The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08
INSURANCE MEASURE WILL
Be CONSIDERED ON THURSDAY
Probate Code May Be Providef For in
Compliance With the Reqn Il
Association Of County Judges ..
the State.

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Consideration of the Trimble bill
Under the provisions of which foreign
life insurance companies engaged in
business in the state would be COM
PEELED to invest certain percentage
OF the profits accruing out of their
business in this state in North Dako-
ia securities. will be given at a meet
Ing Of the senate insurance commit
tee tomorrow. There has been an
active lobby in Bismarck opposed to
this measure since the introduction
Of the bill and consequently more
than the ordinary amount of interest
has been centered about the question.
The Martin bill in the house, under
the provisions Of which the life in
surance companies would be called
upon to make deposit with the state
treasurer for certain amount, has
been withdrawn by the author, thus
doing away with contemplated legis-
lation Of that nature SO far as the
lower branch Of the assembly is at
the present time concerned.
Joint Temperance Meeting.
A joint meeting of the temperance
committees is scheduled to be held
this week. for the purpose OF consid-
ering the bill proposing to create a
state inspection of liquors. This
measure was before the assembly two
years ago, being introduced by Mr..
Garden who Was then q member Of
the house,, but who now holds the
craftsmanship of the temperance COM
mittee of the senate.
This measure contemplates very
thorough inspection of every con-
signment of liquor entering the state.
1t makes the state pure food depart
ment the states inspecting agent,
and would enforce the collection of
fees for such inspection, and at the
same time, It is made the duty of the
inspecting officials to notify the state
attorney Of the county to which liq-
uor is being shipped, the theory be-
ing that in that manner the prose-
cutting officials of the several coun-
ties would be placed in a position
where they could readily obtain evil
dence on which to base their search
for violators of the prohibition law,
as an undue number of shipments Of
liquor would necessary give rise to
suspicion.
Probate Law Code.
Codification of the probate laws Of
the state is proposed by Represent
ative Homes of Divide county in the
bill that passed the house yesterday
afternoon and which is now before
the senate. The codifcation Of these
laws is In accordance with the wish
expressed by the county judges of the
state at their recent meeting held in
this city. resolutions adopted by them
being to the effect that such step
was advisable. The bill! as proposed
creates q compilation commission
charged with tho codi1lcation of the
laws and to report back to the next
succeeding assembly. The report
will be made In the form of bill
similar to the report of the school
laws compilation commission which
was made to the present assembly
through 8. B. o. 60. by Mr.. Talcott,
and H b No. 80, by Mr.. ~Olsgard Of
Nelson county.
No Lumber Discrimination.
Senator Linde Of Mountrail county
proposes to enact an unfair discrim-
ination bill that will affect the line
lumber companies in much the same
manner that an unfair discrimination
bill. passed by the house, hits the
uuS c1ov1UOG COulQ1uA0S. no WOUlQ
prohibit tho line companies from
selling lumber In one town at low
or cost than It sells the same time in
another town, the difference in
freight, etc., taken into consideration.
Il Is contended by the author that
line lumber companies adopt much
the same tactics In dealing with in
dependent lumber dealers as are
charged to the line elevator COM
panies. In q town where there is an
Independent lumber company It 10
claimed that the line lumber company
lowers the price. the plan being to
freeze out competition.
Short Haul Clause.
An important clause in tho Englund
bill relating to the construction Of
wyes at railroad crossings is one un-
der which the companies would be
compelled to carry freight to town
affected by such wyes at the short
haul rate. That is, in the event that
the railroad companies failed to con-
struct such wyes, they would be pro-
hibited from exacting a greater tariff
for hauling freight to such towns
than they would be allowed to charge
had such wyes been constructed.