Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-01
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BY SENATOR HAGGART: Appropri-
ating $500 for repairs and improvements
to the governors mansion.
BY SENATOR LAMOURE: Regulating
peddling in the state, and to provide a
license fee for persons engaged in ped
ding.
By SENATOR WHITE: Authorizing
the boards of directors of corporations to
hold their meetings at any place within or
without the state of North Dakota.
BY SENATOR DOBlE: A bill for an
act in relation to health and decency in
the school districts OF this state.
By SENATOR CLARK: Amending
Section L, Article 10, Chapter 70 Laws OF
1887, Section 1915 Complied Laws.
HOUSE READ.
The following house bills were read a
first and second time and referred to their
committees: Isl, 70, 1O2, 100. 50, 1872, 149.
PAYING EXPENSES.
SENATOR GREGORY introduced a con-
current resolution, which was adopted,
providing for the payment of expenses in
Cured by the joint and investigating COM
mittees.
SENATE ILL PASSED.
Senate bill No. 1856: Amending general
law relating to incorporation of cities.
(Haggart.) Changes liability for damage
SO that city pays instead of individual
owner. Passed.
Senate bill No. l+1 (Viets): Prohibiting
the manufacture, sale and use of adulter-
ated cigarettes and the sale of cigarettes
and tobacco to minors.
SENATOR BURKE, referring to the
law, pointed out that this law was neces-
sary, as the house bill that had passed
hlTh bnISoS was nnHnnhtplIy unnnnStitJ1-
lional. While the legislature cannot pro-
hibit the sale OF cigarettes altogether in
original packages, they can prohibit the
sale OF those that are Injurious.
SENATOR SORLEY took the same DO
sition.
SENATOR VALENTINE said the house
bill was faulty IN many respects, and he
was in favor the bill now under c%onsidera-
ton.
SENATOR GREGORY held that the
house bill was clearly void under the
United States constitution as an interfer.
ence with Interstate 1t has
arisen in oleOmargarine cases and in baking
powder cases. and he feared the senate bill
now before the senate.
Senate Bill No. + (Haggart'sl: Proyid-
ing for tue inspection of steam boilers.
MIR. ENGER proposed an amendment
which leaves it discretionary with the
owner OF the threshing engine to employ
someone who is at hand and competent to
run an engine.
SENATOR TUFTS opposed the amend
ment.
SENATOR DAVIS thought the bill it.
81 sE iSq!iy: RoURKE said that section Is
leaves the farmers at the mercy of the H.
censed engineers. They may demand $40
a day and the a~griculturists of the state
are compelled to pay it or 90 without
threehing. He moved that section is be
stricken out.
The amendment of MIR. Rourke pre-
vailed. N
SENATOR ROURKE seconded an amend
ment striking out the clause which re-
quired engineers to be citizens or TO have
declared their intention to become citizens.
SENATOR DAVIS moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill.
sENAToRs TUFTS and Burke spoke
against ~postDOnement. Senator Burke said
two years ago he voted for the repeal of
the old law. but since then he had felt that
he was partially responsible for the fatali-
ties.
SENATOR GREGORY favored the bill.
SENATOR TUFTS said he was in favor
OF repeal W o years ago. There had been
two explosions near his farm in the nast
year, and he favored this law now.
SENATOR HITLER characterized tho
Dill as unjust and unfair in most of its pro-
Visions. Section 10 provides that the boiler
owner snail De hned IT he keeps inspectors
waiting, but there is no provision for fining
the inspector for keeping the farmer wait,
ing. Politicians had been here lobbying
for some boiler inspection measure. .
SENATOR SORLEY said boiler inspec-
ton is a necessity. He favored some Kind
OF a measure.
SENATOR STROM spoke against in
definite p%ostponement. At the same time
he thought it was not altogether what was
wanted.
SENATOR PLAIN offered an amend