The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-29

a. vi. was INTRODUCED IN the senate
this afternoon. which would make
state officers appointive and not cleo
i've. giving the governor a cabinet.
tne same as the president of the Uni
ted States. The bill provide for first
1our-year term for state officers and
session of the legislator every three
years; This was provided for so that
tne change will not he too sudden for
the people of the state.
1t is generally understood around the
capitol that no appointments will he
sent to the senate from the governors
onlce until after the recess, which
starts with the close of the session to-
morrow.
Among the bills introduced today is
one one appropriating s2.boo for fair at
beach. Another appropriating $2,5O0
for improving the executive mansion.
senator Cashef has bill to permit
farmers to ditch their own land for
draying purposes and Senator Elling-
son offered one permitting cancelled
corporations to renew their charters.
Bismarck. N. B.. Jan. 2s.-1t is ev,.:
dent that the members of the house
Of representatives Of the thirteenth
legislative assembly of North Dakota
rear that the rule passed prohibiting
the introduction of bills after the for
tieth day will be enforced this year
as there were thirty-five new meas
ures offered yesterday. The reading of
those new bills took up good part
of the two hours and a half the house
was In session but there was also a
good deal of time put in the consid-
Grafton of bills before final passage
and in a committee of the whole.
There voro n,,y,oh ne ,,o,,, l,;l1r 20
fered having to do with the admins
tration Of affairs of cities and villages,
most of them amending laws now on
the books Of the state. There was one
bill offered which II passed will raise
the pay of county clerks and there
has been Il lobby here looking after
the interests Of the bill even before it
bodied in the bill to do away with
the fee systems. and pay the clerks on
basis of the value of property in the
county. One of the four bills offered
prohibits the location of a cemetery
within eighty rods Of school house.
Another bill would aff1x fine of fifty
cents for every day a warehouse man
in his report Of grain bought or ship
ped during the year. the report to be
made to the commissioner Of agricul-
ture of the state.
The Cotton resolution memorable
ing congress to pass the Kenyon liq-
uor bill now pending in the senate
was put on Its third reading and final
and passed with 80 ayes. IL nays and
II absent and not voting. Ployhar's
initiative and referendum and recall
bill was made special order of busi-
ness for o'clock Wednesday and then
Ployhar attempted to have the motion
reconsidered but failed. 1t is expected
that there will be good many peo-
sented and Ployhar stated that every
one knew where they stood on the
matter now as we'll as they would then
but the motion lost and the bill will
be considered on the first day after
recess. Ployhar asked that there be
1, a roll call on the motion to recon-
slider as he wanted everyone to be put
on record as to where they stood on
the measure. There was good deal
of argument over the matter and the
final roll call resulted in 80 for recon-
sideration. 81 against and absent and
not voting. When roll call was asked
for Speaker Frame cautioned the
members to not be so free in ealing
for roll call and stated that in this
particular instance there was no way
on the final passage Of the bill.
Another bill that caused a good
deal of commotion was House Bill No.
1S which provides that after an cleo
tion the ballots must be sealed and re-.
turned to the county auditor. This is
put forth as means Of Fastening and
making NOR economical the hearing
and decision Of contest cases. There
was q good many different ideas as to
the amount of mileage that should be
allowed the men who bring in the elec-
ton returns but the committee Of the
whole finally determined to report the
bill to pass with the ten cent mileage
clause. During the discussion of this
bill the committee arose SO that the
members of the committee on rail-
roads might be excused to attend a
Joint meeting Of the house and senate
committees. H. B. 1s viii III was re-
ported from the committee on edu-
cation and provides for state aid to
GRADED and rural schools was referred
to the committee on appropriation
az It carries an appropriation of $37.-
500 annually. H. B. 120 which re-
lates to the payment Of road taxes in
cash was made special order Of bus
iness for Wednesday Of next week at
4 O'Clock. While the committee Of the
whole was considering house bill 95 by
sorlic and relating to the duties Of
states attorneys and the attorney gem
cral. q motion to arise prevailed and
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