Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-15
SHORT SESSIONS 5 )
IN LEGISLATURE
T]H|lSAFIERNOON
Action on Grain Gambling
Legislation in Senate is
Expected.
tBy star Correspondent.

Bismarck, n. D., Jan. 15.-short
sessions appeared probable this after
noon In both branches of the North
Dakota legislature. In the senate it
was thought probable that action
would be taken on the joint resolu-
ton petitioning congress to prohibit
grain gambling, introduced in the
house by Representative William Watt
of Cass county and passed by that
body. ~,
This measure was messaged to the
senate Friday and was referred to
the agricultural committee of that
body.
In the house. while committees are
at work on several of the bills which
have been ordered, it was not thought
probable that any reports would be
ready for presentation this afternoon.
A number of bills were introduced
Friday.
Five bills were introduced. in the
house. three Of them brought by Rep
resentative Kitchen providing for
changes in the present school laws.
The last BILL House Bill 81. intro
duced by Representative j. II. Burk-
Starke Of Stark. provides for the ap~
pointment by the governor of a chill
dren's code commission of five mem
bers. from recommendations made by
the state conference on so-called
workers. the state. resolution of
clubs. and the state bar, medical and
educational associations This COM
mission will study the present condi-
tion of children in the state. and
recommend such new laws. Or chang
es in the present laws as may seem
desirable.
Promote Thrift.
OF the bills brought in BY Mr..
Kitchen, one provides that thrift and
schools. a second regulates the num-
ber Of deputy superintendent of
public instruction to a county, and
the third sets $500 per year as the
minimum salary for county superin-
tendents Of schools.
House Bill. 80 brought in by c. A.
Sagen of Ramsey and L. A. Larson
Of Pierce, provides for the registration
of the elevators and their ownership,
apd provides that an elevator buying
mortgaged grain shall not be liable
therefor unless notified that the grain
was mortgaged.
A letter from the Napoleon Light
and Power company calling attention
to the refusal of the Bank OF North
Dakota to cash a check in payment
for light furnished to the village OF
Napoleon was referred to the state
affairs committee.
Stop. Speculation.
The resolution introduced in the
house Thursday by Representative
Watt of Cass county, calling on, coh-
grexs to pass stringent measures to
speculate tiong in,sgrair. and food. pro-
ducts was niessaged to the senate to-
day. Senator Steel of Stutsman, in
dependent. moved its adoption, but on
motion of Senator Bowman. Nonpar-
itisan, it was referred to the commits
tee of agriculture. ,se
luton introduced by Fred Mees of
Morton county. independent, urging
congress to pass laws which would ex-
tend the time for payment of entry
fees and land fees by settlers on the
Standing Rock resercation who had
been hard hit financially because OF
losses. sustained in live stock and
three years Of poor crops.
The resolution was Investigated by
James E. Campben, Mandan, re-
ceiver Of the U. S. land office at Bis
condition of the settlers who owe ap.
proximately $25,00v. These home
steaders have no funds with which to
meet the governments payments, and
are helpless as a result Of rulings OF
the U. S. department Of the interior
sSenator Mees urged that the rules
be suspended and that the joint reso-
luton be placed on final passage, due
to the fact that thirty days remain
until the time when the government
would cancel contracts Senators
Bowman. Liederbac&. and Ingersor
insisted that the measure 60 to sthe
federal relations committee. and pre.
vailed. The committee met during
a recess of the senate and later pass.
ed the resolution.
On the final passage of the Baker