Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-10
FIVE CENTS

Repeats the law making it a misdemean-
or to defraud an innkeeper.
House Bill No. 148 by Mr.. Ugland.
Amends the law relating to township
road tax and road work.
The house then adjourned.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
DIR. A. A. Flaten, superintendent of
the state board of health, was among
the guests at the capitol yesterday and
interested in the legislative proceedings.
DR.. w. F. Crewe, state veterinarian, is
in the city from Devils Lake, and was
among those granted the courtesies of
the floor in the senate yesterday.
DR.. Branch of the state asylum at
jamestown, and his father DIR. Branch
of New York state, were guests in the
city yesterday and visitors at the capi-
tol.
Secretary of State Falley has returned
to the city and is at his desk in the sec
retarys office.
-Four bills have passed both houses of
the legislature up to the present time
and been approved by the governor. The
divorce bill was the first one to be sign
ed. The bill increasing the salaries of
the chaplains was signed yesterday.
General Miller thinks if the legisla-
ture wants to do something for the sold
ier boys at Manila it might vote them
testimonial of $50 to $50 each to be paid
on their return home.
A cablegram from Col. Trueman re-
ccived at Fargo says there were no casu-
f1n In,,'c. 1,,t tf1n Tbo
have been in several scrimnages since
and are bearing themselves like veter-
ans. Everybody is proud of them.
Not to be outdone in the matter of
morality by North Dakota, IL bill has
been introduced in the South Dakota
senate to increase the time required for
residence from six months to one year.
When the law passed in North Dakota it
was thought that there was still balm in
Gilead for the Divorces in the fact that
residence could be established in South
Dakota in six months, but if the bill to
increase the time to year passes there
will be no place left but Oklahoma.
The special train will leave the city at
2:15, this afternoon, and number of the
members will leave to take in the Shrine
meeting at Fargo tonight. The train
will return in time to get the members
here for the opening of the session to-
morrow.
During the cold snap the house has
been uncomfortably cold. Speaker
Baker has been obliged to preside with
to his overcoat on, on several occasions
The members think that something
should be done in the way of fixing the
north windows so that less wind would
come in.
Reports from Washington state that
Senator Roach of North Dakota being
about to lose seat in the senatc-has
gained wife---and the fact of the near
ness of the event when the peace treaty
was voted upon-may explain how the
in the face of the legislative request
that he vote in favor thereof.
| The bill introduced yesterday reduc-
ing the fare for passengers from four to
three cents per mile in the state was
subject for considerable discussion in
| the hotel lobbies, last evening.
The appropriation of $500 for the pay
ment OF the reward for the capture of
the murdcrers of the Spiccr family has
passed the senate and the house.
The legislation proposing the twine
plant is progressing favorably. The
bill for the securing of funds has
passed the senate and the bill for the
establishment of the plant has been
favorably reported in the house.
Representative Earl, who has recently
returned from the eastern part of the
state, says that the farmers in every por-
ton of the Red River valley are pleased
over the prospect of a state twine plant
being built. "The farmers said Mr..
Earl "regard the measure as one direct
ly in line with their interests" They
claim that it's establishment means thou
sands of dollars to:them.
Secretary Lindelie of the enforcement
league is reported busy-furnishing the
headings for petitions for the passage of
the temperance commissioner bill-be-
ing received by members of the legisla-
ture. And now there are other candi-
dates for the place reported with strong
backing.
Monday next is legal holiday-made
so by the last legislative assembly
through the bill introduced by the pa
triotic Harry Hurley of Trail county,
in order that the memory Of President
Lincoln might be appropriately perpetu-
ated.
The house holds morning session to-
day beginning at 10 o'clock.
Editor Kellogg, of the jamestown
Alert, spent two or three days in the city
early in the week. "Keg" looked natur-
al, smiled with the same natural smile
and if back in the republican ranks
would undoubtedly feel natural.
Representative Laughlin has in the
house new measure providing for the
taking up of estrays. The measure
abolishes the official estray paper, and
provides for filing notice of estrays tax
en- up with the register of deeds.
The state institution committee visit.
ed the state asylum and the Normal at
Valley City, and will probably return to
the city this morning or tomorrow and
present their report to the legislature
soon after.