The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-08
SOME OF THE
BILLS WHICH FELL
BY The WAYSIDE

Bismarck, N. d., March s,-over
some of the bills that were killed In
one house or the other there were
some pretty exciting scraps. Some
were fortunate enough to run the
gauntlet successfully in one house and
fail Of passage in the other, while
others never left the chambers from
which they emanated
Notable among those which were
killed in the opposite house were the
Johns procreation act, from the lower
house, and the Hookway mechanics
lien bin from the senate. The bills
over which there were hard fights were
the temperance bill, from the senate
committee on temperance, s. b. 103,
and the famous Trimble insurance
bill. The big fights in the house we're
over Sorlie's H. b. &c, the famous
drainage act which Akesson succeed
ed in killing and the killing of Ploy-
har's bill creating the proposed Thir-
teenth judicial district, which passed
once but failed when 1t came back
for the ratification Of the senate
amendments.
Among the other important house
bills that failed to pass were:
III. B. 10, McC1ellan--Constitutio
amendment providing for the sale Of
the school and public lands.
III. B. "a. Scheer--Providing for the
appointment of county deputies to en-
force the pure food law and drug
law
III. b. 26, Sorlie-Permitting farmers
and land owners to drain their lands
into road bitches and other depres-
sions when such ditch or depression
is wholly upon the owners land.
III. B. 46, Dean-Preventing unfair
discrimination in the purchase Of
grain, dairy products or other COM
modities.
H. B. 81, o'Connor of Grand Forks
Relating TO the filing Of mechanics
liens, the giving of notice of labor and
the furnishing of materials to con-
tractors and subcontractors.
H. B. 5S, Tuttle-Relating to loan
Of money and usury.
H. B. 62. Tuttle-Prohibiting max
ing, manufacture, sale, barter or ex-
change, or giving away of cigarettes.
H. B. SO, Fritz-Authorizing cities
to levy and collect taxes for munich
pal purposes.
H. B. 90, Stranahan-To reimburse
members Of the legislative assembly
for personal expenses incurred while
attending the sessions thereof
H B. 90 Jones-Providing for the
election of county, school and judicial
officers by a nonpartisan majority
vote.
H. b. "a, Misunderstanding to quali-
fications of applicants for admission
to the bar of the state of North Da-
kota.
H. B. 81, Law-Providing for the
contracting of loans and for the IN
creasing of Indebtedness by villages
and providing for the creation of a
sinking fund for the liquidation of
such loans and in debtedness.
HI. B. l03, Moritz= Creating a state
text book commission and to provide
for the adoption and use of uniform
text books throughout the state.
H. B. 107. Price Relating to the
sheriffs list of uncollected personal
property taxes, his certificate for the
same and creating fee therefor.
H. b. 1OS, Price-Relating to the
office of police magistrate so as to
provide for the establishment Of muni-
cipa1 courts.
HI. B. lis, Knox-Amending the con
stitution relating to the increasing of
the debt limit.
H. B. 125, Misunderstanding to the
assessment of lands for the construc-
ton of drains and providing for an
appeal from the decision of the drain
age board and fixing the compensation
of drain commissioners.
H. B. 1872, Lee-Promoting the
safety of employees and travellers upon
railroads by compelling common car
riers engaged in the transportation Of
passengers or property in the state
to equip locomotives with electric
headlights.
H. b. 1875, Harty--Relating to the
preparation and marking of ballots.
n. B. $50, Norheim--Rela ting to
hunting, shooting. killing and captur-
ing Of deer within the limits of the
state.
II. 3. 100, sgutt-Abolishing capital
punishment for murder.
HB. 165, Nestos-Creating bureau
of inspection and supervision of public
Offices and establishing a uniform sys-
| tenn of public accounting, auditing and
reporting under the administration of
the state examiner.
H 3. 1877. Shea--Providing for the
| Investment of moneys belonging to
the permanent funds of the common
schools, university, school of mines,
reform school, A. c., ETC., and all per-
manent funds derived from the sale of
public lands or any other source be-
| longing to the school divisions Of the
state.
n. B. 212, McCellan--Concurren
resolution amending the constitution
providing for the sale of the school
\ ana public lands and reserving to the
state the coal in them.
II. B. 213, Stern--Regulating the
| itinerant vending OF medicines. nos
trums and appliances for the treat
ment Of diseases, injury or deformity.
| II. B. ZIG, misunderstanding the
Thirteenth judicial district compris-
ing Griggs, Barnes, Eddy, Foster and
Wells counties
II. b. 22s, Price--Providing for the
appointment of a fire marshal, de-
| fining his duties and compensation.
/ III. B. 241, Hanson-Prohibiting the
| issuance of nonparticipating policies
by certain life insurance companies.
/ III. B. BIT. Christensor--Prohibi
| the marriage of insane, epileptic or
| feeble minded persons.
Fl. B. $50, Robinson and Reeves
| Dividing the state into three con-
gressionai districts.
H. b. $751;. Fraine-Authorizing a
| popular vote on the question Of calling
a delegate convention to amend and
/ revise the state constitution.
Fl. B. 300, Ployhar-Re Relating to
| stnnnffix of trains at county seats.