Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-20
DIED in COMMITTEE:

Fair Associations.
House Bill No. 21l-Relating to Fees of Refe-
rees in Civil Actions.
House Bill No. 212- Relating to the Procedure
in Justice Court.
House Bill Nc. 215-Providing for the Taxa
ton as Costs of the Procuring of a Trans
cript on Appeal,
House Bill No, PIG Relating to Trials in Dis.
trict Court Without a Jury and Appeals
Taken Therefrom.
House Bill No. PIG Relating to Instruction OF
Juries in Civil Actions.
INDEFINITELY
House Bill No. 214-Relating to Taxation of
Cost in Civil Suits.
House Bill No. 217-Relating to Afidavits in
Civil Actions.
FAILED OF PASSAGE
House Bill No. 213-Relating to Affidavits of
Prejudice in Criminal Actions
PASSED
House Bill No, S6-Providing for Raising a Tax
in Aid of County Fairs.
House Bill No, 2l0-Relating to Offices and
Officers and the Qualifications of Officers.
House Bill No. 13-Providing for the Manner
and the Time of Drawing and Summoning
Grand Jurors.
Elected Member of the house in 1907.
Was candidate for speaker. Defeated
by Mr.. Twitchell by a vote of y to "a.
Member of the following standing
committees. Judiciary education, NUM-
cipal corporations, irrigation and appor-
tionment.
Made n committee report.
introduced two resolutions.
Made twelve motions.
Introduced seven bills of which l died
in committee, 3were indefinitely post
poned, / failed of passage and 2
passed.
The following is a list of the bills:
DIED IN COMMITTEE
House Bill No. 171-To fix the number of Sena-
tors and Representatives, Which Shall Com
pose the Legislative Assembly.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
House Bill No, 22S-Providing for the Election
of Tax Collectors, and for the Collection of
Delinquent Personal Property Taxes.
House Bill No. 213-To Amend Section 2316,
Revised Codes of 1905, Relating to the Salary
of County Judges Having Increased Juris-
diction.
House Bill No. 393-To Amend Section 6033,
Revised Codes of 1905, Relating Particularly
to Special Verdicts; When to be Submitted;
What to Embrace, and Instructions of Court
to Jury Hereunder,
FAILED OF PASSAGE.
House Bill No. 323-Making it Unlawful for
Railroads to Run Freight or Work Trains
Without a Caboose, the Body of Which Shall
Not be Less Than s3 Feet in Length,
PASSED.
House Bill No. liza Concurrent Resolution
to Amend the Constitution of the State of
North Dakota, Establishing and Locating
a State Normal School in the City of Minot
Also Institutions at Several Other Points
Within the State,
Note: 1t was found necessary to
amend this resolution in the senate by
reason of a defect in drawing same; viz:
the resolution as drawn failed to pro-
vide for the question being submitted to
the people of the state at the general
election.
House Bill No. 2S1-To Amend Section 1886,
Revised Codes of 1905, Providing the Clerk
Hire for the Register of Deeds Office in the
Various Counties in the State, Limiting the
Amount Thai Could be Spent for Clerk Hire
and Salary, to Only the Total Amount of
Fees Collected.
Note: This bill was amended in tn
house and further amended in the
senate so that the maximum amount
to be expended is governed by the
population of each county.
Voted Against-The Anti-Pass Bill. Senate
Bill Introduced by Senator Young.
Voted Against-House Bill No. 1879, a Bill Au-
thorizing the Governor to Remove and Sus-
pend Certain State and County Officials Who
Have Been Guilty of Malfeasance or Non
Feasance in the Performance of Their Off,
cial Duties, or who are Guilty of Habitual
Drunkenness.
One of the resolutions introduced
referred to +. N. Stevens.
The resolution is as follows:
Whereas, Hon. r. N. Stevens has been
attache of the attorney generals Office
for the past two years and where of he
has shown by his labors in this house
his legal competency to occupy such a
position, and whereas, it is reported that
he is about to resign his position as
member of the house of representatives.
Therefore, be it resolved, that this
house cordially endorse him for appoint.
ment in the Office OF the attorney general,
believing his intimate connection and
knowledge OF the laws passed at this
session will enable him to render in
valuable assistance to the state in the
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