The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-22
To Ala Terminal Elevators

makes the provision that the state
may loan the Equity Exchange
100000 for the construction of a
terminal elevator, within or without
the state, providing that the Equity
proved before such money is turned
over, that not less than $4,000
worth of stock in the terminal en-
terprise shall have been sold to CO.
operative elevator companies and
farmers and that at least fifty 0
operative elevators have become
stockholders.
ton of the elevator shall be paid by
the state, except the $4,000 to be
paid by the Equity exchange, and
the elevator so built is to remain
the property of the state till the
5000 900 shall have been paid in
annual installments of $4,000 with
interest at 3 per cent. .
Senator McGray also introduced
another bill appropriating $1,000 0
to carry out the provisions OF this
bill, and a third bill converting the
terminal elevator funds back to the
general fund of the state.
Corrupt Practices Act
A corrupt practices act has been
introduced by Senator Gibbons. max
ing 1t unlawful for any appointive
official, deputy, clerk Of e9npl0ye re-
ceiving either salary or expense from
the state to use his influence either
by words or speech, either oral or
written. or by gift or donation Of
money or other things of value, in
the promotion or in opposition to
the candidacy of any person seeking
office or nomination at a primary,
special or general election. The bill
carried a penalty Of a fine of SIS to
$500, or TO- to so days imprison-
ment: 1t proved unpopular, and by
leaguers and standpatters -combin-
ing 1t was killed.
Senators Kirkeide and Drown have
jointly introduced a bill providing
for the inspection of grain grades.
1t creates a uniform grade system
for wheat, oats, rye. barley, flax
seeds and other farm products. This
measure follows a conference be
tween the committee and President
I-add of the Agricultural college. 1t
provides that the railroad commits
sion shall name a member of the
faculty of the Agricultural college,
to be state inspector of grades,
weights and measures. end that he
shall proceed at once to establish
proper grades and weights. This
also applies to flour. The commits
sion is also empowered to appoint
as many inspectors Of public ware
houses as may be necessary, and
those officials are expected to see
that the rules laid down as TO
grades. weights and measures are
observed. Inspectors in private
warehouses may be licensed by the
commission. An appropriation Of
$50, 900 is made to carry out the
provisions of the act.
Distance Tariff Bill
Much interest has centered in the
distance tariff bill II, which orig
mated in the senate. 1t is almost an
exact copy of the eastman bill
which has been in operation in Min
n~esota, and which was fought hard
by the railway companies for sever
al years before 1t got through that
legislature. 1t is one of the big
questions Of the session. and effects
every rate now established in the
state and places every freight rate
on IN distance basis. S..
Against Sunday Base Ball
The movements of various kinds
for raising the lid on the Sunday
blue law have met with decided OPP
position from the clergy and others
who are OF the opinion that the Sun
day law should not be disturbed.
The bill for Sunday base bal is al
SO being opposed and there have
been some very interesting meetings
held from time to time. At one
time the committee on state affairs
held a session Of several hours when
the representatives Of both beliefs
appeared and argued the bill pro
and con-. Finally when the bill came
up in the house 1t met instant death.
The OTHER measures along that line
are still lying, dormant and there
is some question as to whether they |
ever will get up again. /
A Knock at Booze
Representative Walton, Of Ward,
has introduced a bill which defines
Intoxicating liquors In d manneT
which will cover it all. 1t includes
anything and everything which
looks, tastes, smells or has the ef-
feet Of intoxicating liquor and places
the fatal ban upon it. There does !
MT seem to be any opposition to the
bill and the probabilities are It will
pass. as there seems to be a willing
ness on the part of both houses Of
this legislature to allow anything
against liquor to pass.
Appropriations Lobby Here
While both the budget board and
the committee on appropriations
have been liberal with the rural and
consolidated schools, yet there is a
lobby present asking that the
amount be made greater. The fact
that the appropriations have been
running pretty high in all directions,
makes it hard to figure out just how
this may be increased, notwith-
standing the fact that the legislat-
ors are inclined to grant the re-
quests. However, there il a ten