Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-31
LABOR UNIONS
SCORE VICTORY
INLOWER HOUSE
Compulsory 8-Hour Day on
State Work Recommends
ed for Passage
(By Staff Correspondent

Bismarck, Jan. 29.-Acting as IA
committee Of the whole, the North Da-
kota house Of representatives this aft
ernoon adopted the report Of the ma
jority of the state affairs committee
amending House Bill 10. thereby linn
iting the compulsory eight-hour law
to building work and recommending
AS recommended for passage, this
bill now reads: =
Hereafter eight hours in any cal
cndar day shall constitute a days work
done for the state upon any public
building being constructed by or for
the state of North Dakota, subject. to
conditions hereinafter provided"
Inc bill as originally drawn cover
ed all work done for the state or any
subdivision thereof. 1t will probab bly,
come up for passage in the house
Monday.
A minority report was brought in
by the Nonpartisan league members
OF thO state affairs committee. econ
mending that the bill should be pass
ed as originally introduced except that
gangs Of less than five men engaged
in road work should be excluded.
Union Labor Man Speaks.
There was n warm debate before
the report of the majority Of the
measure was accepted. D. r. Shipley OF
Stark, a union labor man. made a
strong plea for the adoption of the
majoritx report, pointing out that the
rights of organized labor would be
fully protected thereby. The recon-
mendations as made by the minority
of the committee would, he maintain
ed, benefit only transient labor, and
make it more difficult for the farmers
to secure help.
Speaker l.. l.. Twicllell also urged
the adoption OF the majority report
pointing out that otherwise u heavier
burden for road work would fall OF
the taxpayers, and also maintaining
that farmers would be compelled Il
pay 0 for their labor.
Walter Maddocks Of Mountraiil and
Dell Patterson OF Ecnvil!e were lead
ers in the demand that the minority
report be accepted.
Five Iillls Favored.
Five more bills were recommended
for passage by the committee of the
whole. They We're:
House ELL 4. which makes it Il fel
Iony for q male over 16 years OF ags
:! to take indecent liberties with a fc
male under 16.
House Bill 3, which restricts thu
form and liability upon obligation!
in writing given in payment for an.
speculative securities. AS amendsd
the SECURITIES Of cooperative con
Germs organized under the laws o
North Dakota arc specifically except
cd.
House Bill 81, providing for a chill
dren's code commission. and as amend
ed appropriating $4,000 for the eX
penses thereof.
Senate Bill -, amending the con
centrated feeding stuff law of tn
state.
Senate Bill Is, amending the presen
laws relative to proposals for re
building school houses.
Several bills recommended for pass
age by the education committee wcr
referred back for corrections in thet
titles.
House Bill sc. fixing standards 70
state public schools and carrying
provision for n thrce-renths mill ia:
for public schools, recommended TO
passage for the education committee
was referred to the committee o;
appropriations.
The state affairs committee rec
commended that House Bill So, tn
measure for raising the tax to cove
the soldiers bonus to one mill, whic
was approved by the American Legior
be passed. and at the same time rec
commended two other bills along tn
nlent. The report was accepted.
Several other measures were rec
Commended for final passage.
Three bills We're introduced: =
House Bill So. McLarty. provide
for the incorporation Of adjacent ter
ritory in independent school distric,
OH petition of two-thirds of the vot
ers.
House Bill 81. Peters, would repe;
sections 924, 925, 926 and 927 Of tn
Compiled Laws of North Dakota fc
1913, relating to the publication an
distribution Of the state publicity pam
phlet.
House Bill IS, Burns, amends til
state noXIOuS. weed law.