The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-03

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day revoltionizng court procedure He would prohibit
reversal technicates give the judges power to ques
ton and call witnesses and express opinion to the
credtabity weight Of evidence any part Of the
ceedngs He would have the supreme court empowered to
make rules OF procedure and rekuired to simplify
matters to speed action also limits the power
precedent.
Watkins Scores Victory
Rev. Mr.: Watkins won another victory yesterday
when only two votes opposing his enforcement
recommended for passage Senator Mees of
Morton protested against as Interfering with federal
control of the traffic and said that it would place addi
tiona burden of onehaf to million dollars on the state
He was the only speaker against it
Senator Poyhars bill requiring districts sending pu-
pay therefor, was indefinitely postponed Senator
Mees bill providing for the surface leasing Of coal mine
land owned by the state 50 as to enable to be cultivated
Judge Robinsons tax bills yesterday Senator Ward intro
duced measure designed to protect sellers whose grain
stored through bonds.
New Bill for Lemke
bill appropriatng $905l.05 for the Of Attorney
General Lemke introduced by Rep Root independent
The committee delayed bills approved it. The time for
introduction of appropriation bills has passed and Twch
announced that they may be introduced only through the
committee The measure is offered substitute for
the appropriation of $4,000 asked by Lemke and would be
paid out Of the general fund 1t includes $4,000 for de-
Tense of state cases.
Hagelberger Gets Laugh
Representative Hagelberger introduced qup in the
consideration of bill providing for the appointment by
the governor of commission to codfy child welfare laws
and make recommendations to the next legislature He
tried to amend the bill the third reading provide that
members of the commission must be parents of six child
rem He got laugh but lost the amendment. The com
mission named by the governor would be chosen from list
submitted by the state council of social workers. state bar
association state medical association and federation Of
Womans clubs ~ s.~ ...
bill providing for nonpartsan state ballots in pri
mary elections introduced by Representative Carlson
Bismarck, N. D. Feb. Representative Lake, labor
union man. voted against his bill yesterday when he
and nonpaisan members Of the house defeated house bill
No. 13 providing for eight hour day all public build
ing work of the state. The bill voted down. nonpar
tsans sad because of an amendment which took road
construction work out Of the eight hour category
Thirty-two independents approved the bill, the final
vote being 81 for 6 against and absent The measure
had been discussed committee report and there was no
discussion except when members explained their votes yes
terday afternoon.
Speaker Twchel in voting for the bill, said that he
was for because gave state recognition to the principle
of the eight hour day which organized labor has been try
to get in the state for and because provided
an eight hour day which way would restrict hours of
farm labor force competition with farm labor which
would make the farmers cocts go higher.