The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-02
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prohibiting the congregation Of such
persons at any place for the purpose
of smoking the articles enumerated.
1t was referred to the committee Oh
public health.
By Jones (Ransom).-Providing for
transfer of traffic at grade crossings
and regulating the handling of the
same. Referred to the committee on
railroads.
By Buttz.-EXtending the time for
the payment of taxes for the year 1906.
The bill reads as follows: Time for
the payment of real estate taxes for
the year nineteen hundred and six,
without interest or penalty, is hereby
extended until the first day of June
nineteen hundred and seven. The
emergency clause recites that be-
cause of the great and unusual storms
and the conditions that exist as to
the marketing of farm products, 1t
is necessary that the act take effect
from and after it's passage and approx
al. The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
BY Dibley.-Greating state bureau
of labor and employment and a board
of arbitration. The bill was referred
to the committee on appropriations,
it carrying an appropriation sufficient
to carry its provisions into effect.
BY Johnson (Sargent).-Amending
section 1867 of the revised codes of
1905 relating to highways. Referred
to the committee on highways and
bridges.
Third Reading of Bills.
The third reading of bills today
marked peculiar condition. The bill
providing for a constitutional amend
ment for the appointment of county
superintendent rather than their cleo
ton. which was introduced some time
since at the instance of the state SUI
perintendent, passed its third reading
without much opposition. The first
bill to die the death of the unrighteous
was that introduced by Representative
Piper of Cass county providing that
no county official should hold Office for
more than two terms of two years
each. When the bill was read, it in
cluded all officers except county su-
| perintendents and then the bill was
gradually picked to pieces by the mem
| bers who were able to show that the
interests of the people would in sever
| al instances suffer by constant rota-
ton in Office. Mr.. Piper fought for
the bill and called attention to the
fact that the primary election system
now permitted county officers to so
manipulate things that they were able
to succeed themselves almost invari-
ably. Attention was called to the fact
that the plan of the bill was to keep
the power of selecting officials out OF
the hands of the people and that if
there was any reason why man
should not be retained in office, the
people who were required to elect or
defeat him were in a better position
to decide than was the legislature.
Representative Streeter attempted to
help save the bill, but when the roll
call was made it was found that there
were IS ayes and So nays. This is
the first bill so far defeated on third
reading.
Committee of the Whole.
The house then resolved itself into
committee of the whole for the con-
sideration of general orders. The first
bill on the calendar was H. B. 50 pro-
viding for an appropriation for grad
ed and rural school and fixing the
conditions under which the same shall
be granted. The bill divides the
schools into two classes, the principal
difference being that the first class
shall have four and the second class
two departments. Representative
Rose of Dickey county sought to have
the bill amended by permitting the
teachers in the second class to hold
second class certificates, the bill re-