Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-22

elevator at this session of the legis-
lature is gradually ceasing. Those
in favor OF the move have discover
ed that If terminal elevator is es-
tablished in Minnesota it would have
to conform to the laws Of that state,
and that the farmers of Minnesota
of North Dakota.
Under the laws of Minnesota
public terminal elevator must accept
any grain offered for storage. II the
claims of the Equity Cooperative
exchange are correct as to the hos
tility of the Minneapolis Chamber OF
Commerce it would be an easy mat
ter for the chamber to keep the eie-
vator filed the year around and
North Dakota farmers would be no
better off than they are now.
Tax Commission Probe.
Senator Martin, of Mandan, has
introduced concurrent resolution
calling for an investigation into the
affairs of the tax commission, and
providing for committee of three
During the past season there have
been many newspaper articles claim
ing that the tax commission has been
instrumental in placing much taxa
Bile property on the tax rolls which
has heretofore escaped. This has
also been stoutly denied. The reso-
luton requires the committee to OBJ
tain from the tax commission accu-
rate data showing the amount of
taxable property by them added to
the assess nent rolls of the state
within the past two years, the diff
ferent classes of property, and in
what counties the property is locat-
ed, and, further, in order to arrive
at the cost of placing upon the as
sessment rolls this additional taxa
BILE property, that this committee
shall obtain from the tax commits
sion and from the auditor of the
state detailed statement showing
the cost of maintaining the tax COM
mission and the total expenses IN
CURED by them in carrying on the
work from the beginning of the
commission to December 81, 1914,
and that this committee make their
report back to the house and senate
at the earliest date possible, in or
der that their report may be used by
the appropriation and tax commit
tees of the two houses in their de-
alterations.
Senator Martin says the investi-
cation is not made in spirit of hos
tility, but to asc rtain whether the
commission is not costing more than
the income from the increased taxa
ton.
Memorial to Congress.
Senator Englund of Kenmare has
introduced a concurrent resolution
which has passed, memoralizing con-
gress and the president to pass an
act for the restoring of citizenship to
those who have moved to Canada or
Mexico and surrendered their Amer
lean citizenship.
Canada has law of this KING
whereby any Canadian who has sur
rendered his citizenship may be re-
stored after a return and residence
in Canada of three months. Mr..
Englund's resolution proposes that
American citizenship may be restor-
ed upon a residence of one year in
stead of five as is now required.
This is done in the interests of
immigration, as there are many
Americans who moved to Canada
and will be glad to return if they
can be restored in a short time The
Canadian law is said to have proven
highly satisfactory and beneficial to
that country, and it is assumed that
if three months law is good for
Canada one of a year should prove
beneficial to the United States.
The resolution urges that our
senators and representatives in con-
sress work for such law, and that
President Wilson also become inter-
ested in the plan.
Enforcement Commission.
Representative Moses of Drayton,
has introduced bill in the house
creating the office of enforcement
commissioner. According to the
provisions of this bill it will be the
duty of the commissioner to inves-
tigate as to the violation of prohibit
ton, gambling. cigarette, snufr,
bawdy house, prostitution, white
slave. pool hall, official removal and
other laws of North Dakota and to
lay his evidence before the states
attorney in the county in which sucn
violation occurred, and in case of the
states attorneys failure to act to
lay the evidence before the attorney
general or the governor, and to aid
in the prosecution of the violators of
the law.
The power is given the governor
to appoint a capable citizen to the
office, and the salary is placed at
$4,000 per year and actual expenses,
and to have power to employ assist
ance if necessary, also to have a
clerk at 5000 per annum. An appro-
priation of $4,000 is made for the
expense of the office each year.
No Subscription Contests.
Representative Jahr Of Mclean
county has introduced a bill which
puts the ban on newspaper subscrip-
tion contests, making the otfense
punishable by fine of from 500 to
$500. 1t seems to be popular ana
1t is believed it will pass both hous-
es without opposition. The bill car
ries the emergency clause and IL it
nassas will hncome effective at once.