The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-28
N. D. LEGlSLA AZURE
FRIDAYS ROUTINE
tBy George Davis.)

Bismarck, Nd, Jan. 2S.-Ine mousse
session was devoid Of anything of
startling nature today, and the ma
jority leader suffered few defeats be-
cause he did not attempt to lead. The
only thing out Of the ordinary was the
taking of a recess Of one hour on the
motion OF o. p. N. Anderson, the
economy reformer from Ramsey coun-
ty. in order that the house members
might hear the arguments in the con-
test case of Washburn against Crane
in the senate. While the motion was
carried by one majority, the members
returned to their desks In a few min
utes and the speaker pro tenn, Mr..
White, called the house to order at
the end of half an hour when the re-
cess had been taken for an hour. The
members seemed disposed to work
: rather than visit and the plan Of the
Ramsey county member seemed to
have little sympathy.
The committee on state affairs re-
ported favorably on H. B. Nos. 1OS
and 40, and recommended that H. B.
Nos. 1913, 1903, g., 4S, n and 7S be
indefinitely postponed. The commit
tee on roads and bridges reported H.
B. No. 81 and recommended that it be
amended by proving that in laying
out roads on congressional township
lines, that where it was found neces-
sary to digress from the said lines
because of distractions or natural
interferences in the formation of the
country. that the roads around such
distractions should only be laid out
by petition.
The committee having in charge H.
B. No. 121 in reference to burglaries
by the use of dynamite, nitro glycer-
inc, giant powder or either high ex-
plosive, was amended by striking out
the provision that the presence of
human being in building at the time
of such burglary shall be a necessary
element in the crime. AS the bill now
stands it inflicts a severe punishment
upon any person who attempts to
commit burglary by the use of the ex-
plosives mentioned.
H. B. No. 40, the bill introduced by
Representative Burdick and relating
to the satisfaction and release of
mortgages, was reported with a slight
amendment which did not go into the
merits of the bill, and was recon-
mended for passage. This is one of
the material pieces of legislation which
will be enacted at the present ses-
sion.
H. B. No. log was recommended for
indefinite postponement.
The committee on the matter of in
vestigating the coal land made re-
port which was adopted.
Following the recess taken on mo-
ton of o. P. N. Anderson of Ramsey.
for the purpose of allowing the men,
bers to visit the senate chamber where
the Washburn case against Crane con-
test was on, NJ. Iceland introduced
concurrent resolution providing that
the house and senate appoint spec
ial committee to be composed of four
members of the house and three OF
the senate to whom all bills in re-
ference to reciprocal demurrage
should be referred and which said
committee shall report back to the
two branches bill such as the COM
tee which was later appointed by the
speaker in conformity with this reso-
luton consisted on the part of the
house of LELAND, Burdick, Shirley and
White. This is likely to result in the
formation of bill on the subject
which will be satisfactory to both
branches of the legislature. and is
considered wise movement by those
who are interested in the matter of
reciprocal demurrage laws.
The concurrent resolution passed
by the senate concerning the calling
of national constitutional conven-
ton for the purpose of proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States prohibiting polygamy
and polygamous marriages which was
sent from the senate, gave rise to an
animated discussion. 1t is argued that
such convention If called would have
the right and power to propose all
sorts of amendments and that the less
the fundamental laws of the country
were changed the better would the
country be. 1t was claimed that the
law and the interpretations of the
constitution were we'll settled at this
time, but that if they were tinkered
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