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Show ' LAND BOARD BILL GOES THROUGH HOUSE I BY BIG MAJORITY. i Roberts' H. B. No. 63, amending the ! present law creating the State Board of ; Land Commissioners, limiting their mem-, mem-, bershlp, and fixing the compensation, was taken up out of its regular order Wednes-. Wednes-. day afternoon, and after a stormy session passed by a vote of 3S ayes to 6 nays. The vote follows: Ayes Allen, Anderson. A. V.; Austin. Carroll, Chrlstensen.' Cromar, Curtln, Dalley. Dean, Edward. Fiahburn, Gundry. . Hone, Hopes, - Johnson. Jones, Joseph, i : Kinney, - Kuchler, Luther. Lyman, ! Maughan. Marks, McCrea, Merrill. Miller, f , Pace, Pancake, Panter, Peterson. Rich-- Rich-- ' ards. Roberts, Simons, Spencer, Stewart, I Stookey, Thompson, Wotton 38. S Nays Cottam, Hawley, Stringham, Tol- 1 ton, Wilson. Hull . ; Roberts asked that the bill be taken up out of it order, and .Richards objected. Roberta then made his request In the form of a motion and this carried. I One of the amendments to the. bill pro- ; vlfr? for a partisan land board, the com- tnmee striking out the clause making the i board non-partisan. Wilson and the mi nority members of the House opposed the amendment, but It was lost by the following fol-lowing vote: Ayes Carroll, Cottam, Edward. Gundry, Hawley. Luther, Stringham, Tolton, Wilson, Wil-son, Wootton 10. Nays Allen, Anderson, A. V.; Austin, Chrlstensen, Cromar. Curtln, Dal'.ey, Dean, Flshburn. Hone, Hope. Johnson, Jones. Joseph, Kinney, Kuchler, Lyman, Maughn, Marks. McCrea. Merrill. Pace, Pancake, Panter, Peterson, Richards. Roberts, Simons. Spencer, Stewart, Stookey. Thompson. Hull 34. McCrea then objected to the size of the bond. $750,000. required of the secretary, saying that it would be nearly impossible for a man to furnish it. He moved to reduce re-duce the bond to $300,000. the amount first named In by the committee, but this lost. Following the vote on the final passage of the bill Stookey gave' notice of calling . for a reconsideration Thursday, on account ac-count of the.shte of the bond. |