The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-18
HOUSE BILL NO. II
Will BECOME LAW
With AMENDMENTS

cutting out the right to search had
been made but that he hoped it would
pass in its present shape.
Ployhar of Barnes, called attention
Of the house to the remark that had
been made that the law would be sell
supporting and in view of that would
move that the appropriation be cut
down from $4,000 to $4,000 per an.
mum. He stated afterwards that they
then had money enough to pay salar-
les and then could 60 out and get
busy and prove their statement that
the bill would be self supporting. The
amendment carried.
At this point Blanchard of Stark
moved to amend by striking out Sec
ton 5 which is as follows: "Said
state enforcement commissioner and
his assistants shall have the same
overs to arrest violators of the state
laws as a peace officer has but shall
! Immediately deliver such person ar
rested to the proper peace officer and
make the proper complaint" The
amendment failed to carry.
Hendrickson then moved that when
, the committee arise it recommend
! that the bill be printed in full in the
, house journal as it was amended so
that all might know just what they
were voting on. The chair ruled that
this motion was out of order In the
committee of the whole and when
Hendrickson appealed from the decis.
ion of the chair, the committee sus-
tanned Mr. Peterson of Nelson county
who was acting as chairman at the
time. Hendrickson did not make the
motion after the committee arose.
That there will be an effort made
to kill the bill when it comes up for
third reading goes without question
and there is equally as little question
as to it's passage Efforts will prob
ably be again made to amend in some
manner to make it imperative but
the result of similar efforts yesterday
shows that there is strong majority
for the passage of the bill with its
original principals untouched. The
appropriations has been cut down,
some of the commissioners powers re-
duced, but the bill still provides for
the appointment of the commissioner
and the payment of his salary ana
with those two points left it is sure
to work for the best interests of the
state as it is moral certainty that
| Governor Hanna will appoint some
, one who is fearless in his prosecution
and who will devote his entire time
an denergy to the fulfllment of his
duties, whether that person happens
to be Mr.. Watkins or some other
equally as competent person.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 11.-Under
the head of General Orders" Crows
bill providing that all automobile
license money go into fund to be
handled by the state highway COM
mission went through it's first battle
and while it did not emerge really VIC
torious it was placed where there is
a chance for another fight on the
floor of the house. In addition to the
expenditure of the automobile fund
by the highway commission the bill
provides that convict labor shall be
used in building good roads in the
state
When the bill came up Mr.. Grow
arose and gave very lucid explana-
ton of the measure. Told of what
would be done with the feunds under
the supervision of the commission and
pleaded for the passage of the bill.
Fraser was also for the bill and
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the automobile owners of the state
who were furnishing the money and
that he had long petition from auto
mobile owners, half of them farmers,
asking that the bill be passed. H.
called attention to the fact that the
auto license came under the same
head as the oil inspection fee and that
if the money was not going to be
placed where the auto owners want
ed it it might be well to have the law
repealed and charge only so cents for
a license as that was about the actual
cost of issuing license, and this is
all the state is entitled to collect un-
der the ruling of the supreme court
in the oil case.
Watt and Hickle were against the
bill and both spoke at length asking
that it be killed. The motion for in
definite postponement then carried.
After the committee arose a motion
was made to separate the report ON