Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
Newspaper eills Introduced.

paper men In the action which may be
taken on Senate Bill 1853, which was
one of the last to come in under the
wire before the time limit adopted by
the senate for the Introduction Of bills.
This measure is one which has been
considerably heralded by league writer's
for several weeks past, and is some
times referred to us "Brinton's bill"
The measure provides that "official
papers" shall be chosen by ballot of
the general electors at each biennial
election, at the same time and manner
in which officers are chosen. There
shall be, according to the bill, only one
official newspaper for each county, and
all legal publications, whether for the
state, county or any other public sub
division, or for individuals or corpora
lions, shall be required to be published
therein. Any publisher desiring to
have. his paper voted upon as official,
may have it designated upon the
ballot by filing application therefor
with the county auditor. A number of
other newspaper and publication bills
were among those to be introduced
late in the senate; among them being
one to provide that insurance state
ments shall be published in two news
papers in each judicial district.
On Nursing and Medical Practice.
The house took time Friday for the
consideration of several bills relating
to nursing and medical practice, or,
more properly, the practice Of healing,
when it had before it a number of bills
relating to these subjects, several of
which have attracted considerable
public attention.
Under H. B. 178, which the house
adopted Is to 81, chiropractors are adj
mitted to practice their profession in
public institutions and hospitals with
in the state; to issue birth and death
certificates and to exercise all priv
ileges now enjoyed by physicians and
osteopaths in connection with the heal
ing of diseases.
s. B. 81, repeating the law making
vaccination compulsory, was also
passed by the house with but little
opposition, and carries the emergency
clause.
s. B. so, known as the county school
nurse bill, makes it mandatory for
counties to employ ut least one quail
fled nurse, who shall periodically ex-
anime the children in county schools
and supervise sanitary conditions in
and about school buildings. The bill
passed the house without debate,
90 to 1.
Workmen's Compensation Act.
Included among the six bills ap-
proved by the lower house Saturday
morning was House Bill SO, which
establishes state operated work
mems compensation insurance fund.
Under its provisions every person,
commercial establishment or manufac-
turing concern employing three peo-
pie or more is compelled to take out
state insurance to protect their en-
ployes in case of sickness, disability
or death incurred in the discharge of
their duties.
1eiated Educational Bill
Representative ]. A. Harris of the
committee on education introduced in
the house by common consent Tues
day a bill compelling minors to attend
public schools until they have attained
the age of 10 years, providing as an
exception that pupils may attend
parochial or private schools approved
by the county superintendent of
schools, providing there is taught in
such school branches usually taught
in public schools and in the English
language.
Anti-I. w. w. Bill 10 Killed.
The house on Wednesday, killed the
bill introduced by Representative
johnson of Cass county, designed to
suppress '.syndicalism," sabotage and
various principles and practices at
tributed to the I. w. w. organization.
The bill was intended by it's author to
supplant statute already existing n
these subjects, which was passed two
years ago but becomes obsolete owing
to. the fact that it was made effective
only temporarily as a war measure.
Roll Call on Emergency Clauses
Only one roll call is required to
carry the emergency clause, ACCORDING
to an opinion rendered early in the
week by Attorney General LANCER in
response to an inquiry made by the
house and senate. To be entirely safe
on this point, however, the double
Toll call is being continued.
These Are Up to the Governor
The following are among the bills
that have passed both houses and are
ready for the governors signature: E
II. B. 13.-Providing that the rate
of interest on Indebtedness after lnu-
turity shall not be greater than be.
fore maturity.
81. B. 35.-Providing the place OF
trial for civil actions.
III. B. 36.-Providing for issuance Of
Nwrits of certiorari.
H. B. 39.-Providing for certifying
questions Of law to the supreme court
when such questions may determine
the issue.
H. B. Appropriation for coun-