The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
HOUSE URGES
PASSAGE OE
KENYON BILL
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Bismarck. N. D., Jan. 29.-It is evil
dent that the members of the house of
representatives of the thirteenth legis-
latlVe assembly of North Dakota fear
that the rule passed prohibiting the
Introduction of bills after the fortieth
day will be enforced this year as there
were thtrty-five new measures offered
yesterday. The reading of these new
ollls took, up a good part of two hours
ana half the house was in session
put there was also good deal of time
put IN the consideration of bills be-
fore final passage and in a committee
of the whole. -
There were a number of new bills
ofIered having to do with the admins
tratlon of affairs of cities and villages.
most OF them amending laws now on
the books of the state. There was one
Dill offered which If passed will raise
the pay of county clerks and there
has been a lobby here LOOKING after
the interests of the bill even before it
was introduced. There is a plan en-
oodled In the bill to do away with the
Zee systems and pay the clerks on a
oasis or the values Of property in the
county One of the freak bills offered
prohibits the location of a cemetery
within eighty rods of a school house or
sAAO CASSN0AAoAAA1SIlL VI d cSInSI6rV With
In eighty rods of a schooIhouse An
other bill would affix a fine of so cents
for every day warehouseman or eIe-
Vator owner delays in sending in his
report of grain bought or shipped dur
ing the year, the report to be made to
the commissioner of agriculture of the
state.
Favor Kenyon Bill.
The Coltom resolution memoralizing
congress to pass the Kenyon LIQUOR
bill now pending in the senate. was mt
on its third reading and final passage
by suspension of the rule and passed
with SO ayes, IL nays and III absent
and not voting. Ployhar's initiative
and referendum and recall bill was
made special order of business for 8
O'Clock Wednesday and then Ployhar
attempted to have the motion recon-
sidered but failed 1t is expected that
tnere VIII be good many people from.
outside when the bill is presented and
Ployhar stated that everyone knew
where they stood on, the matter now as
well as they would then, but the mo-
tion lost and the bill will be consider
ed on the first day after recess. Ploy-
mar asked that there be roll call on
the motion to reconsider as he wanted
everyone to be put on record as to
where they stood on the measure.
over the matter and the final roll call
resulted in 80 for reconsideration. 54
against and absent and not voting.
When roll call was asked for Speaker
Frame cautioned the members not to
be too free in ealing for a roll call and
stated that in this particular instance
there was no way of finding where
anyone stood except on the final pas
sage of the bill.
Another bill that caused good deal
of commotion was house bill No. is,
which provides that after an election
the ballots must be sealed and return
ed to the county auditor. This is put
forth as means of fastening and
making more economical the hearing
and decision of contest cases. There
was a good many different ideas as to
the amount of mileage that should be
allowed the men who bring in the cleo
tion returns, but the committee of the
whole finally determined to report the
bill to pass with the 10 cent mileage
clause. During the discussion Of this
bill the committee arose so that the
members of the committee on rail-
roads might be excused to attend a
Confined on Pare Eight