The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-01-28

W. ~ SAO SOLCAo y SAO Cat
general election. Senate bill No. IS,
introduced by Bronson of Grand Forks,
If passed will accomplish what the
ladies-some of them-want. But
there are ladies who do not want the
bill to pass, and the fact that the
voters rejected woman suffrage at the
last election, and that congress has
done the same within the month, are
potent arguments. If the legislators
will vote according to the result at
the last election in their home dis.
tricts-woman suffrage will not be
voted upon in 1916.
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lnvestioations-The epidemic that
seemed to threaten a week ago seems
less threatening now, and it is en-.
tirely possible that the legislators
have stitfened themselves and refus.
ed to be stampeded into a series OF
time and money wasting explorations
that get no where and are mostly
purely politics. The tax commission
is to be investigated, members from
both houses having been appointed
on the joint committee. The proposal
is to find out II the commission is a
revenue producer for the state; If it
has really secured sufficient revenue
for the state to more than pay Its ex-
penses and to discover the amount of
untaxed and hidden property it has
uncovered and placed upon the tax
wallis or1 thA ~rnN,,~k ~ ~a~n~,1o this
has meant to the state. The commits.
sion is perfectly satisfied with the
test and is glad of the opportunity to
get into the limelight and gain the at.
tention of the taxpayer in this man
ner. The investigation into the board
Of control Of penal and charitable in.
situations and its expenditures of
funds is not yet decided upon. In this
connection the publicity given to what
would seem to be a bad financial COL
dition at the state penitentiary and
its Irvine plant may have an effect up
on the issue Of investigation. Fig.
ures given as taken from the office
of the state auditor evidence that
there is now an overdraft of $30,0 600
in the building and maintenance &C.
count. If this condition prevails it
is absolutely contrary to law. There
was a cash balance Of over $4,000 in
this fund two years ago, and in the
Irvine plant operating fund there vas
q cash balance of $4,000 as compar-
ed with $4,000 now. The contrast has
occasioned no little comment.
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Constitutional Convention-Senate
bill No. 46, by Wartner of Wells, puts
the issue %squarely up to the legisla-
ture as to a constitutional convention.
The large number of proposed amend
ments to the constitution now pro-
posed would seem to make a owen.
ton the safer, if not the more econ
omic, way of r%emodeling the states
palladium of our liberties. The first
state constitutional convention was
financed by the United States govern.
ment. The first appropriation given
was $4,000 and a deficit of owe So.
900 was afterwards paid by Uncle
Sam. This would make the conven.
ton cost over $4,000. 1t is a ques.
ton whether, with financial conditions
as they are, an amount Of this size
can be secured, and it is likely that
the amount actually expended would
be nearer $4,000 before the conven'
ton adjourned.
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An Echo of the Waffle senate
chamber heard an echo of the great
conflict across the sea when the Bron
son resolution to provide for a cele
bration of a century Of peace among
English speaking people on Feb. IT
1915, declaring a legal holiday and
requiring the governor to proclaim
Opposition developed and some heatee
speeches were made, mainly attacks
upon "pertidious Albion" But the
bill passed the senate, 81 to q, one
not voting.
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| New GIad-Hander-Harry Case O.
; the Neville Journal is another candi
date for entrance into the Capito
City Press ~club. He has arrived a
Bismarck to take up his duties as as
sistant secretary to:the. governor dur
Ing the legislature under tho tutelag'
Of that veteran newspaper man, W. A
Carter, present secretary to the gov
ernor, and orn erly editor of the Dick
inson Recorder. The governor evi
IDENTIFY knows how to get up a goot
reception committee for his visitors
for the two editors. we'll praaticed il
the art of welcoming the new sub
scriber and turning harmless ava!
the wrathful advertiser, are by n
means tyros in their present posi-
tons.
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At San Diego-North Dakota 10 wei
represented at the Panama-Paciic ez
position at San Francisco, but we hav'
neglected the San Diego fair, and tt
remedy the oversight senate bill Nc
30 would appropriate $500 for pub
licity to be distributed there. We d
not feel as rich as two years ago whel
We appropriated $4,000 for the Sal
Francisco exhibit.
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