Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-07
ReUie,D al. the Legislative
Session Which Closed Early
Saturday Morning at Bismarck

lions were made in certain of the
laws. The most important OF these
bills, House Bill "A. which prohibits
interferences An. the political activities,
of employees, the use OF the blacklist.
etc. Several changes desired in the
present workmen's compensation law
were passed. I,
On. the other hand efforts Of the
employers, of the state to secure
changes In the present laws were in
many cases failures. Notable among
these was the failure to pass the bill
permitting employers to take out their
workmen's liability insurance with
private companies. 4
Women Successful for Juries
Women Of the state were success
full in their demand for the right to
| sit on juries. The children's code
commission law, which had the gem
eral endorsement of tho women's or
CARNATIONS wss also passed Modiica-I
tons Of the present Eeight-hour law
for women workers were turned down
in the, senate.
There was sthef usual grist OF bills
in connectioh@Swith hunting. Several
were passed&cuytafling the length of
1.-THE huntinga2seAson IN various classes
81 game. theinpmber of birds killed.
feti For !, =. 10 Z, .,,e members to|
NJSSIskPOlIIAV0 pkOPd6dAi0o 1htO owl
faeral bills resulted in their finally be-
ingskilled. Among these were the bills
governing the methods of electing
state committeeman, and that defining.
and providing, for the punishment of
criminal syndicalisn. Both origin
1 ated in the house but were SO trans
formed by the league majority in the
senate that their passage was I'M
possible. =
va. League ,.Slipped One Over"
Az, usual there were a number of
laws Introduced for the benefit of par
ticular communities. BY IN adroit
use of o group of these, the league
members managed to slip across n
addition to their industrial program.
to assist the citizens of Bismarck In
securing control of the waterworks
system.
To these measures the leaguers in
the senate attached a set Of riders pro-
viding for the. establishment Of a state
owned electric light plant at Bismarck
at a cost OF $4,000 and succeeded in
a. narrow margin: The constitutional
ity of the bills is said to be more or
less in doubt on account of their dual
nature.
The attempt of the leaguers to fur
Their extend the state ownership plan
NY llc PURCHASE u d SLdLC OWICU COdl
mine failed.
Leaguers| Used Prevention.
To counter balance this the leaguers
were able to prevent the passage not
only of the Independent laws designed
for the liquidation of the Bank OF
MOTH Dakota and the limitation Of
the industrial: program, but also the
n~on-political election laws which that
party strongly urged. They also pre-
/ VonfoH Tho m okinO NJ m a nnrnnriofiNn
%jFstoSSsdetvays theWexpenses of h Bishop
Brissman and Company audit which
was one of the first measures intro
duced by the Independent members Of
the house. J
There were a number of law passed
in regard to the school system Of the
state, including the raising Of stand
ards for teachers. providing for
tuition fees for nonresident pupils and
revising the classification of schools. u
Several new laws in regard to- the
state banking system were passed but
none of avery radical nature.
II. Last, tbNts not, least, the legislature
boOsted .Sthe rates on public printing.
The. gsneral~feefanE among the legis-
lators who left for their homes today
seemed to be that while the political
deadlock had been much to prevent
effective legislation, the results of the
session had, been as good az could be
expected under all OF the circum-
wv Big Surprise.
One of he big surprises Of the legis-
lative session came early this MORN
ing when the Nonpartisan League
4 members of the house allowed a reso-
luton accepting and approving the re-
and expense account Of the house
out opposition.
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