The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-25

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surance companies. No. ~ would re-
duce the volume Of the report of the
insurance commissioner and No. 80
is an act providing for the payment
Of attorneys fees in certain insur-
ance cases. Bill No. n, which pro-
vides that railroad employees working
on the repair track be provided with
certain protection from the clemen-
ctes of the weather was recommended
to be Indefinitely postponed. This
committee also reported on the
Thompson bill regulating the sale and
manufacture Of automobile tires do
pass. The committee on state at
fairs turned down the Bill providing
the poor from 81 to SIS per day and
the passage of senate bill No, 81 was
recommended. This provides for
typewriter ~engrossed and enrolled
bills. The absent voters bill by Mr..
Hoge was recommended for indefinite
postponement. No. so, which nrovides
for appropriation FOR $25, 900 annually
for state fairs carried minority re-
port and was automatically referred
to the committee OF the whole. No.
35, which provides for uniform sys-
TEN of accounting was also referred
to the committee Of the whole for
the same reason.
The committee on employment which
had under consideration the hiring OF
clerks for three committees reported
that a clerk should be appointed for
the ways and means committee and
that he should also look after the
work OF the committee on railways
and that when other help was needed
from the committees application
should be made for the assignment
of one of the house clerks. The re-
port was adopted.
PIoyhar wanted all bills providing
for asylums for the insane referred
to one committee and this was done.
An attempt was made to have them
all referred to the committee of the
whole but this lost out as the mem
bers probably realized that 1t would
result In a never ending fight on the
floor of the house.
In the committee OF the whole house
bill No.. "a was under discussion and
brought forth remarks from a number
| OF members. It relates to the making
Of wills and provides that the will it,
self shall be proof of intention of the
maker and that outside evidence OF
the makers intentions will not be taxi
en- as evidence. Dewitt argued in favor
of the bill and Blakemore Of Cass and
Lamb of Ward were against 1t, but the
bill was recommended TO pass when
the committee arose. This was the
only matter discussed in the commit
tee.
There were only nine new measures
offered in the house today and they are
as follows:
New House Bills.
H. b. No. 15O-Thompson. for an
act relating to the, sale of binding
fraud in the sale thereof. This bin re-
Quires that a stamp or label shall be
placed on every ball OF binder Irvine,
giving name of manufacturer or inn
porter. the number of feet, material
from which 1t is made, tensile strength
and the per cent OF oil 1t contains, and
the date of manufacture. Referred to
the committee on agriculture.
III. b. No. 151-Buck, for an act to
amend chapter 277 of the session laws
OF 1911 prohibiting the use OF snuff.
This is the bill as 1t was offered at the
last session and before, 1T was amend
ed by the insertion Of the word pure
Referred to- the committee OF public
health
III. b. No. 152-Harty, for an act to
provide for the making of Improve
nlents at the North Dakota school OF
forestry, to assist in the maintenance
thereof, and making an appropriation
OF $4,000. Referred to the committee
On appropriations.
liz IL. NO. lb3-OWenS, Tor an act
regulating the qualification OF locomo-
tive fireTnen. The bill provides that a
fireman must have had actual expert
ence in firing b locomotive for a dis
lance of 10000 miles. which is equive-
liant to three years steady employment,
experience as fireman on a switch
engine win not be counted. Referred to
the committee on railways.
III. b. No. 154-Baldson, for an act
requiring tTeasurers OF fair assOcla-
lions to give a. bond to the directors
thereof. Referred to the committee on
state affairs.
Ell. b. No. 1g6--Bartley, for an act
permitting counties to appropriate
money to prevent the spread OF tuber-
culosis In the state. Referred to the
committee on public health.
I'll. n. No. 166--Lanbert, concurrent
resolution, amending the constitution
of the state, relating to the Legislative
department and providing for the In
~itiattve and referendum as applied TO
laws Referred to Judiciary COMMITTEES
III. B, No. 1B7--Ereitag, concurrent
resolution amending constitution and
locating insane asylum as Max Rec
ferred to state affairs committee.
III. Is. Mo. 158-Boliinger. relating To
additional exemption allowed the head
OF a family residing In North Dakota
Referred to the committee on ways and
means.