The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-17
AB0LITI0N>0F
IMMIGRATION
OFFICE ASKED
Representative Thompson,
Burleigh County, Intro.
duces Bill
FARGO BRIDGE BILL IN
Would Appropriate 100000
To Aid in the Building of
a Bridge at Fargo
FARGO BRIDGE BILL IN


of immigration is called for in bill
introduced by Rep. j. NJ. Thompson,
of Rurleigh county at yesterday aft
ernoon's session of the North Dakota
house Of representatives.
The bill would repeal the present
laws creating the department, and
thus automatically do away with it,
The measure was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
The first of the three bridge bills
which, it has been known would make
their appearance during the course
of the present session was put into
the house today by Rep. Robert Boyd
of Cass county. 1t calls for the
construction of new bridge over
the Red River at Fargo, the appro-
priation asked being 100000. This
was one of the three bridge meas
ures vetoed by Governor Nestos at
the close of the 1923 session.
Bills calling for bridges over the
Missouri river near Williston and
Sanish respectively are expected to
make their appearance in the course
Of a few days.
The child labor amendment to the
federal constitution and the proposal
to license the sale of cigarettes came
in for considerable attention in
various communications received by
| members of the house and read by
the clerk.
Governor Sorlie can prepare for
| life as private citizen in FUTURE"
declared one letter received by Rep.
Curre from a group of women at
| Cando. Both sides of the question
were represented in the communica-
tions on the child labor amendment.
Budget Bills In
. Two big appropriation measures
were placed before the state Senate
yesterday afternoon by the appropri-
ations committee, which is nearing
the finish of introduction of impor-
tant budget measures to be consid-
cred by the legislature.
They included an, omnibus bill
covering the majority of state de-
partments, and three bills covering
maintenance of the North Dakota
Agricultural College and extension
and experimental work conducted
in connection with the college. An
appropriation Of 1855 900 is proposed
for general maintenance and expen-
ses of the Agricultural College for
two years, $27s,2OO for the North
Dakota Experiment Station at the
college, and $129,O61 to match like
amount from the United States De-
Partment Of Agriculture for the ag-
ricultural extension work conducted
in the state.
Senator Walter Schlosser of Grand
Forks introduced bill fathered by
Prof. E. F.. Chandler of Grand Forks
and others for the creation of Red
River of the North Commission.
Under the bill, the Governor would
name two men on a commission, to
serve with similar commissions rep
resenting Minnesota, South Dakota
and the United States Government.
and would be charged with the duty
of drawing compact between the
states and the United States with
reference to the control of the wa
ters of the Red River for flood pro-
lection and similar purposes. The
Governor of North Dakota, upon
passage and approval of the law,
would be required to notify the
states of Minnesota and South Da-
kota and the United States of North
Dakota's action.
Petitions received by the Senate
during it's brief session included one
from Ramsey county, signed by 26
people, against ratification of the
child labor amendment, and another
signed by 152 people, location not
designated, asking the legislature to
provide means of making up the
deficit of 20 percent in the hail in
surance indemnity fund in 1928.
Child Labor Hearing
Early action on the child labor
amendment will not be had, as was
expected, it became certain when
the public health committee decided
to hold public hearing on the mea-
sure Jan. 22, committee deliberation
is expected to follow the public
hearing.
Senator W. E. Martin, Morton
county, added levity to the session
by introducing resolution provid-
ing for an. examination to determine
why husbands whose wives and
themselves both are employed in the
state house could not support their
wives. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on "bunk and bunking" in
stead of the committee on "banks
and banking"
Senator John L. Miklethun of
Griggs county was absent yesterday
being confined to his room by an