The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-30

ing OF geese ana 'btdht Al AptL aud
May. Game and fish.
III. B. 2S4-Reimbursing counties for
paynents made as rewards on con-
victions Of blind piggers. Total $500.
Appropriations
ri. 3. 232, Lee-Providing salaries
for sheriffs and turning fees into coun-
ty treasury. Judiciary.
H. B. 23S, Pendray- Relating to
duties of auctioneers. Ways and
means.
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
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The hotel men have gone home. They
STAYED until early Sunday morning and
were guests at the Northwest hotel.
There is considerable agitation over
the newest Frame bill which repeats
the drug permit. 1t is stated that a
big fight will be made by the druggists
of the state who were here last week
Many of them have been notified to
return.
Addison Leech, county auditor-e elect
of Cass county, who attended the last
DAYS session of the auditors conven-
ton in this city, spent Sunday in the
capital city.
The fish and game investigation COM
mittee expects to get busy this week
and rush matters along so that the re-
port can be made on the appointed
day.
The house members want to go home
and take a recess about Wednesday
and stay until Feb. z. So far the lead
ers in that body haven't been able to
agree on the date, so that the matter
of a recess is still hanging in the ball
ance.
Morning sessions in the house is the
next thing on the programme, and it is
expected that this week will see the
beginning of them. The matter was
agitated Saturday afternoon, when
there was a motion to take a recess
until this morning at 10 o'clock instead
Of the regular evening adjournment
Representative Price of Fargo. how
ever carried the day in his motion for
an adjournment.
Some of the members of both houses
realize that the session is half over and
the sentiment prevails that everybody
must get down to work, else there will
be a lot Of unfinished business on
March 8.
The three red-letter dates of the leg
islature next month are Feb. 1, which
has been set apart for the Johnson
memorial day; Feb. IL, when Hon
Smith Stimmel of Casselton, the only
living member of Lincoln's body guard.
will address the assembly on the life
of the martyred president; and Feb. p,
Washington's birthday, when President
McVey of the state university will de-
liver an address on Conflicts of Admin
istration.
United States Marshal Shea spent
Sunday in the capital city.
1t was freely admitted by all the
legislators that if it hadn't been for
the two conventions last week, things
in the capital city and capitol build
ing would have been dull this week
Addison Leech, county auditor elect
| of Cass county was in the city from
Williston, to attend the county audi
tors meeting. Mr.. Leech had been
attending the the installation of the
Ell1s lodge at the williams county
| seat
Congressman elect Helgesen is
greeting friends at the Grand Pacific
hotel.
Mrs. Bennett of Grand Forks, one OF
three women lawyers in the state, at
tended the meeting of the State Bar
association. Mrs. Bennett read a pa
per before that body
Miss Lillian Topping was one OF the
| busiest lobbyists at the capitol. She
| is working hard for the passage OF
the juvenile court bill and Pierce bill
raising the age of consent.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson
was here in behalf of some temper
ance measures. She was also looking
out for the woman's suffrage bills.