The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-20

Fl n, u. mo- 13V-ApprOpflaLlOn TOT SAL
larry and expenses Of high school In
H. b. No. 2S3-Appropriation for in
Identification Of owners of cattle kill
led because of bovine tuberculosis. Do
lpass.
H. B. No. 22s-Appropriation to
meet provisions OF the federal road
act. Do pass.
i II. B. No. 1s5-Do pass
H. B. No. 200-Giving village boards
additional power in contracting for
electrical equipment and electric cur
rent. Do pass.
H. B. No. 1s1-Exempting certain
patents and deeds from paying taxes
before being recorded. Do pass.
ton Of fences by railroads. Postponed.
!. H. B. No. 231-Appropriation for
maintenance Of capitol. Do pass.
Il H. b. No. 153-Relating to notices,
time Of meeting, and membership
domestic mutual insurance companies.
do pass.
H. B. No. s7-Bill aimed at I. w. w,
defining vagrancy. Postponed.
II H. B. No. 11s-Child labor law. Do
Ipass.
H. B. No. disappointment of three
crime commissioners. Do pass.
H. B. No. 94-Giving railroad COM
mission jurisdiction over track scales.
Do pass.
H. 3. No. 111-Authorizing insurance
commissioner to fix rates to be charged
by fidelity and surety companies. Do
pass.
H. B. No. 136-Giving county COM
Imissioners power to lay out and direct
certain highway work. Do pass.
H. B. No. 95-Providing for con-
struction and repair Of curbing In
cities Do pass.
H. B. No. 427-Prohibiting the use
Of trading stamps. etc.
H. B. No. 349-Permitting instruc-
ton in q foreign language in public
schools. Postponed.
H. B. No. 99-Relating to incorpora-
ton of cooperative associations. fees
, to be paid therefor. and powers, etc.
Do pass.
H. B. No. 14s-Increasing qualifica-
tions of county superintendent of
school. Do pass.
H. B. No. 15O-Raising standard of
! teachers by requiring higher qualifica-
tons. Do pass.
HI. b. No. Understanding children
born out of wedlock. Do pass.
H. B. No. 163-Providing that real
property be listed for taxation pur-
poses every other year instead of an
nually. Do pass.
H. B. No. 329-Providing for ex-
aminations in schools in March to per-
NIT advanced students to advance a
grade. Do pass.
H. B, No. 431-Concurrent resolution
asking the United States to maintain
a system Of highways. Do pass.
H. B. No. 419-Tax on artesian wells.
Postponed.
Legislative employees. Postponed
ID Mo -pnrr1aifffnor inGnaCfi0f1
of records Of state without charge. Do
II. B. No. ssl-Requiring dimmed
lights on automobiles. Postponed.
H B. No. 34S-Appropriation for
tuberculosis sanitarium. Do pass.
H. B. No. 345-Relating to garnish-
Iment proceedings. Do pass.
H. B. No 348-Relating to contracts
for sale of lands. Requiring registra-
H. B. No. s1s-Appropriation to
cover deficit Of Hettinger sub-station,
Do pass.
H. B. No. Relating to gambling
houses. Do pass.
H. B, No. 315-Providing for private
game preserves. Do pass,
H. B. No. 274-Requirtng riparian
Owners of lands to keep rivers free or
lunderbrush. Do pass.
H. B, No. 279-Do pass.
H. B. No. 400-Placing mutual tele-
phone companies under direction OF
rail board. Do pass.
H. B. No. 192-Relating to powers or
park commission in issuing bonds.
Postponed.
4 II. B. No. 7O-worlmen's compensa-
ton. Postponed,
IA. B. No. 161-Partition fences to
promote livestock Postponed.
Reports of Standing Committees In the
House Monday.
H. B. No. 157-Bill providing for
Icreation of joint drainage districts,
permitting this state to join with
Minnesota and South Dakota in drain
Iage work in the Red river valley. Do
pass as amended.
III. B. No. 244.-Providing that the
Iconsent of the board of control is nee
Iessary before any inmate of the in
sane asylum may be released. Do pass
las amended.
II. b. No. 249-Extending duties of
Estate engineer, and defining his duties
lin connection with handling flood wa
tiers. Do pass as amended.
H. B. No. 109-Providing that In
mates of the reform school shall be
Ipaid for work they do Tor the scnooi'
lido pass as amended.
III. b, No. 431-iConcurrent resolu-
ton petitioning the United States TO
construct and maintain public high
ways.
Bills Passed Last Night.
At the session of the house last
night, the following action was taken
on bills:
Representative Hoghaug's bill, ESQ,
validating bond issues in village
elections where elections were defec-
tive was passed.
There win be no legislative COM
mission to study present statutes and
| suggest new bills to the next legtsla-
| ture. Representative Sinclair's bill,
| 432, having been defeated.
| Representative Stairs bill, 425, to
| make easier amendments of the con-
| stitution under the initiative and ref
erendum section, was passed 63 to 8.
Representative Laird's bill, Az, to
prevent judges from unduly limiting
/ time of defendants counsel in felony
cases, was indefinitely postponed.
A proposed revolving fund for the
food department to assist shippers in
getting accurate tests on cream, by
Representative Lathrop, was defeated.
An act creating commission TO
study health conditions in the state,
offered by Representative Keitzman,
was defeated.
4 An appropriation was passed to en-
able school of mines to investigate and
experiment with tests of clayS of state
to show value for industrial purposes.
An appropriation was passed for i'm
debtedness still outstanding for im-
provement of White Stone battlefield.
Representative Hendrickson'sN bill,
370 IN enable cities to correct defects