The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-14
WITH TIRE LAWMAKERS
Work Accomplished by the State
legislators.

Wednesday was rather peaceable
day in the house. Though several de
bates were on there was nothing
warm in any of them. The first bill
to be defeated on the floor of the
house after debate was that to limi,
the terms OF county officers to two
terms Of two years each, as is now
the case with sheriff and treasurer. II
went down by a vote of So to IS.
A number Of the members told Of
alleged court house rings" which sue.
ceeded in keeping the offices within
the trust by rotating them.
Among number of house bills in
troduced were:
BY Steen-Providing separate H.
cense for each grain warehouse.
By Tuttle-An anti-cigarette bill,
prohibiting their sale, smoking or i'm
portation into the state, and inciden.
tally prohibiting the use of tobacco in
any form " persons under eighteen
years Of age.
By Notwithstanding the time fol
payment of taxes on the ground that
the car shortage has not enabled the
farmers to sell grain.
BY Dibley-Creating a bureau Of la,
Dor with an employment bureau at
tachment and appropriating $4,000
annually for It.
In the senate there was quite de-
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mortal to congress for the removal Of
the tariff on lumber and coal, but
resolution was passed favoring the re-
moval. The railroad commission re-
ported to the senate number Of tele
grams from the Northern Pacific SUI
' perintendent relative to work on open
ing the road from the snow blockade
Supt. Burt showed that good progress
was being made, and that all the
lines would be opened in day or two.
He invited the senators to accompany
q snow bucking expedition, but there
i were no takers.
A bill to prohibit soliciting orders
for intoxicating liquors was sent by
the senate to the attorney general fol
an option as to it's constitutionality
The senate passed bill repeating the
law requiring all printing to be done
in the state. Both houses probably
will adjourn from Thursday Afternoon
to Tuesday next.
On motion of Stevens OF Burleigh
Thursday three junketing parties will
visit the state institutions during the
recess of the legislature. The three
committees are composed of Messrs
Blake, Chapman and Hanawalt.
The house concurrent resolution
urging the removal Of the tarin or
lumber and coal as amended by the
senate was received and referred tt
committee. No bills were considered
In the house.
There was an unusually large mum
Der of bills considered in the senate
In the afternoon, but only half Of then
had been read the first time when ad
journment was taken. Most of them
related to insurance matters, and II
all are passed there will be little fol
insurance companies to be in doubt OF
as they cover every point in the bust
ness, including some that have no,
heretofore been known. Senator
Simpson considered q complete insur
ance code and then followed it VI
with bill relating to the annual re
ports of life insurance companies, one
prohibiting discrimination by corpora
lions or stock companies acting as
agents or solicitors for life insurance
companies. and one prohibiting dis
elimination by life insurance compa
MES and providing penalties.
Senator Little had one to regulate
the investment of the funds and the
real estate holdings of life insurance
companies.
Senator Sifton put in one to prohibit
the issuance OF non-participating pol
icies by certain life insurance compa
MES, another defining the status o.
persons soliciting life insurance, ant
another prohibiting misrepresenta
lions by life insurance companies. A
real live insurance lobby may now be
expected OH the ground when the SEES
sion reccnyenes.
Talcott has two bills relating to ed
ucation, the first providing for compui
sorry education between ages of eigh
and fourteen, the other prescribing
qualifications of county superintend
ents.
Sharpe introduced Il bill increasing
the salary of railroad commissioner
to $3.50 and the secretary to $l,SOO
and requiring him to reside at the
state capital and have regular office
hours. 1t also provides $4,000 per an
mum for the travelling expenses Of the
commission.
The bill gives the commission gen
eral supervision Of all railroads
bridge corporations and ferry compa
MES, the property of which is used ol
operated for railroad purposes, ane
the officers, agents or employees there
of. The o,ly duties that the bill ex
plicitly prescribes for the commission
ers, are to look after the safety anc
convenience of the public, and it pro
vides that no useless junkets shall bt
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