The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-03
ROUTINE OF The
HOUSE SATURDAY
Continued From Page IL

pear in the record?' the speaker
queried.
A long list of bins were reported
back to the house with recommends
tons from the various standing COM
mittees, and the first special commit
| tee to report was the committee
named to investigate affairs in the
office of the state treasurer, which
was adopted.
Extra Pay for Printer.
Representative Thompson introduce
ed a concurrent resolution relating
to the extra expense incurred by the
| Knight Printing company in getting
out the dllatory annual reports of the
various state departments for the
benefit of the state legislature, and
recommending that the additional ex-
pense occasioned thereby be paid the
printer by the state, not to exceed
$4,000 extra, however. The resolution
was referred to the committee on sup
plies and expenditures. .
Would Consider Wolf Bounty.
Representative Buck moved that the
action by which senate bill No, 81, the
wolf bounty law, was lost on the
previous day be reconsidered, but h
motion lost.
Women Suffrage Killed.
The house bill providing for woman
suffrage, was on the calendar for
third reading and final passage, and
Representative Divet endeavored to
give a senate bill a precedence over
the house bill, by placing the SEN
ate bill upon the calendar for third
reading instead of the house bill. Aft
er considerable discussion the senate
bill was placed upon the calendar,
while the house bill when considered
was indefinitely postponed.
1t was voted to also place senate
bill No. 1S1 upon the calendar for
third reading and final passage.
Accepts the Apology.
Representative Thompson arose for
recognizance. The gentleman from
Traill," said the speaker, and then
correcting himself, "or the gentleman
from Ward"
Mr.. Speaker, I accept the apology"
said Thompson. He then moved for
reconsideration of house bill No. 261,
relating to the publication of notices
OF foreclosure in papers nearest the
land concerned. The motion prevail
ed and the bill was replaced upon the
calendar in regular order.
The senate's concurrent resolution
relating to a survey of the Red river
with the object in view OF making it
d H~dNlSdDLe l. G6ILp W6S GId1l5IIl4ILC1
to and adopted by the house. The pc
tition will be sent to Washington, in
an endeavor to call the attention of
the secretary of war to the desire Of
the Red river valley people.
The report of the conference COM
mittee with reference to amendments
to senate bill No SO, the anti-snuff
law, was adopted. The amendments
also were concurred in by the senate,
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further parley over the measure.
A number of bills passed by the
senate on the previous day were
transmitted to the house and referred
to the various standing committees.
On Third Reading.
Only three house bills were placed
upon third reading and final passage
Saturday afternoon, and much time
was devoted to a long list of bills on
general orders. The house bills on
third reading we're:
II. B. No. 481, relating to the COM
mission system Of government. pass
I'd.
H. B. No. $40, county t~reasurers'
notice to taxpayers, passed.
II. B. No. 387, providing for woman
suffrage, indefinitely postponed.
As General Orders.
The following were considered by
the house as a committee of the whole
with Representative Dixon in the
chair:
SNo. 23S, relating to purchase of
school supplies, passage; No. AL, on
current resolution increasing the debt
limit of the state of North Dakota to
s. 1000, 900, indefinitely postponed; No.
405, relating to attorneys fees on fore
closure, passage; No. 200. abolishing
the second choice primary ballot, pass
age; No. 456, manner of letting city
Improvement contracts, passage; No.
274, appropriation for and authority
to purchase additional land for capitol
park n site purposes, passage; No.
$50, relating to druggists permits, in
definite postponement; No. 1876,
establishment of public or central
markets by counties, passage; No. 361,
laying out, altering or discounting
public roads, passage; No. 440, is
suance of state road bonds, indefinite
p-ostponement.
Kill New Capitol Plan.
No. 299, creating a state capitol
commission and authorizing the cree
ton Of ST. 600. 900 capitol building,
indefinitely postponed.
Preceding the action on his bill,
Representative Williams talked in
support of the measure, declaring that
the time is at hand to lay the founda-
ton and secure plans and specifca-
tons for future progress. Mr.. Sorlie,
however, could not agree that the time
was at hand to dispose of the states
lands, declaring that they would
greatly increase in value within the
next ten years, and will provide suf-
ficient funds to properly build q state
capitol, while it would be impossible
to carry out such a plan under present
circumstances and conditions. Mr..
Streeter, too, though that 81, 900, 600
wouldn't be anywhere near enough
money, and was in favor of waiting
until the capitol is assured.
Kill Initiative and Referendum.
III. B. No. 254, amending the con-
~stitution and providing FOR the IN
itiative and referendum, had been
made q special order for 3 o'clock SAT-
Irday afternoon. TT was considered
and was indefinitely postponed BY d
vote of 52aayes, IS nays and "a absent
and not voting. -