The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-18

! house or not but insists that it was
never withdrawn by any order or con-
sent of his.
| 1t is simply matter Of whom to
believe Hanson or Packard and If
Packard insists on his statement it is
probable that there will be something
doing along the line of proving who is
right and who is wrong.
Listened to Address.
Members of the house Saturday aft
ernoon had the pleasure of listening
to an address by Mr. Oppedal of Chris
tiania, Norway, who is one Of the edi-
tors of the largest Norwegian daily
newspapers in the world. His adj
dress was upon the state ownership OF
public utilities and his subject was
handled in mastery manner. In the
evening there was a banquet given in
his honor at the Grand Pacific hotel
and here he gave another talk on ru-
raj credits. There were number of
other addresses during the evenig by
members of the legislature and resi-
dents of the state.
Cigarette Bill Dead.
An attempt was made to bring the
McQuillan cigarette bill to life long
enough to amend it but there were not
enough votes to gain reconsidera-
ton and then it was buried deeper
than ever when a motion to lay upon
the table the motion to reconsider
carried. Ryan of Morton lead the
fight for the reconsideration and read
a number of letters from states where
the license law was now in effect and
stating that it worked better as a way
in which to prevent young men and
boys smoking cigarettes than did
straight prohibitive law as we have
now.
Mothers Pension Bill.
The committee has made a favor.
able report on Lathrop's mothers pen.
sion bill. The bill provides a pension
of from IS to SIS per month for needy
mothers who are bringing up young
children.
Everson's bill providing that ply
sician's prescription shall be written
in a language Ineligible to the rece.
pient and shall be made out in tripli.
cate was brought back to the house
with divided report, two signing min
ority report, that it do pass. The ma
jority of the committee was for indefi-
mite postponement.
Stale Hendrickson's bill providing
a penalty where public institutions re-
fuse to use Ignite coal or Ignite coal
products where is as cheap as other
products met with the same Opposl'
ton until it was explained that Ignite
was only to he used in case it was
cheaper. Divet of Richland could not
see the reason why native coal could
be used unless the schools so desired,
even if it could be bought for less.
Twichell, T., stated that in his opinion
every public institution in the state
should be compelled to use the Ignite,
even if it cost a little more. He stat
ed that the only objection he had
heard Of to the use of Ignite was
from the fellow who had to shovel it
in and that a good many people lust
as soon as they became attached to
the state pay roll appear to think they
should not work any more" The bill
was finally recommended for passage.
Representative Williams offered a
resolution empowering the board of
control to secure rooms for committee
meetings at the next session of the
legislature, intimating in the resolu-
ton that it would be difficult at that
time to secure rooms in the exposition
building which is being used for most
of the committee meetings at this ses-
sion. 1t would be no small trouble to
secure rooms for that purpose in Bis
marck if it was not attended to some
time before the session convenes.