The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-31

sofa and Wisconsin, was brought up
on it's final passage yesterday there
was big debate which lasted almost
an hour.
Hardly had the bill been read for it's
third time than Senator Gunderson OBJ
jected to it's passage on account of it's
impracticability and it's strong ten
dency toward state politics in which
he did not believe. He stated the bill
looked good on it's face. but he opposed
it and the only way by which he would
support ii would be when it contained
an amendment providing for terminal
grain houses in such cities in the state
as Grand Forks and Fargo.
Senator Mcdowell. the democratic
leader of the upper house, in one of
his ringing speeches, declared himself
in favor of the measure. He stated
that the farmers had no voice what
ever in the price they received for
their grains, and then he called atten-
ton to the fact that macaroni and vel
vet chaf wheat was being discrimi-
mated against as to thep rice. but it
was being mixed with other grades aC
mated against as to the price, but it
higher grade being asked. In emphatic
terms he praised Congressman Hanna
of Fargo i'm reference to a letter he had
received from the representative per-
tanning 10 the establishment of grain
terminal elevators. and he stated he
had been largely guided by Mr.. Hanna
on account of his superior business
ability.
Senator Cashel was ruled out of or
der when he attempted to make an
amendment to the bill because of the
lateness of the hour when the bill was
then on it's final passage. The SEN
ator's amendment proposed that ter
minaI elevators be erected in this state.
which, had it been granted, would have
doubtless received a goodly support Of
the senate. He explained fully the
methods of the Duluth, Superior and
Minneapolis terminals, which had been
reported by the committee which had
gone on an investigating tour to those
places two years ago by direction of
the legislature. In his opinion, the
state of North Dakota loses anywhere
from 100000 TO 100000 annually
on account of the mixing of the grades
of grain at those terminal points.
Believing that the passage of the
amendment would have a good effect
upon the elevator men of the Mime
sofa and Wisconsin cities. Senator Gill
bert of Cass county stood for the bill.
Senator Davis was also heard in the
discussion, but the main talk was made
by Senator Talcott of Cass county, who
felt that the passage of the bill would
be a good thing and step toward the
perfection of the system of the federal
grain inspection which was incorpo-
rated in the state platform at the last
election. When the vote was taken
it carried by So to Anime being absent
and not voting.
Passage of Other Bills.
Other bills passed were:
S. B. SO, which was the Cashel bill
by which voters are allowed to make
a cross at the head of the party column
and cross other names for individual
choice in other parties.
S. B. SO, by Mcdonald, creating a
twelfth judicial district out of Morton,
Oliver and Mercer counties.
S. B. SO, regarding the making up
and delivery of assessors books to as
SCISSORS and allowing them "a per day
and mileage while getting and deliver
ing books, by vote of 80 to 2.
S. B. 122, demanding that all gas
wells be confined after striking gas,
so as to prevent waste, by vote Of 80
to 0.
S. B. 166, providing that suicide shall
be no defense in fraternal insurance
policies when act is committed one
year or more after the policy has been
issued, by vote of SO to 0.
When S. B. 81 was brought up on
final passage there was a little debate
in regard to the measure. The bill
provides for the increase in pay of
county commissioners from "a to S. a
day and requires that they be in ses-
sion seven hours each day. The mat
ter of mileage, which is included in the
bill, brought out some questions as to
thte right of county commissioners to
receive mileage and then charge up
livery hire, as has been the custom in
a number of the counties of the state.
This was shown to be contrary TO the
law, though the bin passed by a vote
of ~ to 13-nine not voting. Senator
Jacobsen then moved that the vote by.
which the bill passed be reconsidered
and the motion to reconsider the mat
ter be laid on the table, which was
lost. Others discussed the feature of
the livery hire which had previously
passed unnoticed, and a second motion
was made by which the bill was re-
committed to the committee on Judi
ciary.
Other Features of the Day.
When S. b. 81 was brought up on
general orders the bill was sent to the
committee on judiciary. The matter
had been made a special order for
Monday, carried over from Saturday
| 1t Is the sheriff's bill which permits the
| collection of 81 fee for uncollectable
delinquent personal property taxes.
The expected furry in regard TO the
anti-pass bill was not such a furry
after all. The majority report of the
committee was adopted and the bill
was permitted to come up on general
orders today, though Senator Besses-
sen wanted to suspend the rules and
act on it then and there, but the sen
ators would not hear to It.
Two concurrent resolutions were re-
ceiyed from the house, one providing
for an extension Of time to the investi-
eating committee OF the once of the
state treasurer TO the forty -fifth day
of the session, which was concurred in.
and the other FOR a recess from Thurs
day, Feb. 2, to Tuesday, Feb. Z. The
latter resolution was laid over until