The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-28
HEADLIGHT BILL
UP FOR ACTION
With Recommendation For
Passage, it Will Come
Before House Today.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
is SPECIAL ORDER
Up for Action in Lower Branch this
AfternO0n-DickinsO is Making a
Good Fight for Location of the New
Normal School-Pass Measures.
(By IN. %. Paulson.)

(By II. D. PaulSon.l
Bismarck. N. D.. Feb. 2S.-With a
recommendation for passage. the elec-
trio headlight bill will come before
the house this afternoon for final ac-
ton. 1t was ..mended by the house
railroad committee in such manner as
to permit of the use of lesser candle
power light while going through
yards in cities. and it Is generally be-
lieved that it will pass. 1t already has
passed the senate.
Another railroad bill that comes up
today Is the clearance measure which
came out of the house committee with
al orders and will be considered some
time today. This bill also has been
passed by the senate.
Full Grew Before Committee Tonight.
Tonight the full crew bill, recently
introduced in the senate for the sec.
ond time, will be considered by the
will be just as bitter fight made on
the bill this time as there previously
was.
Suffrage a Special Order.
Woman suffrage Is special order
III the house this afternoon, the Ward
rope bill being on the calendar for
consideration. This bill was held up
because Of the desire of the supporters
OF the movement to gain consideration
for all suffrage measures before the
house at the same time.
Dickinson Making Good Fight.
Dickinson is making good fight
for the location of new normal
school in that city, as is indicated by
the fact that the senate committee
on state affairs made a unanimous
report in favor Of the adoption OF
the bill.
There mas been good sized dele.
cation of Dickinson boosters in ths
city and they have overlooked no op.
portunity to further the interests ol
their city.
The bill comes before the senate for
passage today 1t is constitutions.
amendment, requiring favorable action
in two assemblies.
Twisting Bill Passes.
Several members of the house wee
rather skeptical Of the merits Of the
Ianti-twisting bill, but the measure was
passed by the house yesterday. This
bill. it was pointed out. was directed
particularly against unscrupulous in
surance agents.
Conference OH Anti.Snuff.
The anti-snuff bill conference COM
Wlttee reported IdSOraDly on the mouse
amendments. the only question being
the definition of snuff in such man.
ner as to distinguish it from plug cut
chewing tobacco. 1t was finally ac-
complished.
Bills Passed by the House Yesterday.
H. b. 432a, bill for an act to
amend and re-enact sections 2792
2793 and 2S04 of the revised codes
Of North Dakota for 1905. relating
to special assessments for sewers, wa
ter mains, sidewalks and other pur-
poses.
H. b. AIS, bill for an act to amend
section 23S6 of the revised codes of
1905. providing for the increase OF
diminishing Of the number of county
commissioners.
H. B. 355. a bill for an act to pro-
vide for non-partisan municipal cleo
tions and method of making nomina-
tions for such officers.
H. B. 25S, a bill for an act to limit
tax levies during the years 1913 and
1914. to restrict debt limits, and to
regulate salaries of officers which, un-
der existing laws. depend upon as
sessed valuation.
H. b. 4S2. being a bill for an act
authorizing and directing the state
board of pardons to reconsider, after
favorable action has been taken by
them on the application of any con-
vict in the state penitentiary for par