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

ed Senator Simpson offered resolu-
ton to have a committee of five sena-
tors appointed to investigate rates
and fees charged by telegraph, tele-
phone and other public service cor
poration and report bill to regulate
same. In support of the resolution he
stated that the bill just passed was
OF great benefit to the public service
corporations and he thought a reduc-
ton in rates was in order. He ia
vored reducing railroad passenger
rates to one and three-fourth cents
per mile. The motion to pass the res
olution carried.
A petition from Valley City men,
bers of the Fraternal Union protest.
ing against passing proposed bills af-
fecting fraternal insurance was pre-
scented and referred to insurance COM
mittee.
A petition from several Cass county
people to Senator Gilbert, chairman of
the railroads committee, was read.
Inc petitioners were against the pass
ing OF tWo-cent or two and a half
cent rate bill, claiming that the roads
had reduced freight rates materially
during the past year and that forced
reduction in passenger rates meant
higher freight rates and poorer SER
vice. A petition from lis Trail county
voters asked the senate to pass the
proposed armory appropriation bill.
Senate bills N. 1876 relating to grant,
ing alimony by the wife in divorce
cases; %, defining exemptions; and
-, making possession by government
licenses to sell liquor prinla facie EVIL .
dence THAT the holder is violating the
prohibition law, were indefinitely post-
pend.
The following senate bills were rec
commended to pass: 81, 200, 100, 142,
175, 1873, ia, 179, 176, SO, Al, 1O4, 15s.
l59, 1853, 16, 1888, 40 and H. B. 63: g,
b. lOs providing for establishing
normal school at Washburn was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
and s. B. PIP was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
A message from Governor Burke
stated that he had approved the bin
providing a penalty of twenty to forty
years in the penitentiary for burglary
with use of explosives
The municipal corporation bill $
g. No. which passed the house after
Deang amended was sent to committee
Of the whole.
me following new bills were intro.
duced by Hanna providing commission
government under the Galveston Man
Tor cities which shall adopt the pro-
VISIONS OF the act. This is the same
as the Peake house bill.
27s. $50 and PSI by PurcellLrelat.
ing to court practice.
2S2 by Observation-Disclosures railroad
commissioners to hold four sessions
annually one each at Bismarck Minor
Grand Forks and Fargo.
2s3 by Tayolr-appropriates s25-
ooo'oo Tor building model high school
at state university.
ZS4 by Taylor--appropriate 500.
Voo'oo for chemical labratory at state
university. ''7
2s5 by Taylor-appropriates 81.
SooOO for use of school of mines -,
state university.
2S6 by Hoffel-gives right to mr.
chasers of school, lands to surrender
contracts and get new ones when ripbt
OF way Is sold by railroads.
2sS by koffel-provides that in .o-
llohs Drought against railroad corpor.
a'iohs 10 recover damages for Injuries
10 employees of company, the fact
that employee may have been r,,,,tv ~
contributory negligence shall mt har
from recovery where negligence ~
common carrier was greater in conn.,
parlson than negligence of EMPLOYEES
29o by Simpson-amends section 4es
relating to judicial districts. ~
29l by kraabel-carries ont Govarn
or sarles' recommendation in reeara
10 methods of accounting in auditors,
ana treasurers' offices.
294 by Neutrality-suspicious. m.x,,,
rates that can be charged for state ann
other public printing. The reduct,nu u
IS from twenty to thirty per cent
295 by Crane-provides that stmd.n..
d nigh schools can not visit nv,
'oOms 'S's pool