The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-31

In the hands Of novices. He cited the
case of Cass county where the same
superintendent has been elected for
several successive terms and stated
that the schools of that county are
in advance of any in the state. Asked
by Major Buttz what legislation he
would recommend should the consti-
tutional amendment be adopted, he
stated that 1t would be along the lines
Indicated above, of having the county
superintendent selected by small
board. Shirley called attention to the
fact that the house was meeting trou-
BILE more than half way; that the only
thing 1t had to do was to give the peo-
pie right to vote on the matter and
that IL they decided in favor of the
change, some other legislature and
not this one would be required to
consider the best methods of carrying
the amendment into law. When the
vote was taken, the fingers of one
hand would have held the names of
those who, opposed the bill and it was
accordingly recommended for passage.
H. B. No. SO, which prohibits the
county officers to hold office for more
than two consecutive terms, and
which was introduced by Mr.. Piper
of Cass county, was reported amended
by striking out the county superin-
tendent, and with this amendment the
bill was recommended for passage.
H. B. So, Representative Deane's
bill providing for the performance of
manual labor by prisoners sentenced
to the county Jail, was technically
amended and then recommended for
passage.
The New Bills.
The following new bills were intro
duced, Read first and second time
and referred to the proper commit
tees:
BY Treat-Providing for the care
of INDECENT children. under sixteen
years of age and permitting any in
corporated institution to receive from
the county pay for the maintenance
of such child, and authorizing such
institution to have adopted, with the
consent of the county Judge, children
in the care of such institutions. The
bill is in the interests of the Fargo
childrens home and is one of the most
ntbropic pieces of legislation
which so far has been introduced. 1t
provided homes and care for hundreds
of children whom the misfortune of
birth have left to the cold charities
of the world and the law would help
many a child to find a home. It was
referred to the judiciary.
By Oveson-Requiring railroads to
maintain stations and station agents
at all places where passengers and
freight, other than grain, are received
for shipment. Referred to the COM
mittee on railroads.
By the committee on live stock-A
substitute bill for H. B. Nos. 4, 10,
16 and AZ relative to the payment for
horses killed by order of the state
veterinarian when suffering from the
disease known as CHAMBERS. Referred
to the committee of the whole.
By Garden-Providing that village
boards may levy tax for the mainten-
ance of roads in the village, not to ex-
coed five mills on the dollar. Referred
to the committee on the judiciary.
BY Rose-Repealing chapter 70 of
the revised codes of 1905, covering
the mechanics lien law. Referred to
the committee on judiciary.
The bill providing for an adjust
ment of the Indebtedness between
Burleigh and Kidder counties came
up and considerable discussion was
had as to whether or not the people
of Kidder county had been properly
represented in the preparation of the
bill. Senator Little in charge of the
bill, stated to Senator LaMoure who
had raised the point, that the bill did
not settle the matter but merely pro-
vided way of doing SO. The bill was
finally passed.
The bill providing for the publica-
ton of reports by the state histofi-
cal society was the object of some
good natured criticism on the SPELL
ing of some of the words, but It too
was finally passed.
The concurrent resolution present.
ed by Senator Simpson in reference
to the supposed coal famine and the
disastrous effects the publication of
sensational stores, colored, overdrawn
or absolutely false, upon the stand
ing of the state, came up and he en-
bodied in his resolution statement
Of the actual conditions relative to
the same, and showed that except on
the branch lines there was little dan