The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-30

DeIOTe the legislature since he UFSt
became member, many years ago.
and expressed the opinion that when
the question OF nconstitutionality
arises. there should be demand that
1t should be so clearly unconstitution.
al that all should see 1t in one light.
Representative Divet, Of Richland,
attacked 1t as a lawyer and from q
legal standpoint, declaring it wrongly
defined, lily devised and poorly drawn.
II don't want It to appear that the ju.
dietary committee Is out after any
bills with an axe just 10 see the blood
splash" said Mr.. Divet, but many
bills are lily considered. In this case
the whole system works toward unset
Ting instead OF settling right, and
that 10 not any way to build 4 consti
tuition. As long as we are going 70
keep constitution, for Coos sake let
40 keep It 50 it will work"
After considerab BILE sparrtng which
at times became quite heated and con.
sumed about two hours of time, the
bill went over to the next day and An.
ally was recommended to pass
Another Executive Session.
On Friday afternoon the senate
went into executive session again, and
It is presumed that 1t was for the pur.
pose Of considering the sealed com,
munication Of Governor Burke which
was received on the first day of tho
session, and which related to the ap-
pointment Of the present members Of
the board of control OF course, no
one could tell definitely how the COM
mittee stood on the matter, but it is
rumored that the three republican
members were unfavorable and the
two democratic members favorable to
the confirmation. This Is a much dis.
cussed question, as the republicans
feel that Gov. Hanna should be given
a free hand in the appointment, and
at the same time strong forces are
arguing that the old board should be
continued
Memorial for Judge Morgan.
Arrangements are being made for
memorial services in honor of Judge
Morgan The house has sent mes.
sage to the senate announcing that
the senate resolution providing for
said services, and that the house had
appointed Messrs. Buck, Doyle and
Campbell to act with similar COM
mittee of the senate to arrange for
these services to be held in Joint
session. The president Of the senate
appointed Senator Bronson, Mclean
and Cashel as such committee.
No longer will the record OF the
senate be written out in long hand Il
Is t~o slow for progressive senate,
hence, the printed journals shall be
NortiAod tho norpoo {o,, ~, II
and that engrossed bills shall be type,
written instead Of being written in
long hand. The measure went through
unanimously and the two bills provid4
ing for the change were the frst 70
be passed.
Reported on Asylum.
The committee which went "a
Jamestown to inspect the insane asy.
lltm reported that while they found
the place crowded and an increase In
tubercular patients, yet the sanitary
conditions are good. The COMMITTEES
recommended an enlargement of the
building, and for that purpose Senator
Steel Of Stutsman has introduced
bill asking for an appropriation OF
$419. 900.
Probably the most interesting sub,
ject Of the past several days was the
question Of confirming the appoint
ment of the tax commission which
was appointed by Governor Burke.
The commission members, Messrs.
Wallace, Birdsell and Packard, were
appointed last spring by Gov. Burke
and the commission began business In
July. It is necessary, however, for
those appointments to be approved by
the senate, and the question arose
whether the senate should do 1t or
not. There was not much opposition
to the first two named. but Mr.. Pack.
ard seemed to be the bone Of conten.
ton inasmuch as he as Newspaper
man had been very active and aggres.
hve. The senate held two executive
sessions regarding the matter and hn,
ally confirmed all three. Some claim
Mr.. Hanna should have had the op.
portunity to appoint whom he pleased,
but It was fixed up somehow and the
matter 10 settled.
Ssnators' Mileage. 4
The total number Of miles travele9
BY the senator's In coming to Bismarck
for the session and returning are
21,SS6, which at l0c per mile cost the
STATE 12.2305O. The mileage Of tho
house members will be more than
twice that amount
Appropriations Asksd for Schools.
Two bills have been introduced ash,
Ing for money for the Industrial school
at Ellsndale and for improvements
ler the Normal ct Valley City. The
Glendale school asks for $4,000,
while the Valley City Normal wants
3184b25. Hebron has also asked ~
$4,000 for it, sub-statioa.