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committee work and they
might as we'll be abolished.
A vote showed 81 in favor of plac-
ing the bill in General Orders and 43
against, with members of both fac
voting contrary to their leaders.
The second dispute found oppon-
in the first skirmish aligned on
one side. The bill involved was one
reducing sheriff,s mileage fees from
20 cents to Is cents a mile. The r
iginal bill specified a reduction to 10
cents but after q compromise in com-
mittee at Is cents it was presented
with a recommendation for passage.
Trouble started when T. D. Ache
son, Nonpartisan. moved that the en-
Urgency clause be dropped. Acheson
argued there was a moral obligation
in that sheriffs had campaigned and
accepted office on the assumption
that 20 cents vas to be the mileage
fee. He held the amount was not too
much, considering conditions under
which the sheriffs operate. Einaf
Twete, Nonpartisan, and sponsor of
the bill. opposed this plea, as did H.
F. Niewoehner and r. E. Strltz also
N~onpartisans. The emergency clause
carried when a poll was taken.
Offers New Amendment
Strife began anew Immediately aft
erward when Twete sought to amend
the bill. making the mileage fee Is
cents instead of Is. Acheson claimed
there was a wave of economy sweep
ing over the house, which, although
ccmmendable. was getting out of
reason. Twichell and Van Berkom
supported Acheson's viewpoint. stat
ing there was moral obligation to be
considered and endeavored to show
that mileage expenses of sheriffs
could not be compared fairly with
those of other officers. who generally
travelled only in favorable weather.
SWEET also supported the sheriffs.
protesting it was better to have an
officer we'll paid than to place him in
a position where he would be more
susceptible to advances OF bootleggers
and other law-breakers.
The majority report Of the commit
tee recommending q reduction to Is
cents, together with the emergency
provision, was adopted when the vote
was taken.
-Four measures relating TO univer-
sity and school lands were introduced
by Representative H. L. Halvorson.
Ward county.
Make Marriage Easier
w. w. Treffry, Eddy county, Of
fered a bill which would permit per-
sons not ordained in the ministry
but otherwise appointed as acting
pastors by their respective confer.
ences. to Solemnize marriages.
Automobile owners would be re.
lieved of responsibility in cases Of &C.
cidental death or injury to passengers
in their machine. except under GER
tain conditions, in a measure pro-
posed by d. l.. Peters, Pierce county
Only in cases of intoxication, wilful
misconduct or gross negligence on the
part of the owner, driver, or persons
responsible for operation of the We
hicle, would the owner be liable.
An anti-vivisection measure was in
PRODUCED by H. F. Niewoehner. Nc
Henry county. Under its provisions it
would be unlawful to experiment or
operate in any manner upon any liv-
ing dog, cat or bird for any purpose
a " for healing or curing.
Re-enactment of the law providing
for refunds by the state hail insur-
ance department to hail tax pCrchas-
ers and persons paying hail taxes for
which they were not liable is con-
tanned in a bill introduced by John
H. Lamb, Slope county.
Urge Poor Study
A concurrent resolution requesting
the state judicial council to make a
survey and study of poor relief laws
and conditions was recommended for
passage by the house judiciary CON-
mittee Tuesday.
The resolution, introduced by Rep
resentative F.. G. Fneeland, Suits
man county. provides that the judi
cial council make a report of it's find
ings at the next legislative assembly.
Two bills also were recommended
for passage by the judiciary commit
tee. One requires all bond issues of
all state political subdivisions shall
mature Serially. The other provides
that all four degrees of forgery shall
be punishable by Jail sentences of not
more than one year in a county jail
and not more than 10 years in the
state penitentiary.
Action on a bill providing for COM
bining offices of county judge and
clerk Of district court in counties of
less than 10000 population was de-
ferred to allow taking of a poll from
counties affected to learn their atti-
tude on the question. A bill remov-
ing the emergency provision of the
present law covering issuance OF
checks also was deferred for further
consideration.
The senate committee on state AZ
fairs approved for passage q measure
empowering the emergency commits
sion TO make transfers from one fund
to another in the same state depart
ment until June 30. 1881. The SEN
ate committee also considered q
measure compelling hospitals exempt
from taxation to admit for practice
any physician in good standing, but
no decision was reached.
The house committee on appropri-