Legislative Doings at the State Capitol in North Dakota
At Bismarck on January 15 the North Dakota House debated adjournment, heard a report on the Napoleon Light and Power Co. payment dispute, and advanced bills on a children's code commission with a $5,000 two year appropriation and teacher thrift education. Other measures seek higher county superintendent salaries, elevator lien rules, and school teaching of thrift with practical investments. The Senate created a 10 member conference committee to harmonize with the House over industrial commission actions.
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Bismarck
N. D
Watt
Cass
Miller
Bottineau
Bauer
Sioux
Miller League
Maddock
Mountrain
Patterson
Grangaard
Barnes
Ness
Richland
Stark
Kelly
Logan
Napoleon Light and Power Co
State Affairs Committee
Stark of Stark
Children’s Code Commission
State Conference of Social Work
State Federation of Women's Club
State Medical Association
State Bar Association
Kitchen
Register of Deeds
Larson
Sagin
Senate
House
Industrial Commission
Mees Resolution Seeks Extra Time For Standing Rock Settlers
North Dakota house passes Senator Mees concurrent resolution asking the federal government to extend time for Standing Rock settlers to pay installments on homesteads. Bauer of Sioux added as co introducer. farmers face potential land forfeiture without relief.
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Bismarck
N. D
Mees
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
House
Bauer
Committee On Federal Relations
Shimmin
Dickey
Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Pembina
Bishop, Brissman & Co
Appropriations Committee
Baker
Cass
WOG WILL REMAIN IN SENATE AFTER ELECTION ROW
Gust Wog will stay in the senate keeping the nonpartisans a one vote majority after the elections committee backed seating him in the 89th district. Irregularities were acknowledged but not enough to unseat him. he was exonerated on alleged law violations. A separate house action condemned gambling with a near unanimous vote.
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Senate
House
Elections Committee
R. J. List
Wog
State senate votes on industrial bonds and liquor law bill
The state industrial commission’s stance on not negotiating with investors to buy state bonds influenced independents and party lines in a vote on a nonpartisan appointment. The 25 to 24 division followed party blocs, while Senator Mickelthan pushed senate bill 16 to reward captures of whiskey runners and throne special deputy sheriffs to enforce prohibition laws.
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State Industrial Commission
House
Senate
Senate Affairs Committee
T Ee
Mickelthan
House votes 58 58 on Kitchen industrial program protest
The Minnesota House failed to pass a conference committee resolution 58 to 58 after Rep Kitchen of Golden Valley opposed a senate backed plan. Independents cited the industrial commission’s rejection of a bankers association compromise to enable state bond sales.
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House
Rep
Kitchen
Golden Valley
Senate
Industrial Commission
State Bankers Association
Watt
Cass
Patterson
Renville
Wall Street
Religious Follower Breaks Fast After 48 Days
Mrs. Sadie Harrington of Danville Illinois ended a 48 day fast following a two hour plea by Rev. G S Payne. Ada Percy a nurse gave milk which she retained. Rev Payne reported she was gentle and submissive throughout the interview and cited biblical reasoning.
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Danville
Ill
Sadie Harrington
G. S. Payne
Payne
Church of God
Ada Percy
Rev. Payne
Cabinet Portfolios Absorb Much Time
President-elect Harding labors over his cabinet selections in Marion as he returns from December groundwork. He hopes to finish before Florida rest but faces delays with visitors like Will Hays and ex-Governor Frank Lowden as potential postmaster general and commerce or treasury head.
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Marion
Harding
Florida
Will Hays
Frank Lowden
Illinois
Commerce
Treasury
Labor legislation gains attention in North Dakota house
In Bismarck on January 18, Representative George Lakie introduced nine labor bills approved by the state federation of labor. Proposals cover wage execution limits, union label misuse, mechanic liens, garnishment caps, a state electricians board, public work eight hour limit, anti blacklisting, plumber licensing, and construction safety rules.
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Bismarck
N. D
George Lakie
Williams
House
Legislative Committee
State Federation of Labor
Lakie
Labor
Board of Electricians
Taxation Petition Seeks Fair High School Funding Reforms
Two petitions were filed with the house today. The Cass county delegation presented Ed Kringel of Buffalo and 65 others asking more even tax distribution for high school funding, proposing state levies or a maintenance fund or redistricting. Oliver petitioners led by H E Henke of Haney seek proper compensation for election offers. Former Attorney General Langer will travel to Kansas tonight at farmers union request for an explanation of North Dakota situation from a non political standpoint.
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House
Cass County
Ed Kringel
Buffalo
Oliver
H. E. Henke
Haney
Langer
Kansas
Farmers Union of
North Dakota
Armers
Election officials admit lax ballot marking in Nov election
At hearings of the Way-List election contest the elections committee of the senate heard officials concede not observing all ballot marking rules. They acknowledged only one judge accompanied voters in booths where two are required. They denied electioneering, bringing marked ballots into booths, or paying staff to mark ballots. No one was helped except at request.
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Elections Committee of
Senate
Wog
Dallas Post Office Holdup Ends With Suspect in Custody
Five men robbed the Jackson Street post office in Dallas. Four entered the building firing as they seized two mail sacks. Albert Smith and a porter were wounded. one robber died in a wreck near Fort Worth. W. S. Scribner held as escapee from a state penitentiary. Authorities estimate stolen money between three thousand and twenty thousand dollars.
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Dallas
Texas
Jackson Street
Penn
Anderson Moor
Porter
Jane Collen
Post Office
Albert Smith
Smith
Lake Worth
Fort Worth
Rufus Clemmons
W. S. Scribner
State Penitentiary
Dallas Post Office Robbery Suspect Injured. One Dead
W. S. Scribner, wounded in a crash during a post office raid on Jackson Street, provides details to police. He and Rufus Clemons were involved. Clemons died. Six bandits wounded two clerks. clues led to a Dallas house with only an elderly woman found.
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Dallas
Texas
W. S. Scribner
Jackson Street
Rufus Clemons
Clemmons
Scribner
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State Capitol
Dependent
Emmons
Legislative Assembly
Congress
Seemn
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