Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-31
DIVORCE; BILL
PASSES SENATE
With BIG VOTE
Only Three Senator Against
Passage; Measure Puts
Cases in Open Court.
(Ry stafk Correspondent

Bismarck, N. d., Jan. s1.-"Pub-
licity is the greatest factor known to-
day in the repression of crime. A
man doesn't commit crime for lear
his name will get into the paper. The
divorces, too" said Senator w. ].
Church, and as Of the 40 senator's
agreed with him for thew passed SEN
ate Bill No. "a Saturday afternoon
providing that all divorce cases shall
be heard in open court at the regular
term Of the district court in the coun.
ty where originated.
When the bill was placed on final
passage. Senator Whitman of Grand
Forks, Independent, moved that it be
rc-referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Senator Church, Lacquer. objected.
My name appears as the author OF
this. bill which was really given to mo
by the governor. There have been too
many divorce actions behind closed
doors and by parties agreeing that
the senator give his reason for re-re-
fcrring this BILL" he said.
Senator Whitman declared. the
chairman of the committee. Senator
Fraser, Lacquer, probably could an
swer better than he.
Fraser said: ''Since this bill was re-
ported u for passage l have talked
to several judges, and while they were
reluctant to express themselves, they
or more divorcc cases a week. If
these cases were called at the regular
term of court it would lutter up the
calendar. Besides it would bare the
inner secrets Of many men and wom-
en- to public notoriety and the press.
BESIDES that, in. some counties
where court, terms arc only held once
a year a suit might be Started. and
a man might be forced to pay alimony
for ten months and the our eventu-
ally discover that he rs defendant, was
the one really entitled divorce"
Senator Church retorted: THAT is
4 fine argument for passage of this
bill. Many 4 row has been patched
up in ten months"
On roll call Senators Bond, Mees
and Whitman voted against passage.
Bills Introduced.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate Saturday afternoon:
S. Il. IL, Murphy, Independent: BY
request, provides for the collection Of
penalty and interest o n unpaid hail
insurance taxes.
-. -. 80 NAulp1Ss ihNCpCiuSAl
Amends present statues relating TIC
the dissolution of corporations.
Three more of the measures pre-.
pared by Justice James . Robinson
Of the supreme court were introduced
today by. Senator Nelson, Indepcnd.
ent.
s. E. 73, limits the fee an attorney
may collect in a personal injury OF
other damage suit to Is per cent OF
tho ornnprt NoonI.orc1. g II ~ fivos
a limit Of. J. per cent on inheritance
tax; S.<B.! &c, repeals the coal mine
act. -
S. B. II. Thorson, Independent, wa.
introduced at the request Of Prof
II. L. Bollcy Of the agricultural col
lege n provides an appropriation o,
$4,000 for the purpose of trying to. dc
tcrnine the. Of black rust.
\ s. r.. IS. Bond. Independent, ant
Baker, Lacquer, appropriates $500, 0Ot
as an advance to the guaranty com
mission to pay off checking accounts
Of depos.tors in the 32 closed banks o
the state.
S. f.. ~, Wenstrum. Lacquer. create
the office Of state weed commissions
3. b. 80, Bauman, Lacquer. woult
prevent adulteration of varnishes.
s. 3. 81, Chudch. Lacquer, is dc
sgiped to meet the governors recon-
mdneiaton that the state buy ant
operate a coal mine for its state in
stitutions. Carries an appropriation
of 100000
S. p. 80, >Riaurpan. Lacquer, woul'
establish a separate training school TO
girls apart from the state school a
Mandan. ApproDriates 100000.
S. b. So. Fleckten. Lacquer, woul
change the herd law SO that upo;
petition of 60 per cent of electors, ami
mails of/a district ma run ut large
S. Il. 50, Ingerson, Lacquer, appro
PIRATES $S21.75 to pay for printing tn
1917-1?1S annual report Of the attor
, ney general.