The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
Walsh county had reaped great good
from having the came officials in two

from having the came officials in two
places.
Mr.. Twichell stated that the dual
officeholding had served good pur-
pose in that the information gained
by the city official was of inestimable
value in fixing the equalization in the
county.
Mr.. Stevens closed the discussion
In an imprisoned and eloquent argu-
ment in which he called attention to
the fact that the city or township
member of the board of equalization
equalized the taxation of the individ-
ual while the county board equalized
that OF the several subdivisions Of the
county. The turning his attention to
Mr.. Anderson of Grand Forks he said
the statements made by him concern
ing the conditions in Bismarck were
rank SANDER and that If members
had done things in the city which they
would not do by their own fireside it
was no reflection upon the city. Rep
resentative Tufte also tried to help
out the boy member but it was useless
and on motion to adopt the majority
report of the committee that the bill
be indefinitely postponed, there were
so many voting in the affirmative on
the rising vote that no negative vote
was taken. The bill was killed and
Grand Forks county secured some
more unenviable reputation by the
failure of the self-constituted leader
of the bill
The committee rose and made it's
report, and then went into committee
of the whole with Mr. Hankinson in
the chair for the consideration of gen.
eral orders. H. B. POS which had
been held up pending the circulation
of petitions on the matter, and which
provided for the payment of damages
where stock running at large shall
destroy the property Of another, was
recommended for passage after some
slight amendments.
Apportionment Bill Passed.
The consideration of the apportion-
ment bill which had been prepared
by the committee and which was sent
back a few days ago for amendment,
was taken up and after an unsuccess-
full fight on the part of. Bottineau,
Stutsman, Morton, Mclean and Nc
Henry counties to secure larger
representation in the senate, the bill
was recommended for passage and
when the committee rose it was put
upon it's third reading and final pass
age under a suspension of the rules
and was passed by vote of 50 ayes
and "a nays.
Park Commission Bill.
The rules were again suspended and
house bill 315, the park commission
bill for the cities of the state, was
considered as engrossed and placed
upon it's third reading and final pass
age, and was passed without any neg
alive votes.
Senate Dizziness.
1t was another dull day in the SEN
ate. There was nothing to break the
monotony of committee recommended
tions and roll calls during the days
session except the speech of Senator
Simpson on S. B. 1S9, the valued policy
bill, which he had introduced and
which he supported in an eloquent
speech. Mr.. Simpson gave the fire
insurance companies a roasting such
as few but the, senator from Stark can
equal. He styled the policies issued
by fire insurance companies in this
methods of doing business of the COM
panies as magnificent larceny" The
people of the state he said thought
their property was insured until they
had a fire and then they discovered
that the property was insured if the
companies cared to pay them the
losses. The bill passed by a vote of
% to II, one senator being absent:
The following bills were reported
from committees with recommends
tions that they do pass: Senate bills
276, 3Os, 113. 17S, 81, 173, III, 1874, SO,
co.. 1T and 231
Senate bills No. 149 relating to mis-
demeanor, $50 relating to criminal
jurisdiction, and 2SS relating to rail-
roads liability for damages to en-
ployees, were indefinitely postponed.
The governor sent communication
to the senate to the effect that he had
approved senate bill No. 2.
The following senate bills were
passed: 302; 236, regulating the du-
ties Of keepers Of slaughter houses,
and giving county boards of health
supervision over them; Sc establishing
a parole system for inmates of pen
itentiary and reform school; 10 pro-
viding for the appointment by the
governor of an enforcement commits
sioner whose duty 1t shall be to en-
force the prohibition law; 2S2 provid-
ing that the railroad commissioners
shall hold regular annual sessions at
each of the following cities, Bismarck,
Minot, Fargo and Grand Forks; 131,
providing that the county auditor shall
keep the record of documents filed
with him; 24S, providing that mort
cages become extinct after ten years
after maturity; 2O7, provides that
county officers shall maintain their
residence at the county seat; 2S7, pro-
viding for the surrender of state and
school land contracts and division on
the land covered thereby and the is
suance of new contracts for such SUBJ
divisions.
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