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

ages 10 prove tnat the fence winch pro.
tected such food was broken down by
the stock of the man who was sued.
Some objection was made to the bill
by Representatives Streeter and Mid
garden, and finally the bill was re-
ferred to- the committee Of the whole
and so fixed that consideration OF the
same can not be taken before five
days.
The speaker in the presence of the
house signed the concurrent resolu-
ton asking the members of congress
to do all in their power to secure ma
tional aid for the improvement of the
upper Missouri river.
A number of petitions asking the
support of the members on the bill
commonly known as the blacksmiths'
bill We're read. including one from
nearly every part of the state. The
matter of printing the petitions in the
journal was the basis for something
OF a discussion. but it was finally
agreed that the petitions with the first
name on the same should be published
in the journal. The petitions We're re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole
to be considered along with the bill.
The committee on corporation other
than municipal reported favorably on
H. B. POS and it was recommended
for passage, J. H. Anderson. the au-
thor of the bill, sought to have it
amended on the committees report but
was forcibly reminded that such a
proceeding could not be done. and
after some of the older members had
gotten the boy in a hole they pro-
ceeded to pull him out, Mr.. Stevens
moving that the rules be suspended
and the amendment offered by Ander-
son adopted. 1t was merely clerical
error and should have been corrected
either in committee of the whole or
on third reading, but the youthful
representative from Grand Forks
county seemed to so from Missouri.
The committe on railroads reported
amendments to H. B. No. requiring
railroads to fence their lines, and No.
SO, Mr.. Oveson's maximum coal rate
bill.
Railroad Commissioners.
Representative Gordon introduced a
resolution reciting that there had bene
a large amount OF trouble over the
regulation. control and furnishing OF
cars by the railroads OF the state. as
we'll as complaints in reference 10 the
condition OF the roads and the lack OF
r.an Soo
: winter. and asked the railroad COM
missicners to come before the house
and state what legislation was ueceS-
sary in order to enable them 20 prop
erly carry cut the demands made up
| on these corporations by the public.
The speaker appointed as a special
committee to draft proper resolu-
ton in relation to the order OF the
! president on the matter OF making
fnal homestead proofs, Representative
Pugh, Streeter and Martin of Billings
Municipal Corporation Bill.
The municipal corporation bill IL
which Grand Forks and Fargo, es
pecially the former, are interested
passed the house today in its amend.
| ed form, there being no objection tc
the same.
House Bills Introduced.
23S by Peake-to amend Sec AGA
| 19O5) relating to capital stock OF
banking corportions.
2S9by Rose (Dickey)-appropria
money for the indexing of documents
| in the Office of the secretary of state
| $500.
24O by Chapman-creating irriga-
ton and dry farming experiment sta
ton at or near Williston and appro-
priating $4,000 for establishment and
$4,000 per annum.
24l by Burgum-amending and re-
enacting sec. 1861 to 1884, relating to
the changing of county seats.
242 by Collins-amending sec. 1854.
relating to the rights of purchasers of
land at sale for-non-payment of taxes,
24S by Adams-to amend sec. 1869
d905) and providing for the contract
ing of loans for the mourning OF in
debtedness by villages and providing
for the creating of sinking fund for
liquidating the same
244 by Thoreson-to provide for lien
upon threshing machines by thresher
laborers.
245 by Rose Dickey)-bill author
lzing the railroad commissioners TO
declare the franchise of common car
riers forfeited upon the removal of
any litigation matter from the state
courts to the federal courts, said rail-
way commission to declare charter
null and void.
246 by Anderson, Grand Forks-to
amend sec. S040 to SO45, relating to
the probating of heirships.
247 by committee on public health
an act to preserve the public health by
regulating and prohibiting the use or
feeding of unwholesome food products
to live stock.
24S by Giedt-to amend sec. 567s
codes of 1905, which provides that
common carrier cannot be exoneratad
by any agreement made by anticipat-
ing parties thereof from liability for
the negligence, fraud or wrongful act
OF himself or servants.
249 by Bernt Anderson-to enable
purchaser OF any article of commerce
to set up defects in such article MS
counter claim in action for purchase
price and notwithstanding contract.
250 by Bernt Anderson-to amend
sections relating to the publication of
the proceedings of county commission
ers and the designation of official ma
pers of the county.
25l by Miller-bill relating 10 the