The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-18

not voting.
H. b. No. 212, relating to the bonds
OF school district officers, passed by
a vote OF 80 ayes, l nay and 80 alb
sent and not voting.
The speaker signed hous bills Nos.
B, 20 and Az.
Senate Bills Referred.
A batch of senate bills were placed
upon their first and second reading
and were referred to the various house
committees as follows:
;. Is. No. 227, sale of personal prop
erty, judiciary committee; No. 22S, re-
lease of cause for action, judiciary;
NO. ia, counties and county bound
aries; No, 121, appropriation Of $780,
600 to jamestown Asylum, ~appropria-
tons; No. 236, state board of educa-
ton, educational; No. 1873, costs of
board Inc treatment at insane hos
pital, charitable institutions; No.. 33,
prohibiting use of public drinking
cups, public health; No. 16S, permit
ting farmers to drain their land into
road bitches, drainage; Nc. 21S, dis
tribution of corporation fees by state
treasurer, corporations other than
municipal; No., 1877, employing legis-
lative help by contract plan, ways and
means. ~
N"tN FSGNAHS SSfaNS SttSs
S. B. No. 40. relating to the sale and
transportation of adulterated incecti-
cides and fungicfdes, was referred back
to the committee for further consider
alton. MI. Martin expressed the opin-
ion that it might be one of those bills
which is attempting to make people
buy all that sort of thing at the drug
stores. 1t was explained, however, that
Professor Ladd had declared the meas
ure to be q good one.
S. b. No. 1876, relating to the rein
statement and valuation of cancelled
corporations, passed by a vote of 80
ayes, 3 nays and II absent and not
voting.
S. b. No. 141, in the interests of the
repose and quieting of titles, passed by
a vote of 63 ayes, 80 nays and Is alb
sent and not voting. An attempt to
attach the "clincher" motion failed.
Committee of the Whole.
Representative Odland was Ia Ire
chair when the house resolved itself
into a committee of the whole for the
consideration of general orders.
The first bill taken under considera-
ton was No. 245, authorizing cities
and villages to condemn plots Of
ground for dumping grounds. After
considerable discussion it was amend
ed to provide for the condemnation of
LAND only eighty rods from any resi-
dence and forty rods from any public
highway, and the bill was recommend
ed for passage.
H. B. No. 267, relating to liens on
livestock, was recommended for pas
sage.
H, b. No. 81, relating to lana con-
tract cancellation, was recommended
for passage.
Fl. B. No. "a, making an a%ppropria-
ton for a stand of colors for the Rock
Island wood military reservation, was
recommended for passage, although it
was argued to some extent thar the
the national guard, should incorporate
the expense for this flag.
s. B.. Nc. 6, relating to the handling
of automobile license funds, was rec
commended for indefinite postponement.
s. B, No. 80, relating to garnishment
proceedings in justice court, was rec-
commended for passage.
S. d. No. IS. amending the herd Jaw,
the object being to protect the farm
ers in the northern part Of the state
who have not vet cut their grain, was
re-referred to the committee on state
affairs.
s.. B. No. 9S. the anti-snuff bill,
was so amended Al to make a new
definition of the word snuff, including
certain brands of s~o-called fine cut"
tobacco, and was recommended for
passage.
Fl. B. No. 400. a labor lien law, was
recommended for passage and this
fact is due largely to the efforts of
Rep. f. w. Turner Of Stark county,
who made a splendid address in the
interests Of the blacksmith, and point
ing out the reasons why he should re-
ceive full protection for his labors.
VII ri - -, - tho onc1 on1 u
the report was adopted, the speaker
signed senate bills Nos. 1873, SO, 100,
At and 81.
The house adjourned at $3.50 O'Clock.