The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-30
ASSEMBLY TAKES
RECESS UNTIL
NEXT TUESDAY
Would Have All Fees Paid
Directly to the State
Treasurer.
DEATH PENALTY MAY
BE DONE AWAY WITH
Resolution, Proposing to Eliminate all
but Newspapers and County Audi.
tors from Mailing List of Bills, not
Adopted in the House.
Grimes speciaI Service. \

(1lme8 special SerVtCe.)
Bismarck, N. d. Jan. 30.-With
both branches adjourning this after
noon till next Tuesday, the session to-
day was a nuneventful one, excepting
that considerable committee work was
reported before adjournment
A legislative committee is making
an investigation through the depart-
ments at the capitol with the view of
|enacttng legislation, whereby all fees,
now paid to the different departments,
Will hereafter be paid direct to the
state treasurer. instead Of being car
ried on an open account by the in
dividual state officers. The object of
the committee Is to learn how such a
to the assembly to have a bill drafted
for that purpose at this session. II
is also proposed that all clerks now
employed by the state carrying on the
same line of work. shall receive the
same amount of salary.
| One of the most important bills to
be offered after the recess will be
one doing away with capital punish.
ment in North Dakota and also dis
pensing with pardons excepting in
cases where entirely new evidence is
brought into the case.
A concurrent resolution was receiv-
ed in the senate this afternoon from
the house, urging the passage Of the
Kenyon Shepard bill in congress.
Senator Talcott wanted to amend by
Including a memorial for the North
Dakota members and wanted the sen.
ate to send 1t back to the house fOr
concurrence.
This he was unable to do, as Senator
. Hanley objected to the senate concur.
ring in resolution today, and the
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convenes on next Tuesday.
Several new bills were introduced
in the senate today.
| The house adjourned at 2:l4 o'clock
until next Tuesday.
| Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 30.-The con.
current resolution adopted by the sen
ate eliminating from the mailing list
so far as the bills are concerned. al
but the newspapers Of the state anG
the county auditors, was not adopted
when referred to the house yesterday
but after long debate was referred
to the committee on expenditures
The session was the longest of the
present term. and while a great deal
Iof business was considered, most OF
it was OF a routine nature.
Eight bills were passed by the low.
er branch. including No. s. relating te
elections; No. 113. repeating the Law
requiring county commissioners to file
a bond: No. 1913, relating to trade
discrimination and unfair competition
No. 95, relating to the duties Of
states attorneys and the attorney gen.
eral; No. 154, requiring secretaries OF
fair associations to give bond; No
So, repeating the law relating tc
townships located on public lands: No
129. relating to partial payment OF
taxes. and No. 90. relating to elections
under the commission form of gov.
ernment.
The house while convened as com.
mittee Of the whole recommended five
bills for passage, and three bills
which had been acted upon favorably
by the senate were referred to the
house committees for consideration