The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-10
HOUSE PASSES .....
FIRST BILL FOR
THIS SESSION
Emergency Appropriation Mea-
sure for Office Attorney Gen.
eral Calls for $6,670
HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE
MEETS AND ORGANIZES
Defers Action on Guam Bill Pro-
viding Triennial Auto Regis
tration Instead of Annual

Passage OF the flrSt bill Tor the mr.
teenth legislature assembly was the
event of interest at the session this
afternoon in the lower house. The
measure introduced by Representa-
tive Anthony Walton, of Minot.
chairman of the house apprOpria-
tons committee, asking for an emer'
gency appropriation of $500 for the
office of the attorney general, went
through minus any debate on the floor.
The bill was reported out favorably by
the committee on appropriations yes
terday afternoon. The fund specified
covers salaries and supplies between
the dates of January 2, 1917, to June
80, 1917, both dates, inclusive.
The Vote.
The vote on the bill stood 81 in
favor and 10 opposed, with 8 mem
bers not voting. 1t got the tWo-thirds
vote to carry the necessary emerg'
ency clause.
Creation of a special committee to
investigate and report on Legislation
necessary for flood relief in the Red
River valley was urged today in a con-
current resolution introduced by Rep
resentative LathrOp.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on drainage and irrigation.
More Help.
The following nominations were rec
commended by the employment COM
mittee: Assistant enrolling and en-
crossing clerk, w. T. WATSON; judi
ciary committee stenOgrapher, r. "A.
Vessel: clerk in committee room,
Mrs. M. F. Compton; clerk of educa.
ton and other committees. c. G. Coy;
assistant mailing clerk, Nose Rosenz-
weig; pages, Charles McGarvey, Ash
ley Mcneil.
The report of the committee on
state affairs for passage H. B. Is, re-
lating to payment of premiums on
state officials bonds.
Representative S. O. Allen introduc.
ed bill providing for protection for
the travelling public against accidents
This measure provides that automo'
biles and other vehicles
A draft OF a new constitution for
fine state of North Dakota will be in.
troduced in the house Of representa-.
tives within a few days by NOn.parti"
san league members.
Announcement to this effect was
made after a caucus Of league mem.
hers held last night.
|! lT1e> league legislators, without
dissenting vote. have approved tho
draft of this proposed new constitu-
ton as far as it has been completed
w to the present time. League legis-
Iltors lhave been at work for some
time drafting the new constitutional
proposals and there is eblieved to be
no question but that the constitution
will be passed by the house by a large
vote.
Subcommittee is Named.
The educational committee Of the
house met at 1920 o'clock and named
a subcommittee consisting of j. c. Mil
Ter of Bottineau, and J. A. Harris of
Mercer, to confer with N. C. Macdon-
aid, state superintendent of schools.
regarding the educational topics re-
commended for legislation action in
the inaugural address of Governor
Lynn J. Frazier. The committee had
no bills under consideration. The sub.
committee, however, was instructed to
report at the next meeting.
After discussing house bill No. 20,
introduced by J. E. Guam of Traille
county, the committee on highways
which met and organized at 1890
o'clock, deferred action until tomor-
row. The bill provides that automo.
bile registration be tri-ennial instead
Of annual, that the fee be six dollars
for the three years instead of three
dollars for one year; that number
be displayed in front as well as on
the rear of the vehicle and that the
money so received be apportioned
among the townships, according to
their size, rather than among the town
ships levying six per cent.
Banking Committee to Meet.
The banking committee, of which L
D. Bailey of Motif is chairman, will
meet after the session this afternoon
to consider the bill providing for the
reduction of the contract rate of inter-
est from ten to eight per cent.
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