The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-03-01
SATURDAYS WORK
in The LEGISLATURE


cut financial responsibility. Senator
Purcell opposed the bill as in the in
tefest of destroying competition: Sem
atOr: Simpson and Senator Purcell i'm
6uiged in some gingerly repartee over
the matter and Senator Crane defend
ed the bill as In the interests of es-
tablished institutions as against buyers
without investment or taxable proper
ty.. Senator Purcell thought the rul-
ing passion as strong in death with
the senator from Grfggs. The senti-
ment Of the senate was strongly
agaist the bin and ii was killed with
three votes in its favor.
Other bills passed were:
Senate 273, board of visitors for
county poor farms
Senate 276, legislative drafting bu-
rsaI
senate ss2, bounty for tree. plant
Ing
Senate 2s4. regulation OF sales Of
mining stock.
Senate 1s1, road overseers and road
work.
Senate $40, providing for uniform
storage ticket was sent to the atter-
ney with his request for his opinion
as to its constftunality Senator
Pierce thought the bill sought to regu-
late interstate commerce and that the
opinion of the attorney general should
be. had upon It.
The senate game and fish committee
amended the Hale game bill by strik-
ing out everything but the enacting
clsuse and substituting. the Talcott bill
and the Bill will probably go to a con-
terrence committee for Anal settlement
as to the game claws as the house is
not expected to concur I'm the senate
amendments. The seed grain bill was
amended to conform TO the terms of
the Neal bill and passed by the senate
under suspension OF the rules.
The state public service commission
presented its report which appears in
fuii elsewhere in this issue.
The appreciation bills with the ex-
cepti0n -of those as to which there was
some disagreement came back from the
house and VIII probably be enrolled
and signed on Monday.
In the House. 1921
The attention aof the house was given
largely to the consideration of bills on
their third reading and final passage
yesterday, with the result that large
number Of. them were, passed. Fore
noon and afternoon sessions were held
and 1T each OF them 4 goodly amount
of work was disposed OF. The appro-
riation measures were largely in evil
dence.
fsf Morning Session. \
At the morning session the follo>vrna
bills were passed . { #
Bilis Passed.
Senate bill ss22, appcortataon for
books gin state library $3.50
Senate bill 80. appropriation for
Diclsinsenayex peFlmental station. .t~-f,s
I Senat, bin {4s, appropriation for state
! demonstratton farm.
/ Senate bill IA, establishing mining
experimental station.
Senate bin I47. appror4ation for
i capital maintainance.
Senate bin las. appropriation for
Geo. Murray as tenperance commits
sioner.
Senate bill ssappropriation for Pro-
! fessor Babcock and Brannon for st.
4 Louis exposition.
Senate bill 1OS- appropriation for
Judge A, G. Burr as judge OF ninth
| district.
1 Senate bill 207, appropriation for
1 electric wiring at state penfeentiary.
1 Senate bill 10S, appropriation for
! taxes Of WiIliston experimental sta
tion.
House bin 3D7, establishing dairy
department in department Of agricul-
ture.
House bill s1o establishing expert
n1eint station at HarVey
1 House bill 800, appropriation for
state park at Abercombie
House bill 25l, appropriation for bio
logical station at Devils Lake.
Military Reservation.
The bill making an appropriation for
the military reservation at Devils Lake
as well as that making an appropria-
ton for Florence Crittenton here in
Fargo, were lost. butson motion to re-
consider were brought up in the after
moan and passed.
One 5iIi Postponed.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Gordon making an APPROPRIATION
for. the purpose of determining the
/ physical value of the railroads In the
state known as house bin number SOL,
1 us
Afternoons Session.
Bills fayorahly reported
House bin 2s4, deputy public exam
liners
senate bill 10, mechanics liens.
Senate bill re, state historical So
ciety.
House bill ss7. limiting insurance
risks.
House bill ssl. duties Of public COM
mission
HOUSE bill s4s. Numbering state
banks. '@
Senate bin 2as, minors in certain
places.
Senate Bill 1873, prohibiting use OF
liquor on trains
Bills. lndefInateIy Postponed.
House bill s71. prohibiting damming
OF road bitches
House bill S.. maintaining stations.
House bill 2SS, the full crew bill.
House bill 237. board Immigration.
House bill $40. usurtousa contracts.
House bill 2ss. license employment
agents.
House bin sTs, nxing rate interest
redemptions
Senate bill 1s2. who shall solena-
nize marriages
House biil $50, insurance to be taken
as value Of property.
Womanss Home Bill.
The vote BY which the bin appro-
prfating money for the support Of the
Florence Crittenton home In Fargo
was indefinitely postponed. was recon