The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

left to enatOr Steel Of jamestown and
he opposed the bill on the grounds
that the state will be able to get along
| for many years with one institution.
He held that the one overhead charge
and expense could be made to care
for the insane population of the state
in as good a manner as If there were
two institutions located at different
points and under two different heads.
Those in favor of the new institution
contended that when a certain popula-
ton was reached in an institution of
that kind that the efficiency of the
management went backwards. There
were a good many new points brought
out in the debate and it is expected
that there will be another warm fight
when the bill reaches the house.
Bills Passed by the Senate.
H. B. No. Sc, L. L. Twichell-Rights
of purchasers when lands are redeem
3D.
H. B. No. 70, Stinger-Exceptions
to laws prohibiting stations running
at large.
Bills Killed in the Senate.
S. B. No. 19-Providing half rates
for farm machinery shipped by ex-
press.
| S. B. No. Ill, Misunderstanding leg
islature of a single body.
H. B. No. As, Rott-Levying gopher
tax against railroads.
H. B. No. 57-Extending the power
of removing officers.
| New House Bills Monday.
H. B. No. 1873, Steenson-Relating
to the form of service of summons in
county court actions. Committee on
Judiciary.
H. B. No. 1874, misunderstanding
state commission for the censoring of
moving pictures. Referred to Commit
tee on Ways and Means.
H. B. No. 1S5-Committee on cleo
tions and election privileges, requir-
ing county canvassing boards to meet
ten days after election instead Of Is.
Referred to Committee on Elections.
H. B. No. 1856, Dean-Abolishing the
office of township road overseer and
giving the board of supervisors COM
plete supervision. Committee on High.
ways.
H. B. No. 1877, Lindahl and Hedaleh
Providing that the state pay one
half of the actual cost of maintaining
county agricultural and training
schools. Committee on Education.
H. B. No. 1873, Burnett-Fxing
Homestead exemptions at $4,000
Committee on Ways and Means.
H. B. No. 1S9, Steenson-Permitting
townships to adopt a contract plan of
road building. Committee on High.
ways.
H. B. No. 100, Jahr-Limiting terms
Of state and county officers not al
ready limited to two terms, to three
terms. Committee on State Affairs.
| H. B. No. 1871, Husband Creating
state text book commission. Commit
! tee on education.
! H. B. No. 1872, McClellan-Abolish-
ing the publication of the treasurer's
and auditors annual statement. Com
mittee on counties.
H. B. No. 1913, Kringen-Abolishing
game board and office of game war
dens; making sheriffs ex-officio game
wardens and permitting the appoint
ment Of five deputies in each county.
Committee on Game and Fish.
! H. B. No. 1874, Wiley-Amending law
relative to salaries of county treasur-
ers so that county treasurer of Sioux
| County, recently created, may receive
salary during first year of office. Com
mittee on State Affairs.
I H. B. No. 1876, Moore-Relating to
powers of city commissions. Commit:
tee on Municipal Corporations.
! H. B. No. 1876, L. L. Twichell-
Bonds of city commissioners. Com
mittee on Municipal Corporations.
H. B. No. 1877, L. L. Twichell-Con-
demnation of property by city commits
sioners. Committee on Municipal Cor
, porations.
H. B. No. 1913, L. l.. Twichell-Ex-
empting municipalities from liability
for injuries received by the accumu-
lation of ice and snow on sidewalks
when notice is given property owners
to clean up. Committee on Municipal
Corporations.
H. B. No. 1919, Purcell-Basing SAL
aries of city commissioners on popu-
lation. Committee on Municipal Cor