Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-08

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Three Important Measures @
. House Bills No. 1877 and 1913, Q
. providing for state highway e
Q commission and new system of Q
q auto vehicle registration. have .
passed the senate; and Senator @
McCarten's 8. b. No. /, TOrrens .
q land title system, has passed the o
q house. These are among tho @
Q most important bills which @
Q have received the approval Of 9
q both branches Of the legislature. o
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Bismarck.-Tle fifteenth legisla-
tive assembly is fast drawing to q
close, and every available minute is
being utilized by the members.
There Is still a tremendous amount
of work to be done. and volumes are
being accomplished each day. For
several days past. night sessions
have been necessary and both hous-
es work till late at night. Then
after the long day and hard evening
has been spent laboring oyer the
many bills. the various committees
have to 60 to work, and 1t ia not
an unusual occurrence that a COM
mittee works through till breakfast
time with no rest whatever, only to
take up the next days grind.
There has been little II any fric-
ton in the senate, and the majority
of that body have stood together to
Q man. In the house there .aas been
less unity and some Ill feelings have
crept in between the members. The
majority has been large and there
has been no danger apparent 10 hold
them in as close bounds as has been
the case in the senate.
For T. E. ut Paramount
The senate passed two Of it, i'm
portant bills in one day, two bills
which were of mutual interest. They
were bill No. 1922, providing for the
erection of state terminal elevator
At Paramount. and bill No. 314
establishing state grain grading
and warehouse commission. The
vote on the terminal elevator propo-
,ition was 81 to II. This bill car
ries an appropriation Of $4,000
and the elevator is to be operated in
| conjunction with the Equity flour
| mill at Paramount. The fact that
most of the votes against 1t were
league members leads to the suspi-
lion that the bill will be killed In the
house where that faction has large
majority.
$500, 900 for Terminal Elevator
The bill appropriating 100000
for q terminal elevator. either within
or without the state. passed the
senate and has been sent to Gov.
FRAZIER for signature. 1t places full
power In q committee of fifteen, one
from each Of the judicial districts
and the governor, attorney general
and treasurer. This bill Is opposed
by members of the Nonpartisan
League, and may fail of passage In
the house Of representatives.
i Sweeping Amendment
\ A concurrent resolution has been
introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Stair which has proved one
Of the most interesting issues CT thu
| session. It calls for an amendment
/ to the constitution which will make
the will of the people Of North Da
kota supreme over the governor, thu
| legislature, the courts and even thu
constitution. It Is so broad and 81
sweeping that 1t is looked upon yer!
seriously by the conservative mem
!, befs of both houses, and there ar
1 most serious doubts II 1t gets by
even in the house, VITA less chance
In the senate.
Il The proposal Is that Section q
Of the Constitution be amended t
read as follows:
1.-THE legislative authority Of tn
state shall be vested in a senate an
house of Representatives. but sub
feet always to the direct power
/ whica the people hereby reserve t
D themselves; measures, acts. -esolve
!, and amendments to the constitution
and to enact. approve or reject tn
same by a majority Of these vOtin
: thereon, independent, regardless an
notwithstanding the legislative al
sembly, tle veto or annulment pow
er of any state official or court. an
secondly, ut their own option an
r in the same o. like manner to orde
n or petition the submission to thel
y and to enact, re-enact or approve an
confirm, or reject. annual or repea
:, at tae polls. any act. resolve or othe
II legislative measure, item, section
o part or parts of any such rs are n
d ferred, submitted to. proposed. enac
% ed or rejected by the legislative a
sembly, vetoed or annulled BY an
:. state Official or court"
II 1t is claimed by some that the bi
4 would SO completely let down ii
q bars as to be unsafe and there
= considerable discussion regarding
d Other Senate Bills Passed
N! The house has passed senate bill
> No. 121 relating to compulsory ed
q cation: No. 48 relating to assessmel
q of bank stock; No. 81 relating
= powers of state tax commission; ar
= No. 102 naming insanity a. one
= the causes for divorce.
. The senate has passed House b
n III doing away with the stare boa
81 OF immigration.
d The bill compelling the empio
q nent OF women on juvenile cou
n oommissions received its sscol
aueltus In the house last week.