The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-09

r. A. Fogel would be chairman
for the Appropriations Commit
tee.
The Senate passed resolution
introduced by Senator Martin
asking the United States Supreme
Court for an immediate decision
in the North Dakota Grain Grad
ing Case.
The federal child labor amendment
may be one of the first important
questions on which the North Da-
kota State Senate will deliberate in
its present session. The amendment,
certified to the Senate by Secretary
of State Robert Byrne, was read and
referred to the committee on public
health by Lieutenant Governor Wal
ter Maddock
The amendment, giving the ma
tional Congress the power to reg
ulate and prohibit labor of persons
under lS years Of age, will find op-
position in the legislature. While
opposition has not crystallized and
is not accompanied by an organized
lobby at this time. several Senators
have expressed doubt as to the wis
dom of ratifying the amendment. On
the other hand, it is expected that
pressure will be brought to bear
from several women's clubs and
welfare agencies in the state for it's
ratification by North Dakota.
Two additional bills were placed
before the Senate. Senator Mike
thun proposed one measure making
six percent the legal rate of inter
est and seven percent the maximum
rate of interest on loans in the
state, and another prohibiting banks
or associations operating under the
banking laws from paying more than
four percent interest on deposits.
The first bill was referred to the
state affairs committee and the sec
Ond to the committee on banks and
banking.
Memorial Exercises
Brief MEMORIAL exercises were
held in the Senate for the late SEN
ator 3. F. Baker of Renville county
and the late Senator p. o. Thorson
of Grand Forks county, both of
whom died since the last session of
the legislature i'm which they served.
Senator Dave Hamilton, close
friend of the late Senator Baker,
and Senator G. Patterson, his sue
cessor in the Senate, moved and sec
onded the adoption Of the brief
resolution, in. which the work of
Senator Baker in behalf of the state
was praised and sympathy extended
to members Of his family.
The resolution in memoriam to
the late Senator Thorson was offer
ed by Senator Whitman of Grand
Forks county, a colleague in the
last session, and was seconded by
Senator Alfred Steel of Stutsman
county, who referred to his close
association with Senator Thorson in
two sessions of the Senate, the two
occupying adjoining seats. Senator
Thorson's devotion to the State was
praised. The resolution carried the
sympathy Of the Senate to his wi
dow.
Letter From Hyland
The Senate received a communi-
cation from Frank H. Hyland of
Devils Lake, Lieutenant-Go Governor
and presiding officer during the
last session of the legislature. The
letter, addressed to Lieutenant Gov
ernor Maddox, showed solicitude
for the present members. Mr.. Hy-
land, stating that he wished to be
here for the opening of the session
but was instead going east to sell
horses for the North Dakota Farm
Bureau Federation, recalled he had
had desk made for codes and print
ed matter. and informing the Lieu.
tenant Governor where he could OBJ
tain the key. He also recalled that
the south side of the Senate cham
Der is cold in extremely bitter
weather, and suggesting that there
was an electric stove some place in
the capitol which could be obtained
to help remedy this condition.
Mr.. Hyland asked that his regards
be conveyed to the members of the
Senate in 1928, stating that IL shall
hold each and every one Of them
in highest regard for they were con-
siderate and kind to me during the
entire session"
A committee was called, for to re-
ply to the letter. Lieutenant Cover
nor Maddox, stating there was no
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