Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-02-27
n. D. COMP ENSATION
MEASUREPASSED
BY UPPER HOUSE
Little Opposition Shown to
Big Labor Bill When in Sem
ate Monday.

ate Monday.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 25.-The
upper branch of the 18th assembly
had on its working clothes Monday
and in one. of the longest sessions
yet held, acted upon large number
of senate bills ana house billsron the
calendar for third reading and final
passage.
One of the first things to come up
for action after the senate assembled
at 1880 was House Bill 56, known
as the workmen's compensation act,
which passed the lower house some
days ago.
The bill provides for creation Of
the benefit of employees killed in
hazardous employment, providing for
the administration Of such depart
ment and funds by workmen's COM
pensation bureau in the department
of agriculture.
The bill was introduced at the in
stigation of the North Dakota Feder-
alton of Labor, and is said to be the
most perfect and fair compensation
act in the country, making 1t neces-
sary for all employers employing
more than three people to take out
insurance under this act for the pro-
lection of the laborers thus en-
ployed.
Little Opposition Shown. 3
But little debate was INDUCED In
by the members of the upper house,
and after one or two amendments
had been proposed and rejected By
the body, the final vote on the bill
stood AZ ayes, nays and absent
and not voting.
Senate Makes Record.
On convening after recess, the
senate Immediately started in to
clean up the calendar, and passed
the largest number of bills that have
yet been disposed of in a day. The,
following measures were taken u3,
and voted on: b
Senate Bill 62, providing for the
limitation Of tax letters. in. counties
Fand local districts, was adopted with
out comment and without dissent
ing vote. =
. Senate Bill 1879, providing for the
'sampling and care Of cream at
creameries and. ice cream factories,
and making 1t possible for the state
dairy commissioner to make tests of
any samples desired, passed without
a nay vote.
Senate Bill 106, providing an ap-
preparation for expenses. mainten-
ance and improvements at the state
hospital for the insane was adopt
ed unanimously.
Senate Bill, 1O3, a, bill appropriat-
ing $1,000 for evening public schools
under the provisions of chapter 2O9
of the session laws of North Dakota
for 1917, was adopted without de
bate and without no dissenting vote.
Senate Bill SO, providing an ap-
preparation for the upkeep improve
ment and maintenance of the state
capitol was adopted unanimously.
House Bill ga, appropriating
money for reimbursing the county Of
LaMoure for money in maintaining
a trachoma hospital was given the
unanimous approval of the senate.
House Bill 65, appropriating the
sum of $1,000 for the maintenance.
of the trachoma hospital at LaMoure
during the coming year, was adopt
ed without dissent.
House Bill 94. providing for an
and levy by the coun-
ty commissioners Of each county In
the state for the purpose Of furnish
Ing aid to night schools, was given /
the approval Of the upper house with
out debate.
Houes Bill 90, regulating and au-
thorizing the exchange Of reciprocal
or inter-insurance cotracts among in
partnerships and corpora
tions, empowering corporations to en-
ter into such contracts and regulat- 4
ing process in suits on such con-
tracts, was adopted without debate.
House Bill 90, an act providing for
a supreme court reporter, a state law
librarian and a Legislative librarian.
his duties and providing
for the printing and publishing and
Of supreme court re-
ports and granting power to supreme
court concerning the same, repeating
all acts inconsistent Herewith, was
given approval by the senate and re-
ceived the required vote to make It
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