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


ing. During the year 19o4-5-6 there
were issued in the state 1877 first class
certificates, 1910 second class and 2111
third class. There are in round num-
bers in the state 1000 school districts
in the state employing $500 teachers
which come under the provisions of
the bill. The first class teachers in
addition to those to whom certificates
are issued, include the graduates Of
the normal schools and the state uni
versity. Mr.. Rose contended that 1t
would be impossible to secure a sufil-
cient number of teachers holding first
grade certificates to teach the rural
schools and that the law would thus
become imperative. He wanted to
amend by permitting the second class
specified in the bill to be taught by
teachers having second class certifi-
Gates.
1t was argued in opposition to this
proposition that the purpose of the
law was to create an incentive to bet
ter work on the part of the rural
schools and that something higher
than was now obtainable should be Of
fered as an inducement. The bill
was finally given to the house.
H. B. 81 relating to the opening of
public sectional lines was the basis
of an animated discussion in which
the opposing forces were led by Mr..
Storey, the author of the bill, and Mr..
Twitchell. The bill was finally
amended in reference to the methods
of assessing damages for the opening
of the same, and the bill was re-
commended for passage.
When the committee had risen and
made its report, Representative
Stevens humorously moved that some
member of the majority move that the
house do now adjourn, as he had been
voted down on motion to adjourn
the day before.
Senate Sensation.
Senator Crane was seated by the
senate today by a vote of 30 to 4, six
senators being absent or excused from
voting. The report of the committee
of the whole carried with 1t resolu-
ton censuring the correspondent of
the Grand Forks Herald for his re-
port of the senate republican caucus
of Saturday evening in which he stated
that the contest would be decided on
political lines and in which he made
statements about Senator LaMoure and
others for which it appears he had
no foundation. The resolution had
been passed in the morning by the
committee Of the whole as we'll as the
motion that Senator Crane should re-
tain his seat, but when the two mat
tiers were reported together Senator's
Young, Cashel, Purcell and Near
thur objected to having to vote on both
propositions at once. The motion to
adopt the report was passed, Sena-
tors Purcell, Cashell, Kelly and Turn
er being the only ones voting against
it. Senator's Spoonheim and Nc
Arthur were excused from voting and
senator's Crane, Halliday, Hatcher and
Albright were absent All others
voted aye.
Secretary Hammond of the railway
commission filed several kilograms
from the superintendent of tn eNor-
thern Pacific railroad in which they
explained the present situation as to
the snow blockade on that line. The
kilograms showed that several crews
were at work on branch lines and that if
there were'no more storms the branch
lines would all be open within a day
or two. A wire from General Super
intendent Gilbert was among the mess
ages in which he invited the legislative
assembly to take a snow bucking
expedition with one of the crews in
order that they might see just what
the situation was and learn of the diff
ficulties encountered by the railroad
men in attempting to keep their lines
open.
The house resolution to adjourn
Thursday till Tuesday was laid over
till tomorrow and an agreement will
probably be reached to adjourn until
Wednesday of next week.
The committee on state affairs re-
ported substitute resolution for
Grants house resolution relating to
repeating the tariff on lumber and
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