The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-21
Moro Senata Rills,

II. d. NO, Ga0-J judiciary.
More Senate Bills.
S. B. No. 314-Overson, legalizing
payment Of clerk hire in clerks of court
office where the work performed was
actually necessary and performed in
good faith. Judiciary.
S. B. No. 315-Bronson, providing for
the labelling of meat from animals at
1icted with contagious or infectious
disease. Public heath.
S. B. Nc. 316-Davis, providing that
chairman of tax commission shall be
member of board of equalization in
stead of commission Of agriculture. State
affairs.
Third Reading Senate Bills.
S. B. No. 20, relating to powers of
boards of trustees n incorporated
villages. Passed.
S. B. No. 236, creating state board
of education. Passed.
S. B. No POI, relating to building
and loan associations and regarding
the renewing of the charter. Passed.
S. B. No. 256, requiring that deal
ers disinfect secondhand goods be-
fore they are offered for sale. Pas
S. b. No. 271, relating to maxi
mum rates for transportation of
i]briquettes. Put over for one day to
allow members to secure information.
. S. B. No. go, relating TO the stor-
age of unclaimed goods. Providing
that railroads must hold unclaimed
goods thirty days instead of twenty
and then store them in nearest bond
ed warehouse instead of sending them
to Grand Forks. Passed.
Third Reading House Bills.
H. B. No. 1870, relating to maximum
fares on railroads. This bill cuts out
| the family mileage books which were
provided for in 1907 and later de-
clared unconstitutional but some
members wanted time to look it up
and the bill was put over until to-
day.
H. B. No. 33s, providing for the pay
ment Of road taxes in cash. Passed.
All Aboard for Hebron.
Senator Leutz announced that arr
rangements had been made to run a
+. special train from Bismarck Sunday
morning to give the members and all
who desired a chance to see the mines
at Hebron and the experiment sta
ton there. He announced that Pro
lessor Babcock would be there and
that the mine and the experiment sta
ton would be open n running.
There will be accommodations pre-
pared for all who desire to go and it
is expected that the train will re-
turn to Bismarck about 6 o'clock in
the evening. Mr.. LeutZ secured per-
mission for the special train from
President Elliot of the Northern Pa
cific who left it up to the senator
from Morton to arrange a schedule
that would suit.
Routine in Senate.
The senate had no sooner convened
than another message from the house
transmitted bills Nos. 245, 179, 81, 1913,
$50, rs, 395, 4f0, 255, 256, 49, $50,
264, 329, 282, 159, 226 which the house
had passed. The house also request
ed that senate bills Nos. 2S and 26l
be returned to the house, and on mo
ton of Senator Talcott the bills were
returned.
Another Day for Petitions.
Numerous petitions made their APP
p~earance Thursday afternoon and
among them were five petitions
against a high license for wagon ped
dlers, and two against changing the
mechanics lien law.
A communication was aIso received
from the American Society of Equity
protesting against the passage OF
house bill No. 1873, providing for the
initiative and referendum and recall
Through Senator Bronson the state
enforcement league which held a state
convention in Bismarck filed resolu.
lions asking that the legislature pass
the bill appropriating $4,000 to reim.
burse Assistant Attorney General