The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-01-16
FLOOD OF BILLS
IN THE HOUSE

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 16-There
We're more bills offered in the house
yesterday than on the day the house
first reached that order OF business
and the total reached thirty six. There
was little other business done in the
house aside from the first and second
reading of bills. Putnam, Snyder and
Walsh were appointed a committee
of three to confer with like COM
mittee from the senate regarding the
advisibiIity OF abolishing the written
journal Of the legislature and they
Will make their report within a day
or SO. There was message received
from the senate referring to the sup
plying OF extra copies OF the bills and
Journals for the members OF the house
and senate and the matter WAS re-
ferred to the joint committee on rules.
A communication was received from
the board of control endorsing the
purchase of additional land for the
agricultural school In Morton county
near Mandan and the communication
was referred to the committee ON
school and public lands. The report
OF the committee having in charge
the arrangements for hearing the
lecturer on the Panama Pacific ex-
position reported that there would be
an illustrated lecture at the exposi-
tion building at 8 o'clock Thursday
evening and that 1t would be in the
nature Of a Joint session of the house
and senate.
Just before adjournment Putnam
called the attention of the speaker to
the fact that in the journal of the
first day no attention had been made
OF the fact that the members had
taken the oath of Office and the matter
was referred to the COMMITTEES on re-
vision and correction OF the journal.
The matter of seats for the mem
bers came up again yesterday after
noon when the speaker asked If there
were any members who had not been
seated and it was discovered that
Blakemore of Cass was without
seat and arrangements will be made
for takinw care of him today. House
adjourned until q O'clock today.
The following bills have been intro
duced:
House Bills.
III. b. No. 1~-Moen OF Benson,
amending sections 525 and 527 of re-
vised codes of 1906 relating to the
summoning of jurors provide that
Jurors may be summoned by mail
summons being sent in registered
letter and II service cannot be made
this way then personal notice shall be
served. Referred to committee on
judiciary.
H b. NO. 2-Burnett, for an act
deining taxation of real estate mort
cages, and providing a penalty for
violation thereof The bill provides
that all mortgages upon real estate
iii the state OF North Dakota shall
pay registration tax d. one half OF
/ ner cent of face value of mortgage
providing however that minimum tax
is not less than so cents The income
shall be turned into the state general
fund. Tax shall be paid by mort
gagee. Referred to taxes and tax
laws.
IL B. No. Burnett, for an act de-
fining the method of assessing de-
terfnining the rate OF taxation and dis
position Of taxes Of railways, freight
line companies, dining car companies,
express companies. telegraph com
panies and telephone companies or
corporations engaged in carrying per
sons, property or messages In the
state Of North Dakota provides that
all property Of above named com
fanies shall be assessed by the state
board OF equalization at their actual
value and be taxed for state purposes
only and this shall be In lieu Of all
other taxes except for public drains.
The taxes are to be levied annually by
the state auditor and he shall notify
each railroad or corporation of the
amount sof their taxes by Nov. 4 Of
each year.
III b. No. Everson Of Griggs, pre-
scribinR the lawful rates OF interest
for legal Indebtedness and providing
that interest shall be computed from
date of actual delivery Of principal
Interest not to be over to per cent
and same rate charged after maturity