Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-02-06
LITTLE DOING
IN LEGISLATURE
BILL TO CHANGE TERM OF OF
FICE OF GOVERNOR.

Bismarck, Feb. with the ses-
sion half over, the time for the in
PRODUCTION of appropriation bills has
expired, as under the joint rules no
appropriation bills can be introduced
after the thirtieth day without unan-
imous consent. Practically all OF
the appropriation bills have been Of
fered, however, as over $2,500,000
has been appropriated by bills SO far
offered, and there is only $1,740,0
available after the expense of main
tanning the capitol building is held
out.
There was a light attendance at
both the, senate and the house yes
terday, owing to delayed trains.
Later a quorum became present in
both houses.
A bill has been introduced in the
house to provide for four year term
of office for the governor, and to
make all other state offices appoint
i've. Neither the governor nor the
treasurer can serve more than four
years.
A bill will be introduced to extend
the state trolley line to the peniten-
tiary and utilize convicts for all
work required, as far as possible. 1t
is intended to provide cheaper
transportation and freight service
to both the state capitol and the pen.
Representative Putnam has an ap-
preparation bill Of $4,000 to carry
out the duties Of commissioner Of
agriculture and labor.
There are many protests coming
in. against certain railroad measures
that have been introduced, one Of
the latest of which is to allow
states attorney to inspect the books
OF freight and express companies, in
securing evidence regarding the ship
ment OF liquors into the state.
!. Among the house bills passed yes
terdaT was no. s., by T T u,1reT, 81:
lowing organized townships to annex
fragments of townships. y bill to
provide for granting charters for new
state banks by banking board was
lost. The bill for constitutional
amendment for uniformity Of taxa
ton and the classification of prop
erty for purposes Of taxation, and
relating to the taxation of certain
public utilities companies, passed the
house. This resolution passed the
house and senate at the last session
and will come before the people at
the next general election.
House Bill No. 81, the anti-cigar-
ette bill, was passed without debate,
and clincher motion was adopted.
House Bill No.2S, relating to how
much of it's capital bank may in
vest in banking house and fixtures,
was recommended to pass, as was
No. Il, protecting the officers of
municipalities against combinations
of bidders for city work.
The house received a message
from the senate with concurrent
resolution regarding the price to be
charged for the shipment of second
hand automobiles, it being stated
that oftentimes under the present
tariff the rate charged would be more
than the machine could be sold for:
Senate Bills.
In the senate a resolution was
adopted to have a portrait of ex-Sen-
ator Ed. Pierce hung on the walls of
the senate. @
Thoreson's anti-snuff bill passed.
A bill was introduced by Capt.
Mudgett of Valley City, appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the purpose of aid
ing union and confederate soldiers
now in North Dakota to attend the
reunion at Gettysburg in July. 1913.
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