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members shall rot get any compensa-
| ton, and appropriating only 1000 for
actual expenses.
Senator Greer said the tax COMMITTEES
was agreeable to the amendment.
Senator McKusick (RepD, of Pine,
| opposed to change of laws, but he
wanted the work done right, and he did
not believe that lawyers should be
| asked to serve without pay
Senator Young Repl, of Swift, IA
| vored the bill.
Senator Schaller (Dem.), of Dakota,
| objected to going on record on the II
as 1t stood. He favored a revision OF
| the tax.
| The bill was sent back to general or
| ders, With the amendments.
CHILDREN HOME BILL.
Senator Fitzpatrick Oem.), of Wi
mona, said he could not support the
bill, much to his regret. He thought
1t took away too many rights from
the individual. 1t was an effort to i'm
prove upon the Divine plan of distribu-
| ton of children. The state was ccm-
PEELED TO establish homes for its own
protection, but this duty was so sacred
1t should be delegated TO private cor
porations. 1t gave the concerns tn ;
rights of parents. without imposing
the parental obligation. Poverty should
not compel people to surrender their
children
Senator Stockwell Oem.), of Henne-
pin, also declared himself as opposed
to the bill. 1t was giving up a right
of the state.
Senator Collier Dem), of Scott.
thought parental authority was higher
than the states.
Senator SchaIler Dem), of Dakota.
said he did not believe in the princi-
pie of the bill at all.
The vote was As to in the affirma-
tive
EXTENDS AUDITORS TERMS.
Senator Sheehan Rep}, of Ramsey.
introduced bill to extend the terms
OF all the county auditors in the state
two years and make the term for these
offices hereafter four years. 1t is con-
tended in behalf of the bill that two
years is too short time for a new
incumbent to master the details of the
office, and that the bill will be a saw
ing to the counties
MERELY A CURATIVE ACT.
Senator Greer (RepD. of Wabasho
secured a favora bic recommendation In
committee of the whole, Senator Ever
EFT DEM, Of LIE Sueur, in the chair.
on S. F. 116, which he said was mere
ly curative act to legaliZe acknowl-
edgments taken by officers, directors or
stockholders of corporations as notaries
public of instruments in the corpora
tons they were interested in.
FEES FOR JURORS.
The bill of Senator Roverud (Rep.),
Of Houston. relating to fees of Jurors
in justice courts, was recommended
for passage with an amendment by
Senator Schaller Oem), of Dakota,
giving them six cents a mile The bill
pays jurors 81 a day
CITIES ARE PROTECTED.
Senator E E. Smiths bill. giving
telephone companies the right to cross
railroad rights Of way. was passed with
an amendment to so limit it that in
incorporated cities no company shall
lay or string wires without first hay-
ing secured a franchise from the city
council.
NEW DRAINAGE SCHEME.
The senate committee on drainage
presented a bill for a permanent drain
age commission to act with the gov
ernor, state auditor and secretary Of
state. The commission is given author
ity to hear all applications for bitches.
to lay out laterais as we'll as main
bitches, and condemn land for this
purpose. The bill carries an appropria-
ton of 100000 to complete the work In
the Red River valley and other parts
of the state. The committee also rec
commended that the legislature indorse
the North Dakota memorial for re-
survey of the Red river valley for
drainage purposes.
SPECIAL ORDERED AHEAD.
The bills to make the railroad and
warehouse commissioners and other Of
fices elective were made a special or
der for Friday at 1870 a. m.
M'GOVERN WANTS TO KNOW.
Senator McGovern Oem), of Wa
SEGA, introduced a resolution calling on
the attorney general to state what
steps. if any, have been taken to re-
cover from the bondsmen of suspended
banks the state deposits therein at the
time of their suspension It was
adopted.