The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-22
SEVERAL ISSUES
Still BEFORE
LEGISLATURE
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initiate constitutional amendments to
carry out the leagues program. Pass
| ed by the house. and requiring the SEN
| ate's approval.
Establishment of a terminal eleva-
| tor at Paramount, with a $125,000 ap-
preparation. Passed by the senate,
| and requiring the houses approval
Adoption Of a constitutional amend
| ment making 1t possible for the state
| to establish a compulsory hail insur-
ance department. Passed by the SEN
ate. and requiring only the houses
| approval to be placed before the peo-
pie for vote in the 1913 election.
1t was also passed by the legislature
| two years ago.
Adoption of constitutional amend
ments permitting the state to build
| flour mills, cold storage plants and
packing plants. Passed by the SEN
| ate. and requiring the approval Of the
house to be submitted to the next
legislature under the constitutional
amendment provision ! d, ~,
Adoption Of a state grain grading
act, passed by the senate, and re-
quiring the approval OF the house.
Enactment of proposed classical
| ton of freight and adoption of a set
| Minnesota Passed by the house, and
requiring the approval of the senate.
Establishment of a state bank de-
poSiA guaranty department. Passed
by the senate, and requiring the
| houses approval. ns- ri. ..sa .9
Establishment of a farm labor bu-
reau of Fargo for the purpose Of bring
ing honest laborers to the state.
| Passed by the senate, and requiring
the approval Of the house.
The making Of a $4,000 appropria-
| ton for pensions for North Dakota
guardsmen, in lieu of the proposed
grant Of $40 a month to each guards
man. carried in previous bin, which
was declared unconstitutional. Passed
by the senate and requiring the
houses approval.
| State budget act, still in the hands
of the senate COMMITTEES, and all gem
eral and Incidental appropriation bills
none of which have been passed.
Proposed establishment Of a 25-year
basis for farm loans made by the
state land department. Passed by the
senate, and requiring the houses ap-
prevail.
Proposed adjustment Of the trading
stamp. Passed by the house, and re-
curing the approval Of the senate.
Proposed uniform sales act, Great
ing new code of sales laws. passed
by the house and requiring the ap-
prevail of the senate.
Proposed establishment of an i'm
piled warranty in connection with the
sale of farm implements. Passed by
the house, and requiring the approval
of the senate.
Proposed adjustment Of the Office
OF fire marshal, as now constituted, and
re- establishing it as a department of
the insurance commissioners Office.
. Passed by the house, and requiring the
approval of the senate. ~ 81 s~
i Legislation permitting North Da-
4 kota to join with Minnesota and
South Dakota in the handling OF the
Red river valley flood problem. Passed
by the house, and requiring the ap-
prevail of the senate.
II Proposed control of the patent med
icine industry. Approved by the house.
and requiring favorable action in the
senate.
Proposed establishment of a high
way commission and acceptance of
federal aid in road building. Passed
by the house and requiring the ap-
prevail of the senate.
Il Proposed adjustment of the present
license system for automobiles, and
establishing a new license plan, do
ing away with personal property tax
alton Of automobiles, and diverting the
entire proceeds into the state high
way commissioners fund for the con-
struction Of good roads. Passed by
the house, and requiring the approval
Il of the senate.
Proposed creation of a commission
to investigate the cost Of a state
owned terminal elevator, state-owned
-four mill, state owned packing plant,
and making an appropriation there
for. Passed by the house and require
ing the approval Of the senate.
Proposed removal Of the state ho-
tel inspection and state oil inspection
from independent departments and
placing them under the direction Of
the state pure food commissioners. APP
proved by the senate and requiring the
approval OF the house.
!, Proposed adjustment of the three
man tax commission and the creation
of a one-man commission. Passed by
, the senate and requiring the approval
!. of the house. In the house taxes cGCn-
mittee.
Proposed restriction of the game
bag limit, the shorter season for prair-
lie chickens. Passed by the senate and
J requiring the ratification OF the house.
Now on third reading.
Proposed legislation giving officials
J greater power to fight the drug habit,
!. by making persons liable to punish
ment for carrying drugs. Passed by
!, the senate and now before the house
on third reading.
u Proposed taxation of moneys and
) credits, passed by the senate and
now before the house on third read
ing.
Proposed system for taxing mort
cages passed by the senate, and re-
quiring the houses approval.
Proposed legislation giving counties
the power to abandon the better
! farming work by holding an election.
J Passed by the senate and now before
the house on third reading.
Proposed annual conference Of tax
!, officials, passed by the senate and now
on the third reading calendar in the
house
Semi-monthly pay for rail- employees,
i and so-calIed Ambulance chaser" act
J passed by the senate, and now before
, the house on third reading.
4 Proposed adoption OF the Torrens title
y system. passed by the senate, and
, now on the house calendar for final
. passage Proposed granting Of addi-
tional levy powers to park boards in