The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-03-08
Terminal Elevators

4N0AIA OdhOt WILL uhV0 d IoEL0Iudl
elevator or elevators, inside or out
side the state, as the administra-
ton and its friends may decide. This
fact was substantially assured by the
passage, on the final day, Of Senate
Bill No. "a, amended sufficiently to
satisfy the N~onpartisan demands.
This bill provides for a commission
to be composed of the governor, at
torney general, state treasurer and
one citizen from each of the three
congressional districts and one at
large, whom the governor shall ap-
point. This commission is provided
with an appropriation OF 100000,
including the present terminal ele-
vator fund of $4,000. and has
power to proceed with the develop
ment Of terminal elevators. A ma
jority Of the commissions member
ship will be directly responsible to
the governor, whose appointees they
will be.
Senator Hyland Sees Menace
A bill Of %undoubted League" par
entage which slipped through the
senate during the closing week was
the house bill placing in the hands
Of the state commissioner ne agri-
culture the direction of the states
agricultural extension bureau hitter
to operated under direction ct the
agricultural college. The bill re-
moves from the jurisdiction OF the
college the appointment Of lecturers
engaged in agricultural extension
work, and provides appropriations
under which the commissioner of
agriculture is directed to engage
such lecturers as may be deemed ne
cessary and conduct at least fifty
farmers institutes each yea. Ac-
cording to Senator Hyland. wao
vigorously opposed tle measure.
this bill places in the hands Of a
Nonpartisan league representative
one more potent mean for the
establishment Of a state political
machine" whose operations may
easily become all powerful.
Killdeer Mountain Park
House Bill No. 1O1 is n Of the
interesting measures which have
passed the session. This bill is that
which provides for a commission to
determine the advisability of setting
apart the Killdeer mountains in
Dunn county as a state and federal
park and game preserve. this &C.
ton being contemplated as a move
ment in which the state and national
government should cooperate.
Only Amateur Baseball Sundays
Amateur baseball only. and that
where no admission fee is charged,
was the limit Of Sunday sports ap-
proved by the house as 1t passed Sem
ate Bill No. 1877 relating to that sub
ject. Other amendments to the orig
inal bill proposed that base ball
diamonds must be at least FIVE hun
dred yards from any church building,
instead of five hundred feet rs pass
ed by the senate.
Famous "Four-Fifths" Bill
Representative Staale lIendrick-
sons rather famous concurrent reso.
luton requiring a four-f1fths deci-
sion Of the supreme court to adjudge
legislative acts unconstitutional pass
ed the session. AS this resolution
had already received the favorable
attention Of the fourteenth assembly
1t will now go to the voters for final
ratification at the next general cleo.
ton.
Distance Tariff Act
Senate Bill II. a distance freight
tariff measure generally described
as similar to tae. eastman act In
Minnesota, received the approval Of
the governor; and simultaneously
announcement a. made by interests
opposed to its enactment that
moveemnt would be made 10 refe,
1t to the people at the next election
These Fail to Pass
H. B. 431, concurrent resolution
asking congress to construct and
maintain a system of national high.
ways. was killed; also Fl. 3. 1896
repeating article Z of the election
laws relative to party registration;
H. B. 425 providing for method OF
amendment of the constitution
House Bill 80 for the creation of 8
new state board of control, bills
for the location Of a new insane
asylum at Garrison and a: Rugby:
House Bill 1856 for "home rule
by municipalities; H. B. 10 giving
the commissioner Of insurance con-
troll of insurance rates; H. 3. 1926
abolishing office of state fire mar.
shall; H. B.. 1870, civil service for
city employees; H. B. 282 relating to
unlawful dealing in intoxicating H.
quors at club houses; H. Z. 116
creating board Of anthropology and
providing indeterminate terms OF
imprisonment; H. B. 279 relating to
state aid Of classified schools: Rep
resentative Ravens child labor bill,
embodying demands by the . State
Federation of Labor.
A few of the many senate bills
failing Of passage ere S. r. 245
providing for the registration of
architects; s. B. 294 for Sunday
operation Of bathing beaches, pleas
ure boats, etc.; S. B. 81 providing
for an annual conference Of tax Of
ficials; s. B. 295 relating to vagran-
cy; S. B. 4, providing for a system
of rural credits.
Senate Amendments Fail
The senate's famous group of res
olutions proposing constitutional
amendments to nrOvide fer state