The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-11
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GOVERNOR MAY SEIZE UTILI-
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: BOR BILLS KILLED

Last week closed with the passage
of both houses. Of several important
measures, by Governor Frazier, MAX
ing it law, and the killing of sever
al vicious I. v. A. anti-labor meas
ures.
The act ratifying the woman's suf-
frage amendment of the United States
constitution is the first measure in
the present legislature to become a
law. The act lacked only a few votes
in the senate and house of being pass
ed unanimously. The Governors sig
nature completes the Administrations
pledge to enfranchise the women. The
signature was witnessed among others
by Judge Harry A. Bronson of the
state supreme court who began the
movement for the enfranchisement Of
women in 1913.
Among the measures passed by
both houses at the end of the week is
the bill providing for the investigation
of the acts of official persons or
groups Of persons who have in the
past or may in the future do anything
to destroy the credit of the state. This
committee will be composed of one
member Of the minority and one men,
ber Of the majority from the senate
and one member of the minority and
two members of the majority from the
house. The measure strikes at such
acts as those of I. V. A. politicians
who have been trying to prevent the
sale Of state bonds for the financing
of the new state industries.
An important bill that got through
both houses by Friday was senate
bill which specifically grants the
governor power to operate public
utilities and coal mines in emergen-
cies like the present coal strike.
Under the terms of the bill, the
governor, as commander of the mill
tary forces of the state, may take po-
session Of the coal mines or any pub
/ lie utility that vitality affects the
health or threatens the life of the
people thru idleness. The governor is
empowered to act with the state mi
litia in carrying out this provision in
the case of a strike or threatened
strike or lockout.
| Provision is made that the private
owners shall receive compensation
for the use made of their property to
be determined by the board of rail-
road commissioners.
In the final vote three members of
the house elected by the League
Kreuger Of Richland County, Kunkel
OF Wells and Donner of Mcintosh
deserted the farmers and voted against
the measure, thus preventing the en-
Urgency clause being attached to it.
which would cause it to go into imme.
diate effect.
Senate Bill 26, which removes the
state auditor from the board oil
equalization and substitute the com.
missioner of insurance was passed by
the house the same day. Senate Bill
which removes deposits in all financia
institutions deposited by non-residents
OF the state from the state income tax
also got through both houses. The
resolution asking the supreme court
of the United States to advance on the
calender the suit of the AZ taxpayers
against the state bonds passed the
senate Wednesday. .....
The following I. v. A. measures
have been killed: the I. V. A. anti.
union labor bill, asking for the restor
alton of the injunction against strikes
in North Dakota; bill relating to the
qualifications of employees in state in,
dustries, and measure defining anc
providing punishment for crimina
i syndicalism, sponsored by Herbert, the
traitor legislator from Dunn County.
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