The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-08

ttiO measure "A mOLlOn WIS ilaue al
the senate to recall the bill from the
governor and Lieutenant Governor
Wallace decided that it would be nee
essary to suspend the rules by a two
thirds vote. but he finally yielded by
allowing it to be done by a majority
vote, though still holding the opinion
that he vas right. Senator LaMoure
led the fight in favor of the woman's
suffrage movement and he wanted
Lieutenant Governor Wallace to refuse
To sign any more house bills until the
speaker Of the house had signed this
measure and he also wanted the at
torney general to at once commence
mandamuS proceedings until the
speaker signed the measure, but 1t all
ended in the bill being killed.
The resubmission bill came up again
and the vote on the motion to recon
slider, in the senate stood IA to IA and
deciding vote, killing the bill for the
third time. y ...t
The governors veto of the Stark
county measure was sustained by a
vote of Is to Is, 81 being necessary to
pass the measure over the governors
veto. -. -
The, new school building at Lisbon
was dedicated, with elaborate ceremo-
mics n among the speakers was Prof.
a. ~" w "a u vi Va uAtl-
Rersity and W.SD. Brown, the presi-
- Of the board of education.
The stationary engineers organized
a subordinate lodge of the National
Association of Engineers with S. S,
Graham as PRESIDENT; E., S. Keene as
vice president; S. T. Kelly, treasurer:
c. II. Adams, secretary; and Fred
conductor. ~
The legislature allowed another
|HnHn communication onA ma yuAH M onnrn-
priation of $1,000 to pay for their
work. The previous legislature had
authorized q commission and paid 49,
500 for their work. This commission
was composed of Messrs. Hamilton,
Rourke and Pollock, but the legislature
had been so e~ngrossed in the election
of a senator. that it had no time to re-
ceive the report and consider the same,
and therefore a new commission was
necessary.
March 6.-In summing up the work
Of the legislature it was found that
tw~enty-four senate bills had passed
both houses and been signed by the
governor and fourteen house bills had
also been approved, making thirty
eight new laws already on the statute
books, while a large number still re-
manned in the governors hands for his
consideration.
There were a large number of mea-
surs either lost, strayed or stolen and
it seemed difficulty to place the respon-
fsibility. AmonP the number was the
woman suffrage measure which 1t was
claimed was found by n of the jani-
tors on the stairs where the postmaster
had dropped it. Another measure re-
lated to Trail county, and when ii
came up in the house Friday night al
II: 80 Mr.. Hurley talke dthe measure
to death, while the boys sang the pop
ular refrain There's a Hole in the Bot
tom of the Sea" which song.was orig
inaIly invented by the bard of Arvilla
at a session of the Territorial legisla :
ture some six or seven years before.
March 7.-When Senator Lamb re-
turned to Michigan City from Bismarck
he was presented with an elegant gold
headed cane, the speech being made by
Charles Adler of Lakota.
Melville e. Stone was elected as
for the Associated Press, a
position which he has ever since filled
with great credit.
There was much complaint w the
stealing of Senator Kinter's bill the
asst night of the legislature.
Fargo organized quite an extensive
Burns club and the initiation fee
varied from ST. to IS. Al large number
of business men found themselves in
the organization and regretted their
popularity. The club was not named
for Burns, the poet; but for John
Burns, "the bum" 1t might be EN-
barrassing at this late date to publish
a list of the members.
The city council approved the en-
gineer's specifications for new south
side main sewer and let the contract
to w. j. Price at $11,221.
Quong Hong Sing opened a Chinese
and Japanese store on Broadway and
announced a list of special goods which
could be obtained at his store.
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March S.-Hon. Arne p. Haugen, whC
was chairman OF the house committee
enrolled a bill stating that all the sen.
sational talk concerning measures be
ing lost, strayed or stolen was wrong
as there was not O single measure, but
that could be accounted for. And u
was owing to delay and irregulraitie.
that many of these did not become laws
MI. Haugen was n of the most re.
liable members of the legislature.
Secretary Thompson received wort
of the death of Roderick "a. Mclean
which occurred in Nova Scotia. Th,
deceased had for many years been
resident of Fargo.
IA new insurance firm was formed
the members being A. g. Brown an
Major r.. e. Fleming.
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