The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-26

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mittee. This delay on this important
measure, coupled with the fact that
the omnibus bill, the general appro-
priations measure, will take consider
able time to dispose of has made it
practically impossible to finish Thurs
day night. President Howard Wood
Of the Senate said this afternoon that
the session would probably end Fri
day night, but many consider that too
early. ~
Today's session. was featured by de-
bate in the senate over the nurses
bill, and in the house by an interest
ing colloquy between Dell Patterson
of Renville and J. T. F. O'Connor 9,
Grand Forks, anent reconsidering the
vote whereby the house concurred in
the senate amndmnts to the public
utilities measure. The vote was re-
considered, and the measure now goes
to conference committee. This bill,
which took from the nurses associa-
tion the right to recommend the
names of nurses for appointment to
the state examining board, was killed.
There was an interesting fight over
the motion to adopt the committees
report for indefinite postponement,
the feature Of the debate being Sena-
tor Cahill's speech against adopting
the report. Cahill bitterly criticised
the nurses who have been here lobby
ing against the. bill, and charged that
80 senators had absolutely pledged
themselves ITO vote to kill the meas
ure. This brought q denial from sew
eral senators.
The. house committee of the whole
Recommended House Bill 121, provid-
ling for a memorial building for N. D.
soldiers for passage. The bill was
amended by Rep. Engen So as to pro-
vide for a memorial tablet in the
building for Theodore Roosevelt.
Labor Law Recommended.
The bill fixing the hours Of labor
for females also was recommended for
passage. The measure was amended
so as to permit not more than 5S
hours week, or eight hours and thir-
|ty minutes a day.
The senate passed House Bill 153,
the flood irrigation measure provid-
ing for the appointment o ia drain
age commission. The bill now goes to
the governor for his approval.
The house Friday concurred in the
senate amendment to the public util-
tiles bill, which enables the railroad
commission to raise the maximum
charter rates if deemed advisable, but
this afternoon Patterson of Renville
moved to reconsider the vote, after
an interesting debate, in which Rep
IO'Connor and other minority mem
.lbers had considerable fun with the
leagues Demosethenes. The vote was
ireconsidered and the bill was sent tt
"a conference committee. Speaker
IStair appointed Patterson, Wake,
land Bratsburg, three leaguers, as the
;house conferees. :.
Patterson previously had submitted
an amendment against giving tn:
committee this power, and today h
spoke at length in favor Of such az
tion, maintaining that it was neces
! sary to protect the "orphans, widow!
and children"
Burtness and O'Connor of Gran<
Forks, Twitchell Of Cass and others
~-aintained that if the commission
,ied the power to lower or raise tn:
minimum rates, they also should have
power to Eaise or lower the maximum
rates.
During the course of the debate
lO'Connor asked Patterson if he wa!
in favor of giving the railroad com
mission unlimited power to fix maxi
mum and minimum rates that the ut
) ilities should charge. Patterson re
} piled that he had introduced AZ
amendment against raising the max,
mum rate.
When the nurses bill came up IL
the senate, Cahill made a length!
speech against adopting the report tx
indefinite postponement. He charged
that religious matters had been in
jected into the fight, and that thirt;
senator's had absolutely been pledges
to kill it. Cahill declared that it was
not a religious question with him
and that he would have faith in ;
board composed of give ministers
without Catholic representative"
"But have no faith in a bunch 0
women" he declared, "who will stant
around here buttonholing every sena
tor as he goes out of this chamber.
McNair declared that the bill wa;
not introduced with the idea of beine
unfair. It simply was planned tt
give the governor free rein in an
pointing the members of the examin
ing board, he said.
Hyland, Church and Ettestad de
clared that their votes had not bee1
pledged, that they were in the senat
to exercise their perogative to be in