Of the city. The
people of the city also want the rail-
road company to build a new depot
down town. 1t was decided to give
both sides until Jan. 20 to prepare
further arguments and it is expected
| that tne matter will be settled at
that time. There will be meeting
OF the railroad commission held in
Bismarck the lrst of this week at
which time it is expected to clean up
lot of small matters that have been
hanging fire for some time.
Superintendent Taylor's Office.
In the office If the superintendent
OF public instruction, Mr.. Taylor was
busy with his mail and when asked
about legislation to be asked for at
the present session stated that in nis
| estimation school matters were al
ready overlegislated and that they
were not going to ask for much this
year. They will, however, suggest
! some changes in the rural aid law.
When the committees from the house
| and senate on education are named
| the superintendent expects to have a
conference with them to map out a
course to secure needed legislation,
but no sweeping amendments are
contemplated. There will be ex-
aminations held for professional GER
titicates, Jan. 81 and Feb. /, at Bis
marck, Dickinson, jamestown, Fargo,
Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Minot and
one or two other places if it is found
necessary. These examinations are
held under the direction of the state
board of examiners and there are
about fifty applicants for this term.
Governors Office.
In the governors office, Mr.. Han
ma is still receiving congratula-
tons of his friends.
! The governor was asked for advice
regarding committee rooms and he
telegraphed the Northern Pacific for
permission to use rooms in the ex-
position building and received the
following telegram which solves the
question most satisfactorily:
"Hon. l.. B. Hanna, Bismarck, N.
D.: Exposition building now leased
to state for exposition purposes free
of charge, except that state pays in
surance. No objection to its being
used for purposes named in your wire
and will make no charge therefore
Please see that no damage is done to
building and that it is policed and
cleaned"
When asked if there was anything
doing along the line of appointments
the governor stated that there would
be nothing that day, Friday.
- e Secretary Hall Busy.
In the office Of Thomas Hail. Sec
rotary of state, there are a few
changes being made in the rooms,
some new tables being installed and
lights placed on some of the desks
where there were none before. Mr..
Hall is breaking into the game very
easily and seems as much at home
there as when in his old Office at the
railroad commissions department.