The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-20

made the point that the enactment Of
the bill would prevent the erection
of school buildings in his part Of the
state, as the law required the state
superintendent to furnish plans for two
and one room BUILDINGS which would
be Of lumber while many of those
in the western counties were of logs
and some Of sod. Mr.. Stevens moved
that the bill be indefinitely postponed,
and Mr.. Miller moved as substitute
that it be re-referred to the committee
on education to eliminate the objec-
tionable features. The substitute mo-
ton prevailed.
New Bills introduced.
The prayer Of the newspaper men
doing the legislature has been for some
time that the end of the introduction
Of bills might come, but they seem
not to have any direct connection with
power which has control over the
house, and as consequence the flood
continues, eleven being brought to
light in the house today. They were
as follows:
275 by the special committee of the
ways and means committee-making
the sheriffs of the several counties
inspectors and sealers of weights and
measures within their respective coun-
ties. The bill was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
276 by Garden-providing for uni
form practice in civil and criminal
matters in county courts having in
creased jurisdiction. Referred to the
judiciary committee.
277 by Restmayer-Providing that
in the case of an effort being made
for the removal Of county seats, the
petitioners for the same or some of
them furnish bonds to the county for
paying to the county one half the
value Of the old county buildings
which would become useless as public
property in the event of the removal
of the county seat. Referred to the
committee on county and county boun-
daries.
27S by the apportionment committee
"a bill making the apportionment of
the legislative members. Referred to
the committee of the whole.
279 by Duncan-amending the law
so as to require the deputy commits
sioner of university and school lands
to execute bond for the faithful per-
Torrance Of his duties. Referred to
the committee on school and public
lands.
$50 by Notwithstanding the
game laws, making four game warden
districts in the state. The bill went
to the committee on fish and game.
2S1 by johnson of Ward-amending
section 1886 of the revised codes of
1905 in reference to clerk hire in the
office of the register of deeds. Re-
ferred to the committee on state af-
fairs.
2s2 by Carter-providing for the d.
vision of counties by majority vote
of the entire county and not of the
several divisions as we'll as of the
entire county as is how required. Re-
ferred to the committee on counties
and county boundaries.
2S3 by Thoreson-amending section
40S Of the revised codes of 1905 and
requiring all county, village and school
district treasurers to execute bond Re.
] ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
2S4 by the. committee on taxation
and tax laws-an elaborate bill pro.
viding for the assessment of independ-
ent car lines, express companies, tele-
phone and telegraph companies. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
2s5 by Stavens by request-chang-
ing the phraseology of section 402S
Of the revised codes of 1905 in refer
ence to SANDER. Referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Senate Routine.
The senate surprised itself today
when it passed Plains initiative and
referendum bill without amending it
so that it would apply to constitution
al amendments. The vote on the
amendment stood 21 against and II
for, two senators being absent. The
vote on passing the bill was % for
and II against. The resubmissionists
have hoped to get bill of this kind
through this session that would apply
to amendments to the constitution so
as to force a vote on the prohibition
law but the prohibitionists were too
many for them.
The senate passed S. B. 152 pro-
viding for keeping a record of all
papers filed in the offices of county
auditors. S. B. 161, exempting hos
pitfalls conducted by charitable organ
izations from taxation. s. B. AZ, an
act to regulate the consolidation of
domestic insurance companies. 8. B.
%, requiring mutual hail insurance
companies to deposit twenty-five thou
sand dollars in bonds with state treas
urer. S. B. 100, relating to the method
of proof of written instruments. S. B.
104 prohibiting corporations from con-
tributing to campaign funds. The sena-
tors were inclined to make sport of
this bill and before the vote was taken
Senator Young, its author, was asked
to explain what the bill meant. Sena-
tors Hanna and Cashel, the chairmen
of the republican and democratic state
committees respectively, were asked
to explain whether or not the bill
would effect Them Senator Hanna
said he could not speak for Senator
Cashel but as to himself he had never
received any contributions from cor
rorations. Senator Cashel said there
were no corporations in the democratic