The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-21

Bismarck, Jan. Is. - The sentiment
for constitutional convention Is
growing among the legislators. Wart
ners bill in the senate provided TO.
the submitting to a vote of the people
the question of holding such vonven
ton.
Opposition to constitutional con
yention has always come from the w
G. T. U. and allied temperance work
ers but it is understood that these
workers will not oppose it at this
time
The temperance advocates feel thai
prohibition has had a thorough trial
in the state and that sentiment is sc
overwhelmingly in favor of keeping
North Dakota dry state that they
have nothing to fear from willy poll
ticians at a constitutional convention
A number of Fargo residents were
in Bismarck yesterday. Among these
was Deputy Sheriff Kramer, Harry
Carpenter, E. T. COMFY.
Economy is the watchword in the
legislative halls. Each house is appar'
emily vieing with the other to see
which one can cut expenses to the Lint
it. So far the senate seems to have
the best of the contest, having under
consideration a motion which if adopt.
ed will cut printing costs consider
ably
The plan is that whenever bill is
already introduced in the house and
printed and duplicate is introduced
in the senate it shall not be reprinted.
L. L. Twitchell introduced at the
Tuesday session bill which will clear
up the titles to prperty sold for taxes.
There is large amount of property
which has the title clouded on account
of failure of former owners to fet
deeds to same, from county officials.
A bill was introduced two years
ago by Twitchell similar in impor.
which passed the house, but got lost
in the shuttle in the senate. The pre-
sent bill if passed enables the county
auditors to clear the records.
Senator E. H. Skies, Mountrail
county, has recovered from his ILL
ness and is now in his place. He takes
the place vacated by H. J. Linde, the
present attorney general.
Senator diversion has introduced a
bill repeating that section of the COM
piled laws Of 1913 relating to appeals
in cases tried without a jury.
Representative Masters has intro
duced a bill in the house which will
provide a quicker and more definite
method of action on garnishment pro-
ceedings where the property owner il
nonresident.
Representative Singer has intro
duced a bill amending the law relat-
ing to county fairs so that counties
having an assessed valuation of three
million dollars may levy tax for
holding a county fair. The present
law requires an assessed valuation Of
five million.
Representative L. L. Twitchell
thinks the most appropriate appoint
ment on committees is that of J. T.
Purcell of Fargo, as chairman of the
committee on mileage and per diem.
Purcell has been commercial trav-
eler for a number of years and will be
able to extract the fat from the mile
age accounts Of members and commit
tees.
Representative Bratton wants to
amend the present law relative to the
publication of delinquent tax notices
to read three successive times" At
present the law requires that such
lists be published three times in 4
newspaper.
Torson, Pierce county, has introduce
ed a bill providing that local officials
shall pay for their own bonds. The
only exception is where the county
commissioners demand that the coun
ty treasurer provide fidelity bond.
Robes bill, introduced in the
house Tuesday, amends the compul
sorry schol law, so as to permit chill
dren attending private schools, those