The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
Senate Dolnes.

Senate Dolngs.
The senate disposed of more bus,-
ness than in any previous day this
session but the session was not In the
least spectacular. Committees made
reports on the following bills which
were recommended to pass: s. B. 16l
exempting from taxation hospitals UNI
der the controt of religious or char
table institutions. 8. b. 100, relat-
ing to proof of written instruments
and contracts: s. B. ia. providing
that the board of trustees shall fix
the price ON Irvine Mt or before the
February meeting; s. B. % relating
to duties of register Of deeds; s. B.
PIG providing for insuring public
buildings; 8. b. 1872 and S. B. IS re-
lating to insurance. s. b. No. IS was
indefinitely postponed. S. B. 1877 was
referred to the committee of the whole.
A majority and n minority report
from the railroad committee on H. b.
Is, Whites antl-pass and two cent
faro bill were read. Both reports
eliminated the anti-Mss feature Of the
bin which had been reported favor
ably before. The majority report fa-
vored a two and n half cent rate with
Il provision for the sale of transfer
able 1000 mileage books at two cents
per mile. The minority report which
was signed by senators Pierce. Stade,
Johnson and Macarthur, was for
straight two cent bill. Senator La
Moure objected to taking vote on
the report today and the matter was
laid over till tomorrow.
A communication from citizens of
Sherbrooke protesting against the So
liquors in the state and asking the
senate to pass bill prohibiting the
same was read. The petition was two
days late as such bill had already
passed the senate.
There seems to be no let up in the
number of bills introduced, seventeen
new cnes showing up in the senate
today.
Nos. PSI, 252 and 267 by Purcell
relate to court practice.
25S by Plain--legalizes the execu-
ton and acknowledgment of certain
deeds. mortgages and other instru-
ments in writing and makes same ad-
missable as evidence.
254 by Simpson-relates to insur-
ancr.
255 by Little-increases number of
supreme court judges to five.
256 by Turner -toprevent frauds on
the exemption laws of the state and
provides penalty for violation.
260 by Sinlpson-increases licenses
OF public grain warehouses. Makes
annual fee of Warehouses having ca
pacity CT less than 10000 bushels,
$500; between ten and twenty-five
thousand bushels, 5000; between
twenty-five and fifty thousand
bushels, $4,000; between fifty
and seventy-five thousand bushels,
$4,000; between seventy-five and one
hundred thousand bushels, $4,000;
and over one hundred thousand BUSH
els, $4,000. Bill No. 265 by Kraabel
is on the same subject and fixes IL
censes as follows: warehouses under
ten thousand bushels. $500; between
ten and twenty-five thousand bushels,
$500; between twenty-five and forty
thousand bushels, $4,000; between
forty and sixty thousand bushels,
$500; between sixty and eighty
thousand bushels, $4,000; and over
eighty thousand bushels, $125.OO.
261 by Talcott-permits the issuance
by county superintendent of schools
CT second grade certificates to gladu-
ates OF first grade high schools, who
have had ~ weeks in pedagogy after
Jan. 1908.
263 by Palmer-prohibit.n Pullman
and dining car employees from accept
ing tips.
264 by Palmer-authorizes mechan-
les and goldsmiths, ETC.. to sell ar
ticle upon which they have expended
time and money when not claimed by
owners.
The senate passed the following
bills: S. B. 40, Cashiers pharmac,
law; S. B. 40, limiting hours of SER
vice of railroad employees to sixteen:
S. b. SO, providing for registration of
voters in cities over two thousand
inhabitants. 143, fixing dates for terms
OF court in fourth judicial district;
1G4, providing for keeping index of
liens filed with register of deeds; S.
B. 206, defining water course; S. d.
46, preventing road overseers from
taking contracts for road work in their
own districts