Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-30

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league members to criticism Of the
Representative A. N. Hagen of
Westhope. presented a resolution sug-
costing that inasmuch as the senate
had rejected the unanimous report Of
manned on the bill. that it be request
ed to name a committee in whose
report it would have confidence.
! Representative Hendrickson. Lathrop
and O'Connor of Grand Forks. de-
clared it an insult to the senate. which
would not help matters at this time.
Hagen could see no objective. he said.
in extending the senate courtesy. when
the upper body had shown no courtesy
! to it's own committee. Hagen's reso-
luton finally was voted down and
another conference committee ap-
pointed.
Debate Brief But Heated.
f, In the senate a motion to reject the
report csused brief. but heated debate.
Senator Cahill declared that the state
should stand behind the county bonds
and that the senate should show its
conference committees h courtesy
Of accepting unanimous reports. SEN
ator kretSchmar objected to state
guaranty. because, he said, the state
could dispose of bonds at 4 per cent
and would charge the county Z per
cent.
When the last conference committee
had gone out, Cahill made an attempt
to nave the senate bind itself to an
unanimous report, but after Hyland.
k~retschmar and Mcbride had declar-
ed that they did not propose to dele
gate their right of vote any any COM
mittee. the motion was lost.
The sensible soldiers voting bill
was adopted by both houses this at
%ternoon. Committees from both
houses presented the re-drafted bill.
which does not apply primarily to
soldiers andy which eliminate the COM
mission provided for in the original
obviates the necessity Of changing
primary law 1t retains the house
bill feature recurring every auditor to
prepare and file a complete register
of soldier vote in his county. 1t is
eral election and Is days prior to any
primary election Of his own accord,
and without application of the part
OF the soldier, the county auditor shall
have prepared and mail to absentee
voters in military service Of the United
return envelope enclosed. The voters
affidavit which shall be of such nature
as to conflict with no military regula-
tons. may be executed before his
superior commissioned officer and the
ballot shall be marked in the presence
OF SUCH officer, but not in his sight.
These absentee ballots when returned
may. be canvassed at any time prior
to the regular meeting Of the state
canvasslng hoard or prior to any
adjourned meeting of that body The
ballots are to be prepared by the
secretary of state n delivered to the
county auditors at least As days prior
to any general election. and IS days
prior to any primary election.
Oppose Sabotage Bill.
The legislature also went on record
today as opposed to activities of the
L. w. w. Senate sa botage bill, which.
IT. was reported. nearly died in the
mouse labor committee, finally was re-
ported out with an amendment
making the penalty for first degree
sabotage of from one year to life i'm
pr1sonment. The senate acceded to
the amendment.
The bill permitting the council Of
defense to show patriotic pictures on
sunday was killed in senate Yesterday
afternoon. Consideration of Senator
Elamilton's bill permitted taking of
suckers and similar fish from the
Mouse river was indefinitely post
poned in the house.
During, the earlys evening, it was
discovered that h house had failed
to act upon the senate bill increasing
thte maintenance fee for p%atients.of
the insane asylum. The house. which
then was in recess, was hurriedly
called to order and the bill was
passed. Had the omission not been
and credit of $4,000 would have been
Elnvalidated for this money was to be
,amortized from moneys secured in in.
crease maintenance fee.
Late in the afternoon. the senate
mad a brief speech-making session,
which was inaugurated by Senator
tiyIand. The senator called atten-
,ators undoubtedly would not return
next year, and. AS a new member of
the body, he expressed his thanks to
coileagues for the assistance they had
given him. Senator Rowe, Cass;
senators Gibbons, Allen, Hamilton.
and Ployl1ar all spoke Of
good fellowship that had existed and
of fact that many had to break sem.
atorial ties at this time.
senator Gibbons was loudly APP
plauded when he told Non Partisan
league members that he had come il
10 tne senate as n~extreme radical
and last year was referred to- as a
standpatter. He said that next year
they would be standpatters and ha
hoped the change would do them AZ
much good as it did him.
Inc house INDUCED in little play
while waiting for conference report
on council defense bill and held mock
session. ~
Non Partisans Meet.
A. G. Townley, president National
Non PARTISAN League. tonight held
secret meeting with Governor Frazier.
Ae.orney General LANCER and w. NJ.
lLGT1ke and :. nl1no 1oor ~ Lii I-..-L
men. Locally. it is %nterpreted an
a purely political meetinr