The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-21

minority report on the rate feature.
The majority report was for two and
half cent rate with a provision for
the sale of 1,000-mile transferable mile
age books at two cents. The minority
report favored fiat two-cent rate and
was adopted, the vote being rs to 10.
AS soon as the reports of the commit
tee had been read Senator Pierce, WHO
was one of the signers of the minority
report, moved that action on the re-
ports be postponed for one week. Mr..
Pierce said that he did not believe
there was any crying need for legisla-
ton along this line. He thought that
the railroad committee was negligent
In its duty to the people of the state
by not going deeper into the matter
of freight and passenger rates in the
state and framing up bill that would
make a reduction in freight rates and
better transportation conditions gen.
orally. He did not believe in handing
the people gold brick in the shape
of two-cent or two and half cent
passenger rate when great deal could
be done to reduce freight rates and
improve conditions which would be of
immense benefit to the state. He
would prefer to see the passenger rate
left as 1t is. insist upon good service,
and he made his motion to defer for
one week in order to give the railroad
committee time to draft bill that
would be of some benefit to the state.
The motion to postpone action, how
ever, was lost by vote of 20 to II.
A few moments after the adoption
of the report, on motion of Senator
Pierce, the rules were suspended and
the bill was put on its third reading.
On motion the emergency clause of
the bill was stricken out and the bill
was amended SO that'it does not apply
to street railway companies. Senator
Young then moved that the bill lay
over till Wednesday, so that he. could
draft an amendment SO that the pro-
visions of the bill would not affect the
short line railway running out of VAL
ley City to the 500 station. The fee
charged by this line is Is cents for a
distance of about a mile and a quarter,
and Mr.. Young stated that the road
could not exist If forced to carry pas
sengers for two cents per mile. After
some discussion his motion prevailed
and the bill was laid over one day.
The attorney general, to whom was
referred the several bills providing for
establishing new normal schools and a
normal department in the Glendale
school, sent an opinion to the senate
which was to the effect that the bills
were constitutional.
The president appointed a commit
tee to frame a law that would make 1t
possible to compel express, telephone
and telegraph companies to pay nearer
their just share of taxes, in accordance
with the resolution introduced yester-
day by Senator Simpson. The COM
mfttee appointed consists of Senators
Simpson, Young, Regan, Purcell and
Rice.
Senator LaMoure introduced a reso-
luton providing that the state auditing
board may hire clerks when necessary
for all state offices.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
297, by Rice-Requires county Of
ficers to maintain their residence at
the county seat.
29S. by Halliday-Provides that coun-
ty officers shall keep a record of all
fees collected by them which are pro-
vded by law and shall pay the same
into the county treasury. A similar
bill was killed in the house yesterday.
299, by Rice by request-An entirely
new law regulating the assessment of
and collection OF taxes. It is
that the bill was intro
duced at the request of Governor
Burke
300, by Talcott-Provides for licens-
Ing telephone companies.
A majority and minority report was
made on 8. B. 9, providing the method
Of voting to divide counties. Senator
objected to the consideration
IF the reports today and they were de.
'erred till tomorrow. This bill was in
PRODUCED by Senator Steele and IA Of
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