The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-24

Tuesday afternoon with barely
quorum, owing to the non.arrival until
night of trains bearing the returning
members.
Committees were announced in both
houses. In the senate the committees
are about evenly divided between
stalwart and insurgent Republicans,
and honors are easy. In the house
the insurgents are in the saddle, with
the Democrats close second, nothing
OF any importance being given the
stalwarts. and in all cases committees
are insurgent.D Democratic ON the vote.
Senate bills were introduced az fol-
lows: To regulate the practice of
pharmacy, which is a long measure, in
troduced at the instance of the phar-
maceutfcal association; for the invest
ment Of state school funds; prohibit
ing the employment Of railroad en-
ployes for more than sixteen consecu-
tive hours or without eight hours pre-
vious rest, with fine Of from 800 to
$1,000 for violation: giving $45, 500 for
new buildings at the deaf and dumb
school; bonding and licensing auc.
tioneers; bulletining the time of the
arrival OF trains; to regulate the prac.
tice Of the appellate courts; relating to
foreclosure by advertisement.
Strom's reciprocal demurrage bill
provides that railroads shall pay 81
per day demurrage for failure to de-
liver cars after demand has been made
for them, and the same sum for the
failure to transport cars twenty-four
hours after loading, the same fine for
delay after twenty-four hours in for.
warding cars from one road to anoth-
er, and requiring speed Of at least
fifty miles day. Railroads must de-
liver cars to consignees within forty
eight hours after arrival at destination
under penalty Of 81 per day; ship
pers must load cars within forty-eight
hours or pay a demurrage Of 81 per
day: shipping bills to be prima facie
evidence Of the time of shipment in
any court Of this state, with 500 PEN
ally for not furnishing a bill Of lading;
cause Of delay not within the power Of
the company to prevent being except
ed. Payment Of the above demurrage
does not exempt any railroad from
suits for damage sustained by the ship.
per.
Railroads are not compelled to COM
ply with a shippers demands when
the latter owes for demurrage. Credit
is allowed shipper and railroads II
cars are loaded or unloaded in less
time than the limits established, at the
rate Of 81 per day, all settlements for
demurrage to be made monthly. DAM
ages may be recovered by a shipper
for failure to comply with this law,
and the railroad commissioners are
given power to suspend the law for a
period of hxty days in any one year.
1t is understood that this bill en-
bodies the ideas Of many members of
both houses and that its passage will
be fought for with vigor.
In the house committee was ap-
pointed Wednesday to interview men,
bers of the house regarding fuel, car
shortage and other conditions in their
respective districts and embody the
same In report to the house in order
that it may be made known just how
things are. The committee will work
rapidly in order that relief may be af-
torded IL needed.
None Of the members are aware of
any hardship being experienced from
lack Of fuel or provisions in their dis.
tricts, and are of the opinion that I'M
due publicity has been given isolated
instances where temporary shortage
of fuel has arisen. No one 10 aware Of
any deaths from freezing. and all
stamp such reports az utterly unwar-
ranted by the facts.
The business of the senate was pure
ly routine in character with nothing to
enlivens the proceedings. Among the
bills Of general interest we're: Plans
for initiation and referendum; Cassel's
2.cent fare bill, which prohibits dis.
In charges or classification
Of passengers.
Cassel's bill to repeal the obnoxious
Streeter criminal libel law is greeted
with Joy by newspapermen, who have
been pounding it for two years.
Simpsons bill to tax express com.
panies requires q report to be made to
the state board Of equalization show.
ing the gross receipts for business
done within the state and the proper.
ton of business done with other COM
panies, the amount paid to railroad
companies for transportation of ex-
press and net receipts after deduction !
Of payments to railroads, the distri-
button of the value Of express fran
chise to be made by the state equalisa-
ton board and apportioned to the
counties according to mileage.
The Rice bill is to raise the salary
Of the governor from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Talcott bill is for state aid to ru'
raj and graded schools. and appropri-
ates $4,000 annually for the grades
and $25, 900 for the rural schools.
The attorney general Thursday sent
to the legislature an opinion that the
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