Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-02-01


hold till their SUCCESSORS qualify
The now appointees Of the governor
have not been confirmed by the
senate and 1t 10 not known whether
they will be or not. owing to the at
titude Of the majority Of the senate.
New Board Of Control Bill
House bill 90 by joan Weber OF
the seth district calls for the crea-
ton of a new board of control. to
be composed of chairman to hold
office for six years beginning the first
Monday in July, 1917. the attorney
general and the secretary of state.
1t also provides that the governor
appoint chairman before this ses-
sion of the legislature adjourns. and
he must be approved by tae senate.
Ills salary will be $4,000 per year.
Temperance Bill
The temperance bill. which 10
House Bill No. 81, is attracting the
attention Of many nowadays. 1t
provides for temperance commits
sioner, or possibly three. to be ap-
pointed by the attorney general. and
allows him to go out of the state to
get the men. There was quite
fgat on 1t on the floor. but 1t has
been endorsed by the house. which
sitting as q committee OF the whole.
recommended 1t by vote of So or
80.
Open Sabbath Law
Senator Lin6strom's bill 80 pro-
vides for the operating of telephone
and telegraph. electric light. heat
and power plants. railways. street
cars. hacks, taXicobs. CARA ges. boot
black stnnds, and for the sale Of
cip~rs. candy. drugs. magaZines,
tlese cpr be Gisnensed in a pool
room. billiard he'll. bowling alley,
or such place with pool or billiard
table in it.
lfa7~n~rs r., T-,1"v.Fr' D,atI,
senator lrcrr,.ov's IN No so pro-
vides that ac'ior my be brought to
recover dnr1a~eq FOR ur1ewful doth
BY he rurv'vir~ hrrhrrd or wife.
CHI 1reu, nn-c~,ol -e~nrtrtives.
mo ne or r'thcr I'D u he fist
priv entitled to hr'nr "H'ior ehnll
refrse or. foil TO do 90 witlin 20
days. then tho meow rex' in order
nar b-i~e 'he action
~. ~. .-", Co. md
Their Is b'u IN fho r>-so pro.
viairr for she --oo~-a-.~,-c.;o,, of the
bo,f'yl ~ - -, II VIC ~.
trodurad y. vre'a nd prov'Ger That
the membe~e of 10 tx cnrnm'rv'on
shall be t1'o rnrc-ror. tho ouaitor
and the r'era'erT ~ he tax rommis.
sion erd thot # sh II not rn'rce the
ne~rer~tn vo1unticr cr Ill the -,ro~er.
~ re ~ntr--oa wv the raver"1 county
auditors more than one per cent oil
the whole v"'uation
Con,pe~ ""-'~n -" introduced
Representative T--reson hos in
trohuced co~ner ntion bill which
is almost eT~r'ly the same as tina
in force in Michigan. Wisconsin ant
sitter states. The compensation shall
begin fifteen days after the injury
and shall be so per cent Of the wage'
of the Injured and shall continu,
during his dis"h''''y. The bill ex
ampts farm cmuloves.
Frci~ht Rate Bin
Senator r. NJ. Nelson is the autho
II fre'-ht rate bill which is al
lvact coy" of the Coslman bill
''.'ch har been in force in Mime
srta sir"e 1913. This bill calls TO
'-c.~N. on fiat mileage basis
Il has pro"en a great success and n
court decision has been against II
Corsiders BILE favorable comment wa
evident at the time Of its introduc
. ton.
For New Kind Of Court
A(1N to-.
prescribes method Of submittin
to the judicial department of tn
government the question of the COZ
st'tnt'on"li'y If ':,e proposed LEI
islative act embodied in house bi
"A and nrov'dino for the organ'zf
lion Of the in-tices of the suurem
court tovether with the Judges {
he several district courts into
s"er'o1 "nrrt for the promulgatio
Of an opinion as to such question.
Industrial Insurance
Representative Ravens has intr,
, duced bill creating an ,ndustri
!, insurance department. defining 1
. powers and duties and making q
appropriation for its administratic
and providing for the disbursemel
. Of its funds for the compensation
workmen injured in hazardous occ
: pations.
q Bills Lost and Passed
: The following Senate bills ha
: been lost or passed.:
Q These have passed:
j. s. B. 32-Amendment to the co
g stitution providing for four yea
Q term for county officers.
. s. B. 26-Amendment provide
for ninety-day sessions Of the leg
lature.
70 s. B. 27-Constitutiopal amen
y ment providing for quadrennial 8,
y sions.
% s. B. 6-Providing compensate
y for innocent persons wrongfully 1
y prisoned.
These have failed
c. S. B. 39--Providing for the adj
~ ton Of the short ballot plan.
S. B. 23-Providing for four-ys
terms for members Of the house q
al eight-year terms for members of
n senate.
Wants Cattle Ways B;rilt
y. Representative MackoM intrbdu