The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-05
YESTERDAY IN
LOWER HOUSE

Bismarck, n. d, Feb, .5.--There was
a forecast Yesterday afternoon of what
win happen today when the inftia
Ptive- and referendum bill comes before
the house on special orders for
O'Clock Representative Hoga asked
that the rule be suspended and the
house return to the seventh order of
bust pnss a the purpose of introduce
ing hloiaStls and resolutions and when
consent had heen gained he asked that
house bill No. 244, introduced by
Hawkinson earlier in the day and
which is a sduplipate of the senate bill
on Initiative and referendum be not
printed, but that it be considered at
the same time the Ployhar- Blake-
more bill is up, stating as his reason
that both bills have to do with the
same question and that they should
be taken up at the same time in or
der to save time, and expenses. This
brought an immediate and vigorous
protest from Ployhar and when the
ayes and nays were called the Hawk
inson bill was voted, to go the way
of other bills of the same kind and
was kept in the committee on judi
eiaFy.
On account of the fact that the
trains were late Speaker Frame was
not on hand at 2 O'Clock and Chief
Clerk George called the house to or
| der and on motion of Representative
Buck. Gen. Il, a. Williams was called
to the chair to preside until the speak
er should arrive The committee on
engrossing reported only one bill back
that being NO. 73, and the committee
| on judiciary had two bills 10 report
but on account of the fact that there
| were so few members present both
! bills were referred to the committee
| Of the whole and viii be considered to-
day. Nyhls asked that his bill No
| goa be withdrawn and there being no
objection this was allowed. No. EOS
was taken from the committee on
printing and referred to the commit
tee on Stale affairs,
At this point it was suggested that
I inasmuch as the senate had declared
a recess Of half an hour TO wait for
i the trains the House might do the
l same and the motion carried.
AT 2:45 the house was called to orr
der again with Speaker Frame in the
chair Al message was received from
the senate containing a concurrent
resolution regarding the price to be
charged for the shipment Of second
i hand automobiles, 1t being stated that
oftentirnes under the present tariff
the rate charged would be more than
the machine could be sold for. The
1 resolution was referred to the CONF
mittee on raiiWays.
An0fner message TO De received SITOfn
1 the senate was the concurrent resolu-
ition memoralizing congress to pass
| the Kenyon Shepard now IL q senate
i committee. There were slight amend
nents made ntte senate. The reso-
j luton ais 1t went from the house was
addressed to the speaker Of the house
i OF representatives and as amended
i by the senate Is addressed to the
senators and representa- atives in con-
gress: Burnett moved that the house
i concur In the amendments and this
was done with but q few dissenting
/ votes.
Under the head Of third reading and
Il final passage OF house bills No. I05
il BIZ Ttirner relating to the 0rgantza-
4 ton of townships and allowing regu-
i IarIv organized townships to anaex
fragments of townships which cotiie
i be more easily governed under ths
II change was passed with ~ voting
i aye, s nay and S3 absent and not vOt-
ling. There was some little discussion
loyer Hanson.s bill No. 130, providing
n that power be put into the hands 81
4 the banking board as to granting q
charters for new banks The idea o
the bill as explained by the author
Il was to prevent the estab blishment 81
n banks where there awas no need o1
{ them. (Jwnes thought that the bill
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