The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
.LATHR0P URGES
LEGISLATION ON
FLOOD CONTROL
Hope Legislator Wants Commit
tee of Five Created To
Make an 1vestigation
CHAUFFEUR LICENSE
LAW IS INTRODUCED
Representative Ward Asks That
Efforts Be Exerted Toward
Equitable Grading

| Creation or Speclal committee u
| Investigate and report or legislation
necessary for the relief OF floods III
The eastern BAIT ! ri !the state as recon-
mended in the annuaf message of Gov
ernor Lynn Frazier, was urged in
concurrent resolution Introduced in
the house late yesterday afternoon by
Representative r. A. LathrOp of Hope
! The expense of this trip would be
borne out OF the general fund Of the
state. =
Representative LathrOp' says that
intelligent action is not possible with
out accurate information and uniform
action with other states and the fed
eral government. He would have the
committee authorized to meet with
representatives of the states Of South
Dakota and Minnesota and Of the fed
eral government, provided that such
meetings shall be held at point not
farther than St. Paul Under the pro-
visions of the resolution, Representa-
tive Lathrop would have the commit
tee consist OF five members. and
should any member be chosen on the
committee who is not in the pay OF
the state, the committee be authorized
to pay him a reasonable per diem and
actual travelling expenses. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on
drainage and irrigation.
Opposing House Bill No. l.
Voting against house bill No. /, pro-
viding for an emergency apprOpria-
ton Of $3.50 for the Office of the at
torney general and which passed the
house early yesterday by vote of 81
to 10. we're Divet Ebel, GcisZler. Hen
erickson, Kelly, Moen OF Adams.
Myhre, Peterson OF Sergeant. Rott
and Singer. Voting against the
emergency provision were Blanchard,
Divet, Ebel, Geiszler, Hendrickson,
Kelly, Knox, Moen Of Adams, Myhre
Peterson of Sergeant, Rott and
Singer. The vote on this emergency
provision stood SO in favor and IL
against with S not voting. 1t was the
first bill to be passed by the fifteenth
legislative assembly and was intro
duced by Anthony Walton Of Minot,
chairman OF the appropriations COM
mittee.
Bills Reported As Favorable.
Chairman A. G. Divet of Richland
county, reported the following bills
for passage, favorable action having
been taken by the house judiciary COM
mittce: Bill Is by Miller, reducing
the contract rate of interest from ten
to eight per cent; bill II by Miller,
defining usury and fixing the penalty
at 5000 or 80 days imprisonment; bill
II by Mees, providing for subpoenae-
ing witnesses and urors by telephone,
telegraph or registered mail, and
amended to apply also to the justice
courts; bill Is by Walton, relating to
the fixing of time when the office term
Of justices of the supreme court COM
mences, and bill 10 by Smith of Kid
der, to eliminate the filing fee of so
cents of township clerk bonds hereto
fore paid by the townships through
the auditors.
Chauffeur License Law.
Representative S. o. Allen Of James
town. introduced a bill yesterday
afternoon known as house bill No. %,
which provides that drivers OF auto
mobiles operating as public carriers