Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-06
House Puts In Day With the Butcher
Knife and Senate Bills Go to
The Shambles.
Wolf Bounty Bill is Killed and Stock
Inspection Bill and High School
Bill With It.
All Institution Appropriations Bills are
Passed-Capitol Removal
Bill Defeated.
THE SENATE.


There were only two or three little dis
turbances of the monotony of the senate
proceedings yesterday. When the long
and short haul bill, providing against
discrimination, came up, Senator La
Moure opposed two provisions of the
bill; one of them that which provided
for transfer Of cars of freight from one
road to another without charge. The
Pembina senator didn't think railroads
could be compelled to do this service
without compensation. He said it had
cost the state some $4,000 to $4,000 in
an endeavor to educate young attorney
in enforcing impossible legislation against
railroads, and that an attempt to enact
this provision would only mean more
useless expense for the state. Then he
wanted to know why there was provi-
sion in the bill exempting ''road that
began and ended in the state" Why
was the IS" left off the word road. 1t
looked to him like special legislation in
the interest of some road.
Senator Lewis said the bill was not
parallel with the bill referred to by the
Pembina senator, and that had cost the
state so much to try to enforce. This
bill provided nothing for the railroad
commission to enforce. AS to the ex-
emption of a road that began and ended
in the state, it was suggested that other
wise the business of the little road to the
Ignite fields north of Bismarck might be
much injured, and this exception was
made to protect it's interests.
Senator Lewis finally amended the bill
to provide that transfer of cars should
be made at the regular rates of switch
ing charges. Senator LaMoure still
kicked on the exception being made of
one road. On the roll call only Ii sena-
tors voted for the bill and 4 against.
Senator Lewis wanted call of the house
to get constitutional majority, but La
Moure raised point of order that the
call was made too late, and it was sus-
tanned and the bill was lost.
CITY PRECINCT BILL.
Senate bill 26, the bill providing for
educational qualifications and establish
ing cities as one precinct, in order that
right to vote might not be lost by NOV
ing from one precinct to another, was
amended to strike out the educational
qualification. Mr.. Lewis explained the
object of the bill Mr.. Hale wanted it
recommitted, as he thought there was a
confusion of terms in the bill. Mr.. La
Moure said the bill was good one and
was passed in the interest of the poor
man-to give him his right to vote in
city ELECTIONS when he was forced to
change his residence. Hale finally with
drew his motion to recommit and the
bill was passed.
The following bills were reported: 167
regulating mutual companies, amended
to pass; 1872, submission of question oi
additional jurisdiction on county courts
to pass; house bill 81, allowance of costs
in actions to enforce drainage proceed
ings, to pass; 218, purchase of road ma
chinery, to pass; 20, terms of court in
first district, to pass; 5S, collection Of
moneys arising from disposal of school
lands, to pass; 26, precinct bill, to pass
1877, anti ti-cigarette bill, to pass; house
bill 200, free dipping tanks, indefinitely
postponed; 1877, sale of public lands, in
E5# definitely postponed; 1877, game and fish
Indefinitely postponed; 1853, when town
ship officers shall qualify, to pass: Is;
weights and measures, to pass; 2O3
drains, to pass; 1e4, engrossing and en-
rollment of bills by contract, amended tt
provide that separate contracts may be
let to pass; 1853. appointment of county
physician, to pass; 178. manufacture anc
sale of dairy products, indefinitely post
poned; 213, liens for personal taxes, te
pass; 40, lease Of school lands, indefinitel,
postponed; 1874, taxation of school land:
after sale. to pass; /, penalty and inter
est on taxes to cities, to pass; senate bill
227, examination of banks, amended, tx
pass; 22l, prize fighting, to pass; house
, bill 2O2, electric line from penitentiary tx
capitol, to pass; 2O7, fees of secretary o
state, to pass; senate bill 2l7. paymen
of funds to state educational institu
tions, to pass. s..s @ s .or>s~.
:. sSg$sz.. s CONQUERED IN. s.sa..
The senate concurred in the hous
{ amendments to senate bill 8s, salary 9