The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-31

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The debate on the matter became de-
cidedly animated and the passes and
thrusts were brilliant and pointed and
the speaker pro tenn was compelled
to use the gavel repeatedly. Repre-
sentative Adams asked the chairman
of the apportionment committee (Mr.
Putnam of Eddy county, to tell the
house how many meetings of the COM
mittee had held and the chairman ex-
planned that he had not had any. Mr..
Sorley came to the rescue of the chair
man and stated that it was the dis
position of the majority to be fair and
that he had talked the matter of APP
portionment over with a number of
the members and they were agreed.
Mr.. Johnson persisted in having Mr..
Sorley name the gentlemen with
whom he had talked and when corner
ed, he could only name Speaker
Twichell and Chairman Putnam of the
apportionment committee. The reso-
luton provided that the bill should
be reported by February 2 and this
seemed to be the stumbling block. On
, the question of the adoption of the
resolution the speaker announced the
same lost and when Mr.. Johnson asked
for unanimous consent for roll call,
Mr.. Tufte of Grand Forks objected. 1t
was evident he and the other majority
leaders did not want to have this, but
a motion to have roll call, was car
ried by good majority on a rising
vote, the democrats voting with Mr..
Sorley against the same. On the roll
call the resolution was defeated
The committee on warehouse, grain
and grain grading reported favorably
on the bill requiring all elevator COM
panies doing business in this state to
return to the seller. the official certi-
ficate of the weight doekage and GER
tificate of inspection of all grain sold.
Mr.. Stevens suggested that before the
law could be made worth anything to
the farmers and grain men of the state
there would have to be an amendment
providing that all elevators doing bust
ness in the state should be compelled
to corporate in the state.
New Bills.
Half dozen bills first saw the light
of day in the house today. There were
on number of subjects, the principal
one being the apportionment bill in
troduced by Representative Johnson
of Ward county. 1t is one of the meas
ures which should receive attention
at the hands of the legislators but the
fact that it comes from the minority
will be sufficient to give 1t difficult
sailing at least. The bills are as fol-
lows:
BY Chapman.-Providing for paying
the clerk of the district court of Will
liams county 5000 for his services in
connection with the unorganized ter
ritory attached to Williams county for
judicial purposes. 1t was referred to
the committee on appropriations.
BY Anderson (Grand Forks).-Re-
quiring railroads to keep lights burn
ing on depot platforms one hour be-
fore and half an hour after the arrival
of trains carrying passengers. Refer
red to the committee on railroads.
By Putnam.-Providing for the sale
of school lands, reducing the rate OF
interest from six to five per cent, and
requiring the advertisement of such
sale to be made at the seat of gov
eminent. Referred to the committee
school and public lands.
BY Blegen.-Amending the mechan-
ics' lien law so as to cut out of Its
provisions all lumber and materials
Referred to the committee on the