The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-03
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Bismarck, NJ D.. JAM 31-Publcity as a deterrent to
extoled by Senator Church. nonpartisan in the
Saturday afternoon in replying to opponents OF his
bill requiring that all divorce proceedings should be open
to the public.
Publicity the greatest factor in the world in the
repression Of crime he said "hs law certain to have
beneficial effect in retarding divorce which has become
such an alarming evil in this country:
'This is not my BILL introduced it for Gov Frazier
welfare.
Senator Whitman of Grand Forks, Independent, took
the opposite view of the bill and wanted it referred to the
judiciary committee To the question of Church as to why
he wanted this done he referred the Benson county to
Senator Fraser the league chairman of the judiciary com
mittee
Fraser taking stand against the bill They believe that
much that unsavory and dsagreeable will be exposed
to the public view without any good being accomplished"
The bill passed, however. Two other important meas
ures which will to the lower house the result of
Saturdays session are the bills permitting the court to give
persons charged with homicide freedom under bail at its
discretion and repeating the law permitting banks to a
ply deposits on indebtedness.
There was rush at the eleventh hour to pour in bills
carrying appropriations The legislative day which closed
at two o'clock Saturday the last which such
ures could be introduced.
The most important of these bills was that of Senator
Bond and Baker, independent and Lacquer appropriatng
100000 from the state funds advance to the state
guarantee commission to permit it to pay depositors in
closed banks immediately This prepared
hurriedy by the two senator's the last day, and will
probably be amended considerably before it is placed on
other bills offered we're:
Senator Bakers bill requiring physical training in
state schools
Senator Chrchs bill approprating 100000 for coal
mine to be operated by the state to furnish the coal for
the state institutions.
Senator McNairs bill creating county educational
commission OF five empowered to appoint the county sup
erntendent of schools
Senator Bowman's bill appropriating 100000 for
training school for girls The town where is to be To-
Gated is not fixed in the bill.
The house had before it communication from the
state board of administration, reaing its desire toll
have the State School of Science Wahpeton the SCHOOL,
of Forestry Botneau and the Normal Schools at Ellen
dale and Mayvle closed and the institutions used for
charitable and corrective purposes.
1t was referred to the appropriations committee.
Indications that the proposed mill tax for state
edcaton may meet strenuous opposition in the house
from the tenure of the debate Representative Kitchens
bill providing for Redistribution of schools which
ried 3 of mill tax It referred to the appropria
tons committee.
The eight hour law bill, over which there has been so
much discussion back to the house Saturday from
the state affairs with amendment from the independent
jority providing for eight hour day all state
buildings The minority report wanted eight hour day
also road construction work where Of than
five men were employed. This amendment would have
made illegal for to work road work than
eight hours DAY under any consideration
Speaker IWchell pointed out organized labor always
made attempt to limit it's members to eight hour day
but provided extra pay for overtime
D. E. Shipey Independent labor representative fav-
ored the first amendment but not the one referring to road
work. An interesting phase of the debate the
ment by Representative Kitchen independent that the far
didn't have eight hour day. and the reply by Rep
resentative Voge Lacquer that he didn't think that the
farmer when he figured up all his hours of labor worked
eight hours day. Tbe impression that the farmer
works eight hours day isn't true" he said
Among other bills introduced nthe senate meas
limiting the be received by attorneys in
damage suits to rs per cent Of the award Repeating the
Malone coal mine act; Providing survey to help erad
cate black and red rust creating state weed commission
and making drectors having their dissent recorded
responsible for acts Of the majority.