The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-29
GRAIN GRADING
BILL PASSED
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council of defense. seed grain, and
home guard still unbroken at 1880
o'clock today.
The bill for Sunday motion pic
lures is before the senate for pass
pouring in. Both houses have simply
marked time since Monday morning
| awaiting committee reports.
/. 1t seemed likely late this afternoon
| that Nonpartisans would reCede from
their proposal that the state guaran-
| tee county bonds and that the COM
missioner of agriculture as bond
| selling agent would be retained.
Appropriation Too Great.
When the grain grading bill was
returned to the senate Monday after
noon by the house, 1t was sent to
a conference committee for final
amendment.
The house amended the bill in such
manner as to eliminate gross and
! wilfll" violations Of the law as the
basis for revoking a license, making
mere violations the basis for such
revocation. It was commended by
| Senator Kretchmar, when the bill
reached the upper house, that that
provision would open the door to too
great power, and would operate
make innocent errors.
Senator Hamilton also called the
attention Of the senate to the fact
that the limitation fixed on eXpendi-
lures in the grain grading depart
ment, Of $4,000 a year was in ex-
cess of the income Of the depart
ment.
Divet Raises Point.
An instance Of the care required
nh al
hold water was brought forCibly to
the attention of the house when the
grain grading bill was on third
reading. Representative Divet call
ed the attention Of the house to a
section that provided the inspector
should have such clerical help as re-
quired, and make such payment as
he deemed advisable. Mr.. DiVeT
cited a supreme court decision, in
the case of Miller VS.. Taylor, involV-
ing the bonding law constitutionality,
in which it was held such delegation
of power to an officer was unwar-
ranted.
Me. Stair, chairman OF the COM
mittee, said the point had not been
considered, but Representative Fraser
suggested that even if that section
was declared unconstitutional, 1t
would not affect the balance Of the
measure.
After the roll had been called, and |
before it was announced, Representa- |
tive HendricksOn suggested that the |
apparent fault in the section would |
clearly make the whole measure in |
operative, for the department would |
be left without funds. He moved |
that the bill be returned to the COM |
mittee, the motion being seconded by |
Mr.. Stair. 1t required about three |
hours for the committee to make a |
redraft of the section and determine |
the limit that should be fixed on the |
expenditures. in order to meet the /
constitutional objection.
Sabotage Bill to Labor Committee.
The senate state affairs committee /
bill on sabotage, making life i'm
prisonment the punishment for any /
person found guilty, during the
period the United States is engaged
in the present war, Of Wilfully or
maliciously setting on fire, either
directly or through or by the as
sistance and act Of another person,
or through or by means Of any
chemical or mechanical apparatus or
any sun glass, or the control of any
electrical current, any building, car
or coat, in which food products for
the use Of man or beast is kept, or in
which any work or food producing
animals shall be housed; or any
person who-hres grain in the field,
or who kills stock malictOusly with
the intent Of hindering agricultural
operations to lessen the nations food
supply, was referred to the house
labor committee. 1t passed the SEN
ate unanimously Monday afternoon.
Persons found guilty of damaging
threshing machines during the harY-
est season, for the purpose of delay
ing food production, are made sub
iect to a 2O-year sentence.
Seed Grain Bill.
AS the Joint conference committee
agreed upon the seed grain bill. sew
eraI points are reinstated in the SEN
ate redraft, while all new features
proposed by the senate are retain
ed.
d TIE provision for machinery TO col
lect liens on crops is retained. The
OF agriculture and
labor Is given q So, 900 appropriation
to execute the law, and the seed com
missioner is given $1,000. Both
provisions were in the original house
bin. The number of slgners requtr-
ed q placed at SO, while the state
guaranty OF bonds Is retained. AL
al The conference bill retains a
provision fer issuing warrants IN
stead OF bonds. that being elective
VITA the county.
Session Appropriation 414,ooO.
The appropriation to cover the cost