The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-02
Sessions Are Strenuous as Clos
ing Days of Tenth Assem-.
bly, Draws Near.
SOME BILLS GO WITH THE
SHEEP; SOME WIIH GOATS
Rep. Pugh Secures Victory i'm Passage
Of H. B. No. 100, Relating to Divis.
ion Of Money for County Fairs
Thresher Bond Bill Kined-Labor
Day Bill Inferred for Second Time.
(By George Davi,,).

(By George Davis.)
Bismarck, March 2.-The legislature
Is getting down to strenuous, work now.
especially the house which is sup
posed to be the representative of the
people and in which the popular will
finds its most elaborate expression.
On Thursday the bills continued to come
In, but as the nail has been already
driven in the coffin in the way of the
introduction of bills, it is not probable
that unanimous consent will be given
for the introduction of bills after the
resolution goes into effect.
The morning session Thursday of
the house was devoted to the passage
OF house bills and with the rush of the
chief clerk on the roll calls there was
little time lost. In the two hours
seventeen bills were passed. The ma
jority of them were those upon which
there is little difference of opinion and
upon which all the members were
largely agreed. The bills passed were:
No. 259 providing for the collection of
delinquent personal taxes. 159, in
creasing the salary of the clerk of the
district court in counties where it is
now less than 5000. 15. providing that
where freight in carload lots is loaded
at points where the railroads keep no
station agents the car shall be sealed
by the first passing conductor after
notice received by the station agent
from which place such car is billel.
309, Mr.. AIiller's bill prohibiting the
erection of hospitals in the residence
blocks of any incorporated city, town
or village without the consent of the
resident property owners in such
block. 304, changing the salary which
a county surveyor may charge from
So to 81 per day. 302 and 312, re-
quiring telegraph companies to for
ward messages with thirty minutes
after same are filed. 362, relating to
the amount of debts which may be con-
tracted by fair associations 299, pro-
viding for commission to be appoint
ed by the board of county commits
sioners to visit the poor farms of the
county. 165, relating to the levying
and collection of road taxes in in
corporated villages. 314, relating the
Bacon law. 313, providing for the as
sessnent of coal and other minerals
when the ownership of the coal and
fee is severed. 279, 30S and 76, pro-
viding for the drainage of lands into
natural waterways and depressions
the preson upon whose lands such wa
ter ultimately flows. IS, relating to
without becoming liable in damages to
the enumeration of children of school
age.
The New Bills.
There was an unusual number Of
new bills introduced Thursday, and
the fact that those which are intro
duced now are really intended for
passage makes them more important
than those introduced at random in
the early part of the session. They
were as follows:
530-By the committee on state af-
fairs-reducing the total valuation of
the property Of counties before they
can levy tax for the support Of
county fairs from five million to four
million dollars. Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
331-By Withdrawing the terms Of
the railroad commissioners six years
instead of two as is now the case, and
providing that one member of such
board shall retire at the end of every
two years. Referred to the committee
on railroads.
332-By Adams-Ameding section
251S of the revised codes of 1906 in
reference to the salaries of states at
torneys and their assistants. Referred
to the committee on judiciary.
333-By misunderstanding the
speed of automobiles, motor cycles and
steam cars on public roads and re-
ducing the speed outside of incorpor-
ated villages towns and cities from
twenty-five to fifteen miles. Referred
to the committee on highways and
bridges.
BABY Garden-Providing for the
formation of the ninth judicial district
to consist Of the counties of Bot
tineau, McHenry and Pierce. Referred
to the judiciary committee
335-By Dbley-Fixing the salaries
of the county grain commissioners at
from 50 to 81 per day. Referred to
the committee on drainage.
S36-By Martin of Billings-Reduc-
the penalty for violation Of prohibition
law one-half and eliminating imprison-
ment provision. Referred to the COM
mittee on temperance.
337-By the committee on Railroads
Providing that one of the railroad
commissioners shall be selected py
them as secretary, and that his salary
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