The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-14
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(Times-Herald Service.)
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 14.-Today
marked the reopening of the session
of the North Dakota legislature. both
houses recovering after an ad-
iournment since last Wednesday. The
ments by both presiding officers fea-
lures today's sessions.
The first day flood Of bills also re-
suited, and from now on the grind will
be steady.
Both presiding officers said the COM
mittees had been named with the
idea of placing men at the head who
were pushers. and who would be in
terested in clearing the decks as early
as possible in the session.
Grand Forks county senators were
accorded the following committee
berths:
Bronson-Banks and banking, in
surance, Irrigation and drainage. tu-
dietary. military affairs, taxes and tax
laws, and women suffrage. 80.
Observation-Disclosures. engross-
ing and enrolling of bills, judiciary.
of the journal, and educational insti-
tutions
Turner-Cities and municipal cor
porations, elections, federal relations,
immigration. public lands. public
printing, state affairs and public
buildings.
House members from Grand Forks
county were well treated. Dean Sc
cured the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on ways and means, O'Connor
was made chairman Of the forestry
committee and Kyllo chairman of the
revision and correction Of the house
journal committee. Their other COM
mittee appointments follow:
Dean--Labor. public debt. appor-
tionment and charitable institutions.
Observation-Disclosures, apportionment,
educational institutions, game and
fish and immigration.
O'Connor-Joint rules, appropria-
tions and apportionment.
It is rather interesting to note the
berths given speake-ship candidates
WHO were defeated by Speaker Frame,
as the question of committee privi-
lcges claimed to have been accorded
somewhat into the speakership fight
this year.
A. G. Divet of Wahpeton got the
craftsmanship of the judiciary COM
mittee; A. NJ. Thompson was made
chairman of the railroads committee:
A. P. Hanson gets the banks and
banking committee, chairmanship;
Frank E. Polyhar heads the state af-
fairs committee: Streeter heads the
Anderson is chairman OF the appro-
priations committee, and Victor
WARDROBE chairman of the elections
committee.
o.. J. sorlie Of Traill. chairman of
the railroad committee in the last
two sessions. goes to the school and
public lands committee. Frank e.
Polyhar was chairman of the appro-
priations committee two years ago.
Representative H. Enderson of
Burke county will introduce a bill
proposing change in the plan of
handling glandered horse cases.
AS the law now stands. the expense
of appraising. killing and burying such
animals is borne by the county in
which t-.ey are killed. ana 1t Is the in
tent Of this bill to change the law so
that said expense will be borne by
the state.
The reason for this is to furnish re-
lief from the expense saddled onto
the border counties wherein are To-
Gated the ports Of entry. as the govern
ment inspectors condemn many horses
which are being taken to Canada. and
Inc c1pcuS0 VI ulSpOSlHE OF LHeSC all.
mails from all over the state must be
paid by the people of these few coun-
ties.
The bill by Senator Hughes pro-
posing state highway commission.
known as senate bill No. 1, was given
its first reading this afternoon. az
was senate bill No. by Senator CASH
el, proposed constitutional amend
ment relating to several institutions of
the state.
Representative Twichell Of Cass will
present a bill today which II 1t passes
will make 1t possible for travelling
men and railroad men to cast their
votes at general elections, whether
they are at home O. not. According
to the bill. the party desiring to vote
away from home makes application
to the auditor for Il ballot, which
will be printed on different colored
paper from the regular. He signs
an application. and casting the ballot
puts 1t in special envelope provided
therefor and sends 1t to the auditor
of his home county. -
When marking tho ballot he ap-
pears before n notary and takes an
oath to the signature on the enevlope.
Tho county auditor compares the sig
nature on the application. and when
satisfied that everything Is regular.
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