The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-16

tance was taken up. Among the meas
ures considered was the substitute TO
Senate Bill 50, the Sharpe primary cleo
tion bill, which had passed the senate.
The substitute came in the shape of
a report from the committee on elections
and privileges, and at the conclusion of
its reading Representative Gilbert asked
that the bill be made special order
for 3 o'clock Thursday. Representative
Stevens offered some amendments and
as a substitute he asked that the bill
be referred to committee Of the house
at 8 o'clock Thursday, with the same
power of discussion and amendment as
the committee of the whole, and that
the bill at that time be placed on its
third reading and passage Representa-
tive Gilbert accepted the amendment and
it was carried. The primary election.
bill will in all probability be disposed
of before the close of the session on
4 Thursday. 81 -.
Representative Shells bill. an anti
trust measure, framed along the lines
of the Sherman act and the Illinois
statutes, prohibiting trusts, passed the
house by vote of 72 to e.
1t developed during the discussion that
the. measure in this state would affect
the International Harvester Co. more
than any other corporation, and there
was lively discussion, none of the
members taking any very strong sides
against the measure. ~
e@ HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED.
H. B. as, Richmond An act con-
cerning the transferring of persons
business.
HI. B. 226, Little. Amending section
3742 of the Revised Code, relating 10
II. B. 227, Lille. Amending section
66I5 of the Revised Code, relating to
salaries of county judges. Isl
III. B. 228, Swenseid, by request
Amending section 1856 Of the Revised
Code, relating to sales of school lands.
H. B. 22o, Purdon Amending see
.tion 1883 Of the Revised Code, relating
to appointment of field and line officers
of the national guard.
III. B. ego, Davis. Amending section
5577 of the Revised Code, relating to
costs on foreclosure of liens.
III. B. 23I, Chapman. Providing for
the organization Of school districts in
unorganized counties ~
H. B. 232, Ryan Amending section
5848 of the Revised Code, relating to
notice of foreclosure of mortgage by
advertisement,
III. B. 233, Ryan. Amending section
5oo8 of chapter S of the session laws
Of 1901, relating to actions to determine
adverse claims
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
III. B. I7S, Shells. An antitrust meas.
ure, following the1lines of the Sherman
antitrust law enacted by congress and
the antitrust statute of Illinois,
H,sB. Io4, Ryan. Relating to execu-
|tions by corporations Of instruments af-.
fecting titles to real estate and prescrib-
ing the manner in which executions
shall be made and the form of aclnowl-
|edgernent. 7
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. ,l /
The committee on state. affairs recon-
mended the passage of the following
bills
S. B. "a, Fox. Amending lien laws to
cut out all liens for supplies, making the
law applicable to labor only.
I'll. B. Io3, Ryan. Providing that in
some cases prisoners sentenced to couil-
Ity jails may be sentenced to hard labor.
The same committee asked that HI. B..
1874, Shells, making it unlawful for
boards Of trustees to expend in excess
of appropriations, be sent back to the
committee, after agreeing to its passage,
The committee on insurance made the
following report s ssS
@ III. B. 8, Moore Regulating insurance
policies and prescribing form of policy
Indefinitely postponed.
U III. B. 1872, Eggen Providing for a.
state fire warden and deputy. Inde6-s
=nitely postponed.
S. B. So, Young. Eight hundred
thousand dollars Of INSURANCE required
before policy may be issued by mutial
insurance companies. Irdefiiaitely post
'pe So .s.
Tie committee on judiciary rcnarted
on the following bills
H B. I4o, Martin. Providing for the
collection Of personal property taxes.
Do pass.
3 III. B. lIa, Richmond. Providing for
the filing 81. satisfactions Of mechanics
liens Amended and do pass.
II. B. 200, Chapman, Relating to in
vcntories and appraisemcilts of estates
of deceased persons Indefinitely post
poiied.s
II, B. 2I3, johnson Of Ward. Reiat-
ing to afiidavits Of prejudice in crini-