Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-14
Senator Hughes Of Bismarck
WIN Introduce First
Senate Bill
his Initial Measure Relates
to Good Roads and Creates
New Commission
First House Bill will be by
Blakem0fe Relating to
Senatorial Election

The announcement of tie standing
committees for both the house anu .en-
ate will be the chief feature of the ses-
sion of the Legislature which convenes at
2 O'Clock this afternoon after recess OF
week.
10th the president of the senate and
the speaker OF the house have had big
task on their hands during the recess IN
arranging these committees, but 1t IS
believed the selections they have settled
'Urfswiii be satisfactory to all the mem
bcrs and that from now on the real work
of the thirteenth assembly is practically
under full headwav.
\ large number of bills will also be
introduced in both branches this after
noon. When the recess was taken last
Wednesday neither branch had reached
that order of business. Many of the mem
bers brought bills with them to be intro
lucel at the first opportunity with the
opening of the session, and during tht
recess many others have prepared meas
urcs that will be offered this afternoon.
Senate Bill No. viii: be introduced
this afternoon by Senator Hughes of Els
narck. This initial senate measure per
tains to the subject Of good roads. Sen
ator Hughes proposes to create high
way commission and that convict labor
under guard shall be used between May
land November L iii road building He
also proposes in this measure that coun-
ty commissioners shall work in conjunc-
ton with this commission and shall sup
ply them with such information as may
be necessary In these districts.
The bill also creates two state high
ways. one running west from Fargo
through Bismarck to Beach. and the
other from Grand Forks west to the
Montana line. Bridges along these high
ways are to be built according to plans
of the state engineer and paid for by
each county wherein they are built. Part
Of the automobile tax is to be used In
this road building, and the term Of the
state engineer is to be made four years
in place Of two years as it is now.
Senator John Cashel of Walsh county
will offer Senate Bill No. 2 this after
noon. and his measure will amend the
constitution relating to several of the
educational institutions. He would add
an orphans home. to the old soldiers
home at Lisbon and use part of the 4O,-
OOe-acre land grant there for that pur-
pose.
He would also increase the standing Of
the industrial school at ElFendale and
would make the science school at Wah-
peton normal school, and would give
graduates of that school normal certiii-
Gates. for the purpose of relieving the
supply Of teachers An agricultural
school would also be added to the school
OF forestry at Eottineau.
Senator Englund Of Kenmare will Of
fer bill to provide for the extermina-
ton Of gophers by road overseers ap-
rointed by the county commissioners and
those appointed for that purpose may
enter any farm where gophers exist and
exterminate them where owners OF the
land neglect to do so. A compensation OF
81 a day Will be paid for carrying out
the provisions of this act
Many other senators have important
measures to be introduced this after
noon but II is not likely that any OF
them will be given their second reading
and they will rsnOt 90 to the committees
till Wednesday,.
In the. house this afternoon Represen.
tative Blakemore OF Fargo will introduce
constitution relating to the direct cleo
tion Of United States senators by the
people. Enough OF the other members
have bills prepared to be offered this af.-
ernoon to create "a veritable flflood.
Representative Twiclell of Cass coun-
ty will introduce bilr in the house to-
day which. If It passes will be of bene-
fit to all travelling men and railroad men.
as it will give them chance to vote
Mt the general elections whether they.i
happen to be in their own town or not.
The bill provides that anyone whose bus
mess calls him away from his voting
place, may, according to the bill, secure
from lis own county auditor ballot
the same as he would vote were he at
home, with the exception that it Is !
printed on different colored paper.
This ballot is accompanied by a special
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