The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
YESTERDAY IN LOWER HOUSE.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 5.-There was
a forecast yesterday afternoon of what
will happen today when the initia-
tive and referendum bill comes before
the house on special orders for 3
o'clock. Representative Hoge asked
that the rule be suspended and the
house return to the seventh order of
business for the purpose of introduce
ing motions and resolutions and when
consent had been against he asked that
house bill No. PA, introduced by
Hawkinson earlier in the day and
which is duplicate of the senate bill
on initiative and referendum be not
printed, but that it be considered at
the same time the Ployhar-Blake-
more bill is up stating as his reason
that both bills have to do with the
same question and that they should
be taken up at the same time in or
der to save time and expenses. This
brought an immediate and vigorous
protest from Ployhar and when the
ayes and nays were called the Hawk
inson bill was voted to go the way
of other bills of the same kind and
was kept in the committee on judi
ciary.
On account of the fact that the
trains were late Speaker Frame was
not on hand at 2 O'Clock and CHIEF
Clerk George called the house to or
der and on motion of Representative
Buck, Gen. E. A. Williams was called
to the chair to preside until the speak
er should arrive. The committee on
engrossing reported only one bill back
that being NO. 70, and the committee
on judiciary had two bills to report.
but on account of the fact that there
were so few members present both
bills were referred to the committee
of the whole and will be considered to-
day. Nyhus asked that his bill No.
2o4 be withdrawn and there being no
objection this was allowed. No. 20S
was taken from the committee on
printing and referred to the commit
tee on state affairs.
At this point it was suggested that
inasmuch as the senate had declared
recess of half an hour to wait for
the trains the house might do the
same and the motion carried.
At 2:45 the house was called to or
der again with Speaker Frame in the
chair. A message was received from
the senate containing a concurrent
resolution regarding the price to
charged for the shipment of seco :,
:,,rG automobiles, it being stated that
oftentimes under the present tariff
the rate charged would be more than
the machine could be sold for. The
resolution was referred to the com.
mlttee on railways.
Another message to be received from
the senate was the concurrent resolu'
ton memoralizing congress to pass
the Kenyon-Shepard now in senate
committee. There were slight amend.
ments made in the senate. The reso-
lu' ior as it went from the house was
addreS sed to the speaker of the house
of representatives and as amended
by the senate is addressed to the
senators and representatives in con-
gress. Burnett moved that the house
concur in the amendments and this
was done with but few dissenting
votes.
Under the head of third reading and
final passage of house bills No. 105,
by Turner, relating to the organiza-
ton Of townships and allowing regu-
larly organized townships to annex
fragments of townships which could
be more easily governed under the
change was passed with 70 voting
aye, 6 nay and 80 absent and not vot-
ing. There was some little discussion
over Hausop's bill No. 100, providing