The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-02-06
Heavy Cost Of Printing.

Heavy Cost Of Printing.
Communications from the governor
were received in both branches Of the
legislature calling attention to the ex'
travagance in the cost of printing. II
was set forth that during the first 30
days Of the session the printing bill
! had amounted to more than $4,000, OF
more than $500 per day. At the COVER
nors suggestion a Joint committee
from the two houses was appointed to
confer with the commissioners Of pub
lie printing and the governor to devise
ways to decrease this extravaganza.
As . result, resolution passed the
senate and was referred to the house
committee on expenditure, cutting Oh
from the mailing list, 50 far as print
ed bills are concerned, every one but
county auditors and the newspapers q
tho state.
State insurance Department
An original measure, 90 far % It ~
plies to commonWealths, was repre-.
scented In the resolution introduced By
Senator Veil, calling attention to the
heavy expense to which the state 10
put by payment Of insurance prsmi.
ums on state buildings, and recon-
0saaing the appointment OF . joint
committee to devise ways aud means
whereby the state may carry it's own
insurance.
ot The Initiative and Referendum.
Probably the only issue of any real
Importance, that Is, which will create
any real deep interest, will be the mi.
tiative and referendum. It has become
real live issue and the indications
are that 1t will pass. This is being
adopted in many states, and is becomr
Ing 80 popular throughout the coun-
try that it is doubtful II the demand
can be resisted much longer in North
Dakota. The subject was debated IN
the house, being reported back by the
committee on judiciary with majority
and minority reports, the latter rec
ommending its indefinite postpone
mont. 1t was finally referred to the
house as a committee Of the whole,
and Wednesday, February 5, set for
the day of consideration. 1t IL antici.
pated that there will be many lobby.
lists on hand when the time comes for
action.
l 0tspooition OF Ballots.
The bill which relates to the dispo.
sition of cancelled ballots occupied
considerable time on the part of the
house which sat as a committee Of the
whole. The bill provides that can
celled ballots be turned over to the
county auditor and increase the mile
age to 10 cents per mile. After con.
siderable sparring, the bill was recon-
mended TO pass.
Wanted Fort Lincoln.
Senator Bronson sent concurrent
resolution to the desk presuming that
Fort Lincoln was to be abandoned, and
asking that the land and buildings now
occupied be ceded by the government
to the state for institution purposes.
Senator Hanley was In no hurry to
consider the matter, whereupon 9ena.
tor Hughes stated that the land could
not be coded by the government ~ 1t
had been donated by private parties
merely for fort purposes, and in case
J.: fort was abandoned it would r.
vert 10 the donors. That settled It
Went Demand Unanimous opinisW.
After Z long debate In the house,
hosos bill No. IS, peovi1tng that II
shall require the unanimous decision
Of the five Judges Of the supreme
eourt to declare law unoonstitution.
al, was defeated. The bill created tho
greatest rumpus in the lower branch
Of any measure which has. bees coz
eideRod this session.
Favor Exhibit.
There 10 considerable discussion -
to whether this state shall be repre-
scented at the expeditions on the Pact
&c coast in 1915, and. long petitiea
has been received from North Dako.
ta1s new out there, asking that the
state be represented. Governor Han
ma has sent a communication to the
senate recommending that $4,000 be
appropriated for each exposition, that
%, at San Diego and San Francisco.
No action has been taken so far. t
A Recess.
Owing to the fact that there was Q
congestion in the committees and Sow
sral days would be necessary to get
matters pulled round for a contintI-
ance, and for the further reason that
many members had urgent business
matters at home for a few days, a 70.
cess was taken from the 30th to the
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Prevent Hunting with Dogs.
One Of the more unique bills present.
a in the house was that of Represent.
alive Kyllo, providing that, 1t shall be
unlawful to hunt prairie chickens
With dogs, except in the instance s4
farmers hunting upon their own prem.
Uses. Another. bill relating to the
game and fish laws is a measure IN.
teoduced in the senate prohibiting the
hunting of deer for Ave years.
Withdraws Road Diii. s
Senator Hughes bill creating STATE
road commission and providing for tWo
state highways running east and wsst
from the Minnesota to the Montana
Naes Vas withdrawn. The bill hAl
Sssn declared unconstitutional BY TIE
attorney general.
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