The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-21
COMPROMISE ON
BOARD FAILED
OF ACCEPTANCE
Closest Division in Senate
Was Over Confirmation
of George Wallace.
MARGIN OF FOUR
VOTES IS SHOWN
Joint Committee Visiting jamestown
Asylum to Determine Approximation
Needs for Coming Bienial PERIOD
Other Legislative Matters.
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(Times Special service)
Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 21.-In the
continuation of the appointees Of
Governor BURKE to the state tax com.
MISSION which occurred yesterday.
three votes We're taken, one on each
|appointee.
The vote on L. E. Birdzell for the
two-year term was 81 to 10; on Geo.
Wallace for the four-year term. ~
to %. and F. f. Packard for the six.
year term. 30 to 20.
1t is claimed that the supporters
OF the commission were willing to
Birdzell and Packard, dropping Wall
lace and leaving that position open to
appointment at the hands Of Governor
Hanna. The compromise, however,
CID not appeal to the opponents of
the board, and they did not accept il.
Today's session of the legislature
preparations committees of both
branches absent at jamestown. COM
mittee meetings have been put over
until tomorrow. and there was very
little reported today. g The first i'm.
portant bill pertaining to insurance
was introduced in the senate this aft
ernoon by Senator Hintey. 1t pro-
vides that whenever any policy Of in
surance shall be written as insurance
of any real or personal property in
this state against loss by fire that the
stated amount Of insurance written
in such policy shall be. taken on the
true value of property insured.
The first movement in support Of
the woman's suffrage bill. now in the
com mlffpP 40
anifest this afternoon with the arr
rival here Of Mrs Alice Nelson Page,
president of the Grand Forks league
Of Votes for Woen club" and corre-
spending secretary Of the North Da.
kota association. A delegation Of
Grand Forks women are expected in
Bismarck to support the measure.
Mrs. Page Is confident the measure
WIN pass this session. as there is no
/ Among the bills offered in the house
was one by Representative Nyhus,
amending the revised codes relating
to fees to be received by clerks of
court. A bill was also introduced to
provide for uniform blanks in real es-
tate transfers and provideing enforce.
ment thereof. Representative Smith
Of Kidder offered a bill, repeating that
section of the education law relating
to the annual meeting Of school off.
GERS.
Representative Freitag from Nc
Lean offered resolution in the house
this afternoon, providing for the dis
charge of all pages now employed and
engaging older people for that pur.
pose. Freitag claims that those em-
ployed low should be In school or at
home With their parents.
Under the resolution. adopted by the
senate early In the week, large por-
trait of former Senator LaMoure is
hung in the senate chamber behind
the presidents stand and an engrossed
/, copy OF the resolution was mailed to
Mr.. Larimoure this afternoon
The Judiciary committee this after
noon introduced a bill, known as the
blue sky" law. which regulates cor
porations operating in North Dakota.
Last night joint committee Of the
assembly went to Jamestown where
an investigation will be made into the
conditions at the asylum for the In
sane. The board Of control reported
to the legislature that the crowded
condition of the institution was such
that the inmates could not be given
proper care. With no provision for
the segregation of male tubercular pa
tients. it was claimed that some pa
tients who were discharged as cured
Of mental trouble. died afterwards
from tuberculosis contracted while
they were inmates Of the asylum.
The board asks appropriations for
the construction Of new ward
building. new administration build
ing. and tubercular hospital for
males.
All chino sky'' oc<. voro,.,s.<, ,s +,,>
senate were reported out by the Judi
ciary committee for indefinite post
ponement. and later committee bill
will be introduced. 1t Is expected that
the judiciary committee Of the two
houses will confer in the drawing Of
such q measure.
BY the provisions Of the Joint reso.
luton passed by the senate yesterday,
the long hand written journals Of tho
two houses is abolished. the printed
Journal taking its place. Also. instead
Of enrolling bills in longhand, they
are hereafter to be typewriter.
Senator H. A. Bronson yesterday
teachers annuity fund. This bill was
drawn by committee Of the North
Dakota Educational association. and
1t proposes the creation Of fund for
the purpose Of pensioning teachers.
This fund would be created by a levy
upon the salaries Of teachers In the
state. and the payment of q small per.
centage of the county tuition fund
each month. Provisions are made for
the distribution Of the fund to teach.
ers who have been engaged in tho
work for certain number Of years,
and also for the return to teachers
who do not continue In the profession
of portion OF the levy that u pro.
vided for.
That ten per cent be the maximum
rate Of interest in North Dakota on
etc.. Is the provision con.
tanned in a bill reported out favorably