The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-26
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JUDGES POWER
Butler Proposes to Make Is
sue Of Drug Permits Rest
on Showing Made.
By b. d. P.alson.

Bismarck. n. D.. Feb. 35.-Re-
moval Of tho discretionary power now
held by district court judges n at.
fecting the issuance OF drug permits
Representative Butler OF Ransom
county. and on which there probably
will be a majority and minority re-
port from the house temperance
committee, which committee has IT
under consideration.
Last night and tonight the COM
mittee considered the measure. but
no decision was reached.
Representative Buffers permit bill
judge to issue a permit to an apple
cant who makes satisfactory showing
In his petition. The present law pro-
vides that the judge may or may not
issue q permit. v e in the face Of
such satisfactory showing.
F. L. Watkins Of the State En-
foreement league. appearing before
,hs, e the present ~'i law s>s be retained.
though admitting that the penalty
clause proposed by Mr.. Butler .
stronger. he contended that the
measure weakened some other feat
ures Of the present permit measure.
There is little possibility of a full
committee report on the bill.
Bitter Fight o. Liquor INSPECTION.
There has been an intensely bitter
fight in the house committee on tenn
perance over the liquor inspection
biz. on which there was a divided re-
port today. the majority being for
indefinite postponement. the minority
proposing q few minor amendments
and recommending its passage.
II the measure is designed for reve-
nue. purposes. opponents contend that
1t hardly conforms with the spirit of
the prohibition laws Of the state. as
North Dakota is supposedly abso-
lutely opposed to the sale Of liquor
while not legalizing the traffic. Is de-
clared to be a revenue bill, and 1t is
a fact that that feature has been
used as one OF the arguments for
passage.
Extremist on Committee.
On the house temperance commit
tee there are several extremists Oh
the question Of temperance. They
have been favorable to all Of the pro-
posed prohibition legislation. includ-
hotel drinking bill. and during the
consideration Of these measures there
have been several decidedly heated
sessions. while personalities have
been INDUCED Id on frequent oc-
casions. 1t Is currently understood
that the heat engendered by the de-
alterations Of this committee. Of
which S. Hendrickson IL the chair.
disturbance created by Representative
Cotton who. on the floor Of the house.
was a bit careless in his manner of
speech as affecting said chairman.
New Alignment on Full Crew.
There may be an almost entirely
new alignment in the state senate
e the full e bill when it comes
up for passage. 1t IL now with the
railroad committee. being referred
there yesterday upon its Introduction.
This measure has been the Of
present session. and It is generally
understood that SOME Of the support
gathered by the railroads in their
fight against the bill will be lacking
on the e vote.
Last House Appropriation Bill Out.
With the report OF the house COM
mittee on appropriations today on the
Franc budget bill. the last house bill
In the possession of that committee
was reported out. This rather re-
markable record is especially inter-
esttng in view Of the fact that the
senate committee is in practically the
same condition. With each commit
tee having the bills Of it's own house
out Of the way on the fiftieth day. the
indications are that appropriations
will be disposed Of before the last
appropriation bills have. in former
years. always formed a clog against
other legislation on the final day.
Burke County to Be Reimbursed.
Representative s. Hendrickson Of
Burke county has secured from the
senate committee on appropriations 4
favorable report on his bill reimburs-
which it has been put to in killing
and disposing of horses condemned
by inspectors at Portal. The total
amount is $685..
Favorable consideration for this
measure vas based on the plea that
the horses did not belong to Burke
county citizens. but were condemned
while in that county on their way to
Canada. belonging to. emigrants. The
today 1t was reported OF favorably
the senate appropriations commit
Does Not Assume Responsibility.
The senate committee on appropri-
atoms does not assume responsibility
for the appropriation bill for the pro-
posed exhibit at the Panama-Pacfnc
exposition. In accordance with the
wishes Of the commission hat was
appointed two years ago to investi-
gate the question Of making an ex-
hibit. a bill had been introduced call
ing for a $4,000 appropriation. The
committee once had that amount
pruned to $4,000. but last night
the decision to report 1t out
without, recommendations. allowing
the senate to fight 1t out OF the floor.
There also is a bill providing for a
$4,000 appropriation for an exhibit
at the San Diego exposition, but 1t is
understood that that plan will be
dropped entirely.
Fits Several Present Situations.
The bill hat has been proposed by
Senator Davis. prohibiting the use Of
public school buildings for dancing
purposes. would At into several stu
atoms now prevailing in the state,
notable among these being the one
that has been created in Bismarck. In
Bismarck the board OF education has
granted pupils the use Of the schools.
and the faculty IL against the plan.