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

unanimously against the proposed tenn
perance commissioner bill. The COM
kmittee on ways and means also reported
against the same bill as tending to dis
courage prompt liquidation, thereby in
juring the credit of the state.
Ajoint committee on game laws was
appointed to reconcile the numerous
proposed amendments to the game laws
with reference to the open season on
blind pigs.
The matter of the shortage of funds
for state institutions was reported and
referred to the committee "in the hole''
the speaker deciding that as the prop
err committee.
H TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE.
The committee on ways and means
was instructed to investigate and report
to the house some bill calculated to en-
able the members to turn u dishonest
dollar-it having been the experience of
the body that not sufficient honest dol
lars can be turned to mako life enjoya-
ble,
The ways and means committee must
have had the subject under serious con-
sideration for it immediately reported a
"sure thing" system, or Berry's wheel
with IN emergency clause so that imme-
date results can obtain.
The committee on temperance-much
to the surprise of the speaker, who had
packed it in favor of absolute prohibition
with temperance commissioner attach
ment--reported a bill providing for the
strict enforcement Of prohibition in
the state of North Dakota, except in the
city of Bismarck biennially during the
session of the legislature.
The measure was amended so as to eX-
cept the cities of Fargo and Grand
Forks during the holding off political
conventions, and passed with but few
dissenting votes.
PETITIONS.
The house returned to the steenth dis
order of business to give a member from
the back counties IN opportunity to
make a commotion.
A petition was presented and read.
signed by many prominent citizens, urg-
ing the disappointment of a large num-
Der of applicants for positions on the en-
crossing and enrolling force.
RESOLUTIONS.
and adopted:
w l1ClC0S, Ills lluUSo l1SS lfOU CllUuSI
trouble Of its own, therefore
Be it resolved, that a committee oi
three be appointed to Investigate tht
brands of corned and other beef served
to the American army during the val
with Spain, aud be it further
Resolved, that the aforesaid ccrnec
beef committee be instructed to TAX
whatever curned beef and other evidence
may be presented to it with a little sal
aEd report to this assembly at the EARL
est possible moment.
BILLS PASSED.
Third House Bill 21,116. Provide
, THAT no senatorial race shall start witt
I less than fifteen entries-fifteem to ente
and twelve to start
Thirh House Bill No. 4,4A. Any ther
momeser that falls to twenty below shal
+ be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Third House Bill No. 2;33. Prohibit
the catching of any suckers lat a circu
or country fair or by any shell game a
any time.
. M,ird House Bill No. 1892. Provide
t for a state intelligence Office, state bal
Der shop and state bureau of life insu,
am:e.
, Third House Bill No. s,788. Fixes SC,
son when tramps may ruiz at large.
RECOMMENDED FASsoRABLY.
Z The bills for state schools of geology
ttaeosophy, telepathy, %esteopathy, tel
q graphy, mineraogy, osteology, .theolog:
biology, zoology, philolcgy, mineraloeess
. stenography, and histology were recor
{ mended to pass.
The house then adjourned, sine die.
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