The Hope pioneer., 1917-03-01

TERMINAL ELEVATORS ALSO RE.
CEIVED ATTENTION
No Action on l. w. W.-Crine Com.
missioner Bill Was Killcd--AlsH
Full Crew Bill-Otl,er Items OF
Interest

Bismarck-The senate has pass
cd, vita slight amendment and with
an emergency clause, House Bin No.
1GS, providing for the formation OF
state highway commission COM
prising the governor, state engineer.
commissioner Of agriculture, and
two members whom the governor
shall appoint. The commission will
have charge of state roads to be
designated by the state clgineer,
and under the terms Of the bill all
necessary bridges will be considered
as part of the highways to which
they pertain, and may be provided,
erected. repaired or improved out of
the funds to be set apart for such
highways. The cost OF state high
ways shall be maintained ,alf at the
expense of the state and half at the
expense of the counties through
which they pass. Under the terms Of
the bill two-thirds of the receipts
from the motor vehicle registration
SHALL be set apart to defray expenses
incurred under this bill.
Motor License Bill
With the state highway hnl the
senate also passed House Bill No.
l67, with emergency clause, relating
to motor vehicle registrations. The
bill provides that the license fee for
motors shall not be less than Sc and
for vehicles having more than 20
horse power an additional fee of
SO cents for each additional horse
power shall be charged. The license
will be good for three years. The
two bills are expected to enable the
state to take advantage Of federal
highway Improvement provisions un-
der which extensive aid may be re-
! ceived from the government. They
are regarded in many quarters as
the most important legislation of
the year.
| McCartcn's Land Title Bill
The house Friday afternoon by a
vote Of sc to 2, passed McCarten's
Senate Bill No. 1, giving optional
privilege of what is known as the
T0rrens system Of perfecting land
titles by court certification. This
measure or others similar to it have
been adopted in many states, and it
Is considered in many quarters a
needed step in the way of periectin,,
legislation on this point The bill is
ready for the signature of Governor
Frazier
Terminal Elevator Measures
Second in Importance only to the
famous House Bill No. a. is the
estimate placed by observers on
Senate Dill No. "a which was passed
by the upper house last week car
rying provision for the creation OF
terminal elevator commission of
fifteen persons including the COVER
nor, attorney general and state
treasurer, together with twelve citi
zens whom the governor should
appoint, to devise such plans as they
might think feasible for the erection
financing and operation Of terminal
elevators within or without the state
The bill was sponsored by the non.
league members of the senate. who
make strong claims for its merits
ON the ground that the Legislature
has been severely criticised for Il
number of years for not "doine
something" relative to terminal ele.
vators. This bill, according to these
senator's, puts it squarely up to the
administration. with a sufficient ap
preparation and plenty Of power tc
act. 1t is opposed by Nonpartisan
leaguers on the ground that their
constituents do not want termina
elevators erected by direct taxation
as provided by this bill. but propose
instead to finance the cost Of such
enterprises by loans from the state
funds and by bonds on the properties
proposed to be erected.
For Elevator at Fairmont
One Of the newest bills to come
before the legislature is Senate Bill
No 1922, introduced under a suspen
sion of the rules, to provide for the
erection of terminal elevator al
Fairmount under direction Of the
governor. attorney general, chairman
of the state railroad commission
and three members to be designated
by the governor, one each from the
three congressional districts. An ap
preparation of $125,000 is carried
with this bill. The purpose of the
location at Fairmount is to afford
terminal storage facilities for Equity
flour mills which are being arranged
for at that point, which has trans
portation facilities via either Of thu
four principal railroads entering thu
state. Senators Carey and Nelson o.
Richland county are the introducer'
Of the bill.
Near Half-N1illion for Elevators
The passage by the senate o
$45O,000 appropriation for the pur
chase of terminal elevators unless
refused concurrence by the house
will result in a heavy curtailment o
other appropriation estimates as re
turned by the state budget board
Would Not Confirm Packard
The senate refused confirmation o