The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-11
HARMONY IN HOUSE


pliance with the amended resolution
which was accepted by the house, ap-
pointed as members of the committee
Messrs. White. Burgum, Murphy and
Cunningham.
A resolution was passed providing
for special and fitting observance Of
Lincoln's birthday. and under the au-
thority of the resolution the speaker
appointed as committee on arrange
ments for the same Messrs. o. P. n
Anderson and Garden and Mr.. Speaker.
Wasted Ecnergy.
a large number of new bills were
introduced again today, running the
total number up to 227. They We're
as follows:
217 by Thoreson-Allowing owners
of threshing rigs to pass over the
farm lands adjoining the public roads
for the purpose of avoiding narrow
grades, bad bridges and streams, while
moving their threshing rigs, and to
take down fences and other obstruc-
tons but requiring that these be i'm
mediately replaced in the same con-
dition as that in which they were
found, and also requiring the owner
of such rig to pay all damages caused
by such trespass.' Referred to the
committee on highways and bridges.
21S by B. Anderson-Fixing the
terms of township offices at three
years except justices and constables.
Referred to the committee on state
affairs.
219 by Dibley-Relating to the erec-
ton and maintenance of bridges. Re-
ferred to the committee on highways
and bridges.
22O by Misunderstanding the office
of state coal mine inspector and MAX
ing the state engineer ex-officio coal
mine inspector. Referred to the COM
mittee on state affairs.
221 by Anderson Grand Forks
Appropriating $3.50 to pay salary OF
E. F. Chandler for services as state
engineer during the months of Febru-
airy and March, 1905. Referred to the
committee on appropriations.
222 by White-Relating to tres
passes to real estate. Referred to the
committee on state affairs.
223 by Aaker by request-Relating
to levy, collection and expenditure of
road taxes. Referred to committee on
taxation and tax laws.
224 by Stevens-Repealing sections
1853 to 7475 inclusive of the revised
codes of 1905 in reference to fore
closures of mortgages. Referred to
the committee on judiciary.
225 by the committee on live stock
\ bill to take the place of H. B. Nos.
4, 10, 16, Al and 1874 relating to the
destruction of horses suffering from
the disease known as CHAMBERS. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
226 by Blegen by request-Relating
to the repeal of the law permitting
stock to run at large by submitting
the question to the voters of the coun-
ty whenever the county commission
ers so desire. Referred to the COM
mittee on state affairs.
227 by withdrawing that coun-
ty commissioners may deposit county
funds in banks outside the county as
time deposits when they can do so to
better advantage than they can in their
own county. Referred to committee
on state affairs.
Third Reading of Bills.
The remainder of the session was
devoted to the third reading and
amendments of bills. Those which
were considered were as follows:
H. B. No. so by Mr.. Deane Of Grand
Forks requiring courts in certain cir
cumstances to sentence prisoners to
hard labor in the county Jail. H. B.
No. so, the bill introduced by Mr.. Rose
and requiring elevator companies to
return to local agents the official
weight, grade and dockage of grain.
| There was considerable discussion
| on this bill, nearly every one being
in favor of the same, but differing
somewhat as to the best methods of
enforcing the same The bill in fact
enforces itself as 1t provides that any
concern violating the law shall for
felt its license, and as no elevator can
do business without a license, VIOLA
ton of the law will put It out of bust
ness. The bill passed.
H. B. GO, Mr.. Haugan's bill making
persons who rent buildings to be used
for the sale of intoxicating liquors
guilty in the same manner as the
seller of such liquors, was passed
with eight nays, one member excused
from voting and twenty-three absent
and not voting, the ayes numbering
seventy.