The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-01
0. 2-CENT FARE
BILL ---PASS FARM
EXEMPTION BILL
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lower body had before it, among 9th
ers, the following:
Recommended from the COM
mittee of the whole house without
debate. HendricKson's bill for e
cent passenger fare.
Recommended from the COM
mittee of the whole house. without
debate, the administration bill for
Nonpartisan elections of state,
county and legislative officials.
Passed H. B. No. 80, requiring
that consignees of liquor make
affidavit the liquor is for their
personal use.
Passed Representative KEITH
mans bill requiring handlers of
meat to have health certificates,
and barring unhealthy persons
from such occupation.
Passed Hendrickson's bill re-
quiring parallel railroads to con-
struct connecting wyes.
Passed Senator Hamilton's
constitutional amendment permit
ting the legislature to exempt
farm property from taxation.
Killed the bill providing that
women must be appointed juvenile
commissioners.
Received a favorable report on
the women's minimum wage act
from the house labor committee.
Received a favorable report on
the child labor law from the house
labor committee.
Received a favorable report on
.Weber's bill abolishing the present
board of control, and establishing
a new board with two eX ofhcio
and one appointive member.
Received a favorable report on
Mees' bill placing the tax commits
sioners on the board of equaliSa-
ton.
Received a favorable report on
Mees bill creating the board Of
levy.
Received a favorable report on
Senator Kretchmar's bill reducing
the oil inspection fee.
Received a favorable report on
DESCENDANTS bill providing that
physicians must display schedule
of fees and limiting mileage
charges for country drives.
Received new bill by Erb pro-
viding for five-siXths jury decision
in civil cases.
Received new bill by Fraser
pTOpOSllS lIlC IOCdLAOA Va AAS"
asylum for the insane at Garr1-
son.
Received a new bill from Turn
er providing that hail insurance
losses must be adjusted within
seven days, or the company must
accept the insureds estimate of
the loss.
Juvenile Bill Condemned.
The juvenile commissioner bill
known as H. B. No. rs. which provide
hat in the appointment of juVenil
court commissioners, two person
night be named, one a woman and on
/ man, and that if only one was ap
it would have to be woman
caused some discussion.
]. F. T. O'Connor of Grand Forks
the measure bad on tn
,heory that a male commissioner doe
much more efficient work in handling
he boy problem, and that the gir
is handled in the cities b,
police matrons. He cited the situa
ion at Grand Forks. where very effec
i've work is done on the presen
basis.
Rep. Walter Maddox of Mountrai
county, also opposed the measure, be
ieving that the present arrangement
vas extremely satisfactory, and NOR
effective than the proposed plan.
On a motion to indefinitely post
bone, the vote was unanimous.
The bill in question was on
by Lillian Topping, of Far
go.
The manner in which Representativ
Iendrickson's bill for 2-cent passenge
are was handled in the committee o
he whole house, doesn't augur well 10
he railroad side of the issue.
There was no debate, and Their
wasn't an opposing voice when tn
question of recommending the bill TO
passage, was put.
The author of the bill was in tn
chair, as presiding officer of the com
nittee, when the measure was submit
Under the terms of the bill, tn
,-cent rate would be maintained on al
ines earning in excess of $1,000 mil
per annum.
Election Changes.
The Wood and Walton bill for non
PARTISAN elections, known as II. b. NC
II, has the backing of the nonpartisal
caucus. This bill does away with tn
present partisan elections all down tn
inc; 1t would abolish the party pri
naries and the party registration o
Under the terms of the bill, pri
nary election would be held, at which
Ill but two candidates for the same of.
ice would be eliminated.