Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
--HNrN- .s "ssSr-'nt
FLOOD OF BILLS
FOR LAWMAKERS
So|0ns Have Been Busy During
First Recess.
FIGHT ON IN THE SENATE
Considerable Opposition to Governor
Burke's Appointments on
Several Boards.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 13.-When
the legislature ~reconvenes after it's
first recess of nearly a week it is ex.
pected there will be a small flood of
bills introduced in both branches and
it is doubtful that another recess will
be taken during the balance of the
session. Among the first bills to be
offered will be those pertaining to
legislation for good roads. State En-.
gineer Atkinson has been advocating
sentiment over the state for a mum.
Der of years in regard to that subject
and, acting on the engineers sugges.
ton, several bills have been already
prepared.
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The standing committees for both
the senate and house will be an
nounced shortly by the presiding Off
GERS, who have been laboring all
through the recess making up the list.
Ia A1dIICl ID OCCu lC1I CuJll0ly W
the speaker of the house and the
president of the senate, and there has
been no effort on the part of the men,
bers of either branch to interfere
with the selection, though some of
the members who have had previous
legislative training have, of course,
expressed a preference for places in
which they would like to serve.
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When the senate took it's, recess
last Wednesday the executive session
which had been started Tuesday, the
first day of the session, to consider
two sealed communications from Gov
ernor Burke, who was then still in Of
fee, had not been completed. These
communications pertained to the con-
firmation of the appointments Burke
had made to constitute the board of
control and the state tax commission
which the legislature OF, 1911 had
created. When the senate recon
venes this matter will undoubtedly
be referred to the, committee on state
affairs. The greatest speculation is
based on what the senate will do in
regard to confirming the members of
the tax commission. There ,iss no
small amount of opposition expressed
towards confirming the appoint
ment Of the present members, especial
ly to the appointment of f., E. Pack
ard, formerly of Valley City. Under
the provisions of the law creating the
commission it is declared that the
commission shall be nonpartisan and
1t is because of Mr.. Packard's perni-
cious activity that he now encounters
so much ~antagonistic sentiment. Judg-
ing from Mr.. Packard's own
ton he expects opposition from the
senate in pronounced terms.
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Indications are that Governor Han
ma will announce several state ap-
pointments during the week. Among
these will be state bank examiner,
game %wardens, hotel inspector and oil
inspector. The appointment of a war
den for the penitentiary and the
heads of the other penal and charit-
able institutions cannot be made I'M
til after the membership of the board
of control has been decided pon
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An effort is already on foot to cause
the board of trustees of public prop
erty, consisting of the governor, state
auditor and secretary of state, to ap-
point a superintendent of the capitol
building and grounds in place of D..
M. Slattery of Bismarck. D. J. Nc
ellis of Bismarck has been an active
candidate for this place since the
new administration came into power.
Mr.. McGillis formerly held that posi-
ton for twelve years and resigned
six years ago when he was elected
sheriff of Burleigh county. 1t is not
likely that the board will make any
change in this position before April
l and it is said that if the board makes
a change at that time that the place
will go to a man outside of Bismarck,
The superintendent has the appoint
ment of several employees and the
board seems disposed to emove the
position of superintendent from local
city politics.
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