The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29

The same condition exists with re.
gard to House Bill No. II, creatingSa
state council of defense. The house
objects to the senate amendments de-
priving the governor of power to name
members of this board and conferring
that authority upon the twelve dis
trict judges of the state. 1t also re-.
sents the easy and practical means of
recognizing the home guard units now
in existance which this bill provides
by making them part OF the police
power which members Of the execu:
tive committee of the defense council
are empowered to exercise. The house
conference committee this morning re-
ported inability to agree on this bill,
as amended, and the chair named Pc.
terson of Towner. Miller and Sin,
clair as another committee to meet
with the senate. .hf,..'| y p
Grain Grades Through.
The grain grading bill seems to be
out of the bushes at last. The house,
on recommendation of its conference
committee, this morning receded from
it's amendment to Senator browns
bill by which authority to employ
clerical help was vested In the chief
deputy inspector and concurred In .
senate amendment by which this pow.
er was vested in the railroad commits
sion. The expenditure for clerical
help, also was reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000 per annum, and the house
passed the bill as amended by q vote
of SO ayes and 19 not voting.
Endorses Suffrage.
The house went on record In favor
of equal suffrage this morning BY url.
animously adopting concurrent reso.
luton introduced by Rep. O'Connor
of Grand Forks, setting forth that
whereas all political parties in North
Dakota had endorsed equal suffrage,
the senators and representatives from
North Dakota be asked to work and
vote for the national suffrage amend.
meut now before the United States
senate. ...... -z.a.' r
To Print Seed Bill. ..,
The house unanimously adopted Z
resolution introduced by Rep: Waltef
J. Maddox providing that as . means
of familiarizing county commissioners
and others interested with the seed
bonding bill as promptly as possible
the legislature have 1000 copies OF
this measure, as finally passed, print
ed and placed in the hands of the com.
missioner of agriculture for distrtbu'
| ton.
Seems Workable Bill.
Except for one slight difference,
both houses seem agreed that the seed
bonding bill in its present form is Z
very workable measure. The house
bill originally required that signatures
of 25 farmers who would make affi-
davit that they required seed. The sen.
ate amendment provides that the sig
natures of any fifty free-holders,
whether they, personally, are in need
of assistance or hot, will suffice. The
bill appropriates $4,000 for the admin.
istrative expense of the commissioner
of agriculture in connection with the
sale of seed bonds and warrants, and
it retains for the various counties the
privilege of issuing seed warrants, 10
lieu of bands, if they so prefer.
No Militia eilI.
It is not probable that any furtle
[ legislation affecting the state mtlttll
or home guard will be attempted. !
| the home guard provision u lett 81
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, eminently satisfactory to tAe enf!d
II II nothing y aone afeectinG 4l e
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