The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-31
Governor Approves Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

NadonalDryResolution
! Bismarck, Jan. 28.-The resolution
ratifying the prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution was sign
! ed by Governor L. j. Frazier this
afternoon, and five other measures
were awaiting his signatures when
the fifth day Of the special session of
; the North Dakota legislature closed
tonight.
The chief executive signed the reso-
luton shortly after 4 o'clock.
! The measures awaiting the COVE
ernor's signatures are those provid-
ing for an appropriation of $4,000
to make the bank depository law op-
erative Immediately; reinstating and
revalidating corporation charters un-
der $50 penalty; extension of a
$4,000 credit for eight months to
the state hospital for the insane, per-
petuation Of charters of county mu-
tual insurance companies and the SOL
diers moratorium. The first four of
these bills have been signed by the
president of the senate and speaker
of the house.
The moratorium bill, protecting SOL
diers and sailors property and civil
rights for the duration of the war and
eight monhs thereafter was the last
bill passed today. \
The most important issues of the
special session, amendment of the
county seed and feed bonding law and
the legalization of the state council
of defense, together with the soldiers
and sailors voting bill are in the
hands of special conference commit
tees.
The conference committee to which
the county seed and feed bonding law
was referred has been in executive
session all day and was still! deliber-
ating at a late hour last night. The
committee is working, it is said on a
redraft of the entire bill which will
be acceptable to both houses. The
new measure will be compromise be-
tween the original house bill and the
senate bill and will carry a small ap-
preparation for the department of ag-
riculture and labor Tor the admins
tration of the law.
I Senator jacobson of Adam, Hettin-
ger and Sioux counties, it is reported
has been holding up an agreement by
standing out for the radical changes
proposed in the senate amendment
attempt to agree on the various
without notifications. Nearly every
clauses of the measures resulted in a
vote of five to one with jacobson vot-
in the negative. It was only when
the house members of the committee
agreed to use the senate amendment
as a basis for redraft that a start
was made on the new bill.
The measure legalizing the state
council of defense and defining its
powers and duties was sent to joint
conference committee today after
being amended by the senate. The
amendment takes from the governor
the power to appoint members Of the
council and places this power in the
hands of the district judges with the
approval of the governor, and cuts
the appropriation for carrying on the
work of the council from $4,000 to
$4,000. The amendment also makes
the attorney general member of the
council.
May Die in Committee
The senate amendments, especially
the provisions for the appointment of
council members by district judges,
which, it is said, is an attempt to take
control of the council from the hands
of the administration will not be &C.
ceptable to the house members of the
conference committee, and unless the
senate members are willing to COM
promise on this point the measure is
likely to remain in the hands of the
committee until too late for enact
ment.
The house voted this afternoon to
concur with the senate motion for a
new bill to be drafted in place of the
three measures now before the legis-
lature relating to soldiers and sailors
voting on foreign soil. Representa-
tive Bowman of LaMoure, Cole of
Cass, and Weld of Wells were named
as the house members and Senator
Gronvold of Pierce, Benson, of Rol-
lette and Allen of Emmons and Kid
der was appointed members Of the
senate.
|, Two distinct plans for securing the
soldiers vote at the next election have
been suggested in bills already intro.
duced. One provides for voting by
: mail and the cher for a special com.
mission to go abroad and conduct the
. felection.
. Cole Goes on Record
Representative Cole of Cass has al.
ready gone on record in debate in the
house in favor of the commission
plan. He cited the New York law
which was successful in securing the
votes Of soldiers at an election held
by that state while the New York
troops were on the Mexican border.
The senate measure to legalize the
home guard companies was reported
> for indefinite postponement by the
military committee today, as were also
two measures providing for railroad
legislation, and one to regulate fishing
in the Mouse river. All these meas.
ures originated in the senate.