Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-12
SENATE PASSES
TWO MEASURES
AND ADJOURNS
Bill introduced to Seek
Truth of Charges by
Brinton Withdrawn
(By Staff CORRESPONDENT. }

Bismarck. ~, D.. Feb. 12-Grant-
ing 800 a month additional to dis
trict court judges for the time they
spend ont of their home county hold
inS court in other counties. passing
the measure which would act and
correct faults in the present hail in
slrancc department and refusing to
pass a resolution which would divert
the present course of inquiry of the
senate audit committee. the upper
house of the legislature yesterday held
a short session and then adjourned
over Lincoln's birthday today. Due
to the fact that William Lemke could
not appear. the audit committee did
not hold its usual meeting at 4
O'Clock.
Senator Thorson. Independent. in
troduced a resolution citing that
whereas. the senate had appointed a
commktee composed Of three Leas-
uers and two Independents to investi-
gate the audit report Of state in
dustries. and the witness, J. W. Brin-
ton. had openly accused counsel en-
ployed that he was representing the
administration and counsel had de-
MED it; and that the counsel had ad-
1nitted and openly stated it was the
purpose of his examination to i'm
peach and discredit the witness and
that the witness had charged certain
state officials with embezzlenent IN
tho Misrepresentation OF funds to the
private use Of corporations connected
with the League: 1t be resolved that
the committee be instructed to i1,5mA7
diately investigate the truth Of the
charges made.
A debate lasting nearly an hour
resulted in the resolution being tenn,
porarily withdrawn at this time.
pending further developments in the
hearing
Senate Bill 80 passed by the sem
ate increases the compensation for
district court judges. allowing 500 a
month additional for expenses. There
was no debate. Senate Bill 9S. also
passed. permits villages with less
than 200 inhabitants to incorporate
AS city. Senate Bill SO. introduced
by lngerson. Lacquer. calls for re-
vision Of the present hail insura nee
department act. Chief Among the
changes contained in the measure and
applicable to the hail insurance divi-
sion. it increases the allowance for
expenses from 100000 to s15O.o0O
Der annun. repaya bic out of funds
collected by levy sufficient to cover
cost of operation. 1t also creates
! what is styled a permanent hail re-
volvins fund i'm which, the straigh,
! three cent tax on all land will be
held for period of Years in order to
accumulate Il wo-ka bic capital for
/ Immediate paymen, or claims follow
| ing adjustment. I; also demands that
all withdraw from the hail insur-
! ancc automatically imposed hy the
state mus he made directly to the
depa rtment instead OF with the coun-
F.; " auditor. and ii further allows
$4,000 per year TO all county audi
/ tors for work done for the deDart
ment. The measure passed with but
two dissenting.
The senate also passed the con-
current resolution introduced ny
| Baker, Lacquer. menlorializiNg con-
gress and endorsing the Shepherd
| Townsend measure before congress
designed to correct conditions and
bring about the general education OF
I; mothers relative to care OF infants.