Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-02-22
Senate Got Busy,

| A~eu a"SA1hoAS' Seuule Dill 400, re-
lating to the relief OF poor persons;
senate bill 100. relating to the Joint
annual statement from county audit
ors and treasurers; house bill 3D.,
relating to the boundaries and terms
OF court in the sixth judicial dis
trict, and house bill %, providing
that personal property shall be list
ed and assessed in the county. town
or district where the owner or agent
resides. the capital stock and fran
chises OF corporations where the
principal office or place OF business
Is located In this state. or II no such
principal office exists, then ut the
place where that corporation or per-
son transacts business. The bill was
amended In the senate to exclude
from It's provisions insurance COM
Danies paying the state a percentage
OF their gross premiums received In
the state, which Senator Allen all
yises at the present tax rate of 81.
per cent. brought In $4,000 in
1916.
Patriotic Women Lobbying.
For several days there was a
strong lobby OF patriotic women at
the capitol in the interests of the bill
| which proposes to give $40 per
month to each soldier during his
time In the service. This would give
each man about $T5 and would call
for an appropriation OF about $780,
900 to carry out. The legislators
are also In favor of some kind OF as
sistancc for the boys. and there was
considerable telegraphing communi-
cation between the heads of the reg
iment and the legislators before an
idea could be formulated as to how
to proceed. The bill was proposed
by Representative Cole of Fargo
Now that the soldiers are to be
held in service indefinitely. a new
phase is added to the situation. and
which cannot he determined for a
few days.
Appropriations Provided.
Forty-iivc bills we're introduced in
he house in one day, thirty of which
we're appropriation bills by the COM
mittec on appropriations. Promi-
nent among them were the follow
ing:
For securing federal aid for
roads. SIS. for 1917 and
s152.25G.12 for 1918.
Florence Crittcnden Home at Far
90. $4,000
State graded schools. $4,000 an
uuaI!y.
| Rural schools. $4,000 annually.
Graded and consolidated schools,
S1SO.O0O annually.
tuberculosis sanitarium, ut Dun
seth. S90,940
| Institution for the feeble-minded.
1t Grafton, s199.35O.
Aid for high schools. $4,000.
State Penitentiary at Bismarck.
$425.38G.
| Hospital for Insane at Jamestown.
s125.450.
| kraabcl for Full Crew Bill.
So solid has been the vote OF the
majority of the senate that Lieuten-
ant Governor Kraabel has had no
chance to vote during this session.
But he got his chance the other day
when there was tie on the ques-
ton of re-referring senate bill 70
10 the committee on railways. The
bill is known as the full crew act.
When it came to voting on the ques-
ton of re-referring ii. the vote
stood "a to "a. and kraabel voted
in the negative.
Two Brotherhood Bills Passed
Two bills which were asked for by
The Brotherhoods Of Railway Train.
men pa; sed the senate during the
past week. and there is speculation
as to their fate in the house. The
first was Senate Bill rs. requiring
Ill public service corporations to pay
their employees ut least once in 10
days The other was a provision
which compelled the railroads to run
full crews.
Bills Held in Committee.
The senate referred to the COM
mittee on state affairs house bill "a,
abolishing the office of hotel in
spectOr and imposing Its duties on
the food commissioner, and house
bill AZ. making the food commits
sioner ex-officio state inspector OF
oils. both of which bills we're passed
by the house. They have not been
reported out. and may not be for
some time.
Sunday Bill Passes Senate.
Senate bill 81 which IS intended
tol take some Of the blues out of the
blue Sunday law, passed that body
without debate. 1t lists the Sunday
necessities as newspaper plants
boot shining stands, confectionerie.
cigar and tobacco stores. and per.
mits the selling Of such commodi'
ties in pool and billiard halls. pro.
,iding that no games shall be played
therein on the Sabbath.
After School of Science.
or the forty-four bills introduced
in one day In the house, the one
which probably attracted the mos
attention was that which provide.
for converting the school OF science
at Nahpcton into an industrial
school and home for neglected. de
Non.Partisan Ballot.
House Bill II establishing a non
partisan election ballot for all state
county and Legislative officers wa
passed by the house by almost
unanimous vote. Friends of the bill
} do not predict favorable action b.
the senate.
For President Emeritus
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