Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-13
fBy Staff Corrcspindent)

Bismarck, Jan. 13.-League, n
tors voting as a unit with the addi-
tional support of Senatof.E. II. ken
dali. independent. McHenry county,
by a vote of 26 to 90 yesterday after
noon passed a revised bill which
would sive%to William Lemke an ap-
preparation Of $40. 900 to deficit
in the department of the attorney gen.
eral. .u
The bill as originally introduced
called for an appropriation of $4,000
to cover deficits of $4,000. for assist
ant attorney generals salaries, $2.ooo
for stcnographers and cler'l! hire' n
$1,000 for expenses in fighting laW-
suits pending. The league majority
of the appropriations committee rec
commended that the allowance for sal
aries be decreased to $1,000, but al
lowed a new item Of $1,000 for
travelling expenses. h committee in
revising the bill struck from it sew
eral hundred words of alleged propa-
| Fanda descriptive of the suits pending
and allowed the $1,000 for expenses
incidental to the trial of the railway
rate, grain grading, bond and stock,
Minnesota flood and railway tax
cases."
Senator Church attempted to secure
unanimous consent for the addition
of the word three" assistants, but
was called by Senator Storstad who
objected on the grounds that h spe-
cial session in 1919 limited the assist
ants to two. &c.
Gets Fund July 1
A minority report from the appro-
priations committee. independents
members, for indefinite postponement,
was killed. On the emergency clause
the vote 26 to % killed off the posi-
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until July /.
Although no debate occurred sew
eral senator's explained their votes;
Senator Bair said: II am willing that
the attorney general should have al
the money that Is necessary, n fee
that he should have the power to
name his assistants and any and all
that he. needs. however, l do not like
the language of the bill. 1t is alleged
that there is a deficiency but no report
of a deficiency has been made. in fact
I understand there is a surplus. I vote
no."
."The attorney general. in the LAS
six months spent 1 O,923.00. has $4!z
i in unpaid bills and only $I,755 balance
for the six months term. l vote aye
There is a deficit" said Senate,
Church, Lacquer. ,
Kendall, independent; said: II wa'
Il HGlnOcT VI Liz SotilAIi1tlGS oA'V ~ "h"
proven to me not to be enough money
I.vote aye"
Senator Mees. independent, in ex
planning his vote, said:
IT have always attempted to vott
consistently and have always contend
ed and do, so now that all states lega
interests should be centralized.
heartily agree that too much none.
has been spent by the state for attor
49,. ---E L. l~~< t~S,e
hope no one accuses me Of being
personal friend of VIM. Lemke, pres
ant incumbent of the attorney gen
erals office. but notwithstanding,
would be willing to accept the recon
mendation for the appropriation unde
,. certain conditions. However, befor
I could support the proposition thos
y laws which give the governor powe
TO engage special assistants attorne,
; generals and the state industries t,
hire lawyers. would have to be re
pealed. l vote no" .
Broadens Rights e
Senate Bill No. I, reported out 70
passage by the judiciary committe
was passed by unanimous vote. "Thi
revises the present laws for disbar
ment of attorneys in certain cases
grants assistant attorney generals an
attorney generals to conclude privat
legal business after taking office am
gives states attorneys the right to APP
$pear in defense of criminal 8 Il
other than their own counties. TIL
Fclincher was applied" to both Senat
Bill No. l and Senate Bill No. 6.
:. Senate bills introduced today were
Senate Bill ,12-by II. J.. Rusch; a,
act creating an amendment to tn
present laws to require the listing O
ingredients On the outside of the pack
ages of all feed mixtures. compel
the company manufacturing the sam
to pay a $500 fee for the yearly ex
animation. Referred to ways an
means committee.
Senate Bill 13.-P. O.. Thorson; a!
act increasing or diminishing the cap
ital in a corporation by registere'
mail or legal publiction instead of b
personal service. The act is aimed t
facilitate transaction in connection
with the operation of companies Wit
large lists of stockholders scattere,
over a wide. territory. Referred t
committee on corporations other tina,
municipal. -
3 Senate Bill '14.-John e. Fleckton
places the regulation of nursery stoc'
in the hands of the regulating divisio,
OF the agricultural college instead Q
the North Dakota experimental sta
ton of the same institution. Referre
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