Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-03-01
FACING
TREMENDOUS TASK
LAST DAYS DRAW NEAR WITH
MANY BILLS UP

House Killed Rural Credits MI
Now Highway Laws Up-Coszupt
Practices Act-Freight TAsiGs-
"A KAock At Booze.
Bismarck.-The Fifteenth legis.
lative assembly Of North Dakota is
now In Its last quarter and the time
70 waning rapidly. With the arri-
vol OF this stage in the sessions ex-
lstence comes the usual grist Of new
bills; in fact an unusual number,
over 100 having been introduced In
one day In the house alone. And
this means serious thought for all
concerned. for the time Is short for
consideration of the vast amount to
be cleaned up before tho sixtieth day
which will be at hand on March 2.
and when the session must close.
Every committee is busy, while the
heavy committees. such as judiciary.
ways and means. appropriations.
ETC., are working. many times all
night In order to handle the vast
amount of business which 10 thrust
upon them. 1t is tremendous task.
The fact is. there is great deal
more work before the legislature
than 1t will be able to get through
with, and there Is now. talk that It
may be necessary for Gov. Frazier
to call an extra session In order to
complete 1t. In case 1t, Is, decided to
call an extra session there will he
no limit as to how long 1t may stay
in existencesr Should there DO NO ex-
ira session, there is but one thing
left to do and that to ALLOW the
session to close with q large number
OF bills dying without consideration.
The committees will only be able to
sift out few. care for them and
throw the rest away. The PROBABLE
ity Is that night sessions will soon
be the order.
House Killed Credits Measure
There are some strange things
happen at this session. but the one
which cannot be explained occurred
the other day when the house killed
the constitutional amendment pro-
viding for rural credits. This bill
passed the session OF two years ago
and had passed the senate this ses-
Sion. Had it passed the house this
time 1t would have gone to the peo-
Pile at the next general election.
But the unexpected happened and
the bill was instantly killed in the
house. THIS having been one Of the
issues OF the Nonpartisan league.
there never was thought but that
1t would pass. and its failure in the
house where the league Is in control
has caused considerable comment
and speculation.
House Has Highway BIN
Two bills which are attracting
considerable attention from the leg.
islators, as well as I'll Others who
are interested In better Highways
are house bills 167 and 16s. Bill
1c7 Is an act providing for dealers
motor vehicle license fees and
amending sections relating to same
the disposition Of license money fol
the Improvement of highways. With
It 10 bill 16S, authorizing state aid
for the establishment, construction
maintenance and repair OF public
roads and bridges, making appro
priation therefor; asserting to thu
act Of Congress. through which acl
! the U. S. government will give large
sums to the state for the improve
ment OF Highways. This Is az op
postunity for tho state Of North Da
kota to place in shape withiR -four
or I'VE years the finest roads In tbs
United States. 1t Is q very popu
lar move, and there 10 no question
but that the bills will both pass
Bill 1eS also provides for the ap
pointment of q highway commits
sion, to be composed Of the govern
or, the state engineer. the commits
sioner Of agriculture and labor
with two members to be appointe.
BY the governor. and prescribe
their duties.
With the automobile licens'
money, the state appropriation an,
the vast amount Of money to be civ
en- by the government. and which i
to- be made larger each year for sew
eral years. the great improvement
to roads in this state can hardly b
estimated.
To Game Laws
| It is quite probable that tier
VIII be little II any change In tn
eame Law OF t1is state at this ses
sion. Senator Lindstrom introduc
ed a resolution signed by S.047 pei
sons against any change In the gam
law except as to cutting down th
bar limit on prairie chickens san
removing the protection on l.eaver:
These two items may b allowed
but probably no more.
Allows Sale OF Cigarettes
Senator Martin has introduce
senate bill 2e9 which permits tn
sale OF pure tobacco products excep
TO minors. This would undo tn
snu1 law also the law against cil
arettes, or at least some 1t then
II Is limited that there Is = big ms
lority with club awaiting \ chAac
to hit the bill when, 1t comes mp.
Short On cash
The Fifteenth legislative Assem-
bly, is going 10 be short on cash.
1 fact Il lie estimated that It will lac
about $1,000 OF having enough
get through. Its expenses will b
that much greater than the bulge
hoard OF two years ago estimated
would require. and upon .nich r.
!. tsorts the Fourteenth assembly ba,
ed iis appropriation OF $4,000
Senator Gibbons OF the senate al
nropriatiou committee introduce