Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-12-11

Bismarck, Dec. 10.-3 p. m.).-
Licensing on pool, halls, theatres and
taxicabs stands in North Dakota were
transferred from the attorney gen
erals department to that Of the new
" created state sheriff, under the
provisions of bill passed in the
house of representatives this after
noon by a vote of sc to Al.
Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 9.-(Spe-
cial. "A near fistic battle between
Representative E. w. Herbert Of the
minority and Herbert Hardt of tho
majority was the elimination Of the
majority's successful fight Monday
afternoon to introduce over q divid-
ed report Of the committee on delay
ed bills measure which declares all
acts Of this special session emergency
measures which will take effect ten
days from passage. The bill was
sprung as an eleventh hour surprise
on the committee on delayed bills,
headed by Herbert, Monday noon.
The committee unanimously reported
against the introduction Of the bill.
and its report was accepted. Later
a copy Of the same bill was handed
to the committee and this time the
three majority members voted for
the Introduction of the measure.
Hoare, one of the majority's own
floor leaders, called the houses at
tention to one Of its rules which re-
quires unanimous report for the in
PRODUCTION of delayed bills, but Wal
ter Maddox insisted that the house
had a right to change it's rule, as 1T
saw fit, and the majority voted with
him, including Hoare, 67 to Al for
the introduction of the bill.
Herbert then made motion that
the committee on delayed bills, "in-
asmuch as it was only f1gurehead
anyway" be disdissolved. Herman
Hardt, whose seat is directly back OF
Herbert's leaped to his feet and sec
onded the motion. Herbert then
turned on Hardt, and the speaker
called for the sergeant at arms.
Twitchell, Burtness and others OF
the minority called the attention OF
the house to the leagues own consti-
tutional amendment, adopted but a
year ago, which provides that no act
shall take effect until July 1 follow
Ing its enactment, unless that act car
ries an emergency clause approved
by two-thirds of the members pres
ont and voting. The league has been
unable to muster such a majority up
on any of the important league meas
ures, and in declaring them emer-
gency acts without such majority:
the minority claims the constitution
is being violated. It requires, how
ever, a four-ffths decision Of the SUI
preme court to declare an act con-.
stitutional, and two at least Of the
five members Of thesupreme bench
have always shown a disposition to
give the league the benefit Of the
doubt. y.
The house majority's failure to re-
neal the licensing department which
It created in Attorney General Ian
gers office last session was the only
other feature Of the day in either
body. The vote was So to 81 the the
league mastering three less than the
required majority of all the house
members. This was regarded as an
administration act intended to, pun
jsh LANCER. An effort to reconsider
this bill Is expected today. which, It
is anticipated, will be the closing day
Of the session.
This closing session will be mark
ca bys an address from Judge John
Caspberg, presidentof the odelsthing' 4
thle lower, or legislative branch Of the
Nj IS, swl,egian, storthing and chairman Of
tie 8 Norwegian cation to the II in
ternational labor conference which
has Just closed in Washington. Judge
Caspberg isS . leader of the 2democ era
tio labor party Of Norway; formerly
vas iirst minister of Justice and be- be-
lore that minister of !. social Justice
ina reform "A the Norwegian cabinet.
HIS faction, the Judge advises, is the
radical wing. 81 the 4 beral party,