The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-24
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

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I appearing on the date required and
| suggested that a committee be ap-
| pointed to make minute examination
| into the state of affairs existing. He
| stated that the report of the COM
| mittee showed that a number OF the
/ reports had not been given to the
printer in time to have them printed
/ before the session was over and that
| steps should be taken to see that IL
| the future the department heads obey
| ed the law in this respect. williams
/ OF Burleigh suggested that COM
munication be started with the Knight
Printing Co., of Fargo who have the
| state contract with the idea of ascer-
| tanning if it would not be possible to
have some arrangements made so that
| the reports might be on the desks of
| the members Feb. 10 or Is. This was
made in the way Of a motion and
carried. At this point Dean of Grand
Forks moved that the committee do
arise which motion was carried
| There was some little amusement
| created by a motion by Streeter of
Emmons that house rule No. 81 be
| permanently suspended and that
members be allowed to smoke while
| the house was in session This
brought Lambert of Ward to his feet
! with a statement that he objected TO
smoking in the house on the grounds
| that he believed it would interfere
with the progress of business. John
Smith of Ward county also objected
| to the plan or suspending the non
smoking rule but Butler of Ramsey
| could see no object to the members
enjoying themselves in this manner
and Burnett of Trail who has never
used tobacco in any form stated that
he did not object to the use of the
weed but on the contrary thought it
might be of use in destroying germs.
lCampbell of Morton stated that he
understood there was one legislature
in the country where there were mem
/ bers of the gentler sex and he ASKED
as a point of information If they OBJ
| Jected to smoking or smoked, but there
appeared to be no one who could ans
wer his question. Streeter who made
| the motion for the suspension of the
rule spoke in favor of suspension but
when the vote was taken the pro-
position was turned down by a vote of
AZ to A, standing vote being taken
on the question.
Dean of Grand Forks who is a men,
ber of the ways and means committee
stated that there was an unusually
large amount of work for his COM.
mittee and that they required a clerk
| for the committee and introduced a
resolution to that effect. Thompson, of
| Ward county offered an amendment
! providing for a clerk for the COM
mittee on railways and Norheim also
asked for an additional amendment
calling for a clerk for the committee
on taxes and tax laws. After the
! amendment of the amendment had
! been voted on faVorably Johnson ask
ed for reconsideration but as he had
! not voted in the affirmative his motion
lwrYrse
! ed to get another amendment but the
speaker ruled that the amendment
4 clause had been exhausted and after a
4 little more juggling the entire matter
was referred to the committee on sup
plies and expenditures and that COM
mittee will be expected to make a re-
! port today on all the applications for
! clerkships. 4
f Thompson of Ward offered resol,s-
tion supported by the Tri-State
/ Grain Growers convention authorizing
the appointment of two delegates from
| North Dakota as members Of a COM
mission which is to investigate Euro
pean systems of rural credit and re-
port thereon and making an ap-
preparation. This matter carries an
appropriation of $2,400 for expenses
! and there was some little difficulty in
getting a committee on the resolution
house on making the reference There
were number of suggestions but it
was finally given to the committee on
agriculture but it will probably go
through several other committees be-
fore it, is finally brought before the
house for final action. .,
! The house was in session for nearly
two hours, and after the committee
meetings for the evening and follow
motion to adjourn was made and car
ried srs.. -5..- H..
New House Bills introduced.
H. B. No. 1s5-Curry, Tor an act
providing for the nomination and cleo
ton Of county commissioners at large
by the voters of the county. Referred
to the committee on elections and
election privileges.
/ H. B. No. 136-Smith of Kidder, for
| an act amending section "a chapter
! 266 of 1911 session laws relating to
4 consultations of schools and convey
ing the pupils. Referred to the COM
! mittee on education.
III. B. No. 137--Bope, limiting the
: powers of pardon board concerning
persons condemned to death and about
to be executed, providing that no such
person shall be pardoned or commut-
ted unless there is positive evidence of
his innocence or grave doubt as to his
guilt. Referred to the committee on
ways and means.
| HI. B. No. 138-Bope, relating to the
1 bounty for tree planting. Referred
to the committee on forestry.
/ H. B. No. 1911. j. Stinger. for
an act providing for properly expend-
ing money on highways. Referred to
committee on highways and bridges
| HI. B. No. 140-Kyllo, for an act to
/ regulate the time and manner in
| which common carriers doing business
in the state shall adjust and pay
freight oyercharges and claims for
loss or damage to property. Referred
/ to the committee on railways.
H. b. No. 141-Hoge, relating to the
right of way for telephone lines. Re-
ferred to committee on ways and
means.
4 H. 3. No. 142-Hoge, concurrent
resolution, providing for establishment
OF an asylum for the insane at Gar
rison in Mclean county. Referred to
committee on state affairs.
III. b. No. 143--Owens. for an act
| providing for taxation and fixing the
rate of taxation on inheritances de-
vises, bequests, legacies and gifts and
providing for the manner of PAYMENT
| as well as enforcing the payment
thereof. Referred to the COMMITTEES
on taxes and tax laws.
III B, No. 144-Lambert for an act
j entitled "an act to amend and re-enact
section 15 of chapter 1877 Of the ses-
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