Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-02-27

Petitions against the local option
amendment, sale of cigarettes, repeal of
the penalty clause, the divorce bill, and
for Reade's bill distributing the insur-
ance tax among companies which are
members of the association were read
BILLS APPROVED.
The governor messaged his approval of
House bill 2, Leech, secret society
organization bill.
House bill 3, Leech, exemption of re-
ligious property.
House bill 6, Allshouse, the Barrett
custer and
House bill l34, Niven, duties of county
judges.
FAVORABLY REPORTED.
Senate bill j39, Little, makes state
preferred creditor in binder twine debt.
House bill 1914, Leech, cure of defec-
tive acknowledgements.
STEERING COMMITTEE.
Cassell moved the appointment, not
later than today of steering committee
Of five, which prevailed, and the fear
and trembling OF the members has be-
gun.
IN DEFINITELY POSTPONED.
House bill 191, Leech, commitment of
persons under 81 to reform school.
House bill 1913. Leech. sending incor-
rigible child to reform school.
Senate bill 16, Sanborn, permitting
county judges having increased juris-
diction to practice law.
House bill 1O1, Swarthout, tax for
county fair.
A resolution of coincidence in the death
of the daughter of MIR. Mallough was in
troduced by Mr.. Davis and passed.
RECoNsIDERED.
On motion of Allshouse, house bill So
Young, land department fees, was recon
sidered.
On motion of Young,the bill was made
the special order for 2:3O p. N. today.
On motion of Reade, senate bill 81,
jacobson, exposure of beef hides, was
recalled from the senate, ,reconsidered and
referred to the committee on agriculture
FIRST AND SECOND READING OF HOUSE
| BILLS.
House bill 209, Rose, concurrent reso-
| 1,,t;o, %o ar,oo1 oo,,c+;t,,+;o,, 4o ,,o.,,; -
of less than twelve jurors. Judiciary.
| House bill 2l0, Young, relating to pur-
chase of school supplies. Education.
House bill 2ll, Leech, claims against
estates of decedents. Judiciary.
House bill 212, Leech, relating to
timeof beginning certain actions. Ju-
dietary.
House bill 2l3, Cassell, giving state and
county precedence over liens in the en-
forcement of personal taxes. Taxes.
GENERAL ORDERS.
On motion of Cassell, and out OF
courtesy to absent members, the third
reading of bills was dispensed with and
the house went into committee of the
whole with Mr.. Wilson in the chair.
| When the committee arose it had
cleaned up all the house bills before it
as follows:
! HOUSE BILLS REPORTED.
The following house bills were reported
for passage:
House bill 141. Stafne, county commits.
missioner redistricting board. amended
by substituting county judge for county
treasurer on the board.
House bill 80, Packard, $4,000: bonds
for the reform school,
House bill l55, Cassell, duties of the
land commissioner in regard to bonds
and mortgages.
House bill 127, Lerom, making the
state board of equalization consist of the
governor, auditor, treasurer, attorney
general and one county commissioner
4 from each county.
Bacon wanted to know the particula,
benefit of the bill.
/ Pollock said the larger counties always
had to pay a man to attend the meetings
OF the state board Of equalization any
way, and the idea was that by making
one Of the county commissioners mem
bsr of the board this direct expense
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