Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-11
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Gathered Here and There About Hotel
Lobbies By Tribune
Scribes.

Representative Palmer gets the big
gest rake-off in the way Of mileage, his
being 876 miles, or $3.50. y
The Fargo Call says Cass county wont
forget the royal treatment she is receiv-
ing at the hands Of the legislature.
The jamestown Capital is inclined to
be hard on the Fargo Forum for letting
the governors message go,too soon.
The press gang feel hurt because the
members thereof were not included in
the STAMP act" passed by the house
yesterday. &
The senate and house will adjourn
today over to Wednesday of next week.
Committees will be named then and the
active work of the session begun.
The religious friends of Finn Leech'
are gratifed at his fervor in their behalf.
He is only Just getting started but
already has introduced bills to exempt
church property from taxation andito
regulate the officers and directors of re-
ligious corporations. = y
The annual statements to the insur-
ance department. are coming in and the
officials of thesdepartment are busy re-
ceiving thep, and in making out agents
licenses of which a large numbers.will
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have to be issued inHthe next month Or
SO. The new officers are catching onto
the work fall right, and former deputy
Harris isssdoing good work in the audit
or's Office. A e.. =;
General sympathy for Representative
Thomas was expressedssyesterday on &C
count Of the fight he has on his hands
with w. W. Barrett, jim McMasters
and Louis Pond. Heretofore Barrett
has been able to lay out all his oppo-
nents single handed, and with the assis-
tance of, the other candidates and their
representatives in the Legislature, he
should have a picnic with the little Eel
low from Richland, even if he is backed
up by the governor. There is, however,
a strong sentiment in each house that
the office should be abolished. F. ~
President Worst in Fargo Call: /
like the ring of Governor Whites mes
| sage, He seems to mean business and
manifests more of the statesman than of
the politician. / also like the tone of
Governor Devine's message. 1t contains
a splendid summary Of the states needs
| and resources. I have also full faith in
the wisdom and patriotism of the legis-
lative assembly now in. session and be-
Ii eve that it will a..record-breaker
along lines of retrenchment, and wise
legislation. Certainly no man in the
state is better posted as to the needs Of
the commonwealth orsof the ms and outs
Of legislation than Governor White, and
no one will question his courage as a
public officer. y .*.
I Senate Bill No. IL, introduced by Mr..
Simpson, amends section % Of the re-
yised code by providing for the election
in the senate of the following additional
clerks:ST WI assistant secretaries, instead
Of one, an extra stenographer for s Of
senators, four pages, proof reader, clerk
appropriation COMMITTEES, bill roomelerk
and assistant journal clerk. Additions
provided for the house are two assistant
chief clerks, two door keepers,t Two pages,
Two bill room clerks, four attendants Of
cloak rooms and assistant Journal clerk.
the provisions for additional enrolling
and engrossing clerks remain as they are.
The bill was referred 70 special COM
mittee and ~faToratblIy reported, and will
probably pass the senate today, and be
messaged over to the house.
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