The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-04

his agent. 1t was supposed that the
bill was fixed up 80 hat it would pass
when a motion was made to adjourn
and that carried so the bill will come
up for final passage today.
Initiative and Referendum.
The senate today passed three
initiative and referendum bills and the
provisions Of the bills taken as a
whole cover all the recommendations
including initiative, referendum and
recall. The clincher was applied to
all the measures and they were mes
saged to the house where they will
probably appear on the calendar to-
day. The senate has thus done all
that the people of the state have asked
them to in the way of initiative and
referendum legislation and they may
also pass house bill No. 1913 which in
Cludes all of the amendments in one
bill.
Fire Marshal Bill Passed.
The bill which creates the position
OF state fire marshal was passed after
there had been a good deal of argu-
ment and several efforts made to
amend it. Senator Gilbert had an
amendment he wished to have attach
ed which required hat foreign fire
insurance companies doing business in
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per cent on all premiums received
and when the ayes and nays were
called the chair announced that the
ayes had it unless a division was ask
ed for and in a moment Of abstraction
Senator Gilbert asked for division and
when the rising vote was counted it
was found that he had lost by lust /
vote. The bill as finally passed calls
for a state fire marshal at a salary
Of $4,000 and an assistant at $500
per year and several other disburse-
ments.
Hail Insurance Changed.
There was g. bill passed during the
afternoon which places the hail in
surance department in the hands of
the insurance commissioner instead Of
in the commissioners of agriculture's
Office. The rate is also raised from
20 to 80 cents an acre. There was an
attempt made on the part of Senator
Davis to have the rate raised to 35
cents as he claimed the state could
not pay all losses on the rate In the
bill, but after considerable argument
the amendment "a voted down and
the bill passed. 5.-
C~htropraetie's Recommended.
The bill which was introduced with
the idea of legalizing the practice of
CHIrOpraCLlcS IN the state was report
ed out from the committee with a
majority and minority report. The
minority report was for indefinite
postponement and an effort was made
to have the one adopted but without
success n the majority report for
passage was finally adopted.
State Highway Commission.
The bill which was introduced
creating a state highway commission
was passed with but little opposition.
The bill does not really mean that
there will be another commission in
the state as the commission is made
up of the governor, the state engineer
and other officials and they are to
act as highway commissioners and are
to advise with the county commission
ers and others in charge of building
roads in the state.
No House Bills Acted Upon.
The senate did not get to that order
of business under which house bills are
considered and there will be a large
calendar for today. When recess was
taken it was until / o'clock this after
noon and it is the general opinion
that there will be a meeting tonight
and tomorrow morning and that by
that time the business will have been
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