The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-20
LEGISLATIVE D0lNGS AT
THE STATE CAPITOL

lii DlAlL CAI llVL|
Bismarck, N D., JAM 15-Although delay in receiv;;
ing report and audit Of the state industries have
the house from getting under full steam the members yes
terday by vote of 60 to 81 expressed tne
Watt Of Cass moved that the house adjourn, until
Tuesday, Miller of Bottneau objected that ne coud not
get back until Wednesday, whereupon Bauer OF Sioux
agreed to pair with him. that his absence would not
affect the VOTE Bauer being independent and Miller
league no++ouao, o,so o,>,,osod T.
The motion was lost by nearly straight party vote but
Grangaard of Barnes Ness Of Rchand, Stark of Stark
and ether INDEPENDENTS yGtfd ag@s' t%a %amnagn
and Power Co., Setting forth that the treasurer of that vii
age had given the company check for 81 tor services
rendered. the check being drawn the state bank, ana
that was returned marked payment refused because
illegally drawn and without authority OF the law
The letter asks for investigation 1t was referred
to the state affairs committee.
Stark of Stark introduced House Bill 81 providing a
chdrens code commission social conditions touching
upon welfare of children to report to the next Legislative
mended to the by the state OF soc
works. the state federation of womens club the state
medical association state bar association and state educa
tional association serving term OF two years. ooo
The bill provides for appropriation of $4,000 for
the two year period and authorizes the employment OF
secretary at a salary not to exceed $4,000 year.
The teaching of thrift in the common schools IS called
for in bill introduced yesterday by Kitchen OF GQlden
Valley chairman Of the education committee Ieachers
must devote at least Is minutes two times week TO IN
st1ctng saving, and must provide some practical form
of investment j,
This and two other bills introduced by Kitchen has the
approval of county superintendent who have been IN
One of the bills regulates the appointment of deputies
and the other makes the minimum salary OF county sup
erntendents $4,000 year. and provides that the annua
salary shall be less than that of the register OF deed
and IS percent additional Some county superntendent
get as low as $1,000, now, declares the introducer ,
Larson and Sagin introduced bill providing that ele-
when they did this they would not be Responsible Tor mems
on grain their possession unless registered or personal
service is made on them.
The senate late yesterday passed bill creating con-
ference committee of 10 members, five nonpartsan SEN
ators and five independent representatives
The House has already served notice it will refuse to
coerate because of the action of the industrial comms-
sion in turning down the compromise program
Bismarck. N. D., JAM Ex-senator Mees' concurrent
resolution asking the federal government to extend
time to settlers on the Standing Rock Indian reservation
for payments of nstallments their homeseads, was
passed the house Saturday afternoon with the addition
Of the name of Bauer of Sioux as co-introducer
Poor crops have made difficult for the farmers to
meet their payments and unless the government assents
to the plea both Senator Mees and Representative Bauer
declare many of them will have to forfeit their land
The bill was referred when it arrived in the house to
the committee on federal relations which met during re-
cess called for that purpose and reported the bill to pass
as soon as the house was called to order.
Shimmn of Dckey introduced bill regulating ices
and duties of the district court clerks was referred to
the judiciary committee. -. ..o,o
johnson of Pembina offered bill appropriating $l2,-
600 to pay for the audit report Of Bishop Brssman Co.,
or as much of that amount as needed 1t was turned
over to the appropriations committee.
Senator Bakers resolution calling for steering COM
ittee of 10 MEMBERS half league and half independents
was received in the house the motion OF Johnson OF
Cass.
WOG WILL REMAIN IN SENATE
Gust Wog n0npartisan will remain IN the
senate and as a consequence the nonpartsans will