The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-03

s. B. "a, Providing for Terminal
Elevator Commission, Fin
ally Gets o. K.
Editors Note: A complete
summary Of the Fifteenth Lesis-
iative session will be found on
another page Of this edition.
The Fifteenth legislative assembly
which has attracted more nationwide
attention to North Dakota than any
of it's predecessors, came to close
at 2:3O this morning, with the en-
crossing and signing of the last house
bill agreed to In conference commit
tee The closing hours Of the assem-
bly, were perhaps less riOtous than
usual, but there was no lack OF good
fellowship, gaiety and harmless fun
to which the quartette featured by
Staale HendricksOn, j. r. +. OCOnnOr
Walter Maddox and II. A. MackOff
which harmoniously, il not with har-
mony, sang the praises OF friend and
foe, contributed not a little. One OF
the pleasant memories of the evening
long will be the address made by Rep
resentative O'Connor of Grand Forks,
in presenting to Speaker Howard r.
Wood of Deering a handsome col
lective picture of the house. O'Con-
nor has proven himself real orator
on many occasions during the recent
session, but he surpassed himself last
evening in expressing the regard
which the house held for its presiding
officer. ~E
The work of the senate as COM
pared with that OF the house, was
light. Fewer senate bills remained in
conference committees, and the up
per chamber disposed of all its work
including the last song by Senator
Kirkeide, before midnight.
Important Legislation
Legislation Of real Importance
marked the last hours of the Fiji
teenth assembly Probably the most
vital enactment Of the entire session
was Senate Bill "a, empowering the
governor to name commission OF
four to serve with himself, the at
torney general and the state treas
urer in the investment of not to ex-
ceed 100000 in a terminal elevator,
to be located as this commission may
see fit. S. B. "a OccasiOned almost
as much excitement in the senate as
did House Bill "A, and it was passed
only after a strenuous battle. The
house returned the bill much amend
ed, and not until conferees had ses-
stoned on the measure number OF
times last evening was an agreement
reached. AS it stands, the governor Is
given the power to place in effect and
to direct a movement for which the
people of North Dakota long have
clamored, and which will involve the
levying by direct taxation of not more
than $1SO,OOO, as $4,000 already is
available in the states terminal ele-
vator fund. f.. 3E3
Control Members Confirmed .~
One Of the last acts of the senate
was the confirmation Of the COVER
nor's nominations of Simon j. Nagel;
of Morton county, to be member of
the board of control from July l, 1917,
to July /, 1923, and iBerndt Anderson
OF Ramsey county to serve from June
IS, 1917, to July l, 1921, succeeding
Sylvan l.. Olson of Bismarck and r.
S. Lewis of Fargo, respectively. The
senate concurred in these appoint
ments after Chairman Lewis had
appeared before that body in execu-
tive session with the declaration that
he preferred to waive all his claims
to the office to which Governor Han
ma appointed him for six years in
March, 1915, rather than to involve
his state in a factiOnal controversy.
The last executive session of the
senate, just before midnight, result
ed in the rejection for the third time
of the governors nomination OF five
names for members of the state board
of regents. The governor claims the
right to name an entire new regents
body by virtue of an opinion from the
attorney general similar to that which
the latter official rendered in the case
of the board of control Former At
torney General Linde has given an
opposite opinion, by which the senate
abided, holding that the governor had
power to nominate but two members
of the board of regents at this time.
Crowds In Attendance
Both house and senate galleries
were thronged throughout the even
ing. There was much of the usual
horseplay in the house, with bom-
bardments Of bill files, waste-baskets
and an occasional inkwell. The SEN
ators, as befitted their greater dig
nifty, were more discreet. contenting
themselves with singing, Il am Lit
tie Prairie Flower" and Benson
County Is Good Enough For Me-" Dur
ing the evening, in a very neatly
framed address, Senator Allen, on be-
half of the senate, presented to Lieu
Governor Kraabel a group pic
ture of the senate, the second which
the gentleman from Clifford has to
his credit.
Senators King and Rowe sang
where is My Hubby Tonight" while
waiting for reports. from conference
committees.
Senator A. S. Gibbens of Towner
was elected president pro tenn of the
senate last night to succeed Senator
Mclean Of Cavalier, dean Of that
chamber, the honor being conferred
Continued on P1G0 rouf)