The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-31
Lirnilii Session to Legislation On
Bills Asked in Special Message

Bismarck, Jan. 25.-From an un-
pected source there came, at yester-
day afternoons session OF the Senate,
a resolution limiting the deliberations
of the special session to those points
raised by Governor Lynn J. Frazier,
in his message at the opening OF the
assembly
Senator Heckle, member of the IN
dependent majority in the senate, pre-
sented the resolution which was I'M
mediateiy. by several league
senators. and was adopted with prac-
tically uNan.mou vote.
Catches snag in House
When presented in the house,the
resolution, necessarily concurrent in
form, was referred to the committee
on state affairs, after Representative
Staale Hendrickson Of Burke county,
had asked that the resolution be
amended to include action On an
amendment to the absent voter act
that would permit soldiers, now in
France, an opportunity to vote.
Representative HendricksOn dec!ar-
ed a bill had already been drawn to
cover that proposition, when repre-
sentative Peterson of Towner county,
league door leader, asked that the
resolution be referred to the state al
fairs committee.
The discussion was also Joined N
by representative Hagen of Bcttineau
county, who holds fame as the spon.
sor of House Bill No. A, the league 5
constitution bill at the last session.
No Caucus Action. {.
"We discussed that matter in c,;r
meeting last night" said Mr.. Hagen,
referring to the Nonpartisan caucus.
We couldn't figure out any way
whereby provision could be made io'
them to vote except by. sending com.
mission to- Europe, and for that rel
son we didn't favor the proposition. .
Representative Tenneson coulG
see any reason for referring the res
solution to a committee and thus de-
laying action. The resolution was
however, referred, and probably will
be reported back to the house this af
ternoon.
Senate Adopts Resolution
Senator Heckles resolution, as
adopted by the senate follows:
Whereas, there is imperative need
of amending the seed grain laws al
lowing county commissioners more
latitude in bonding counties for seed
sraip and feed for needy farmers;
also to legalize the home guards OF
the state Of North Dakota, for the
reason that under the present law any
company drilling with firearms :vio
lates the present law; also to pass 4
moratorium law for the protection ol
the property of absent soldiers; also
making an APPROPRIATION for the North
Dakota defense council; also ratifica
ton of the federal prohibition amend
lnent to the federal constitution; al
so an appropriation for ~ the insane
HOSPITAL at. jamestown and the state
bank depository guaranty law; also
the curative statute relative to cor
porati0ns.
whereas it is necessary that the
expenses ef the extraordinary session
of this legislature be kept at a min
imum;
Re it therefore resolved by the
senate Of the state of North Dakota
the house Of representatives concur.
ring therein: that the legislature en-
act laws covering only the above
mentioned subjects recommended BY
the governor in his message deliv
cred to the joint assembly of the sen
ate and house of representatives.
BE it resolved further, that, wher
the above mentioned subjects are
.Iisposed of bv this legislature. tha
said legislature do then adjourn"