The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-01

AOHS pSflOuS.
Unless the appropriation budget
bill causes trouble, there is every
prospect that this session will come
to close in manner far from usual.
One element largely responsible for
the rapid closing up of the work was
seen yesterday when forty-one senate
bills were returned to the senate by
the house, all Of them postponed. AL
most simultaneously. the senate dis
patched thirty-nine house bills back
to the body of their origin, all in
definitely postponed.
Yesterdays session Of the house was
about as notable for issues killed as
for bills passed.
Seven bills that had reached posi-.
tions on third reading were killed:
two were killed in committee reports
four were killed in committee of the
whole.
The proposed location of the new
asylum for insane at Rugby was not
considered, being laid over till this
afternoon.
The only contest of the day develop
ed over a bill that proposes a $4,000
appropriation for vocational educa-
ton, to meet the provisions of the
federal bill proposing aid for this
state. Senate Bill No. 90. making pro-
vision for such appropriation, also
creating a vocational education COM
mittee, was defeated in committee OF
the whole, but the report wasn't &C
copied, being laid over till today.
Representative Carr Of Barnes
county charged that opposition to the
bill was based on the fact that Super
intendent Of Public Instruction Mac
donald wasn't given place on the
proposed commission. Peterson OF
Towner county, stood by Carr on the
proposition, insisting that the bill
would provide a way to better edu-
cation for this state. Miller, Of Bot
tineau, and Stair, of Bottineau. both
opposed the bill, contending 1t unwise
to enter into such a proposed alliance
with the federal government.
Under the provisions Of the federal
education act, the government would
give to this state $4,000 for voca-
tional education, If this state ap-
propriated like amount.
| Among the bills that were killed
were the senate bill for the regulation
of the practice of architecture; the
bill giving the bank examiner two ad
ditional deputies; and the bill permit
ting chautauquas, bath houses, etc.,
to operate on Sundays.
The house passed the bill that gives
the supreme court justices $500 sal
airy, after q brief but interesting de-
bate.
Bills Passed by the House.
S. B. No. 227-Providing for the
taxation of inheritance devises, be.
| quests legacies and gifts, and fixing
the rate thereof; and providing for the
manner Of payment and manner Of
enforcing the payment thereof.
s. B. No. 129-A bill for an act ap-
propriating money to reimburse w. A
Stickley for services performed fol
the board Of immigration.
S. B. No. S2.-To amend section /
Of chapter 1873. Of the session laws Of
1915, relating to medical inspection Of
pupils in the public schools.
s. B. No. 233.-Providing for the
issuance Of license from the state
dairy department covering dairy prod
licenses issued by the dairy commits
sioner and providing for the fees and
license, renewals thereof and the pay.
ment of fees collected therefor into
the state treasury.
S. B. No. 274-To amend and re.
enact section 1903 Of the compiled
laws of the state Of North Dakota FOL
the year 1918, relating to the DISPOSE.
ton of personal property and money
belonging to deceased persons whC
have been confined in the state peni.
tertiary.
S. B. No. 200-To amend and re.
enact section 1885 Of the compiled
laws of North Dakota for the veal
1913, relating to public nuisance
remedies against.
S. B. No. 24O-To amend and re.
enact section 1896 Of the compiled
laws of North Dakota for the yeal
1918, relating to sidewalk specia
assessment funds.
hibiting the selling, keeping for sale
prescribing and having possession o
certain drugs; providing a penalty 70
violations of the act. and relating t,
the method Of enforcing and Of charg
ing and proving violations Of tn
act.
S. B. No. 49-To classify propert,
for assessment at a percentage Of it
value and fix and adopt such percent
age of value.
S. B. No. 2s4-To permit the opera
ton Of bath houses bathing beache
or pleasure boats by chautauquaS
summer resorts, firms. corporations o
private persons on Sunday and repeal
ing the provisions of all acts in con
f1ict Herewith.
s. B. No. 166-To appropriate 500,
600 to provide funds for the mainten
ance of the North Dakota Nations
Il SIdI0 Lul1lL1ds dB pEOV1OSu 10
under chapter 35 of the compiled law
of 1913 for North Dakota, and to NEE
other requirements prescribed by tn
federal statutes.
Among forty senate bills which tn
house has indefinitely postponed, an,
which were returned to the senat
yesterday. was Senate Bill No. 4, pro
viding for the establishment of a stat
system of rural credits.
Trading Stamp Act.
House Bill No. AT. prohibiting TIL
!. use of trading stamps, premiums o
other supposed rade-acceleratinl
schemes in merchandising, is not We
out Of the bushes. It was reportet
for passage yesterday, but at the sam
time Senator Martin introduced resO
buttons asking the attorney general Il
give an opinion as to the constitution
atty of the measure.
The senate reciprocated by return
ing to the house thirty-seven hous
bills which had lost out in the senate
Among house bills indefinitely post
Iponed was No. 146, appropriating $15,
900, with which to finance an investi
cation of the terminal elevator propo
sition, to be made by a commission
named by the governor. House Bill No
I299. creating revolving fund in tn
lpure food department to be used II
providing an adequate inspection 70
cream shipped to the market point
ALSO was indefinitely postponed in tn
House Bill No. as. prescribing al