The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-21
Ten Bills for That Purpose
Were Introduced in the
House on Tuesday.
SOME SPICY SPARR|NG
OVER SEVERAL MEASURES
Streeter Has . Bill to Amend States
Consultation to Allow Of Verdict
In Court Trials by Less Than Twelve
Members Of a Jury-Bill for
Transferable Railroad Mileage.
nv George D.x,..,

(By George Davis.N
Bismarck, Feb. 21.-The house made
Tuesday another record breaking day
for disposing of routine matters. The
committees reported large number of
bills from the committee rooms, where
they have been considered, and they
We're either started to the legislative
celestial kingdom or given new lease
of life in the house proper. Ten new
bills were introduced to cover matters
in which the state laws are defective,
but which defects have not been dis
covered until the last few days. Had
the legislators not done the fine-tooth
comb stunt 1t is impossible to tell
what the result to the state would
have been. AS it is, the defects in the
laws having been discovered, the peo-
pie are safe. Eight house bills were
passed by the originating body today;
one was sent back to the cmmittee to
SO amend 1t that the churches of the
state and like institutions would not
have to pay taxes. The legislators
probably thought the county treasur-
ers as we'll as the state treasurer
would be expected to take the taxes
out in preaching and that it would not
be method to which they were accus-
toned. Only one bill was the cause of
any serious contest, that one being H.
B. 257 There; was some spicy spar
ring ON that, but, because the bill mad
not been placed on the members
desks, consideration of its merits went
over for two days. The indications are
that at that time it will result in brill
liant battle between the speaker and
Mr.. Stevens, the former indicating that
he would leave the chair and make
fight for the passage of the bill from
the floor. Nineteen bills which had
passed the senate and had been sent to
the house were read first and second
time and referred to the proper COM
mittees.
The Routine.
The following bills were reported
from the several committees with the
recommendation that they do pass:
24S, introduced by Mr.. Geidt, which
provides that common carriers can not
exempt themselves from liability for
the negligence, fraud or other wrong
full conduct of!such common carrier by
means of any contract entered into be-
tween itself and the shipper in ad-
vance.
165, introduced by Mr.. Gordon and
providing for the levy and collection OF
road taxes in incorporated villages.
237, introduced by Mr.. Sorley and
regulating the payment of district court
stenographers.
230, introduced by Mr.. Thoreson, reg
ulating the taking up of estrays.
100, introduced by Mr.. Martin of
Morton, providing for the mandatory
of farm machinery at the state peni-
tertiary.
1913, introduced by Mr.. Chapman by
request, fixing the salaries of the coun-
ty superintendent of schools and his
deputy.
1863, concurrent resolution provid-
ing for an amendment to the state con-
stitution relative to the methods of dis
posing of state school lands and re-
quiring that those sold shall be taxed
from the time the contract is made for
their sale.
129, introduced by Mr.. Brodie, pro-
viding for the payment of school teach
ers in school districts which were not
legally organized.
221, introduced by Mr.. Anderson of
Grand Forks, providing for the pay
ment of two months salary said to be
due to E. F. Chandler as state engi-
neer.
1874, introduced by Mr.. Peake and
providing for the reimbursement of the
persons who contributed to the funds
to keep the state exhibit open at the
Portland exposition.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed:
209 introduced by Mr.. Freeman and
regulating the matter of appeals from
justice courts in civil cases.
231, concurrent resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Streeter by request, pro-
viding for submitting constitutional
amendment allowing a verdict to be
rendered by less than twelve members
of a jury.
30, introduced by Mr.. Shirley, re-
peallng section 6130 of the Revised
Codes of 1905.
20, introduced by Mr.. Shirley. pro-
hibiting judges of probate courts and
their deputies from acting as attorneys
in probate matters.
1924, introduced by Mr.. Flamer, al
lowing summons in garnishment pro-
ceedings to be served by publication.
145, introduced by Mr.. LELAND, ap-
propriating $500 annually for the pur-
pose of distributing reports, collecting
data and otherwise extending the work
of the state horticultural society.
The following bills were amended,
and with the amendments were recon-
mended for passage:
251 introduced by Mr.. Miller and
pertaining to the granting of alimony
from the property Of the wife.
8. B. ~, relating to the investment
OF the permanent school funds.
H. B. %, the appropriation bill for
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