Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-20
FARMERS OPPOSE +
EIGHT HOUR DAY
LAW FOR STATE
Communication Scores Mea.
sures Which Would Make
Short Hours Compulsory

Bismarck, JAN, 3e-Farmers@ Of.
North Dakota are not IT ali il q
mood to zee all other olas5ss . f.tridS:
and labor, limit their work TO eight:
hours while they mas slave fourteen
to eighteen hours, according to 4
communication presented to the up,
by senator Church. .-As -
It is signed by a VIM. johnson and
twenty-fouf other members Nof the
North Dakota Live Stock ASSOCIATIONS
OF Benson county: q
1--WE protest." they assert, "aEainSt
the proposed legislation for an eight
hour day on public and other work.
We feel that labor should shoulder
the full work. We as farmers cam
shorten u fourteen: to sixteen
hours day and do our work." 3
The measure introduced by George
Lake. Wilitst0n. . league member az
the house Of representatives, calling
for a limitation OF eight hours. work
by employees Of the state. is tho par-
ticular measure attacked. rg:. y
Senator Church declared that there
H. getting to be altogether too much
OF this kind OF Legislation. l don't
blame the farmers" \
Three New Bills. {.
Three new bills were introduced Ill
the senate s
Senate Bill: No. 90. ;E~estad,
lacquer. is a bill for an act litnitink
the debt limit Of oryant3ed towns and
villages. This would permit a town
to issue bonds equal to the amount
Of any utility which it proposes to
install. within consideration Of other
indebtednew. Referred to .cpnmittee
on municipal corporations.
e---A. SnANA -. A- .
is.xuer, increases the pay granted
to 40 cents an hour. or an increase
OF maximum. = from $500 to 5000
a day. and creating. q sliding scale
according to the number Of ballots
polled and counted. Referred to
the number OF ballots poiled and
counted. Referred to elections COM
! mittee.
Senate Bill 20. Bowman, 1saxuer, in
an act which describes and places a
cries. IS ~destEnatod' to prevent S"fu.
! ture" deliveries by grain warehouses
or elevators. Referred to committee
on warehouses and grain grading.
Abolish Oomnaitnents.
Senate Bill No. 8, introduced by
P. j. Murphy Of Walsh. county at the
request Of 5upt. wylte Of the Grafton
Institute for the Feeble. Minded, wal
passed unanifrsously by. the senate on
Wednesday. 1t provides for the en-
trance Of patients to the institution
for temporary care or for observa-
ton. without actual commitment by
county boards,
Senate Bill No. t., II. j. Busch,
independent, providing for regulation
LOT concentrated feed products unde,
the regulation division Of the Agri-
cultural college was also passed
unanimously, by the senate. Both
measures will be messaged to the
house when the legislature reconyenes
Senate Bill 1s, introduced by Sen.
ator Miklethun by request, and which
had been reported out for passage
was returned to. the temperance com.
HtAttee on request OF the introduccr
He declared that this bill is really
supplemental to, and 4 companion
bill to House Bill No. S, the latter
measure is an application Of the Vol.
stead act to North DAKOTA. The sen
ate measure provides for payment tt
Iparties who capture Whiskey runners
the proceeds from sale OF. conf7scatet
vehicles. Senator, Miklethun urged
that no action should BE- taken on hi,
measure until AFTER the houte bill had
been, received by the senate.
A communicate from Mrs. c. NJ
Mullin and twenty other ladies o.
kenmaret N. D.. urged the senate Il
pass legislation which would make Il
necessary Tor an. attorney general *
have the same qualifications as thOs<
IrAurire{ If a district i,1dke.