The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-04

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Senate bills 219, 81, 1917. 1873. 225,
234, 40, 1911, 1916, 200, :29, 246, 247,
271, 275. $50.
House bills IS, 6s. IS, SO, ZIG, 66.
1854. 1865, 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.
Brusfetten 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
Eeen passed, but that he had been I'LL.
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.
Putnam-Providing for the inspec.
ton of barber shops, the appointment
of an inspector and holding examine
lions.
The following house bills were re-
ported to pass: 14s, 1873. 27S, 1874, f45.
213. 262. 275 and S. B. 1856.
An adverse report was made on H.
3. 279.
The following committee reports
were made in the senate Wednesday
afternoon:
To pass: S. B. 2O3 and 3OS-The
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, 1911. 249, 2S5 and
24s.
To kill: S. B. 279, 2S6 and 3O2.
H. B. 100 119, 232, 1856 and 1885,
In the house a great deal of time
was devoted to the consideration of
II. B. $50, regarding officers and
deputies salaries. This boosts the pay
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. 1t 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 it's third
reading in the house and attracted a
lot of attention.
The house committee made reports
or the following bills:
To pass: House bills 67, 341, 311.
296, $40, $50, 245, 356, 3335, 80, 346,
234, 800, 1888, 29S.
Senate bills PSI. 331, 118, 227, 2O3.
1856, 1854. sc. 81, 1862, 131.
Killed: House bills 2O3. 81. 900.
343, 290, POI, 352, 344, 313, 1923, 500,
223. 1856. 277, 1877.
Senate bills 14S, 1874, 81, z,
H. B. $50 was sent to general or.
ders.
Both branches of the legislature
rassed concurrent resolution mem.
crializing the members of congress
from this state to work for the enact
ment of child labor law.
The White primary convention bill
came up again Thursday in the house
uron motion for reconsideration,
and for two hours there was a heated
debate as to the merits of the meas
TIRE, which was finally killed by vote
of G2 to 20. Further primary legisla-
hoc 1oE
upon by the committees, but it is
probable that several amendments
will be reported out in the next few
days.
The Thoreson initiative and referen-
dunn measure was also killed by the
house. This bill would make the
principle applicable to the constitu-
ton only. The decision of the com.
mittee of the whole was for indefinite
rostponement, which report was
adopted by vote of 40 to 43.
The Schulz bill. calling a second
state constitutional convention. was
also killed, it being taken up at the
evening session.
Discrimination in the purchasing
OF grains was taken up Thursday eve
ming. with the result that the Nelson
bill was passed, but upon showing
that the measure would repeal certain
portions of the existing antitrust
law, reconsideration was secured and
the measure was re-referred to the
judiciary committee.
The senate had an interesting ses-
sion in considering Purcell's mechan-
ics' lien bill, which had once been
passed by that branch but which had
been recalled from the house. This
bill relates to the filing of itemized
statements of materials furnished. A
hot debate resulted when the bill
came up. Senator Purcell supporting
1t. with Senator Crane on the oppos-
in side. A motion to re-refer the bill
was lost, with the result that it went
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