The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-28
The SHARPE B|LL
CONTINUED from mage ~

The motion was lost but 1t had more
merit than many supposed. Another
amendment was the changing of the
method of selecting the county COM
mittee from the plan proposed by the
Sharpe bill to that proposed in the
Sorley bill. The Sharpe bill provid-
ed that the electors should select
three precinct committeeman at the
primary election, and the one having
the highest number of votes should
be the chairman. The several pre-
cinct chairmen should constitute the
county committee. Under the Sorley
bill, the candidates are required to
meet at the county seat and select
a committee. A number of minor
amendments were made but none of
serious import except those mention
ed and the bill was reported for pass
age. When the committee rose and
made its report, the house proceeded
to act on the report at once and the
Sharpe bill as amended was put upon
its third reading and final passage.
There were 70 ayes and no nays, 81
being absent and not voting.
University Batted.
Before the consideration of the
Sharpe bill In committee of the whole,
the university was given mild Jolt
on motion made by Mr.. Rose of
Dickey county, to withdraw the one
mill apportionment bill from the
committee on education to which it
had been referred and refer the same
to the committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Rose suggested that this was the
foundation OF the basis upon which
all the appointments were made and
1t would be necessary, to have the
figures and to decide upon the ap-
portionment of this matter before it
could be determined what amounts
should or rather could go to the sew
eral institutions. The two boys of
the house, o. P. N. Anderson and ].
NJ. Anderson, attempted to fight the
change but they had no more chance
than the proverbial snow ball in the
regions of eternal heat. o. P. N.
Anderson made the heavy argument
that the bill called for in the motion
was not an appropriation bill and
that it belonged to the education
committee, of which both he and ].
NJ. Anderson are members. When he
had an appropriation bill defined to
him by Mr.. Stevens he seemed to
grasp the idea that he had been from
Missouri. J. M. Anderson made a
number of Indifferent friends for the
university by claiming that the policy
of the state was to build up two
educational institutions and that now
the people of the southern portion of
the state were insisting upon having
some recognition in the way of APP
portionment fer their schools. Mr..
Rose deffed Anderson to show in a
single vote Of his during the four
sessions he (Rose) had been a men,
Der of the house where he had ever
voted against giving the university
every dollar of the public money it
was possible to give, and he thought
1t was small work to have a member
charge that an attempt to give the
several institutions fair deal was
a thrust at the university. Mr.. Stew
ems gave notice that he intended to
oppose granting of a thirty-three per
cent share Of the one mill tax to
the university. The motion toy with
draw the one mill tax bill from the
committee on education and refer it
to the committee on appropriations
was carried by an overwhelming
vote, thus showing the temper of the
house in the matter of the spokes-
manship of the university on the
floor. The truth is that Senator. Tay-
lor has been almost entirely alone
in his fight for the university in the
senate, so far as local assistance is
concerned-so much for the by-pro-
duct of the scrapbook editor. Unless
the interests of the university are
taken charge Of in the house by some
OF the members Of influence and who
Is seriously considered, it will suffer.
New Bills Introduced.
A number Of new bills have been
introduced during the last few DAYS.
They are as follows:
314 by O. P. N. Anderson-Act to
amend section COS, 1905, relating to
the qualifications of electors; repeals
the Bacon law.
3l5 by Sorley-Act creating park
districts and for the government
thereof, creating board of park COM
316 by Grant-Act designating the
time of commencement of term of re-
gister of deeds; first Monday of March
next succeeding his election.
BIZ by Tofsrud by request-Relating
to redemption from state Of real es-
tate for taxes, time payment If sub
sequent taxes and rate of interest;
may be redeemed in three years; s
per cent interest.
3lS by Sorlie by request-To grant
to urban electric railways all. privi-
leges and power granted to steam
railways.
319 by o. N. P. Anderson-Amend-
ing sections 81, 43 and a. of the re-
vised codes of 1905 relating to public
printing, and making the governor,
secretary of state. treasurer, auditor
and state superintendent of public
instruction the printing commission.
Referred to the committee on public
printing.
800 by Streeter by request-Pro-
viding for two judges in the sixth
judicial district. Referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
321 by Streeter by request-Con-