Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-31
North Dakota Legislators Did
Not Adjourn Saturday As
Executive Wished.
PROHIBITION ENDORSED
Duplicate House and Senate Bills to
Provide Maintenance for insane
Are Passed--"kept Press" Is
Given Some Notice.

Fargo, N. D.. January 26.-This
afternoon, which was to have ended
the special session of the North Da-
kota legislature, according to the
hopes of Governor Frazier. bids fair
to close with the work of the session
far from being completed.
A number of additional bills have
been introduced covering subjects not
contemplated in the original plans of
the governor, and much discussion
has been aroused over some of the
administrations measures. Up to
Friday night, the onll measure to
have been passed in both houses was
the concurrent resolution approving
the national prohibition amendment,
and at afternoon press time today the
situation was still unaltered.
First Bills Passed.
The house on Friday passed house
bills legalizing the state council of
defense and providing an appropria
ton for its work; providing that
county mutual insurance companies
may extend their articles of incor
poration perpetually; appropriating
$4,000 for the expenses Of the spe
cial session; extending credit OF
$4,000 to the state hospital for the
insane at jamestown for period of
eight months.
Prohibition Amendment Passed.
The senate passed three measures,
the first being the resolution passed
by the house Thursday ratifying the
national prohibition amendment.
Three members voted against the
measure, Messrs. Mcbride of Stark,
Young of Mercer, and Oliver of Dunn.
OF the other two bills passed by the
senate. one provides for printing Of
laws passed by the special session,
and one providing for raising the
maintenance fee for the state hospi-
tai for the insane from SIS to $24.
A bill identical with the last named
had already been passed by the
house.
Opening of the Session.
The North Dakota legislature lost
no time in getting down to business,
on being convened in special session
Wednesday under call of Governor
Frazier.
Unusual Conditions Responsible.
The chief executives message dealt
only with the restricted list of sub
jects which it was his desire to see
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seled prompt action and early adj
journment. Conditions unparalleled
in our country, he said, had been
the cause of the calling of the ses-
sion. He outlined the crisis and ex-
planned how, in his opinion, it
should be met.
To Amend Seed Bonding Law.
The governor emphasized North
Dakota's responsibility in producing
the largest possible output of food,
and he referred to the need for
amending the feed and seed bond
ing law so as to foster the production
OF a larger acreage in districts which
have suffered reverses in their re-
sources due to bad crop conditions
during the past few seasons. The
governors desire for the amending of
the states legislation on this subject
was the primary cause which actu-
ated him in entailing upon the state
the expense of the special session.
Bills Introduced.
Following the reading of the gov
ernor's message the houses reassem-
bled in their own chambers for the
Introduction of bills. The following
bills were introduced.
H. B. ck)-Amending
county seed bonding law.
H. B. 2-(Walton) - Appropriate
ing $4,000 to install operation of
bank depositors' guaranty law.
Ii b. 3-(Peterson Resolution
condemning the "kep; press" for
publication of matter alleged to be
defamatory to the good name of the
state land its people.
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pledging the states faith and sup
promulgated by President Wilson
January 8, 1918.
H. B. 5-(Olson)-To reinstate
corporations.
H. B. 6-(Olson) -Providing a
per capita increase in allowance for
care of insane patients.
H. B. 7-Hageson)-To remove
oversight of grain grading from jur-
isdictiOn of railroad and warehouse
commission.
H. B. 8-(Harris) to
ratify the national prohibition amend
ment.
H. B. 9-(Kurtz)-Mo to
protect property and civil rights Of
soldiers and sailors during the war
and one year thereafter.
H. B. 10-(Walton)-To give le-
gal powers to State Council of De-
tense, define its duties and appro-
pirate $4,000 for its work.
H. B. IL ovation
for the establishment of a state
militia.
Senate bills were introduced by
Messrs. Englund, Pendray, Drown,
McCarten, Mortenson, Wexford and
Martin, covering the same subjects
with the exception of the resolutions
offered by Representative Peterson.
Some of the senate bills were 'identi-
cal with the house measures.
The council Of defense, soldier
ballot. home guard issue, grain grad
ing bill. and seed grain bonding
problem are all of such importance
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