The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-15
House Recommends Passare of
Fish and Game With
Amendment.
WEDNESDAY WAS PRIMARY
DAY IN BOTH BRANCHES
Senate Recommended Sharpe Bill and
House the Sorley Measure-Two
Branches Will Confer and Agree
Upon Differences of the
Senate and House for Wednesday.
(By George Davis.)

Bismarck, Feb. 15-Wednesday was
primary election day in both branches
of the legislature, the house passing
at Its afternoon session the Sorley
bill with a number of amendments,
and the senate disposing of the Sharp
bill. The senate got IN a Slide on
the house by getting its bill reported
to that body before the house bill
was sent to the senate, so that the
house will have to consider the senate
bill. The Sorley bill was made the
special order for 2:30 in the after
noon and it was supposed that the
bill would be sent to the senate before
that body had time to consider its
own bill. But it seems the senate was
not asleep, for it. took the Sharp bill
out of its regular position in general
orders and passed 1t, and it was GER
tilted to the house at once, large
number of senator's going over to the
house while the secretary delivered
the report. The house bill received
every vote of the members present,
while in the senate the Sharp bill re-
ceived every vote except Senator Pur-
cell, democrat, and Senator Macarthur,
democrat, the latter being excused
from voting.
1t is possible that in the end the
Sharp bill will become the primary
law of the state, but there is little
difference between the two bills after
the committee had dressed down the
one which was passed in the house.
Morning Session.
The fish and game bill was amended
by the committee so as to abolish
the game wardens, and with this
change was recommended for passage.
The following house bills were re-
ported from the committees and rec
commended for passage: No. 1876 pro-
viding that the governor, state audi
tor, attorney general and the county
auditor in each organized county In
the state shall constitute the state
board of equalization. No. 120 provid-
ing for the searching of premises upon
which it is supposed intoxicating
liquors are being sold, upon the afi-
davit of any person who may have
reason to believe such liquors are be-
ing sold in violation of law. No. %
asking it unlawful for any divorced
person to marry within one year after
the granting of such divorce. No. 106
relating to the duties of states attor-
neys. No. 11S making the legal rate
of interest by contract nine per cent.
No. u making the salary of the county
commissioners S. per day and tell
cents per mile when engaged in the
duties of their Office, and fixing their
Office hours from o'clock a. m. to II
m. and from o'clock to 6 p. m. No.
Is requiring railroad companies to
provide at stations where no
agents are employed quick
and safe method of sealing load
ed cars. No. &C requiring operators
of threshing machines to file bond
with the county auditor to provide for
the payment of men and animals em-
ployed in operating the same. On H.
B. No. 56 which is practically the
same subject, there was a minority
report and both reports were made
the special order for tomorrow at 3
o'clock. No. 16S requiring all rail-
roads to keep their Platforms lighted
before and after the arrival Of all
trains at night.
New House Bills.
Seven new bills were introduced in
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