The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-03-01

baseball. The vote was ~ to % and
the clincher preventing reconsidera-
ton Of the bill was passed by a vote
of 26 to %. The bill was amended
by its author to prohibit the play
ing of organized professional base
ball on the Sabbath. Another amend
ment made by Senator Allen O
ides that the baseball diamond shall
not he located within 500 feet of a
church.
Board of Control Bill.
The administrations bill provid-
ing for the reorganization of the
board of control was revived in the
house last week after having been
Ostensibly killed during the early
part of the week when many mem
bers were away from town. The bill
was referred to the committee on
state affairs.
House Bill No. 119 making mem
bers of the state tax commission ex-
offcio members Of the board of
equalization with the auditor. at
torney general, commissioner OF ag-
riculture and the governor, has been
passed by the house.
Vote to Support President.
A feature of the past weeks leg.
islative proceedings vas the unhes.
1tating promptness with which both
the senate and house passed reso.
buttons of confidence and support OF
President Wilson in such course as
he might find necessary to take in
respect to our relations with Ger.
many. The gist of both resolutions
is substantially embodied in that
which passed the house upon rec.
o~mmendation of Representative La.
throp upon the reconvening of that
body after it's recent recess:
Whereas, strained relations now
exist between the German empire
and our own country, and
Whereas, by reason thereof.
heavy burdens now rest upon the
president and congress of the Unit.
ed States, now therefore,
BE it resolved, that the house OF
representatives of the state of North
Dakota does hereby express to the
president and congress its conf.
dence in them during this hour OF
grave national danger and pledge
our united support in such course
as may be deemed necessary in rh'
maintenance of world rights and in
the protection of national integrity
and honor.
In all action we pray the God OF
Nations may guide Alright"
Good Work for Labor Bills
Excellent work has been done fol-
labor bills having the sanction of the
state federation of labor, by A. w.
Bowman of Fargo, representative OF
the federation, who has been present
since the opening of the session to
explain the features of the various
bills. The federation has shown
much interest in passing a suitable
child labor law and legislation pro-
viding maximum working hours for
women employed in the state. Among
other legislation prepared in the in.
terests of labor is House Bill No.
1922, which has been recommended
for passage, providing $4,000 to re
missioner of agriculture and labor
to be used by him to investigate.
prepare and carry out plans for the
establishment of a state employment
bureau.
Another bill which labor organiza.
tons r interested in is the bi.
weekly pay bill in favor of railv" y
employees. This is s. B. No. 7s
which passed the upper house and
which is said to be favored by a ma.
jority of the representatives. An.
other bill which has come- in for its
share of warm debate is Senator Mo.
stad's full crew" bill providing re.
luiring iagman at the rear of trains,
including trains ccrrying stock. This
bill is backed by the railroad bro
therhoods and is said to have he
support of the nonpartisan league.
An effort to rererer the bill was de-
feated in the senate by a vote of 25
to "a.
Looking After National Guard
Representative Cole of Fargo in
troduced a bill for an appropriation
out of which to pay $40 per month
to each member Of the National
Guard in addition to the federal
so'elu1lenl pay during Inc Llme
in which the guard was in actusl
service. This does not apply tc
commissioned officers or to any one
who has received from any source a
sum equal to $1.25 per day. The
bill carries ar emergency clause.
League Opposes Two-Cent Fare Bill
After the third reading and final
passage of Representative Staale
Hendrickson's two-cent fare bill in
the house, that body on Wednesday
reconsidered the bill and laid it on
the table, which action killed the
bill. The N%onpartisan league mem
bers yer lined up solidly against
the bill, while the minority wing OF
the house largely rallied to it's sup
port. Representative Patterson, who
led the fight against the bill, main
tanned that it was unconstitutional
in it's present form.
To Regulate Insurance Rates.
Discomfort of North Dakota citi'
zens at having no official represent
alive empowered to exercise control
of fire insurance rates was voiced in