Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-30
SESSION ENDS
WITH THIRTEEN
BILLS PASSED
Support of Wilson Pledged
Home Guard Bill is
Not Enacted.
(ny Geo. 4. Benson.P

Bismarck. n d.. Jan. 30.--!After
passing thirteen bills and a concur
rent resolution rledging support to
President Wilson. the extraordinary
session Of the legislature adjourned
shortly before 10 o'clock last night.
Both houses waited for nearly five
hours for the conference committee
to amend the council of defense bin,
which would be acceptable to both,
hut il was not until 9:3h o'clock that
the report came in. There was nc
fight owe its adoption. but adjourn
mcnt in the senate was not without
its exciting moment.
Bowen Is Ccnsurcd.
In the closing minutes, two resolu-
tons, condemning tactics by which
the senate amendment adopted by the
house at the last session was changed
and censuring 4. +. Bowen, socialistie
chief clerk OF the last house, for de-
featins the bill legally passed by both
branches.
The extraordinary session has beer
al interesting onc because of the i'm
portant war measures passed and be
cause it gave North Dakota an OPP
p%ortunity to 80 formally on record ir
favor of the national prohibition
amendment and informally in favor
Of the ona suffrage amendment
now before the national senate. Rep.
'~resentative j. +. T. O'Connor's reso'
luton, recitirg the fact that equa
suffrage had been embraced by all Of
the principal political parties of the
state and asking North Dakota rep
resentativcs now in the United State
senate to work' for passage of the
amendment, was adopted in botf
houses without a dissenting vote.
The home guard bill did not pass
because the house killed Senator Eng
lund's measure. No provision is made
for it in the council of defense meas.
ure as it passed both houses tonight but
Governor Frazier informed the con
ference committee that he would I'M
mediate!y issue a proclamatin legal
izing the home guard under the con
stitution.
Meant Much Work.
The committee found that there wa.
no way they could constitutional!
take such action without long anc
tedious work. and inasmuch as thu
governor has power to do so undeI
the constitution, he agreed to thei,
wishes. Home guard units carryini
arms will have to come under STATE
militia requirements.
The senate yielded to the house de
mand to have the governor appoin
members of the council of defense
AS the bill now stands. it provides TO
the attorney general II II members
one from each judicial district APP
pointed by the governor. 1t gives tn,
council broad powers. but chopped of
a number of extraordinary power
given in the original bill. 1t give
them powers of sheriff. but not powe
Of examining records, etc. The sec
ton giving the council power to co
ordinate and direct work of the Rec
Cross. Y. NJ. G.. A.. Liberty Loan. etc
was u out. This bill was last pass
until $50 o'clock last night. Their
was not a dissenting vote in 'eithe
branch.
Grain Bill Passes.
After two conference committee
had worked on house bill 1. %rc-enact
ing the seed-grain bonding act, it fin
ally was passed by both houses will
the state guaranty feature eliminat
ed. The Nonpartisan league member
of both houses fought for this fea
ture. but independents in the senat
stood firm and defeated every effor
to have it included. The governor
proclamation. he said. called for tn,
legislature to pass the county bond
| ing act, and that is what they pro
! posed to give.
The senate objected s~trennously t.
the conference report because, a
amended the bill retained the stat
guaranty feature. The house lea gu
members, backed by Governor Fra
zier. it is said, insisted upon his pro
vision. but the senate independent
would not adopt it. They maintaine,
that it was the opening wedge TO
state bonding Of all kinds.
League Members Criticize.
When the report presented. tw,
motions were made-one to adopt an,
the other to reject. Rot1 were los
% to %. The senate then called TO
another conference committee. an.
when this request was lmessag ed t