Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-13

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same be filed in writing with this house,
legislature to enact laws contemplated
mitted to and voted on by the people of
this state at the last election and car
ried, as shown by the official vote. The
attention of the Attorney General being
respectfully called to the combination
of two questions as shown by the off
cial ballot, said questions being covered
and contemplated in Sections 121 and
1877 of the constitution and submitted
to the electors in joint form on said bal
lot and state in said opinion if in his
opinion the said two amendments were
submitted in such manner that the
electors could have voted for or against
each amendment separately, as provided
they might do if they so desired under
section POP of the constitution. The
resolution was adopted.
When the committee on revision had
reported, Mr.. Stevens of Burlcigh moved
that the house adjourn until Monday at
2 o'clock in order to give the speaker an
opportunity to arrange for the appoint
ment of committees. The motion was
carried and the house adjourned.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
1t is stated that six primary election
laws are being prepared and Editor
Winship ought to be satisfied with the
outlook.
This is the first session since state
hood that Fargo has secured the speak
ership-but Fargo could afford to wait
to have sc able a representative in the
speakers chair.
The state is well represented in the
newspaper craft. Hall writes of the
situation in interesting terms to the
Fargo Argus--Fred Jordan keeps the
Call posted on what is going on, and Joe
Seaman of the Herald is a news hustler
of the best sort,
Secretary Lindelie of the Enforce
ment League is among those interested
in the doings of the legislature.
The Times-Rccord has a cut of Chair
man John Simons of the railroad COM
m~ission-for whom it thinks nothing too
good.
Miss Edith Skecls is among the house
clerks, and will be one of the most eff
cient of them.
Senator Fuller has been suffering
from a cancer in the ~cheek-has had it
r~emovcd-and it is hoped permanently.
Editor Tousley writes a graphic letter
to his paper, the Tower City Topics, tell
ing of the doings of the legislature.
Tousley is one of the members of the
house-runs a bright weekly newspaper
and will make an observing and care
full legislator.
The rapidity with which Senator La
Moure's divorce bill passed the senate
took away the breath of friends and OBJ
ponents alike-although the vote showed
there were nom of the latter-being un-
animous-and the senator from Pembina
gets the first bill into and though
the upper house.
Speaker Baker went to Fargo last
night, and will make the selection of his
committee which will probably be an
nounced about the middle of the coming
week.
Senator Mansfield: So much has
been said by the state press of late call
ing for the passage of a law that would
afford protection against the loss of
property by prairie fires, it has occurred
to me that the public is not aware of the
existence of a law covering that very
point. On page 404 of the Revised
Codes there is just the kind of a law de-
sired. Section 1866 gives the road super
visor of each township the authority to
employ persons subject to road poll tax
to work on tirebreaks when desirable.
Section 1864 gives the board of county
commissioners power to divide the coun-
ty into fire districts and makes the road
overseers fire wardens of their respect
i've districts. Section 1870 clothes the
county commissioners of each county
with the authority to expend not to ex-
bridge fund, for the purpose of con
structing firebreaks or guards. So you
see that there is now all the law neces-
sary on that point.
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