The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-02-22

county is the originator of bin
prov iding appropriations for the ce.
Enlistment OF night schools for
adults. where desired in local or
consolidated districts. The bill has
been reported favorably Ivy the
house committee on education. This
bin was once killed by the house.
but was reconsidered and referred
TO the educational committee uuh
he result just announced. The in
dependent school district Of Fargo
Instituted night schools during the
past year.
TcG,cus Title Act Comes Up
A rennesoence of the early days
of the session came up last week
| when McCarten's Senate Bill No. /
got into the limelight again, after
Its quiet passage through the upper
branch CT the assembly, having been
referred to the committee OF the
/ whole house with amendments and
committees recommendation that
1t dc pass. The bin provides the
j we'll known "Torrens'' system of
perfecting land titles by court cer-
tihcatiOn. which may be used Op-
tionally
XII Rural Credit Bill
One Of the bills upon which the
I house has taken unfavorable action
/ is Senator Gronvold's concurrent
resolution providing for a constitu-
tionaI amendment giving the state
power TO establish a rural credit de-
| partment The bill was voted to be
| indefinitely postponed Il few days
ago. and on motion to reconsider
i the following day the house refused
to reopen the matter. This bill
| passed the last Legislative assembly
and has been passed by tho senate
during the present session, so that
it could come to vote next year.
President Emeritus
What is known as the Worst
Bill" introduced by Representative
Erb, providing for the creation Of
the office Of president emeritus of
the agricultural college ANA desig.
mating former president John II.
Worst for the position. was referred
hack by house committee without
recommendation and after rather
pointed debate was approved by the
house sitting as a committee OF the
whole The bill subsequently passed
the house by substantial majority
Extra Pay for National Guard
Under suspension Of the rules
Thursday afternoon the house pass
cd III. g. 221. introduced by Repre-
sentative Cole, appropriating s6o,-
900 for a fund to be distributed
among North Dakota members OF
the National Guard at The rate OF
$40 per month For each man during
t,e time he w"s on duty at ihe Mex.
Y gan border. The amount is propos
Cd to be paiG only TO men whose
pay from he government did not ex
coed $125 per day. The bill was
Immediately sent over to the sen.
ate
County Tax Deputy
new spoke IN the wheel O1
North Dakota's taxation machinery
Is proposed in House Bill No 2S3
which has lately been reported hack
to the house for final passage, car
ryng provisions for a special ia,
deputy for county auditors, having
full oversight of the work of asscs
with the state tax commission The
official would be required to make
general and thorough study oI
taxation matters.
Workmen'S Compensation Act
Another act passed by tho house
Is II. B. No. 78 known as the work
mems compensation act. sponsored
by the Federation Of Labor. prcvid
ing that the employers OF labor II
extra hazardous pursuits shall car
} ry insurance in a state accidcn
fund for the decentralization OF in
iured workmen. Railroads are OK
empted under the terms Of the bill
Fargo Fair Bill Is Dead
The house killed Representative
Stairs bill providing for an appro
Fargo, having tacitly agreed to Civ
. way in favor of the senate's bill con
tinung appropriations. for both tn
Fargo and Grand Forks fairs.
Railroad Men Here
, Representatives from seven lodge
of Brotherhood of Railroad Train
,, men. are in the city looking afte
!, their interests They got after tn
committee of railways in the senat
: on the modified full crew measur
and the senate bill regarding tn
, semi-monthly pay. They are espcc
!, tally interested in senate bill 70
, Tais bill, they claim, is far les
stringent than similar ones whicl
have been in operation in othe
, states for several years. 1t pro
vides that a third brakeman mus
be added when train attains
y length Of so cars. The measure I
designed, the brotherhood men con
, tend, simply to insure the safety O
the travelling public, and employees
] and incidentally, to protect the com
$ pany's rolling stock. Twenty-tw
!, states have some kind Of a bill SIM