Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-23
NINE BILLS
Up BEFORE
'TAEHOUSE
EARLY Rush of Bills Indicates
Session Will Stretch
l..,.@ --~. Out. .-m.-.- S.
BILL CONDEMNS THE
STATE "KEPT PRESS
First Bill introduced. is tc
Amend Seed Grain
{ ! Legislation.
BILL CONDEMNS THE
STATE "KEPT PRESS"
(By George A. Benson.)


Bismarck, N. d., Jan. 23.-Nortll
Dakota legislature convened in extra
ordinary session this morning short7u
ly after which both houses went intol
joint meeting to hear Governor
Frazier's recomm endations. The
feature OF the opening session was the
introduction in the house of nine bills,
which cover the greater portion of
the program adopted at last nights
Nonpartisan league caucus. Several
bills, including the council defense
measure, are to come in this after
noon.
Expect Long Session. ...
Such an early rush of bills has CIV
en- rise to the BELIEF that tn. legisla-
ture will not complete its labors Sat
nrday night, although the league
leaders maintain they will get
through then.
Among the league bills introduced
this morning was one condemning
kept press and certain politicians
and seIf-styled patriots who have
traversed the state under a cloak. OF
". G.: A., thrusting their poisonous
.stggeFs~asad-dafaxaj our state gov~
ernmsnt and it's people.
1t declares. the state, is loyal and
condemns such action as cited.
branding them as lies and falsehood.
Representative Peterson of TowneI,
one Of the league floor leaders. intro
duced u. resolution. together with the
second one which pledges the states
support to- President Wilson's lofty
ideals as promulgated in his recent
address. 49,.
Bills introduced are:
No. l.. Maddox Mountrail cour-
ty, amending the seed grain act: No.
=, by Walton. appropriating $4,000
for the guarantee of deposits for :.
commission: No. S, by O.son Of Bow
man, for reinstatement of corpora
tions: No. 6. by Peterson Of Towner.
increasing the levy for patients of the
insane asylum from SIS to S24 and
providing that the state treasurer ad
vance $4,000 to the asylum to put
it on a cash basis: No. Z, by I.ageson
making the grain grading department
Independent of the railroa commits
sion and retaining it at the Agricul-
tural college; No. 8. by Harris. ratify-
ing the federal constitutional pro-
hibition; No. Q, by KurtZ, a morator-
ium for soldiers.
The house adopted a resolution OF
respect for the late Representative
Wiley.
The league men have no bills for
giving the absent soldiers the right
to vote, but Representative Reishus
Of MinOt has such a measure ready
for introduction.
Same Bills to Senate.
Similar bills are to be introduced
in the senate this afternoon. Senate
convened at 9:45 o'clock and it wa.
decided to retain rules of last session
fnr ov&p
W. p. Mills. sergeant-at-arms. and C
H.. Olson, desk stenographer. Presi.
dent Kraabel announced that the
standing committees would not be
changed. except for the chairmen OF
highways and warehouse and the
grain grading committees.
Senator Ellingson Of Steele. chair
state. and E. M. Nelson, Richland
ranking member. succeeds him.
Senator kerkeide Of Benson county
succeeds the late Senator Thoresor
OF Barnes as chairman of the ware
house committee. ,.s,..,,,.....g.s., ...-s-
Committees were appointed tt
draft memorials On the death Of Sen
ator Thoreson and former Attorne!
Generals. Linde and Cowan.
Committees we're appointed to wal
upon the house and the governor ant
inform them that the senate wa
ready for a joint session. whereupoI
the upper branch adjourned to tn,
house chamber to hear the governor
message, te.a =
Following the joint session. senat,
adjourned until o'clock. @
Immediately, after convening TIL,
house voted to retain the old organ
ization. w. D. Austin, Fargo. wa
elected chief clerk to succeed A. +;
Bowen, and II. Dunbar, Turtl,
Lake, was appointed sergeant-at
arms: COMMITTEES were appointed. t,
wait upon the senate and governor.
MovEsTo ACQUAINT RUSSIANS.
WashinSton. Jan. 23.-Plans 70
conducting propaganda in Russia t,
acQuaint the people there Of tn
friandahtp Of this country and proven
them from falling under German in
fuencs have been launched here b,
member4 Of congress and others. act
ing Independently Of the government
but. y = underetood. with its ap
provaI -
Last ntSht labor orga1txaions in man,
parts Of The country are preparing t
hold meetings on Lncoln's birthday
February 12. at which speeches VIII b
nads and rssolutSeue adopted. ex
pfesang sympathy With the cause o
the Russian wOrkinGuAn and pledg
ing him support Copies Of thes
rssoluuorS and spsechss Win be sen
tofRuhsdA; and Stven the widest pos
sible circp1a ton. IL i.