Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-15
AMENDED BILL
GIVES POWERS
/. TO LOCALITIES
Senate Bill 10
III tor Passage by House in
43.'.9 Amended Form
(By Staff Correspondent,

r. "
bismarck, N. D., Feb. 15-After an
ss@s.Aiueu DEBATE, the house of repre-
sentatlves sitting as a COMMITTEES of
:. wnole recommended Senate Bill 18
tLor passage in its amended form which
.ptaces the machinery for enforcing the
saglEln inc hands of the local commune
ties Of the state,
49, AS originally drawn thah hill, %r,s a.
As,iteu 20 greatly increase the author
~ cahd power OF the state inspector,
~ was given authority over all NOV
~ picture theatres, soft drink estab-
i.2lii1eits, dance halls, and all stores
WEI tobacco in any form was sold as
MeiaS as the. pool halls. ETC., with which
Itne department was originally created
Ito deal. oDs
- =. Force Was Increased.
6. kdls force Of deputies was increased
.aSo I'VE men, there was no limit placed
: ~ MS expense account. and the penal
lies Tor violation of the anti-cigarette,
@l!lu other laws coming under his juris-
%ulctlon were increased.
= AS amended by the house the law is
20 Stringent as in the bill originally
Drawn but its enforcement is placed in
lucy nanus Of the local communities
W!!tch also collect and keep the license
ices from the various establishments
'nGnvered thereby,
, lIhe measure in its original form
"li"'S" ny IlidIS lleHlHerS OIL the
house Tor the reason that it was felt it
would permit the present attorney
general, VIM. Lemke. to build up IL
most excellent political machine, but
would have little effect as far as real
"a" enforcement in the state is con-
rcerned.
=, There was nc record vote taken on
the matter in the committee Of the
whole.
Final Passage on 3 Bills.
TIRE bills were given ina passage
Joy the house, one of them permits
STATE normal schools, with the APP
RroVaf OF the board Of administration
TO extend their courses over the limit
OF two years beyond the high school
which is now fixed by law. House
ELL 1913, introduced by Representative
hoy johnson of Cass. provides for the
eradication of the SOW thistle, House
.Blll 127, fixes the compensation to be
paid the owners of tubercular cattle
killed by the state.
=, ~ number of bills were recommend
fSed for passage by the committee of the
7 whole, included among them being
1 House Bill 6S and 50, which are COM
panlon bills, and in effect permit en-
ployers to insure their employees with
private concerns or to provide their
own insurance in cases where such a
method is. approved by. the Workmen's
Compensation Bureau.
s,GGS.-Attlon on a number of other bills
iwastdeferrcd.
3, In the Senate.
= Although the bill was recommended
Tor passage and the committee report
adopted. a possible fight over Senate
Bill 81 appropriating 100000 for the
completion of the memorial building
and Improvement Of the state capitol
ground was indicated when in the SEN
ate yesterday the measure was rere-
tferred to the committee. The act calls
Tor 100000 to complete the construc-
ton of the memorial building which
will house the state library and histor-
ical smuSeum, part Of the funds being
designated for q, unnel between the
htt lfing and tlie.5npwer house, and for
bea Gtifying the grounds. Opponents
to"the measure are not opposed to the
purpose fer which the money is in
tended, but to the spending OF a fifth
of q million at this time, they say.
Th;s measure was made a special or
der of business for 3 o'clock Wednes-
day.
Senate Blu 81 Passed.
I The senate, yesterday passed S. B.
81, granting Increased compensation
4 ia court stenpgraphers. The original
/ bill called for $500 per year. AS
1 amended and finally passed the stem
/ ographers will receive their present
l $1,000 per year but will be allowed all
/ expenses of travelling and living when
{ away from their@home city.
( ..sSSesA1ate Bill % 0,apassed previously by
u Tie upper house, a companion bill, al
\ lows district court judges the same