The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-30

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reported favorably by the committee
on taxes and tax laws, and senate bills
Nos. % and SO were reported as. cor
rectly enrolled.
Message From the House.
A message was then received from
the house stating that the lower
branch had concurred with the senate
in arranging for the reception of the
student council from the agricultural
college on Feb. IL. when a joint ses-
sion will be held n President Worst
will deliver the Lincoln memorial ad-
dress. The message stated the speak
er had appointed as a committee for
the house. Messrs. Williams, Tucker
and Stenehjem. On motion of Senator
Talcott the secretary of the senate
was instructed to notify the governor
of the senate's action.
Third Reading Of Senate Bills.
S. B. No. 49-Porterfield, relating to
the itinerant vending of adulterated
inseCticide and fungicide, and provid-
ing a penalty. The bill was slightly
amended and passed with only three
absent on roll call.
S. B. No. 59-Duncan, providing for
the registration of farm names, also
passed without dissenting vote.
S. B. No. 22-Bronson, relating to
the enforcement of mechanics liens,
passed without opposition.
S. B. No. IS was called up by Sena-
tor Bronson as a special order for the
day. This bill had been introduced by
Senator Porterf1eld and provides for
the inspection of cold storage plants
by the food commissioners. In view of
the fact that the bill had been read the
third time on Tuesday the roll call
was ordered without reading the bill,
but Senator Porterfeld offered an
amendment and Senator Hanley stat
ed thai under constitutional provi-
sions now that the bill had been
amended the rules would require it be
read again as it had been amended.
Senator Talcott, who had moved that
the Till be passed without reading ask
ed to have that motion expunged from
the records, and when the assistant
secretary started to read the bill the
senators began to leave their seats and
stroll about the chamber and halls,
but when the roll was called the bill
passed with 43 voting aye, Senator
Hughes voting nay and 6 were alb
sent.
More Bills Reported.
On motion OF Senator Bond the
senate returned to the sixth order of
business and as senate bill No. IA,
providing for the determination of
gophers had been correctly engrossed
after being completely amended by
the committee, was put on it's third
reading. Senator Jacobson called at
tention to the fact that in line Of
the newly printed bill were the words
"such persons while it had been read
mo persons" but Secretary Austin
called his attention to the fact that
the committee had made an entirely
new bill. Mr.. Jacobson was aware OF
| that onH said he had tho noxxylu orsnf
ed copy before him. Then COMPARE
sons were made at the desk and As
sistant Secretary Prater stated that
he had made a mistake in reading
the bill.
Senator Leutz then desired to amend
the bill further by making it apply
to prairie dogs" as well, but Senator
diversion thought it would confuse the
reading of the measure, and on his
motion the bill went over for a day.
While the senate was under this
order of business Senator Davis re-
ported the anti-snuff bill from the
committee on state affairs, senate bill
No. 8, which including several amend
ments made by the committee was
recommended for passage.
Senator Elken reported favorably
senate bill No. 26, relating to cleo
tions, from the committee on cleo
tions, and also senate bill No. 55,
which will provide official ballots for
school elections.
Printing Curtailed. /.
At this point the secretary read a
concurrent resolution coming from the
joint committee which had conferred
with the governor and the commits
sioners of public printing. n
This committee reported they had
carefully considered the subject and
recommended that for the balance of
the session that only the journals be
sent to the names now on the mailing
lists and that copies of the printed
bills be sem only to newspapers and
county auditors, but those over the
state who wanted copies of the bills
could have them by making a request
Of their representatives, and that a
notice to that effect be printed on
the outside cover of the journal. The
committee also recommended that
hereafter the bills be set and printed
in solid type and only Photographed as
indicated by the bill clerk.
Senator Elken vas very much OPP
posed to the adoption of the report
of the committee. He said in the