The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-21

duced by Senator Dell Patterson of
Oonnybrook, would compel counties
having 10000 or less population to
allow the county judge to also be
clerk OF the district court. Under the
present constitutional provision, this
can be done only in counties having
a population of less than 5000.
The resolution now goes to the
house and if approved there and
signed by the governor will be SUBJ
mltted to a vote of the people at the
next statewide election.
Serial Bonds Approved
Unanimous approval was given by
the senate to a bill introduced by
Senator A. w. Fowler of Fargo to
make bond issues of all political sub
divisions of the state due serially.
The third measure passed in the
senate provides for a conciliator to
effect Cancellation of controversies at
the option of the moving party. SEN
ator James P. Cain of Dickinson,
author of the proposal. said the bill
affects actions involving title to or
possession of real estate and suits
involving less than 5000.
Appropriation measures passed by
the house are S $1,000 for expenses of
delegates to national political con-
ventions; 500 for erecting headstones
over the graves OF Civil war veterans;
$500 to pay commissioners In actions
brought to release patients from the
state hospital for the insane; $500 to
pay expenses of presidential electors,
and $4,000 for the CHAMBERS and dour-
inc indemnity fund. All passed unan-
llnously except the measure providing
Tor expenses of delegates to national
political conventions, Representative
Dahl of Emmons county dissenting.
Ask Appropriations
Five bills introduced in the house
provide for appropriations totalling
$l,l52,8 800. They are $50, 800 for de-
lraying expenses of the maintenance
and operation of the office of grain
storage commissioner; 1897, 725 for
the Minot Normal school; $l72, $3.50 for
the Dickinson Normal school; 1858, 3O5
for the Valley City Normal school, and
$2l8,460 for the Mayville Normal
school.
Five measures were presented to
the senate by the committee on ap-
preparations.
A 10000 appropriation is sought
for the North Dakota children's home
society of Fargo; $40, 900 for the Flor
ence Crittenton home at Fargo for
the care of poor and INDECENT girls
and infants; 1897, TAO for the state
training school at Mandan; $l17,773.-
"a for extension division work of the
Agricultural college at Fargo. and
for the Experiment station
at the Agricultural college at Fargo.
Names Steering Group
A committee Of five was appointed
by Senator w. H. Porter of Cavalier
to act with a house group as a
joint independent conference COM
Senator Porter, who is presi-
dent protein Of the senate. was
named by the independent caucus to
select the members of the senate
committee which Is composed of Sem
ators p. ]. Murphy, Grafton; Frank
2. Ployhar, Valley City; A. w. Fow-
Ter. Fargo; j. P. Cain. Dickinson and
Lynn Sperry, Bismarck.
The house group. chosen last week,
headed by l.. L. Twichell, Fargo.
Other members are Carl E. johnson,
Trail county; H. L. Halvorson, Minot;
Edwin Traynor, Starkweather, and
r. A. Hottie, Dickey county.
The joint committee is charged
the task of drawing up legisla-
lion embodying the legislation recon-
lnended by Governor George F. Shat
In his message to the legislature,
and will also seek to carry out other
legislative plans Of the Independent
Voters association.