Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-02-15
4 GRIsI OF BILLS.
Senate Breaks the Record Yesterday
With a Total Of Seventeen
Bills introduced.
Special Committee Recommends aNum-
Der Of Measures to Accord With
: Its Suggestions.
Tax Ferret Bill is Recommended to
Pass, and Educational Tax
Levy is Passed.
THE SENATE

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There was a majority and minority
report in the senate yesterday on the
"tax ferret" bill, allowing county com
missioners to contract for the discovery
of personal property not on the tax rolls.
The minority report was signed by
Chairman Sharpe and Messrs. Geer and
Talcott, and recommended that the bill
pass. The majority report, signed by
the other members of the committee.
recommended the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill. . .
On the motion for the adoption of the
minority report, Mr.. Wolbert stated
briefly the object of the bill. He said
it was difficult under the present law to
place property that should be on the
rolls there when it was omitted. He
had talked with the auditor of the larg-
est county in the state, Cass, regarding
the measure, and that official had stated
to him that from his experience he
thought such a law would be beneficial.
Mr.. Wolbert said the bill could not harm
anyone. It might place property on the
tax rolls that escaped. 1t cost the state
nothing, for it's provisions for the pay
ment Of the person discovering the taxes
were for a percentage of the taxes, and
to be paid only after collected. It
might add to the state revenues and it
would do no harm to give the law a
trial. e.: 4 It'd
The was a roll call on the motion to
adopt the minority report, and it was
adopted by a vote of 10 to l2and the bill
recommended to pass.
COMMITTEE: RECOMMENDS BILLS.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the management Of state de-
partments reported seven bills to accord
with the suggestions made IN their re-
port, for the better and more economical
management of state affairs. These bills
contemplate reports of all receipts and
expenditures in the state treasurer's Of
fee, and other records to be kept as per-
manent, the repeal of the appropriation
for immigration and for adjutant gener-
ais salary, reorganization of the railroad
commission, audit Of claims for trans
p~ortation of %conyicts and insane,appoint-
ment Of special examiner by governor
when deemed for examination
of state Offices and the allowances for
clerk hire in the several departments of
state. 5s
THE A BILL.
The educational tax bill, for the levy
of one mill on the taxable property ID
the state for the support Of state educa-
tional institutions passed the senate at
thesession yesterday by q nearly unani-
nous vote. S.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented de
yeted to appeals for the passage of the
anti-cigarette law and The $defeatsof the
LaYayea bill to knock out woman suf-
frage at 6choal electlOnS.
REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
Bills for records by the attorney gen
eral Of all proceedings pending In which
the state is interested and defining the
duties Of states attorneys, Nos. l44and
145, were recommended BY the senate
committee on Judiciaryt TO pass. -
APPROVED.
Senate bill II, transferring the duties
Of recording marks and brands to the
Office commissiione 81 agriculture,
has been approved BY the governor.
HOUSE hills REPORTED.
House bill 81 was amended to provide
for the publication of school treasurers
reports by superintendent when not
published BY the treasurer, and recon-.
mended to pass.
House bill IL, 5education al state deaf
school. was fasyrorably reported, IS was
House bill ms, touching the issuanceo q
school bonds.
Ss; PASSED
The following senate bills were passed
80, auditors certificate Of taxes paid
iii, briefs insappeals; TAI, stay Of execu
tiion il civil cases; I42, service ~ papers
On clerks Of courts; 1s3o, iurisdictionte
Indian courts; AS, salaries of clerks D
courts: las, educational Institution taa
levy.
HOUSE ssSs
The following house bills we're reae
the frst and second times and referred
Honse bill 124, road tag, Waysand means
A, power Of attorney for release Of mort
gagged, Judiciary.