Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-17

on ln~VeSClgatlOn OF the Gl8S-
pell matter discussed in executive ses-
sion: Messrs. Stevens, chairman, Ais
house, Bacon, Wallace and Allen.
Mr.. Bacon was called to the chair.
The committee on municipal corpora
tons reported favorably on House Bill
No. "a, relating to granting right of way
by municipal corporations for telephone
lines on public grounds. The same
House Bill No. 81, covering the same
ground.
The committee on state affairs report
ed back House Bill No. 124, relating to
the use of repeating shot guns, without
recommendation and the same was re-
ferred to general order.
The same committee reported favor
ably on House Bill No. 1872, relating to
annual township meetings.
The committee on agriculture recon-
mended that House Bill No. 8 pass Bs
amended. The bill relates to liens for
sires.
The same committee also reported in
favor of the passage of House Bill No.
%, defining the duties of the commits
sioner of agriculture and labor.
The same committee recommended
that House Bill No. 1913, relating to the
regulation of traction engines do pass
BILLS INTRODUCED.
House Bill No. 149, by Mr.. Stevens.
10 reimburse the county of Burleigh for
expenses incurred in prosecuting w. H.
Leonard, for obtaing inwolf bounty from
the state treasury under false p%retenses.
House BIZ No. $50, by Nj. Winslow.
Empowers the railroad commissioners to
order loading platforms built at any
railroad siding or station.
House Bill No. ISL, by Mr.. Kennedy.
Amends the law with relation to the
salaries of register of deeds. Salary of
$1,000 to $1,000 annually with fees of
abstracts.
House Bill No. 1872, by Mr.. Kennedy.
Provides fees for making abstracts of
title.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
House Bill No. 70, relating to the pub
LEGATION of election return, was read the
third time and put upon its final pas
sage.
Mr.. Thomas objected to the passage of
the bill and remarked that he would like
to know if there was anything the print
ers could do, that they did not want pay
for? He said the publication of the cleo
ton returns was news.
MI. Stevens said in part that no men,
bers in the house would accuse him of
being partial to newspapers under GER
tain circumstances, but that this bill
was one which affected all the papers in
the state and ought to pass. We cannot
forget the great obligations We are un-
der to the press of our state. We would
consider a man very poor indeed who
was too poor to take his county paper.
He would be surprised indeed to look
of the battle at Manila that only occur
red three days prior to it's publication.
He. would be %astonished not to find
a report of the late actions of
congress. He would be disappointed
should he pick up his home paper and
not find a mention of his new born child;
when that child grew to manhood and
led to the altar the lady of his choice he
would feel grieved and Inundated not
to find the happy event recorded in the
columns of his town paper together with
an account of how the bride was dressed,
and a list of wedding presents. If he is
sick the country newspaper mentions
the fact. If he dies the same paper is
expected to console the bereaved by pub
fishing more virtues than he ever had.
The hard working and little appreciated
editor who bears his cares and sorrows
in silence and humility, is expected to
throw the broad mantle of charity
over all whether they are deserving of
his shielding wing or not. If you have a
county fair he has got to say that Mr..
so and so had the largest pumpkin and
the tallest corr on the stalk that was
ever grown. The editor has to know
everything and labor for the good of all
without, sometimes, even a hope of re-
ward.
I will vote for this bill, if for no other
purpose than to help out the country
editor.
Mr.. Hale said that he agreed with Mr..
Stevens and further more the price pro-
posed to be paid would not pay the ex-
pense of the composition.
The bill passed, the only votes against
it being Messrs. Herbrandson, Restemay-
er, Thomas, Thordarson, Towle and
| Watts.
This bill as amended authorizes the
publication, as regular county commits
sioners' proceedings-twenty-tiv cents
an inch-the election returns by pre-
cincts.
The speaker called Mr.. Hare to the
chair.
House Bill No. II was passed by a
vote of So to O..
H G%LAsPELL MATTER AGAIN.
Mr.. Taylor introduced a resolution
providing that the expenses of the Glas-
pell investigation be not paid out of
state treasury.
MI. Stevens explained that the COM
mittee had no power to create expense
to the state and the resolution was not
acted upon.
The SPECIAL committee appointed to
draft resolutions for the committee APP
pointed to investigate the Glaspell mat
ter offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee elected
to investigate matters relating to petit
ton of Hon. S. L. Glaspell be author
lied to use the process of this House for
compelling the attendance of witnesses
or the production of papers or records
required for a full and complete investi-
CATION of the prayer Of the petitioner
and that they be entitled to an official
stenographer of this House, with the as
sistance of such assistant stenographer
"a the committee deem suficiont. a1oo