The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-10

Bismarck, Jan. 10.--Tle house held a
brief session this morning. Casey in
troduced bill No 2, providing for the
election of United States senators by
popular vote,
Tufft introduced an amendment to
the prohibition law section O. ss6, pro-
yiding that several items containing
A per cent alcohol shall be construed
as Intoxicating liquors
The session of the senate yesterday
was brief, and the work of the after
noon consisted largely Of the introduc-
tion of bills, seven Of which were pre-
sented and referred under suspension
of the rules. After the Introduction Of
bills, the. senate went into the joint
session with the house for the pur-
pose of receiving the governors mes
sage.
Among the bills presented and the
first one to be introduced was Senator
Sharpe's new primary election bill.
This provides for a complete and COM
prehensive system of direct nomina-
tions, ana an extended review of II
appears elsewhere. Senator TAYLOR
presented an amendment Of the city
law Both Senators Stade and Nc
Arthur took whack at the law pro-
Yiding for the inspection of weights
and measures. Another bill, presented
by Senator Johnson, proposes to pre-
vent any persons holding an elective
office under the state or any county
or city of the state. to hold any other
office under the state or any county
or city of the state.
Bills Presented.
The bills presented were as follows:
Senate Bin No. 1, Sharpe-Primary
election law
Senate Bill No 2, Taylor--Amend-
ment to the city law.
Il Senate Bin No, g. FfanIaa- Making
SLabec Day a legal holiday
Senate Bill No. A. Johnson-Pre-
vents any person holding two elective
offlces under the state or any county
or city, or two elective offices under a.
county or city.
Senate Bill No s, Stade Repeats
law providing inspection of weights
and measures.
Senate Bill No. 6. Macarthur Re
peals the general game law.
Senate Bill No. Z, Macarthur Re-
peals the inspection of weights and
measures.
Wednesdays House Session.
The house assembly convened pur-
suant to adjournment at 1880 o'clock
and was called to order by the speak
err The roll call disclosed that Messrs.
Treat of Cass and Buttz Of Ransom
We're absent, and on motion they were
granted a leave of absence for a day
or two.
Mr.. Shirley of the special committee
to which was referred. H. sB. No. 1,
presented by Mr. Stevens, Tuesday a
bill making effective a constitutional
amendment authorizing the board of
university and school lands to invest
school funds in county and municipal
bombs, reported that the committee
recommended that the bill do pass.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Stevens moved the third reading
of the bill and that 1t be placed on its
final passage and under the rules the
bill was read in full at its third read
ing
Mr. Casey suggested a reconsidera-
. tion Of the action of the previous day.
The bin he thought was too import
ant for such haste, and he for one
would like to see the $1,000 clause
eliminated. Mr.. Stevens assured the
gentleman that the bill had been drawn
with great care and II could only pass
the senate as it was. Other members
expressed a desire that the measure
should be given more consideration.
The question was called and the vote
was taken. and there were- so voting
.'yes," . mo- and 8 absent and not
voting. An emergency clause is att
tached to the bill.
After the joint session several roI-
tine matters were disposed of and the
house adjourned until this morning at.
$3.50 o'clock.
A Notable Session.
The departure from strict party lines
by the voters at the election last fall
rather indicates that this will be a
most notable gathering in the history
OF the state probably no other assem-
bly, Will have attracted the attention
Of the large majority Of the people of
the state than this assembly
This Legislature has large proper
tion Of new members and what 1t will
do with the problems before 1t cannot
be forecasted with great degree Of
accuracy. There viii. If lobby talk
means anything, be number Of re-
form measures which VIII have for
their end more equalization of econom-
ic conditions between the people and.
great interests which they havc cree
9ted, and which SO many of the mem
bers have been pledged to support
TwicheII ii the Harness.
After Speaker Twichell had gotten
into harness, SO to speak, there was a
general admiring Of the way he accel-
Grated the progress of the business and
his peculiar resourcefulness his meth
ods appeared to be those of veteran
parliamentarian, and as many Of his