The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-13
BILLS THAT WILL
BE REFERRED

The referendum program OF Che
North Dakota Independent Voters
association, announced by Theo. G..
Nelson, secretary, provides not only
for the referendum to the people of
certain important acts of the assem-
bly, just recently adjourned, but It also
provides for the Initiation of other
proposed measures aimed at the con-
struction Of an industrial machine
that will remove the whole authority
and power from the hands Of the gov-
ernor, and place it in the hands OF a
continuing commission. fsl
The referendum plan provides for
|. the following:
Referendum of the industrial COM
mission bill.
Referendum of the state bank bill.
Referendum Of the $4,000 immi-
grafton appropriation.
Referendum Of the printing bill. -
Referendum Of the board of admin
istration bill.
Initiation Of bill creating a ter
minal elevator and -four bill project
with the $2,0OO,OO0 capital.
Initiation of amendments giving the
state board of school and university
lands authority over the handling of
the proposed $1O,0O0,OOO bond issue
for financial farm mortgages.
Initiation Of amendments giving the
commissioner of agriculture and la
Dor authority over the Home Building
plan.
Initiation of a bill providing for the
Nonpartisan election of state, legisla-
tive and county officials, and provide,
for the maintenance of party organi-
cation independent of the state issues.
The probabilities are that the bill
abolishing the three men tax COM
mission and substituting tax com
missioner will also be referred.
Announcement of the referendum
program was made at the conclusion
of conference that has continued in
Fargo since Saturday morning, ;ses-
sions being held at the Gardner ho-
tel.
Mr.. Nelson also announced the
transfer to Fargo of the headquarters
of the association, offices being open
ed in the Plano building on Broadway
! in Fargo. Mr.. Nelson will be in charge
of the referendum campaign, and the
drive for signatures to the referen-
dunn and initiatory petitions will be
placed under way Immediately.
Mr.. Nelson said it was planned to
make March 18 a big day for the
signing of the petitions, with work
ers going into every precinct in the
state. On March 18 the annual town
ship meetings will be held, and Mr..
Nelson believes that is the best time
to get to the greatest number of peo-
ple..
The opposition is attempting to
head off the referendum petitions, by
appealing to the people not to sign
them" said Mr.. Nelson. We are
confident, on the basis of the reports
we have received, that the petitions
will succeed, and that the election,
will result in the rejection Of the
program Of the group Of self consti-
tuted leaders who established them
selves at Bismarck this winter, and
dictated the program Of legislation"
Mr.. John Neustaedter, the president
Of the American Disappearing Handle
Co., and inventor. left this morning
for Cincinnati, Ohio, and expects to
stop off in some of the large cities on
his way down for the. interest of his
invention. We wish him good sue
cess as we all know he is working
hard to prove that his invention is
useful article and we hope he will
come back with very good news.
Edwin M. Bonde' was an arrival in
the city Saturday evening from Fort
Sill, Oklahoma, where he has been
stationed for the past six months,