The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-25

Motion to Reconsider This Measure IN
the Senate Was Carried BY tho Joint
Work Of Senators, Martin, Taloott
and Stevens.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 25-The house
last night passed the Johns bill de-
signed to prevent the procreation Of
criminals and idiots. 50 to %. being
the vote on the measure. The tm.
berculosis sanitarium bill was also
up but was referred back to the ap-
preparations committee.
Among the reports received was
one from the house banking commit.
tee on the Mcdowell bill and a verv
slight amendment is made to tha hii1
as 1t passed the senate,
Legislative apportionment. made q
special order for yesterday afternoon.
was lost sight Of in the bitter fight
over the Cowan resolutions and that
question was laid over until this aft
ernoon at 3 O'Clock.
Ihe members Of the house went on
record this morning as favoring an
increase In the salaries Of the ieeis-
lators from IS to SO per day, Repre-
sentative Hedalen's bill providing for
constitutional amendment maxine
of 62 to %. s'
The appropriation for the Mouse
river to Devils Lake drainage survey
was passed, while the appropriation
Tor the government experiment sta
tion was increased from $50, 900 to
$4,000. N'N'N '"
The bills passed for the rural school
AID. one by the senate another by the
mouse. go to conference committees
under terms of the resolution nassed
this afternoon. S''s'o"
Majority report for indefinite post
ponement Of the Hookway's me-
chanlcs' lien bill was filed in the
mouse, by the state affairs committee.
the minority being for passage. After
short debate cut OF by the moving
OF the previous question, the majority
report was adopted by a vote Of 62 to
80, thus ending the fight. In support
OF the Hookway bill Representative
Sorile was only speaker. with Price.
posed.
Extensive amendments to the game
law amendment bill were reported
out IN the house with the recommen.
datlon to report. while favorable re-
ports were also received on the bill
oy steele OF Renville for first and Sec
ond cnolce and on the Bessessen's
bill for the recall, in the house.
The first victory for the opponents
OF the legislative appointment bill
presented to the house was won when
they secured favorable action on the
motion to have the bill referred to
a special committee. This committee
will have five members and II will
report at the earliest convenience
| Rather Drastic.
There was some discussion yester.
day in the senate over the vote Nv
which s. B. $40 was carried. This
Ibill prohibits the sale or purpose
LOT political support or political edi-
torials and prescribes q penalty
therefor. Senator Bessessen made q
clincher motion, but It was defeated.
Senator Martin and Senator Talcott
both opposed the measure, and with
the assistance of Senator Stevens Of
, Grand Forks. were instrumental in
securing reconsideration of the
vote by which it carried. Senator
Martin then succeeded in making the
bill q special order for this after
noon at o'clock The bill is con.
sidered to be rather drastic one,
; and has met with considerable oppo-
sition In various sources.
Effort to repeal the section of the
mechanics lien law Of the state un-
der which lumber dealers are euabl-
ed to take liens wherein they have
made sales Of lumber has caused a
big storm in the house committee on
; state affairs, to which committee the
bill was referred. This measure was
before the senate during the early
part Of the session and the fight
there was a decidedly interesting
lone, with the line lumber companies
particularly aggressive in the fight
against the passage Of the measure.
Despite this fact that bill was pass
ed with good majority.
Just what the sentiment Of the
house on the question Is. remains to
|be seen, but two years ago q bill
similar to this was given very
Thorough airing and came very near
ly being passed. It is a we'll undo i.
stood fact that the house would
probably be more in favor Of such
legislation than the senate. and for
that reason the supporters Of tho
proposed bill are very much in hope
that they will receive favorable con-
sideration of their plan.
Petitions against the passage Of the
, bill are being received by the house
almost daily.
!, Representative Bond of Ward
; county. chairman Of the elections
committee, has introduced bill pro-
!, viding for popular choice for can
. didates for nomination for United
. States president. as we'll as for vice
, president. The measure also pro-
. vides for the direct election Of the
, national committeeman of the state.
land for the direct election OF dele
gates to the national convention.