The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20

a penalty for the violation thereof.
State affairs.
s. B. 1913, Plain-To legalize the
execution and acknowledgment OF
certain deeds. mortgages and other
instruments in writing and the record
thereof and making same or certlhed
copies thereof admissible in evidence
Judiciary.
s. b. 124, Davis-To amend section
1884 OF the revised codes OF 1905 re-
lating to the salaries of register OF
deeds. State affairs.
S. B. 1875. Gunderson-Creatin a
legislative committee on uniform meth
DDS for public accounts, prescribing
and enforcing it's powers, duties and
the service 1t shall render in Great
ing and enforcing the use of standard
and uniform accounting methods, for
all state officers, state institutions, all
public institutions under the control
of the state. county officers, munich
palities and school districts. as here
matter provided. Judiciary.
In the House Thursday.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 2O-Represent-
alive Johnson's resolution to investi-
gate the state treasurer's office for
period Of eight preceding years, in
stead of two years as provided Tor In
the Hawkinson resolution introduced
yesterday, furnished the principal fea-
ture of Yesterdays session in the house
of representatives.
Mr.. Johnson's resolution follows:
Whereas. a concurrent resolution
passed the house Of representatives on
Jan. 16, 1911. and concurred in by the
senate provided for a committee to
investigate the condition of the state
treasurer's office and,
Whereas, the committee is about to
begin its labors1 now
Therefore, be it resolved by the
house of Representatives, the senate
concurring therein, that the commit
tee be instructed and authorized to
extend it's Investigations to cover a
period of at least eight years, and
that the conditions under which the
business Of this Office has been con-
Quoted during said period be thor
oughly investigated and a complete
report made, and such report to show
the amounts of money deposited and
whether such deposits were authorized
by law.
1t seemed to be resolution day in
the house, for several other impor-
tant ones were introduced. The one
from the senate, asking congress to
abolish the plan of distributing free
garden seeds was concurred in by the
house on motion of Mr.. Sorlie of
Trail.
Another was introduced by Mr.. Put
nam which fixes the salaries of all
committee clerks, not fixed by law, at
S. day. mailing clerks being allowed
the same amount The other clerks,
not otherwise provided for by law,
were allowed 81 day.
That all bills must be presented be
fore the fifty first day Of the session
was provided for in a resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Davidson.
The measure was referred to the
committee on joint rules on the mo-
ton of the author.
Still another resolution was sub
mitted by Mr.. Hoge, providing that
chairmen OF committees shall notify
the authors OF bills one hour before
such bills will come up for consid-
Grafton. After an objection by Mr..
Frame the resolution was laid on the
table on the motion Of Mr.. Homes.
Representative Frames contention
was that it would devolve too much
work on the chairman. Citing an in
stance in the house judiciary COM
mittee two years ago, which had a
total OF 300 bills to consider. Mr..
Frame stated that had the chairmen
tried to comply with such rules at that
time, his whole occupation would have
been devoted necessarily to the noti-
fication of the authors Of bills.
The first bill to pass the senate,
No. 80 by Duncan, has the distinction
Of being the first to pass both houses.
1t came up as a special order at 1880
o'clock, shortly before the recess was
taken, and received q unanimous vote.
The bill provides for the legislative
expenses Of the present session.
III. r.. 20--Relating to liens, was re-
ported out of the committee and that
it be indefinitely postponed, which re-
port was adopted. Mr.. Default NOV
ed that I'll. b. 20 be referred to the
committee on tax and tax laws. The
motion received no second.
A recess was taken at 1885 until
o'clock when the Gunderson resolu-
ton concerning the investigation Of
the state fish and game board of con-