The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-18
Amendments Were Adjusted
and Agreed Upon in the
House and Senate
SOME EXEMPTIONS N FAVOR
OF farmers INSTITUTES
Bill Becomes Effective July I and
Permits Railroad Men, Thar De.
pendent families and Minister'S Of
the Gospel to Secure Passes.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1s.-North
Dakota has an anti-pass law. The
senate bill abolishing the use Of
franks over the railroads in North
Dakota was passed this Afternoon.
coming before the house first on the
amendments offered by the confer
ence committee and being passed
later 1t was sent to the senate whore
the amendments were concurred in.
The amendments made to the senate
bill provide for the granting Of passes
to workers In farmers institutes, the
geological survey and good farming
special trains operated in the state.
Other exceptions were contained in
the bill as passed by the senate and
are for railroad men and their de-
pendant families and ministers Of re-
ligton. When conference COMMITTEES
reached the house this afternoon the
rules were suspended and the amand-
ments accepted, bill being placed on
third reading Immediately. The vote
was 73 to 26. ~
Going to the senate the conference
amendments adopted in the house
were concurred In by vote Of So to 8
and the bill now only lacks the sigma
ture Of Governor Burke. The meas
ure passed becomes effective July 1
and will be North Dakota's first anti.
pass law.
The primary amendment bill fixing
the time Of the election in July tn
stead Of June passed the senate, while
the Duis juvenile court bill came into
the house with q favorable report.
The Ployhar bill, creating the Thir-
fAant1, f,,AlA(ol k~ln -
Foster. Eddy and Wells counties
came from the house Judiciary nom-
mittee today with q favorable report.
The Fifth district under tho division
Is being composed Of 9tutsman. La
Moure. Logan and McIutosh counties.
The DeNault and Andersou bills for
Fifth district division have been IN
definitely postponed.
The Nestos tax commission bill vas
reported fromm the senate tax COM
mittee today favorably and sent to
the appropriations committee for
consideration as to the appropriation
feature.
Game Amendments Approved.
Amendments to the state game
board Of control bill were approved
by the senate late yesterday after
noon in the passage Of s. B. No. 235.
This bill. as amended on the floor Of
the senate by Senator Talcott, reduc-
es the membership Of the board from
five to three and allows for the en-
ployment Of five deputy game war
dens in each Of the two game dis
tricts, such deputy wardens to re-
main on the job not more than six
months Of each year. It is also pro-
vided that $4,000 Of tho game fund
be used in the maintenance Of the
fish hatchery, and It also allows for
spring shooting of geese.
In the debate Senators Talcott and
Gilbert favored the bill Senator Gil
bert being particularly interested in
securing the spring shooting Of
geese. Senator Duis Of Grand Forks
was opposed to the bill. and especi-
ally was he antagonistic to the spring
shooting Of geese as being unsport-
manly.
Alfred Eastgate Of Stump Lake,
representing the National Audubon
society addressed the senate on the
bill. speaking against the spring
shooting Of geese and declaring that
in the last two years geese had in
creased 500 per cent in the state be-
cause Of protection afforded.
Primary Bills Today.
The several primary election bills
that are under consideration were
made special order for this after
noon and they came up as the first
order Of business. In one Of these
bills the first and second choice ip
the selection Of candidates for state
Offices and congressional Offices is
provided; another fixes the time Of
the primary election in July. while
the third provides for the election Of
one precinct committeeman, another
being appointed in each precinct ~
the candidates nominated. The prin-
cipal followed in the selection Of the
precinct committeeman. who make
up the membership Of the county
committees, is that by making one Of
the places appointive. q county COM
mittee will be secured that will be
more in sympathy with the candi-
dacies of the several men on the
county tickets.
County Hail Plan.
Senator Plains county hail insur-
ance department bill was passed by
the senate after lengthy debate. 1t
is known as s. B. No. 4e and came
from the committee with majority
and minority report but on the final
passage there were only three voter
opposed.
The bill provides that the depart
ment be in charge Of the commission
er of agriculture and labor and that
those desiring insurance shall pay an
of 20 cents per acre and
then that those sustaining loss shall