The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-02-27

to educators, and that whether or not
the bill passes at this time, the seeds
have been sown, and sooner or later
1t will receive favorable considera-
ton.
The measure was recommended for
indefinite postponement by the house
as committee OF the whole.
Discuss Auto Regulation.
The house spent considerable time
debating the merits Of a bill requiring
automobilists to take their machines
apart and carefully conceal the parts
upon meeting a team; to carry
whistles OF twenty five horse power;
to shoot off sky-rockets upon ap-
preaching road intersections and sec
tion corners, and providing heavy
penalty for violation of its provisions
After lengthy argument, during
which several amendments, fully as
ridiculous, were recommended, a mo-
ton to refer 1T to the committee on
military affairs prevailed. A division
was demanded, and 1t lost. A motion
general assembly, and this motion
was declared to have carried.
Hotel Liquor BlIl Killed.
Representative Martin supported
the lnerits of house bill No. 445, pro-
yidfng for the dispensing of intoMcat-
ing liquors by hotels, and he insisted
that the present prohibition law is a
failure and a menace to coming
generations In spite Of his argu-
ment, the bill was indefinitely post
poned.
Fire Escape Bill Passed.
After a long DEBATE in which the
merits of bill requiring stationary fire
escapes and proper exits to all school
buildings was supported by Repre-
sentative Divet, the measure passed
nays and SS absent and not vot-
ing.
Consider General Orders.
AS committee or the whole, the
house considered the following gen.
eral orders:
No. 106 creating a state textbook
commission and providing for
uniformity of textbooks, Indefinitely
postponed; No. 432, relating to special
assessment for sewers, water mains,
sidewalks and other purposes, pass
age; No. AIS, providing means OF in
creasing or decreasing number of
county commissioners, passage; No.
ATS, means Of removal of elective Of
ficers by the will of the people, and
for the political reserve powers of
electors to be used through the
Initiative and referendum in city mat
ters and the form of petitions, ap-
plicable to citizens which have adopt
ed the commission form, and pre-
scribing manner by which a city hav-
ing adopted the commission system
may return to the former plan, pass
age;
No. 1856, providing for non-partisan
municipal elections, passage; No. 352,
| declaring attorneys at law from con-
spring together to elect or defeat any
person who may be candidate for
| judicial election, indefinitely post
poned; No. 25s, limiting tax levies
during years of 1913 and 1914, re-
stricting debt limits, regulating
salaries of officers which, under ex-
listing laws, depend upon assessed
valuation, passage; No. 4S2, manner of
granting pardons, passage; No. 44S
fees in county court, passage; No. 453,
| increased jurisdiction of courts, pass
| age, No. 472, creating immigration
| board re-referred committee on ap-
preparations; No. Ala, state exhibit at
Norway's centennial postponed; SEN
| ate bill No. 200, expenses of district
| judges, passage; No. 62 wolf bounty,
passage; No. 26, relating to elections,
passage; No 2S4, relating to public
schools, passage.