The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-03


Mcdowell two years ago but was de-
feated. After considerable debate
however it was passed with but a
few dissenting votes. According to
| the requirements of the bill the
fraternaI benefit societies will ave 10
show a certain betterment in their
condition and financial affairs every
three years if they expect to be al
lowed to continue to do business in
North Dakota. This will mean that
a number Of the fraternal insurance
companies will have to change their
method of doing business.
Don't Raise the Pay.
Under the special order house bill
No. S37, which was introduced by q
member of the house with the idea Of
raising the pay of members of the
legislature from $500 to $500 for the
two year term, came UP and was de-
feated. There was not much argument
over the merits of the bill, but there
was an effort to inject a few amend
ments and one Of them to the effect
that the raise in salary would not be-
come effective until 1919 was made
to stick, but the bill was killed on final
| roll cali by a vote of % ayes, 20 nays
and 3 absent and not voting.
Auto Tire Bill Revived.
House bill No. 50 introduced ~
Thompson and which is for the pur-
pose of protecting purchasers Of auto
mobile tires was lost when it came to
a vote in the senate Friday, but 40
motion of Senator Linde. Saturday 1t
was reconsidered n after a few
| amendments being accepted was pass
ed. The amendments made some Of
| the requirements a little less . severe
There were a number Of the members
| who did not believe that there should
| be such a law on the statute books of
| the state, but they were in the
| minority. The law as it will read now
| requires that the am of the manu-
facturer and the date of the manu-
facture be on the tires that are sold
In the state.
States Attorneys Bill.
There was an effort made also to
reconsider the vote by which the Nc
| Lean bill increasing the powers of
states attorneys so that they may
| have police powers in cose of gamh-
ling or infraction of the prohibition
law passed, but it was ineffective as
there were not enough supporting the
motion to reconsider.
Official Estray Paper.
The vote by which the bill estab-
fishing the state estray paper at the
seat of government passed, was re-
considered for the purpose of making
an amendment SO that the governor
might name either a daily paper or a
weekly as his judgment dictated and
after the amendment had been added
the bill was passed again and will be
sent to the house for final action.
New Glass of Printing.
Senate bill No. 81. which would
create a new class Of printing and
Il placing in that class simply the
legislative manual or the blue book
as 1t is more Familiarity known, was
passed. AT the present time there are
only five classes and the blue book
comes under the head of Legislative
printing. The work of printing thu
book will be let to the lowest bidder
under the same conditions as attaches
TO the other classes of printing. Thil
is coming to be one of the 1argesI
Jobs Of printing the state has to let
The law will not affect the presen
contract, and the printers having til,
legislative printing will probably b
given the blue book this year.
Old Soldiers Favored.
The Mudgett bill which will ALLOW
the use Of some of the funds accumu
lated by the soldiers home to be use,
In paying the expenses of the old sol
diers, both union and confederate, t
visit the grand reunion at GettsburI
was passed without opposition. 1T /
expected that 1t will take about Sic,
900 to defray the expenses of the trir
This ig money that has accumulate,
from the income due the home an,
which has been I'm excess OF thei
needs for the past several years. Th
reunion is to be held in July OF tn
present year.
Snuff Bill Is Passed.
Final action in the now famous sen
ate bill No. 98 was taken In the senat
Saturday and the anti-snff bill passe,
with only one opposing vote, that be
ing cast by Young OF Mercer county
The bill had been amended BY a con