The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13

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mission to investigate rural credit
systems in Europe, was recommended
for indefinite postponement by the
committee on agriculture, and the
same committee took similar action
as regards bill No. $50, regulating the
sale of binding Irvine and preventing
deception and fraud.
The committee on ways and means
recommended the indefinite post
ponement of bill No. 237, and recon.
mended for passage bill No. POI. The
former relates to salaries of deputy
auditors, providing that they may re-
ceive IS per cent of the auditors sal.
airy. The latter relates to the lending
of assistance to voters at the polls
and provides that no person shall as
sist more than five persons on any
one election day.
Railway Committee Reports.
Six bills were reported back by the
committee on railways. Three OF
these, Nos. PAL, 100 and 80, respect
lively, were recommended for pas
sage, and two were recommended for
indefinite postponement The latter
were numbered lao and 1913. Bill No.
115 was reported back with bota a
majority and minority report and
was automatically referred to the
house as a committee of the whole.
The bill relates to the issuance Of
free railroad passes, and would pro
vide free transportation for members
of the railway commission and their
employees.
Neglect Their Bonds.
Charging that certain state officers
have been in the habit of neglecting
to file proper bonds upon assuming
the duties of Office, a resolution intro.
duced by Representative Morrison,
recommended the appointment of a
committee of three to investigate all
bonds filed since the year 1909 and
take such action as is warranted by
the conditions found to exist.
The speaker appointed upon this
committee Messrs. Haraldson, Camp
bell and Streeter.
Communication From Foster Co.
A communication from the Foster
County Better Farming association
was in the form of resolution adopt
ed by the association declaring the
present method of collecting road tax
to be inadequate, and urging upon the
legislators that their best efforts be
put forth in the interests of the cash
payment Of road tax proposition.
Message From the Senate.
Jul DAllo we've ICCCl'Cu III q LlCo'
sage from the senate and were re-
ferred to the various house commit
tees. The first was No. 55, relating
to the election of school officers; an
other, No. 113, being an amended herd
law; another, No. 152, relating to the
of telegraph messages,
and the fourth, No. %, relates to
exempt from taxation.
A Startling Resolution. =
At this juncture a startling resolu-
ton was introduced by Representa-
tive Fax, recommending the appoint.
ment of a committee of three to in
vestigate alleged discrepancies in va
rious state departments. Upon the
motion being carried the speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. F. w. Turner, Kel-
logg and Bope. .... ... .....
The resolution follows:
nSSOIuIIONs
Whereas, According to the printed
report of the Stallion Registration
Board for December 81, 1912, they
show $3,244.SS expended for clerk
hire from October %, $40, to Deem
Der 81, 1911, and the actual clerical
work of this board is conducted at the
State Agricultural College by per-
sons drawing pay from the salary
fund Of the state agricultural college,
and
Whereas, The farmers adjacent to
Bismarck, North Dakota, deplore the
fact that the Warden of the State
Penitentiary sells vegetables, milk
and cream in Bismarck in direct COM
petition with said farmers, and
Whereas, Said farmers cannot pay
taxes and compete with the state gov
eminent, and convict labor, in such
business, and
Whereas, Said Warden has per.
formed work for private parties in
the city of Bismarck, and in Burleigh
county, which work prevented
taxpayers of this state from having
employment, and