The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-13

INVESTIGATION
FIBRE PLANTS
Lathrop Wants To Know Posi-
bility Of Growing sisal in
North Dakota
LEGISLATORS INVITED
TO PRESS CLUB BANQUET
Four Bills Passed and Seven In
troduced in Lower House Of
State LEGISLATURE

State Legislature
That the federal department of az
rlculturc be commended for it's ef
forts in encouraging the growth o
fibre plants in this country which viii
enable the United States to be indie
pendent Of the foreign supply and tina
the fifteenth Legislative assembly urg'
upon the department OF agriculture
OF this state that It Investigate thu
possibility OF fibre plants being grown
In North Dakota, was the substance
! OF the joint resolution introduced il
the house late yesterday afternoon b,
Representative X. A. Latbr0p of Hope
1T is generally understood tina
there Is a monopoly, on the sisal fibre
product Of Yucatan through the Com
mission Regulad0ra," and 1t is com.
monty reported that the control of this
product Is aided by American capital
reads portion Of the resolution
which resolves that the assembly pc.
titiOn North Dakota senators and rep.
rescntatives in Congress that they
urge upon the federal government that
they employ all means within their
power to prevent this economic bur.
don from being imposed upon the far
ners OF the United States. 1t also pet
titiOns the attorney general of the
United States and the federal trade
commission that II participation by
American capitalists IN the financing
Of this project brings them under the
application Of the Sherman law and
that every legal means bc employed
to the end that the combination be
destroyed. ,,H."''.
Invited Members to banquet
Members of both houses Of the state
government wore invited to become
members Of the Gridirop Club of
North Dakota, at the first banquet of
this session which will be held In
the Mckenzie hotel on the evening OF
January %. Tho invitation was ex-
tended IN a communication signed by
W. +. Cushing. chairman Of the execu-
tive committee.
Senator LindstrOm's twin bills for
limited suffrage and a constitutional
amendment made their appearance IN
the house as a special message from
the senate and were referred to the
committee on election and election
privileges. House leaders were unan-
imOus In their opinion last night and
this morning that tho measures would
be passed, in tho lower house by a
big twO-thirds vote. ,.i,
Senate bill No. 4. by GrOnvOld. re-
lating to loans. giving credit or aid
by tho state or its political subdivi-
sions and to agricultural loans, popu-
lnrly known or rural credits, was al
so transmitted to the house. It was
referred to tho committee on banking.
Senate bill Is by Beck, was referred
to tho judiciary committee. The act
relates to malicious mischief.
Abolish state OIL Inspector
Representative ]. T.. Guam OF Port
land. In bill AZ. referred to tho COM
mittce on ways and means, would
abolish tho office OF state Inspector of
oils. giving his duties to tho state
food commissioned of the, agricultural
college. ''e" '@>'
A bill for an act relating to the ex-
Nmption OF personal property from at
tachmcnt lovy Wnd sale on execution
that would raise the exemptions from
$500 to $1,000. would give a married
man exemptions OF $lO0. and would
give debtors ton days instead OF three
rs at present. In which to claim or
demand exemptions. was introduced
by Representative Joseph Renauld,
.Nc Dn10 a.
Four Bills are Passed
-Four bills were passed, among them
being the bill fixing the term of SUI
preme court Judges as the first Mon
day in December, and Anthony Wal
toms measure abolishing the Office OF
state hotel Inspector. The bills pass
Oh are rs follows:
II. Il. No. 9---H0are--Pr0vides for
attorneys fees on foreclosure Of real
estate mortgages. - j
II. H. No. l@--MCes- clerks
of courts power to summon Jurors and
witness by mail, telephone and tele-
graph. Vote l07 too
II. w. No. l4-Walton-Fixes first
Monday In December as time for com.
mencemont Of term Of supreme court
Judges. Vote 81 for. IL opposing and
six not voting.
II. b. No. SC. p, Peterson-Elim-
mates office OF hotel inspector. trans.
ferring duties to the food commits
sioner at the agricultural college
Vote LOT for. none against.
NUuSc BILLS lNtrOdNced
Seven house bills were introduced
They are as follows: a.
II. II. Observation-Disclosures
special law enforcement officers, de-
fining their duties and powers and
providing for costs,
II. h. SS-Renauld-Relating to ex
emption of personal property from at
tachment. levy and sale on execution
aud to amend sections 77s1 and 7sss$
of compiled laws Of 1913,
H, r, sS-E A. Bowman-ReEulat'
ing delivery or receipt and posses
sion for delivery OF intoxicating liQuo,
and penalty.
n, r, Observation-Disclosures from
fund appropriated to the secretary Of
the tax commission under subdivision