The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-03-05
The
Legislature
Review Of the Most Important
Work of the State Law
Makers for the
Week.


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The house passed a long string of
bills Friday afternoon and evening,
among the more important being one
giving the railroad commissioners Ger.
tain powers in the inspection of tariff
schedules and providing penalties for
the failure of railroads to comply
with the orders of the board.
The Fish Lake fish hatchery bin,
child labor bill and bills prohibiting
certain classes of medical advertising
were passed.
Two appropriation bills, one for a
public health laboratory, placing the
annual appropriation for the same at
$4,000 with $4,000 additional for sew
age investigation, thesother an appro-
priation of $500 for the state bureau
of vital statistics, were also passed.
AT the afternoon session the house
passed a resolution to adjourn until
Tuesday, but at the evening session
the resolution was reconsidered and
killed, the house having too much
work on hand to take recess at this
time.
In the senate Tuesday afternoon the
following bills we're placed on their
third reading and final passage:
Senate bills PIG, "a, 1877, 1873. 225,
234, 179, 1911, 1876, 22O, 229, GAG, 247,
271, 275, $50.
House bills 65, 6S. IS, SO, 116, 6e.
154, 1e5, 1872, 6, 60, 70 80, 70, 1T, 1856.
1875, 131.
There was another batch of new
bills in the house, following the reas-
sembling after the vacation.
Brusletten introduced a measure
providing for an appropriation of $500
for the state park at Abercrombie.
He called attention to the fact that
the time for appropriation bills had
been passed, but that he had been ILL,
and by unanimous consent the house
permitted its Introduction.
Martin-Against discrimination by
surety companies.
Thompson of Grand Forks-Primary
measure similar to that introduced in
the senate by Duis.
Kinney of Misunderstanding to
banking interpretations.
Putnam-Providing for the inspec.
ton of barber shops, the appointment
of an inspector and holding examina-
tons.
Nelson Of Steele-Providing for
clerk hire Of registers of deeds.
The following house bills were re-
ported to pass: 14S, 1873, 27S, 1874. 145.
213, 262, 275 and S. B. 1876.
An adverse report was made on Il.
B. 279. :
The following committee reports
were made in the senate Wednesday
afternoon:
To pass: s. B. 203 and 3os-Ths
former provides that If 300 citizens
petition the auditor the question Of
abandoning the increased Jurisdiction
of the county courts must be submit.
ted to ballot. The latter relates to
qualifications for administrators.
H. B. 231. 100, 191. 249, 2s5 and
248.
To kill: S. B. 279, 2S6 and 302.
H. B. 100, 119, 232, 1876 and 2s6.
In the house a great deal of time
was devoted to the consideration of
H. B. $50, regarding officers and
deputies salaries. This boosts the nav
of railway commissioners from $1,000
to $4,000, and raises the wages of the
deputies in state offices from $1,000 to
$4,000. 1t also gives the governor
$500 expense money. It was favorably
reported by the senate affairs COM
mittee, then sent to general orders.
S. B. 127, regarding the disposition
of school funds, was up for its third
reading in the house and attracted q
lot Of attention.
The house committee made reports
on the following bills:
To pass: House bills 81, 341, 81.
296, $40, $50, 245, 1856, 1876, 80, 346,
1874, 800, 1913, 29S.
Senate bills Isl, ss1, 11s, 227, 20s.
1856, 1874, So, 67, 162, 131.
Killed: House bills 2O3, 81, 220. |
343. 290, POI, 352, 344, S1s, 1929, so2, |
223, 1886, PIT, 1877.
Senate bills 148, 1914, 81, z,
H. B. 2s0 was sent to general or.
ders.
Both branches Of the legislature
passed a concurrent resolution mem.
the members of congress
from this state to work for the enact.
ment Of child labor law.