The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-13

senting vote. Parenthetically 1t might
be remarked that the vote upon this
bill showed the difference in which
meritorious bills receive attention
against those which are child play.
This bill covered a matter in which
the people were interested and in
which many business men were con-
cerned. Instead of 1t being turned into
a burlesque and sent back to the par
liamentary grave yard 1t received ev-
cry vote cast in the house.
Printing Matters Up.
H. B. No. 1876 which was introduced
by Mr.. Tufte of Grand Forks ana
which repealed the law in reference
to having the county printing done
in the counties of the state where 1t
was possible to do so, was the founda-
ton for fight which was rather one
sided. Mr.. Stevens led in the inter-
ests of the country printers, and
based an eloquent and imprisoned
plea upon the republican policy OF pro-
lection, reading from the speeches Ut
the leading statesmen Of the nation
to prove his contention. He also read
some good case law to prove that the
protection Of an industry was constltu-
tional. He then proceeded to show
that the protection of the country
newspapers of the state would not, II
the matter were properly safeguarded,
permit the formation of printing COM
bines for the purpose of keeping up
the prices of printing beyond that
which is legitimate and honest. He
read the following bill which it was
proposed to substitute for the Tufto
measure:
All county and other public print
ing, book binding and blank book
manufacturing shall be done only by
established printing and publishing
houses in this state, which
have been conducting print
ing and publishing business in this
state not less than four months.
Where practicable all county
printing shall be done in the county
ordering the same, and no bid or ten
der for advertising or furnishing any
printed matter, blanks, blank books,
or other printed matter shall be ac-
cepted or considered from any person,
firm or corporation not complying with
and fulfilling the requirements of this
section. Any violation of the prov1-
sions of this section on the part of
any public official shall constitute a
misdemeanor; provided, that In case
the county commissioners or any other
board or official empowered to secure
public printing and binding as pro.
vided herein shall ascertain that any
combination, agreement or condition
exists among the printing houses Of
this state whereby prices in excess Of
twenty per cent above those prices
the same quality Of work can be se-
cured for from publishing houses out.
side the state, then and in that event
the provisions Of this section shall not
apply and such officers or boards may
secure such printing and binding from
publishing houses outside the state.
He was followed by Mr.. Streeter
who advocated the same ideas, and the
debate was closed by Mr.. MoclSler
who claimed that if the law was such
as to permit the formation of such
unholy combinations as that which was
now admitted by every one on the
floor to have been formed for the pur-
pose of keeping up the price it should
be repealed. The vote to recommit
the bill to the committee on public
printing with instructions to prepare
a bill in harmony with the one quoted
above was carried by large major
ity, Messrs. Tufte and Anderson OF
Grand Forks voting against the mo-
ton.
The bills reported from the several
committees were as follows: H. 8.
No. ia and No. SO, both of which
were recommended for passage.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session the re-
ports of the committee on H. B. Nos.
and 1877 were received and both
were recommended for passage.
H. B. No. 1872 in reference to the
distribution of the supreme court re-
ports was passed, as was also H. b.
IL introduced by Bernt Anderson In
relation to the opening, grading, i'm
proving and vacating of streets in in
corporated villages, without OPPOSE
ton. 1t is one of the merltorious bills
of the house and received considera-
ton at every point of its career.
Senate Bills Read and Referred.
A good slice was taken out Of the
afternoon in the first and second read
ing of senate bills. Among these We're
Nos. 159, 10, 1874, 100, 1913, and 1876.
New Bills.
There was pronounced falling off
in the number of new bills which were
introduced in the house today. Only
three saw the light and these are not
on fanatical topics.
22S by Johnson (Ward) provides for
a tax collector in each township, city
and village whose duty it shall be to
collect all delinquent personal prop
erty taxes in the township, city or VIII
lage instead of having that work done
as is now required by the sheriff. Re-
ferred to the committee on taxation
and tax laws.
After State Fair Location.
A mild sensation was sprung in the
house when Representative Miller of
Ramsey county introduced bill for
the location of the state fair at Devils
Lake. 1t had been supposed that the
matter was not to be brought up at
this session, but the truth seems to
be that while the house has been fight