The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-12

lating to the site for schoolhouses
carried with 81 ayes, "a nays and 80
absent and not voting. Ellingson's
No. %, relating to the territory In
which mutual insurance companies
may operate was referred to the
committee On insurance as there are
some conflicting sections in it. No
100 by Hanley, providing for the de-
termination of heirs and share in
claim to certain real estate by action
in district court vas declared passed
when a vote of SO ayes, ] nay n Ia
absent and not voting was announced.
At this point a recess OF ten minutes
was taken on motion of Sorlie.
A communication was received from
the board of control in which they
stated that they were not to blame for
the fact that their report had not
reached the desks of the members but
thai as a matter of fact it had been
held up by the state expert printer
and not sent to the state printer as
soon as 1t might have been.
In the committee of the whole Klein
was in the chair and the first bill up
for consideration was Twichelrs re-
lating to the Indebtedness Of cities
and merely to clear up some points of
confusion resulting from the passage
of the commission form OF govern
ment bill and 1t was recommended to
pass. No. 1874, by Batter. which pro-
vides for the no~n-partisan election Of
county privileges for further amend
ments. No. 80, by Dixon, relating to
the printing of new provisions in pro-
posed constitutional amendments in
larger type on the ballots than the
old provisions was recommended for
passage. Ployhar's bill which limited
the time in which action against in
surance companies for loss sustained
can be started to one year was in
definitely postponed, and then came
the track grain buyer bill in which
no action was taken although there
was a great deal of debate over it.
Bills introduced Tuesday.
H. b. No. 3ST-Thompson. by re-
quest, relating to qualification of. app
plicants for admission to the bar of
the state of North Dakota. Judi
cidry.
H B. No. 36s-Leu, providing that
any holder of public office nay be-
come candidate for succeeding prim-
airy election without circulating a
petition. Elections.
H. B. No. 369-Twichell, proyid-
ing for a modification of sentence for
persons convicted of minor crimes for
the first time. Judiciary.
H. B. 370-Warriner, providing for
the adjustment of capital punishment
and limits the power Of the board of
pardons. judiciary.
H. B. No. 371-Lindstrom, relating
to h right of eminent domain.
Judiciary.
H. B. No. ST2-Twichell, relating to
the powers Of cemetery corporations.
Corporations other than municipal.
n. B. No. 373-Putnam, to provide
for the care and maintenance and in
struction of blind babies and children
under school age. Charitable institu-
tons.
H. B. No. 374-Owens, relating to
sidewalk special assessments. Taxes
and tax laws.
II. 3. No. S75-owens, relating to
the revision and adoption of ordi-
nances by cities. Municipal
tions.
H. B. No. 37s-odIand, for an act
to provide for the disposition of
school and institutional lands for
various purposes. state affairs.
H. b. No. 37T-Williams, for an act
to provide for the acceptance by the
state, any military or Indian school
reservation from the national govern
ment. State affairs.