The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18

| latlnS 10 euucatlOn ana creating new
sections providing that high schools
may be classified and accredited.
256 by Hannawalt-to create the Of
fee of district game warden and pro-
viding for the enforcement of the game
and fish laws the states attorney is
to be the game warden and may OPP
point his own deputies.
257 by o. J. Sorlie-to provide for
the purchase of tools and machinery
for making roads.
25S by Steen-providing for the
creating of a fund by and in each state
bank, for payment OF unsecured de-
posits in any such banks that may
hereafter become insolvent.
$50 by Tofsrud-to provide for the
collection of delinquent personal taxes.
260 by Discriminating an appro-
priation to defray expenses or pros
pecting lands granted the state under
the enabling act so as to reserve the
lands bearing coal for sale, and APP
propriating $4,000 to defray such en-
| penSes.
POI by DGey-1o amend section
1871 and 1912 and repeal section 1915
of the revised codes of 1905, relating
| to county fairs.
262 by Dibley-to amend sections
1905 and 1909, relating to debts limit
ed to income and expenditures res
| pectively of agricultural fair associa-
tons.
263 by Brodie-providing for the
keeping of books containing statistics
and information TO be furnished the
commissioner OF agriculture and labor.
said provisions to apply to owners and
operators of coal mines.
264 by Purdon-to amend sections
93S to 943. relating to school districts
265 by Bursum-to amend section
1914 revised codes 1905. county hav-
ing county courts with civil and GRIM
inal jurisdiction. having a population
of not less than $4,000 inhabitants, the
clerk of the district court shall be the
clerk OF the county court at salary
OF $780,
Senate Short Session.
The unexpected happened today
when the senate failed to take up the
anti-pass and two cent fare bills
which We're to be considered by the
committee of the whole. After the
routine business the senate adjourn
| ed and the fight over these bills which
was expected tcdaE did net come off.
| S. 5. 2l1 relating to the election
| OF county surveyors was recommend
ed TO pass and also S. B. POS, the pure
seed law. S. B. 50 making it the duty
OF county commissioners to keep open
roads over which rural mail routes
have been established and S. B. 43,
Ca>nels TWO cent rate bill, We're in
definitely postponed.
The senate passed the following:
S. B. 1872. regulating disbursements of
life insurance companies: S. B. 1865,
providing that vote may be taken in
each county on the question of allow
ing stock TO run at large, S. B. 1S7.
providing for the payment of insur-
ance premiums On real estate during
year of redemption. B PIG, provid-
ing for insurance of public buildings,
S. B. 90. relating to court practice,
S. B. ia, providing that the peniten-
tiary board shall fix Irvine prices at
the February meeting or earlier and
providing that Irvine may be sold out
side of state only when necessary to
protect interests of North Dakota US
ers.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
2G9 by Little-appropriates ST.
619 to pay for law books purchased
by supreme court.
go by Wagner-appropriat $1,000
peg year for two years for incidental
expenses of each state officer.
271 by Purcell-relates to court
practice.
212 by. Purcell-relates to reorganiz-
alton of special school districts.
275 by McArthur-provides that
railroad companies must build VS. and
suitable transfer. facilities at all in
tersecting points.
| PA by LeutZ-Requires all state
and county fairs to notify the COM
missioner of agriculture and labor of
the dates on which such fairs are held
275 by Crane-to create office of
field officer and curator of the state
historical society whose duty it shall
be to spend eight months of the year
| in the field procuring data, relics and
drawings relating to the history of the
state and particularly to Indian tribes
and early exDlorers of the upper Mis-
souri, river and the balance of the
year in arranging the collections.
This bill will provide q permanen;
position at salary of $1,000 per year
for Mr.. E. r. Steinbrueck of Bismarck,
who is perhaps the best informed man
on the history of the Indian tribes of
North Dakota in the state, and who
has devoted the past four years at a
merely nominal salary in search of
relics and information and in the COL
lecting and arranging of the property
of the historical society which is now
in the capitol building. Mr.. Stein
brueck is very enthusiastic over this
work and the material he is collecting
will eventually be of great value to
the state.
27G by Gilbert-makes railroads
liable to their employees and in case
OF death of an employee, to his per-
sonal representative, for the benefit
Of his widow, or children, for all dam
ages which may result from the negli-
gence of their officers. agents or en-
ployees or from defects in the road
way or equipment.