The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-03


senate, having passed the Macarthur
bill, Is not expected to accept the
McCrea bill from the house, and hence
a conference will be necessary.
Make Preliminary Report
A report of the house investigation
committee appointed to investigate the
various state offices, made a prelim-
mary report Tuesday afternoon, which
was signed by Ployhar of Barnes and
Putnam of Eddy, Mr.. Collins of
Grand Forks, the other member, not
Joining with them in their findings,
It is claimed in the report that GER
tain legislative supplies furnished by
the Bismarck Stationery company.
have been placed at too high a figure
but s9ys that the price is not greater
than has been charged the state for
similar supplies in other cases. The
bill In question totals $1.583.36, while
! the members of the committee sign
Ing the report claim the same goods
could have been. secured for $979.16.
Competitive bidding for furnishing the
state supplies is recommended.
In fifth class printing, it Is claimed
that no uniform rate has been main
tained, and that q certain string of
bills allowed the Bismarck Palladium
are too high. Competitive bidding for
this class of printing is also recon-
mended. The report is incomplete
and it is understood that a second
report will be made Friday when the
committee will ask for additional time.
Bills Passed By House.
The following bills were passed by
the house:
House Bill No. s79, authorizing Or
ganization Of special lighting districts
in cities.
House Bill No. 376, authorizing city
councils to take steps towards beau
tifying streets.
House Bill No. 37s, prescribing
manner Of making experiments on
human body.
House Bill No. 1862, relating to in
spection Of barber shops and BARRIERS
examining board.
House Bill No. 1874, contracts for
expenditure Of school funds.
House Bill No. 865, manner of pay
ing money from interest and income
fund.
House Bill No. ss7. printing COM
mission enlarged
Senate Bill No. 173. relating to con-
tinuance of cases.
Senate Bill No. 101. qualifications
Of candidates for admittance to the
bar.
Senate Bill No. 1856. collection of
moneys due on school lands.
Wants Suit Brought
Mr.. Sorlie Of TraiM presented a
resolution yesterday instruchng the
attorney general to commence suit
against the Great Northern Railway
company for the cancellation of GER
tain piece of school land, namely,
N. w. Ia, Sec. SO, Twp. 148, Rge. 81.
It is claimed that this land was sold
at less value than it was worth, the
difference being given at $4,000. Two
years ago similar resolution was
adopted by the house but no action
was taken.
Street Car Line Extension
Representativ Price of Grand
Forks attempted to introduce bill
yesterday providing for the extension
of the state street car line. but was
unable to do so, objection being made.
Bills Killed by the House
The house yesterday afternoon
killed the bill providing for the d.
vision of the Fifth judicial district
after heated fight, but a reconsid-
Grafton will be asked this afternoon
1t Is claimed that the district is too
large for one Judge to handle all the
work.
House bill No. Is, adverse interests
and liens on estates; house bill No.
357, lists of jurors; house bill No. 354,
relating to election ballots and senate
bill No. AZ, relating to bonds of ad-
ministrators, were killed by the house
yesterday.
Division Reported Favorably
The bill providing for the division
Of the state into two congressional
districts did not lie in the house COM
mittee very long, being referred in
the forenoon and being reported out
In the afternoon for passage.
Bills Indefinitely Postponed
Upon the adoption of committee re-
ports. the house yesterday indefinitely
postponed the following bills. house
bill No. 103. uniform system of
drainage; senate bill No. II, order of
succsesion; senate bill No. 1874, pre-
vent prairie fires; senate bill No. III,
dtstrict school corporations; senate
bill No. 293, high school certificates;
senate bill No. 211. health pupils in
public schools; house bill No. 1856,
paving in civic townships. house bill
No. 1923, duties state auditing board;
house bill No. 375. increasing salaries
of members Of legislature: house bill
No. 1856. duties of officers in relation
to highways; house bill No. 3SS, COM
pelling telephone companies to con-
meet with toll lines; senate bill No.
313. requiring track buyers to fur
nish bond; senate bill No. 3, defining
intoxicating liquors.; senate bill No.
1O7, better enforcement prohibition
law by inspection; house bill No. 81,
repeating drug permit law; house bill
No. 27, defining Intoxicating liquors;
house bill No. 20, prohibiting publica-
tion Of liquor advertisements: house
bill No. 271, sale of cigarettes: house
bill No. 361. anti lobbying.
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