The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-15


cred in the committee of the whole
house probably this afternoon, or to-
| morrow.
No Sunday Theaters.
Proposed legislation permitting
theatres to open on Sunday fell by
the wayside in the house yesterday
when H. B. No. ITO was indefinitely
postponed. The bill provided for the
censorship of pictures displayed on
Sunday, and limited them to certain
| type.
Will BE Up Again.
Representative p. C. Peterson's bill
for dependent and neglected girls at
the state school Of science, it being
proposed to abandon the school, like
ly will be before the house again to-
day.
The sponsor of the measure gave
notice yesterday that he would ask
reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill was postponed.
New Polling Hours.
Representative Cole, in H. B. No.
270, which was recommended to the
house yesterday for passage, gives
cities the option of opening polls two
hours earlier than now provided, and
of keeping them open three hours
longer.
The present hour for the opening of
the polls is 8 o'clock, and the present
hour for closing is o'clock. Under
the bill, however, precincts In which it
is believed more voters would be car
ed for by the longer hours. could
Pension Act Up Once More.
The proposed adjustment OF the
teachers pension act will come before
the house once more.
The repeal of the pension act is
contemplated in III. B. No. 27S, and q
redistribution of the fund that has
been created, would be brought about.
Two years ago the attempted abol-
ishment Of the fund created a hot
fight. So far. little interest has devel-
oped in the proposed adjustment OF
the pension plan.
The repeal bill is now on the calen-
dar for final passage.
Reports of Committees Of the House.
S. B. No. 109-Requiring railroads
to establish stock sales. Postponed.
S. B. No. 1-Torrens Title system
Amended do pass.
S. B. No. 33-Relating to changing
school boundaries. Do pass.
s. B. No. 145-Relating to the con-
struction of bridges and culverts
across drains. DO pass. e.
H. B. No. S1-Evenfng schools for
adults. Do pass.
HI. B. No. 37-Creating ONCE Of
crime commissioners. General orders.
H. B. No. 94-Giving rail commits
sioners over track scales. Amended do
H. B. No. 15S-Relating to meetings
domestic insurance companies. Do
pass.
IT, B. No. 16O-Making operative the
initiative of the constitution, as re-
lates to constitutional amendments.
Postponed.
III. B. No. 171-Relating to interior
ence with persons seeking work. Post
H. B. No. 17O-Permitting theaters
to operate on Sunday. Postponed.
H. B. No. 204-Changing of school
OF science into a home for neglected
H. B. No. 2Os-Providing for the
dragging Of roads. and levying Of tax
therefor. Do pass.
H. B. No. 22S-Appropriation of
$75,165.O5 for coming year and $152;-
256.12 for the purpose or securing fed
eral road aid. Do pass.
H. B. No. 2S3-AppropriatinE $780,
600 for indemnifying owners OF cattle
inflicted with bovine tuberculosis. Do
pass.
II. B. No, 245-Transferring funds
to auditors department. Do pass.
H. B. No, 254-Legalizing acts OF
administrators. Postponed.
H. B. No. 255-Relating to duties
and powers of administrators. Post
poned.
H. B. No. 25S-Legalizing mortgage
foreclosures. Postponed.
H. B. No. 259-LegaEizing certain
Acknowledgements relating to deeds,
mortgages, etc. Do pass.
H. B. No. 262-Validating certain
general and special elections in vii
lagos, and bonds and warrants. POST
H. B. No. 261-Appropriating for
travelling expenses of railroad COM
missioners. Postponed.
H. B. No. 270-Permitting opening
of polls at six o'clock, and up to 8
o'clock in the evening. Do pass.
H. B. No. 273-Relating to service
by publication. Postponed.
H. B. No. 2S5-Requiring payment
for dockage. Postponed.
III. B. No. 2SS-Issuance of ware
house certificate and packing house
products. Do pass.
H. B. No. 36s-Prohibiting railroads
from burning ties. Postponed.
H. B. No. 267-Relating to expendi-
lures for road machinery. Postponed. !.
H. B. No. 406-Requiring railroads
to stop trains at all towns handling
over $4,000 of business. Postponed.
H. B. No. 357-Defining the word
precinct" and formation Of voting
districts. Recommended do pass.
H. B. No. 311-Relating to duties OF
adjutant general. Do pass.
H. B. No. 296-Preventing the OBJ
struction of highways. Postponed.
H. B. No. 27s-Repeal of teachers
pension. Do pass.