Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-03-13
BILLS RUSHED. THRU
IN CLOSING HOURS
NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE REP.
8 RESENTED IN PANANIA-PA-
CIFIC EXPOSITION. 35.. 5..
Resolutions Of Confidence Passed in
the Senate. Some Of the. New
Measures. >. ,,s,.:,,

considered and approved 80 meas
ures,r During the last day of the
session more than fifty bills were
considered by both houses and many
Of that number. were passed. One
Of the initiative and referendum
measures has been protested as to
the legality of it's passage.
Among the appropriations was a
bill for $4,000 for the Panama
Pacific exposition and $4,000 for a
display of the agricultural resources
Of the state in the Norway Centen-
NAL in 1914.
There were several new state offic-
es created, among them the Office Of
state fire marshal, with a liberal
provision for it's maintenance.
Among the resolutions offered in
the senate was one which expressed
confidence and respect for Senator
c. w. Hookway, member of the body
whose name had been mentioned in
connection with certain attempted
bribery charges originating in the
house, on the passage of the anti
snuff bill. The Granville CONNER
cial club also adopted resolutions to
forward to Bismarck expressing con-
fidence in Senator Hookway, and re-
senting the insinuations made
against him and ex-senator Jud La
Moure.
Among the important bills that
were considered and lost was the
county assessor bilE.,-ss -7-~ ~ :
A bill was passed to make illegal
all agreements between persons in
jured in railroad wrecks and the
railroad company or it's attorneys.
A bill extending the terms of
township treasurers from one to two
years was passed.
The hotel mems liability act passed
both houses. 1t limits liability on
trunks, suit cases, etc, ,and provides
protection against deadbeats The
bill is the same as that proposed in
five other northwestern states.
A new normal school for Dickin-
son will be created If the members
of the next assembly concur, and the
people of the state adopt the meas
ure.
A state highway commission was
created in order that the state may
qualify for federal aid in the con-
struction of good roads.
A bill giving the governor power
to remove county, city and township
officials under certain conditions will
become law.
A bill to establish terminal eleva-
tors within the state will go to the
people in 1914 for ratification or re-
lection.
Unsatisfactory Measures.
The initiative and referendum
bills which passed both houses after
a long fight do not add much to the
popular rights on this subject az the
provisions of the bills greatly re-
strict the operation of the principle
which was desired to be placed in
full operation. The bill which orig
inally passed the house, known as
the Ployhar-Blakemore bill, was kill
ed in the senate. This bill met the
conditions which we're supported in
the house and which political COM
mittees of both parties and all fac
tions promised the people. The bill
was killed in the senate by the vote
of Lieut.. Governor Kraabel, who
stood between the Ployhar-Blake-
more initiative and referendum bill
and its submission to the people of
the state in the next election.
On tie vote, "a to "a, to attach
the "clincher" motion after the SEN
ate had passed the measure with q
hare constitutional majority, the
lieutenant governor broke the tie by
voting In the negative, andih he thus
opened the way to reconsideration Of
,the. bill late in the afternoon, at
which time it was killed.
One Of the Initiative and referen-
dunn bills that finally passed known
as the Gibbons s. B. 7s, requires that
petition must be filsA six smonths In
advance Of the election; must have 9.
total Of at least twenty -hvs per cent