Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-08

room on Fifth street in Judge Tibbel's
residence for $40. For committee on
sheep industry, public highways,
bridge and ferries, room in Douglas
block for SIS. For committees on mill
tary affairs and elections and pfivi- !
leges and state affairs, room in Faunce
block for $50. The committee recon-
mended that the speaker provide
rooms from those selected for other
committees yet to be provided for and
that he be empowered to appoint jan
itors and messengers for each commit
tee. On motion of Mr.. Mcclure of
Stark the report was adopted.
ADDITIONAL CLERKS.
Mr.. ButtZ offered a resolution that
the chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee and the speaker be supplied
with stenOgraphers and two assistants
clerks and that two assistant clerks
be appointed for duties in the house.
Resolution prevailed.
The speaker called Mr. Young, of
Barnes, to the chair.
MILEAGE AND PER DIEM.
The committee on mileage and per
diem reported that Mr.. Boeing was
entitled to COG miles and one day per
diem, $60.60 and on motion the same
was allowed the gentleman from Walsh
as compensation for expenses incurred
in attending the session.
The speaker announced the follow
ing committee on rules: Chaffee, of
Foster, Mckenzie, of Stutsman, Watts,
of Pembina, Leech, of CaSs, Young,
of Barnes. Rose, of Dickey, Scheer, of
Wells, and Elton, of Grand Forks.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
To Mr.. Heath, of Cass, belongs the
honor of introducing the first house
bill of the session 1t provides for the
amending of section of chapter 151
of the session laws of 1901, relating
to taxation The bill was referred to
the committee on taxation and tax
laws when appointed.
The house then adjourned to meet
at the usual hour Thursday, jan Z,
| 1903.
! insurance Legislation = Insurance
] legislation will be brought before the
attention of the members. The state
insurance department will ask for a
law that will give them closer super
vision over mutual insurance compa-
nies of all kinds, fire, life and hail.
The present laws are deemed too lax
4 by the state department. One pro-
posed means of establishing these com
panies upon substantial basis is to
require from them a deposit of pro-
portion of their first years premiums,
and an additional deposit of securities,
for the safety of policy holders. Sen
ator Little has introduced bill that
is aimed at fire companies who do re-
insurance of risks taken in the state
but which companies are not them
selves admitted to do business in the
state. This bill prohibits reinsurance
by companies that are not admitted
and is intended to bring them in.
Want Wolf Bounty-There prom
ises to be another fight over the wolf
bounty. There is larger percentage
OF western members in this Legislature
than in the last and the men from the
stock regions want a state wolf boun
ty Such a law was passed several
years ago providing for special tax
for wolf bounty Under it's operation
the tax being far too light to pay the
bounties. certificates were registered
for payment and at the end of each
biennial period there was deficienc.
appropriation asked, in the way of tax
alton, forstheir payment. This led tc
storm from the Red river valley
counties and two years ago, after g
bitter fight in which the western mem
bers vainly sought to retain the boul
ty, the law was repealed, after pro
vision had been made to pay the out
standing certificates. The stockmer
claim that wolves. are growing more
numerous and doing vast damage ant
want the bounty reinstated
Boeine Does Graceful Act-The onl!
: contest before the legislature passed
: off without incident. When the repor
of the committees on election ant
privileges was returned in favor o
: seating 'Gagnon, republican, Boeing
his democratic opponent. rose to hi.
feet and asked the members of the
house to vote to seat Gagnon. II was
, graceful thing to do, under the cir
cumStances Gagnon had a majority
of the votes in the district but the
, county canvassing board threw out st
Andrews precinct on the ground OF
irregularities and this gave Boeing the
majority This makes the recent,
elected Walsh county delegation, form
ery of democratic districts, now near
ly solidly republican.
Appointment Of Committees--Com
mittees will be announced in the tive
} houses Immediately after recess whicl
l will be taken the latter part of th'
week. Major Buttz, of Ransom county
is said to be slated for the chairman
ship of the judiciary committee in thu
house. This was held two years agt
by Young, of Barnes. who will prob
, ably go to the head of some othe
important committee. Little of Bur
leigh, will probably have the iud.tiar!
Craftsmanship in the senate. The more
important committees in the senate
have been considerably enlarged, Il
, give wider representation, owing t.
the increase in the size of the senate
The same method will probably b.
. adopted in the house.