The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-04

the country MISREPRESENTATION the
house passed H. B. So introduced by
Mr.. Midgarden and which not only
cuts the price for publishing the in
surance statements in half but fixes
the law SO that only one publication
Is necessary, thus in one fell stroke
reducing the price to the country pa
pers to one-sixth of what it has for
merly been. Mr.. Stevens made the
most brilliant fight ever attempted in
behalf of the country press but he
was outnumbered and outvoted and
the bill was passed. 1t will be killed
In the senate, but that does not
change the fact that it was passed by
the house.
H. B. 210 introduced by Brent An
derson, and fixing the terms of town.
ship justices and constables at two
years and supervisors at three years,
was passed. So was house bill 9s
introduced by Mr.. Midgarden which
provides that mutual insurance COM
panies shall collect from their policy
holders the full amount of the obliga-
ton for the premium and providing
that in case of failure to pay such
amount within sixty days after the
same shall become due, the policy
shall lapse.
Mr.. Burgums bill providing for the
outlawry of mortgages which are not
foreclosed within ten years after ma
turity thereof, shall be and officially
known as H. B. ISL, was passed.
Working at the Right Place.
The railroad reformers had it rub
bed into them to a considerable ex-
tent during the passage of H. B. SO,
which is the measure providing for
and fixing the Ignite coal rate in the
state. There was no discussion on
the bill, but when the vote was being
taken, Mr.. Chapman in explaining his
vote stated that the house was in
the passage of this measure beginning
at the right place to make railroad
legislation. Instead of spending it's
time in the enactment of anti pass
laws which effected not one person
In hundred and the reduction of
passenger rates which benefited only
those. who INDUCED in the luxury of
travel. the house was giving the peo-
pie that which they needed in the
adoption of equitable freight rates.
He voted aye. Mr.. Martin Of Billings
made substantially the same state
ment and congratulated the house on
the wisdom of the legislation it was
about to enact. The bill was passed
by vote of sc ayes and one nay.
House bill 1874 relating to the in
creasing of the price of warehouse
licenses and making them good for
two rather than one year was passed.
H. B. 1913 requiring railroads to MAIN
tain station houses at all points at
which freight other than grain in
car load lots is received. There was
some discussion on this measure as
it was claimed it would work hard
ship on the new lines of roads being
constructed and which have recently
been built. The measure was defeat
ed by Mr.. White, the chairman of the
committee on railroads, and the de-
feat was in large measure vote
of lack of confidence in the committee,
If the English test were applied.
New Bills Today.
Two new bills were introduced to-
day in the house. They were as fol-
lows:
342 by White-amending the law
regulating and governing the railroad
commissioners, fixing their salaries
at $4,000 per annum and providing
for a secretary at the same salary
The bill was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
343 by Rose-prohibiting the agent
or officer of any corporation from
testifying against deceased persons.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
The Printing Bill.
Despite Mr.. Tufte the printers and
country newspapers will be able to
continue doing business and the in
dustry will have protection Of is
per cent. In his argument against
the passage Of the bill and advocacy
that public printing should have
world wide market he boldly declared
that many members had asked him