Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-25
Sessions May Continue
Into Another Week
Continued from Face T.,

Continued from I'aGe ~
the law passed by the last assembly.
The committee has been in almost
continuous session since Thursday
morning, but still is unable to reach a;
decision.
This LAY passed The house with hut
Few negative votes, one of which was
cast by j.. +. r. O'Connor of Grand
Forks.
The bill to amen the secd and
grain bonding law has had to be en-
tireiy re-drafted in the senate COM
mittee. The passage of this measure
was the purpose for calling extraor-
binary session. Governor Frazier cX-
planned. and the Nonpartisan league
house let it so through with many
SlarinS errors. with the result that
the senate committee has had to put
many ;rduous hours in changing it..
With the delay thus occasioncd and
with the srain-grading and inspection
committee hung up over senator
browns bill there seems absolutely no
possibility OF adjournment Saturday
night, as the league u decided.
'Nonpartisan and opposition members
|of the senate agree that the session
will not conclude before the middle OF
the week.
Moratorium Opposed.
The civil rights hill, providing a
moratorium Tor soldiers and sailors
passed the house this morning.
Thirty-four members were absent
whcn roll call. Representative Ten
rcson of Cass county. voting against
the measure. explained that the bill in
it,, present form is more detrimental
to the soldiers real right: han other
wise, n would prove disastrous both
TO the persons remaining at home,
and to those in service. Many feel
that the bill is unWisc because it re-
moves all rights of legal proceedings
and docs net safeguard the soldiers
interest. This bill must so to
the scnatc to be whipped into proper
form.
Representative Patterson intro
duccd Il bill creating a commission
of three men appointed by the gov
ernor. to take ballots across the wa
ter; $4,000 for tho appropriations
was asked. Representative iteishus
bills introduced Thursday. will amend
the present absent voter act 10 tit the
situation.
This afternoon Senator Drown in
troduced u bill permitting theaters 10
display war pictures on Sunday for
the benefit of religious or patriotic or
iganizations.'
Attracts Attention.
The grain grading bill hearings
have attracted nusua attention.
Grain Inspector McGovern appeared
before the committee and urged d new
bill to place a%ppointiVe power in the
hands of the governor and leEalizinS
the appointing of the chief deputy
inspector through divorcing the work
from the railroad board. He MAIN
tAins that the new bill will do away
with unnecessary delay and save
farmers much money.
Opposes Change.
NJ. r. Johnson Of h railroad com
mission ]strenuously opposes the
change, appearing before tho commit
tee this morning. Johnson maintains
that the work should remain with the
railroad commission. which has iuris-
diction over elevators and warehouses
and the right Of appeal in h case of
license, is one of tho reasons advanced
for keeping the old law.
The grain-grading act is ono which
was carried 10 the supreme court
from Grand Forks county. j. +. T.
IO'Conior, representing Max Gaulke of
Thompson. who refused to take out a
license, attacked the constitutionality
of the law and was sustaiicd. In
voting Yea yesterday Mr.. OConnor
explained that he still believed h act
was unconstitutional.
Members Of the committee are TAX
ing considerable time over the meas
ure as they realize that the old law
has many good points which they do
mot want to lose
The senate Erain-Eradins committee
referred the Drown bill to q. sub-com-
mittce for rcdrafting and amending.
Bill will be .re-drafted to distribute
responsibility and giving more power
Ito. chief Inspector, hut leaving a
|chsnce for an appeal. which. is inter-
preted to mean retention Of tho rail
road comnlission.
Townlcy Arrives.
A.. C. Townley. president Of the
Nonpartisan league. arrived in Bis
Imarck this morning to reinforce his
Organization bodies which have
been gathering since Wednesday.