The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-08

greatly reduce free and open competi.
ton In the purchase OF agricultural
products.
II, Il. IS 10 the Dean bill, PROVIDING
Tor the unfair discrimination In pur-
chase Of grain, dairy products or other
commodities.
One Committee Reports.
The only report from the standing
committees was made by the commit.
tee on judiciary, which returned S. b.
~ which is the Duis juvenile court
DILL with an amendment which changes
custody OF minors from county to dis
trict judges. The committee favored
| the passage of the bin and 1t will be
brought ur today for its third and final
reading.
Passage OF Bills.
On the Anal reading of senate bills,
q number OF important ones were
passed. One was lost, one rereferred
70 committee for reconsideration, and
one was laid DOVER until today. The
one house bill brought up for final
| reading was laid over for action until
| today.
$. B. II, Demonstrating to the
judicial districts within the state.
Passed by a vote of 35 to 0, fourteen
| absent and not voting.
On motion of Senator Pierce. author
of s. B. A. relating to mechanics
| liens, the latter was laid over one
day and will come up today for it's
| final reading.
5. b. As, Gronvold-Relating to the
speed OF locomotives and trains passing
through towns and villages in the
state. Carried by a vote of 50 to 0.
fourteen absent and not voting.
). B. rs, horeson-Preventing the
spread of noxious weeds Passed by
vote of S6 to 0, thirteen absent and
not voting.
s. B. 113, providing for taxing the
occupation of transient merchants, was
rereferred to the committee on Judi
ciary.
S. b. 12l, Plain-Relating to estrays.
Lost on its final vote, which was "a to
10. fifteen absent and not voting. When
this bill was brought up for discussion.
a number were heard in a small debate
which resulted in the bills defeat.
Senator Plain advocated in the meas.
ure that after a period of six months
all strayed animals should belong to
the finder. Those found in the oppo-
sttion favored a period of one year
being granted to the rightful owners
Of the animals.
y b. l49-Relating to sheriff's issu-
anee of duplicate receipts and the filing
of same with county auditors. Passed
by vote of IS to 0, fourteen absent
and not voting.
). b. l7S-Prohibiting superintend-
ents of schools, deputies, school district
ofncers, principals and teachers from
receiving commission, fee or reward
Tor or on account of any school books
furniture or other supplies purchased
during the incumbency Of such Office
Carried by vote of 80 to o, seventeen
absent and not voting.
s. B. 216-Relating to the time IN
apply for letters Of administration and
providing when statute of limitations
shall run against claims against de-
cedents Passed by a vote Of 81 to
0, sixteen absent and not voting.
S. B. S17-Validating marriages ner-
formed without authority. or where H.
censes have been issued by a clerk of
the county court. Carried by a vote
OF 20 to 4, sixteen absent and not
voting.
s. B. 2ls-Reimbursing William
Blake, state humane officer, for $3.50. so
for money expended in connection with
that office Carried by a vote OF 81
to o. III ~r7Fsf& -
There was only one house bin placed
on its final reading, which was H. B.
g. relating to the issuance of marriage |
licenses The final action of the meas |
ure was laid over until today on mo-
ton of Senator Mcdowell, who did not
feel he could support the bill until
he more thoroughly understood it's |
provisions. Senator Gilbert favored its |
adoption, but the senator from La
Moure county felt, under his present |
conception of it's provisions. that IL |
tended to loosen the marriage possibili-
ty for minors. He felt that maria ge
was too sacred a relation to permit its
being INDUCED in lightly, There was
no objection to his motion to Law II
over for one day.
Bill Passed Under SUSPENSION.
Under suspension of the rules and
on motion of Senator Davis of Sheri-
dan county, S. B. 224, having to do
with the fees OF the secretary of state
pertaining to files, reports and sigma
lures, was passed by a vote of SO to /.
twelve absent and not voting. Under
the some procedure the report OF the Ii
committee on the same bill was adopt-
ed.
Martin Recalls Bill.
Senator Martin of Billings county
asked permission to recall S. B. 163
from the committee to which il had ]
been referred. stating that he was in
error about its form, as 1t was a con-
current resolution and should not he !
brought up for consideration under
The title of BILL The measure
states the size of counties and number II
IF townships
To Visit Dairymen's Convention.
Toward the close of the session. /.
Senator Stevens of Grand Forks coun- :
~, introduced concurrent resolu- :
ion providing for the appointment of !
= committee from the house and the ;
senate, three from the lower body and !
wo from the higher to attend the an !
lual convention of the state dalryunen :
ut jamestown, N. d.. Feb. 8 and 10. ,
n which the house concurred.
New Bills introduced.
The new bills introduced and the
committees to which they were re- I
'erred were:
s. b. 25G, Stevens-To amend section