The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-23
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

the proposition was B. good one. and
! that fine time had come when there
should be d curb put on the power Of
the supreme court
Deyit Of RicllIand, who is chairman
Of the judiciary committee, made the
/ longest talk on the matter and was
strongly opposed to the COMMITTEES Of
1 the whole reporting on the bill favor
| ably He stated that the bill at best
was an imperative measure and poor
| ~ drawn. He became rather personal
1 in his remarks regarding the party
| who had prosecuted the bill and said
| that while he did not desire to insin-
uate that the sponsor OF the measure
was doing anything but what he
thought Was right, that he believed that
/ he had been poorly Informed as 10 the
result that would follow the passage
and signing Of the bin. He also made
/ the remark that he did not want the
house to get the idea that bills were
being killed In the judiciary committee
i for the purpose of seeing blood
/ splash but that they carefully con-
/ sidered every phase of the matter and
must watch all legislation and see that
/ every measure fitted in with the 9TH
4 ers and all worked out for the good of
i the state.
He stated that good many proposed
amendments TO the constitution were
offered the assembly without
proper thought having been Civ
en- by the authors He made the
/ statement that two bills have been
( brought before the committee contain
4 ing provisions exactly the same as con
tanned in laws passed at the> last ses-,
/ sion
Mr.. DevM spoke for upwards of half
! an hour and was listened to with in
i terest by the entire membership and a
Il large audience of senators and visitors
~ i N ~ - ~ -. e..
Il vored having the committee make a
Favorable report stated that If the bill
\ had done nothing else it had started
\ something and the report of inactivity
I in the house of representatives had
A been given a body blow. He called at
tention to the fact that favorable con-
4 sideration of the bin at this time did
H not mean that it would be enacted into
4 a law, but that it would simply give the
i people Of the state chance to express
their opinion and he wondered il there
/ was suspicion in the minds Of some
opposed to the measure that it would
not be q safe measure to let the peo-
! pie have a chance at
Hendrickson speaking a second time
! on his measure, reiterated that he
1 thought the bill good one in spite of
] the argument of the opposition and
Il he believed that the majority OF the
house would see the matter in the same
/ light as he did. Lambert, Of Ward, was
against the measure and said that he
was OF the opinion that a mistake had
i been made 8in even introducing the
measure and pleaded for indefinite
! postponement. He enIivened his argu-
4 ment with few good stories applic-
| able to the situation and stated that he
did not approve of cHrtailing the power
/ of the supreme court Of the state.
AT this stage Of the game Dean, of
members and dumbfounded them for
Il the time by moving that the committee
i do now arise. After explanation by the
chair that this left the bill in the same
condition as at the beginning OF the
sssession~ thu eotion was carried and the
clerk read the report OF the committee
of the whole to the effect that the com
mittee had nothing to report. After q
number of committee announcements
for the evening and the next morning,
i a motion to adjourn prevailed.
New House Bills introduced.
fl. B. No. 117--Mokrid, an act pro-
viding for the taxation of incomes, pre-
mission relative thereto and making an
appropriation. Referred to the COM
rnittee on taxes and tax laws
III. b. No. f1S-Freftag, for an act
providing that state banks may borrow
money to an amount equal to its capi-
tai and unimpaired surplus. Referred
to the committee on banks and bank
ing.
n b. No. 119-Buck, for an act au-
thorizing the court or judge to re-
move officers for misfeasanee, NAL
feasance or. non -feasance in Office,
having to do with states attorney,
n member of board of supervisors, mem-
Der Of board of county commissioners,
sheriff, mayor, police. officer, marshal or
iconstable. Referred to committee on
Judiciary.
III. B. No. 120-Dixon, for an act pro-
yiding for the payment of taxes for
iroad purposes and its distribution. Re-
ferred to the committee on highways
and bridges.
II. B. No. 121-Bass. for an act to
lprovide for the inspection OF steam
boilers and providing for licensing
Iengineers Of steam engines. Referred
to the committee on state affairs.
Fl. B. No. 122--Dean, amending the
1907 session laws relating TO trade dis
lcrimination and unfair competition.
Referred to the committee on state af-
fairs.
Fl. B. No. 123-- Martin, for an ACT
providing for the annual publication OF
the bylaws of domestic corporations
Referred to the committee on corpora
tions other than municipal.
Il III. B. No. 124--M Martin. for an act tc
!
LOT incorporation and bylaws of foreign
corporations. Referred to the commit
tee on corporations other than munich
ipal
III. b. No. 125 Martin, to provide
II for the publication for foreign corpor-
ations of their bylaws and articles OF
incorporation prior to the filing of their
lnext annual report. Referred to the
lcommittee on corporations other thar
municipal.
III. b. No. 126 Martin, to provide fol
the publication Of the laws Of the STATE
! mot later than thirty days after tht
ladiournment OF the legislature Ia one
paper Of general circulation in eacl
county. Referred to the committee or
Estate affairs.
H. b. No. 127- Martin, for an act tc
lrequire domestic corporations to pub.
lisll their articles of incorporation. Re
. lferred to the committee on corporations
Iotller than municipal
/. III B. No. 128KellOgg, concurrent
resolution providing for the establish
! ment Of an asylum for the insane al
! New Salem in Morton county. Refer
! lred to the committee on state affairs
III. B. NO. 129 O. Connor amending
: revised codes, section 2478, relating tx
] 1.-THE partial payment Of taxes. Referred
!. TO the committee on taxes and tai
, laws.
III. b. No. 100 Hanson, amending
! | section 1858 revised codes as amended
Thy chapter SIS OF 1911 session laws, re,
!. latlng to banking corporations. Re.
| ferred to the committee on banks ans
! banking.
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