Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-28
House Bills Passed
THE HOUSE.


Two sessions of the house of rem
resentatives were held yesterday fore
noon and afternoon. and a vast amount
or business was disposed of Six new
bills were introduced. two were lost
seven were killed in committee, thir-
teen were favorably reported. twenty
seven measures were passed. three
were sent to special orders and one
bill was recommitted This is the
largest amount of business done in
any one day during the session.
Steering Committee.
The regular house committee will
make their final reports today and fu-
ture bills will be cared for by the
steering committee. which was named
by Speaker Baker yesterday afternoon
Tho committee.
Mr.. Young chairman; Messrs Davis.
watts, Leech Chaffee, Lyons. Gilbert.
Richmond, McGahan, Ryan and Mo
vius
Pure Food Bill,
The most important measure passed
by the house was the poor food bill.
Senate Bill No. 26, introduced by Sen.
ator Lewis. The bill is intended to
prevent the adulteration, misbranding
and selling of adulterated and un-
wholesome foods and beverages. and
providing for the inspection and
analysis of foods and beverages at the
experimental station at the Agricul-
tural college at Fargo.
Penalty Clause.
The bill that sought to tighten the
/ punishment for violations of the prohi.
/ bition law. by making such violations
punishable by justices of the peace
with much lesser degree of severity
in the way of fine and Imprisonment
which was recommended for passage
| got as far as a roll call when a mo-
ton was made to Indefinitely postpone
the measure, which was carried
Railroad ommssioners.
"A concurrent resolution. introduced
by Mr.. Hanson and tagged as House
Bill No. 277. has as an object the abol
ishment of the offices of railroad com
missioners A similar resolution of
fered earlier in the session, which
sought to reduce the number of com
missiOners from three to one was in
definitely postponed by the house in {;
committee of the whole.
Torreno Land Bill.
The Torrens land bill, the larges
bill introduced at the present session
in number of pages, was passed at tn,
afternoon session. The measure wa!
introduced by Mr. Ryan, of Crane
Forks county, and has as an object th'
simplifying of real estate transfers AM
abstracts. The same measure wa
killed in the last session
Bill1 Introduced.
House Bill No. 275. Ryan-Permit
ting any officer of a corporation to exc
cute assignments, discharges satisfaC
tiOns, etc
House Bill No 276. Sheils-Allowini
; county commissioners to establish
! three dipping tanks in each county in
stead of one
House Bill No. 277. Hanson-A cor
J current resolution abolishing the oftic
of railroad commissioner
!, House Bill No. 27S, Elton-AmenC
ing section 1892 of the revised codes
relative to the clerk of court S record
of mechanics liens.
House Bill No 279, Richmond
, Amending section 1850 of the revise
codes. relative to liens on future pa!
ments.
House Bill No $50 Lee-Allowin
applicants to change their names b
proper application to register of deed
OF each county.
Bills Lost.
Representative Leech's bill Hous
Bill No 81. providing for an appropri;
f ton of $500 annually to the North ID
kota Poultry association, was lost
: Mr.. Peterson of Wells, who intr
duced House Bill No 242, spoke
! favor of his measure, relating to Il
taxation of bank stock, but Mr.. Tuf'
Y said that it was a measure IN rave
of banks as against the people. NJ
McGahan did not share the idea of NJ
Tufte that the measure should
: measure The bill was lost.
Concurren: Resolution.
The concurrent resolution passed
the house. asking congress to call
constitutional convention for the pu
u pose of submitting to the states 4
ratification an amendment to the fe
I eral constitution providing for Il
election of United States senators
direct vote.
Killed in Committee.
;. House Bill No 270, admission
l. physicians without examination VIII
has practiced in other states or
graduate of reputable college.
s Senate Bill No. 167. raising per die
of county commissioners to S..
II House Bill No. 226, giving can