Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-22
HOUSES WORK
LATE, PASSING
LEAGUE BILLS
Senate Passes Public Util-
tiles Measure, With
Emergency Clause.
{By star Correspondent.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 21.-The
Senate late today passed the Nonpart-
tsan leagues public utilities bill as
amended by Senator Frank Ployser Of
Barnes. The bill which already has
passed the House, was adopted by a
vote of 46 to 0 with three absent,
The amendment gives the railroad
commission power to fix rates above
or below the charter level. The
emergency clause also was adopted.
Ihere was no debate on the bill.
The House passed Senate bill "A,
the general exemptions taxation mea-
sure. This is the league legislative
bureau measure, which fixes exemp-
ton Of $4,000 up $500 on property
IN city n towns ande provides ex-
emptions on farm property.
The House also passed the return
ed soldiers fund" bill
Under this bill, a tax Of one-half of
n mill is to be levied upon each
dollar Of assessed valuation Of all
axabe property within the state for
the returned soldiers fund. The mea-
sure provides for the payment of
money out of the fund to soldiers and
sailors for providing homes or farms
for themselves. "a
OAAAxu 1A1UOE Dill Do1G&11CUs
Senator Cahill's bill which amended
the child labor laws of 1918 was de-
feated, % to IL. The bill originally
forbade the employment Of any
male child below fourteen years of
age, or any female child below the
age Of .1S and extending these pro-
visions. as applied to boys, to those
engaged in distributing or selling
newspapers and magazines. 1t also
made it unlawful to employ any child
under sixteen years of, age in any SER
vice during, the hours when the pub
lie schools are in session unless such
child had been excused from attend
ance in the manner provided for by
the compulsory school attendance act.
In the Senate committee on public
reduced to IL. and it was further pro-
vided that permits might be issued to
boys between the ages of 10 and IL
to sell newspapers and magazines,
The amendments also removed the
administration Of the act from the
public welfare commission.
Intense opposition developed to
these amendments. and a result Of the
argument was that both the amend
ments and the original bill were lost
Cahill moved to reconsider, and
T 11AioT, IN 10 Iolp IlIn, mOVcO
that this motion be laid on the table
by applying the clincer. An aye and
nay vote was demanded by Cahill, or
the motion, which carried, % to FL
AS a result, the bill can now be resur:
rected only by a two-thirds vote Of
the senate. r -
Bonding Bill Passes.
Senate Bill 4S. amending the STATE
bonding act Of 1915 to make it apply.
able to state officials and employees
as we'll as public servants Of all min.
or civil subdivisions passed the Sen.
ate with little opposition. The prem.
ium for -sureties issued by the state
bonding department is fixed at 81
cents per hundred per apnum with a
minimum bonding fee Of $3.50 pei
annum. Officials covered by this act
are permitted to furnish in lieu of the
insurance provided for in this act 8
bond furnished by personal sureties
or by a surity company but no office,
or board of the state or any county
city or town. school district or town.
ship shall have the right to pay fol
any such bond or bonds out of an,
public funds, except for such bonds
as are procured to replace insurance
cancelled by the commissioner or tc
cover the excess over the amount
carried in the state bonding fund
The commissioner Of Insurance who
administers hte bonding fund, may
reinsure any part Of any liability in