The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-24

Bismarck, N. d., FEB. 24.-Both
branches of the legislature held long
sessions vest srday and a great amount
of business was disposed Of A few
bills were introduced in each body a
great number were passed and a great
,iany were recommended for passage.
The house held an ,lser sing session
when in committee of the whole.
The discussion over H. B. No. .I8o,
introduced by Representative Meikle-
john grew very animated and the re-
marks of some of the speakers during
the discussion made a great many per-
sonal illusions and order was maintain
ed at times with difficulty. r.~
The bill provides for lien for re-
pairs of personality. Representative
Phelan was the chief opponent of the
bill and he claimed that it gave incom-
petent men all opportunity to file hens
on property that were not honest. Rep
resentative Ryan was one of the leading
champions of the bill and he claimed
that the men who sold threshing ma
chimes always had the best of it because
they could collect half of the earnings
of a machine during season, and could
then foreclose and take the machine,
leaving the man who had made repairs
on the machine without recourse. Rep
resentative Stevens also championed the
bill. 49,.
The committee brought in majority
and minority reports. The majority re-
port recommended the bill to be post
poned Representative Stevens moved
that the minority report, that the bill
pass, be accepted and that when the COM
mittee arise il recommend that the bill
do pass. Mr.. Phelan moved as sub
stitute that the bill do not pass, but
on vote it was found that the minority
report was accepted and the bill was
recommended to pass. ,"s
FURRY IN SENATE. -
The only incident in the senate oc-
Cured over S. B. No 174. relating to
the practice of medicine, surgery and
obstetrics. The bill was introduced by
Senator Taylor. The intention of the
bill is to raise the standard of the med
ical profession in the state and to allow
man to be admitted to practice il, he
has practiced number of years in an
other state which has as rigid laws as
North Dakota "l1as, without examina-
tion. The bill provides that before a
man be allowed to take an examination
he shall produce evidence of the amount
of work he has done in medical schools.
The requirements are raised by the bill
so as to be the same as most of the
other northwestern states have.
Senator Bacon objected to the bill on
the ground that it did not permit the
osteopath, Christian scientist, and mag
netic healer, to practice. Senator Fay
lor explained that the bill would not
prevent any of these persons from do,
ing as they now do. I>
Senator Bacon offered an amendment
to tie bill providing that none of the
sections of the bill referred to the
netic healer. The amendment was lost
An effort was made to refer the bill
to the state affairs committee but was
lost An effort was then made to refer
it to the judiciary and also lost. The
bill was finally brought to voteD but
not until Senator Sharpe has secured
the adoption of all amendment exclud-
ing the osteopath, magnetic healer and
Christian scientist from its provisions.
The vote of the senate on this question
resulted in the first tie vote in three
sessions and President Bartlett was call
ed upon to decide and voted in favor
of the amendment This is the first
time in the three sessions over which
President Bartlett has presided that he
has. been called upon to cast the deciding
vote. When the bill was put to final
vote there were nineteen ayes and fif-I
teen nays, Senator's Taylor and Sifton,
the. strong supporters of the original
bill, voting nay. The bill was lost.
Later Senator Hanna moved that the
vote be reconsidered and referred to
the committee on judiciary, which mo.
tion prevailed.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Senator Mcdonald presented a, petit
tiot1 asking for the passage of H. B. No.
I58, which provides for an assistant
dairy commissioner who shall visit
screanleries and instruct the farmers IN.
the manner to prepare milk and cream.
Senator Stade presented petition
protesting against the passage of I'll. b.
No. IIo, the normal college bill.
TELEGRAM FROM WISCONSIN.
Senator Young sent telegram to the
desk which he had received from one
of the Wisconsin senator's informing
that the Wisconsin senate had passed the
bill creating a grain commission and
providing for the appointment Of one
member on the recommendation of the
governor of North Dakota
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
S. b. No. Isl, relating to druggists
permits, was recommended to pass aft
er being amended SO as to read the
same as the Shiels law except that the
quantity Of liquor to be sold at one
time was increased from one-half pint
TO one pint, and the number of signers
was slightly diminished.
S. B. No. 90, creating the office of
state hre inspector, postponed
S. B. No. I48. establishing an expert
fi1ent station at Linton, to pass.
S. B. No. f64. making ain appropria-
tion for the purpose Of inducing irnmi-
grafton, $2oooo to pass
IA. B. No. I444. relating to public
warehouses, to pass
II. 3. No, 26 relating to delinquent