Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-23
BAKER NAMES COMMITTEES
McCrea. Tufte, Knudson,


NOben.
+ Joint Committee On Charitable In
stitutions-Messrs. Palmer, chairman;
Wells. Meidinger. Stavens. Connolly.
Severson, Kraabel. Midgarden, Smart
| of Nelson.
-. Joint Educational Institutions
| Messrs. Wagner. chairman; Chisholm,
| Harvey. Aandahl, Beck, Allen. Stevens.
Simpson, McLain.
Joint Rules-Messrs. Cassel. chair
man.; Oksendahl. Noben, Knudsor.
Palfrey, Baker, Lee. Ellison, Thomp-
son.
Joint Penal Neutrality-suspicious..
Dahl. chairman; Watts. Miller. Young.
/! Bostrom. Simpson. Gagnon. Hanson.
Ferguson.
Joint Public suidinas-Messrs.
Mooney, chairman; Bartz, Buttz. Ham,
mer, Fried, Allen, Ferguson. Gilbert.
Mattson.
Joint state Library-Messrs. Nal.
Tough, chairman; Smart of Trail.
Stavens, Bourassa, Ferguson. Meidin.
gar, Ellison, NOben. Dahl.
The attention of the house was
taken by a message from the senate
in which the following concurrent
resolution was introduced:
Lineoin's Birthday.
The house agreed to tie senate con.
current resolution to observe Lincoln's
birthday and the speaker appointed
Messrs. Gullerud. McGahan and Pou-
rassa to meet the gentlemen from the
senate and take some action on the
matter.
On motion of Mr.. Allen, of Grand
Forks, a resolution was adopted urg-
ing the members to furnish the press
representatives with duplicate copies
of bills and resolutions hereafter Of
fered in the house when possible to
assist the reporters in getting the do
ings of the bodies as soon as possible
before the public.
Committee Rooms and Capitol Exten-
sion.
With Mr.. Cassell in the chair. in
committee of the whole the house
proceeded to consider the joint reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Buttz relating
to improvement of the capitol build
ing. in order to provide suitable COM
mittee rooms for the bodies.
Mr.. Buttz addressed the house, call
ing attention to the great inconveni-
ence the state Is put to to obtain suit.
able quarters for the various commit
tees outside of the capitol building.
He pointed out the fact of the great
expense during every session. A mat
ter of $1,000 every session and sug-
costing that the members consider the
advisability of an addition to the cap
itol building to accommodate the two
bodies and state officers. He called
particular attention to the fact that
city OF Bismarck had given $780,
900 and that the Northern Pacific Rail.
o company had donated a quarter
section of land and that increased i'm
provements should not be objected to
by the economists of the bodies. He
recited that some provision should be
made for the committees, the supreme
court, library and other state o~ficers.
He referred to the cash on hand for
capitol improvement. the valuation of
lands belonging to the state, amount
ing to over 81 900. 900 in value and sug.
gested that possibly some means could
be resorted to in this direction with.
out particular burden to the taxpayers.
Mr.. Davis. of Ramsey. moved that
the resolution be adopted.
Mr.. Fried, of Stutsman, was on his
feet in a moment with a motion to Law
the resolution on the table. The chair
ruled him out of order.
Mr.. BUTTE then moved that when the
committee arise that they move that
the resolution be recommended for
adoption.
Mr.. Richmond. of Benson. offered
a substitute motion that when the
committee arise that they report the
resolution be referred to the commit
tee on judiciary.
Mr.. Buttz got on his feet and moved
that the substitute motion offered by
Mr.. Richmond be laid on the table.
Mr.. Davis then got the attention of
the chair and moved that the commit
tee rise to vote or the original resolu.
ton which. 1t was understood, was
the final disposition of the question
or the question. The committee then
dissolved.
Bills Introduced.
The introduction of bills bore fruit
in p~rofusion.
House Bill No. As. Sheils-To amend
section l of chapter 213 of the session
laws of 1901 amending section 1922 of
the political code of 1899 relating to
weights and measures. No change
was made except to lessen the weight
of speltz from forty-eight to forty-two
as a bushel. Referred to committee
on state affairs.
House Bill No. AZ. Underwood-To
amend the civil code relating to
judges of county courts, remoye the
prohibitory clause preventing judges
OF county courts in counties having
increased jurisdiction from practicing
law. Referred to committee on ju-
dietary.
House Bill No. As. Wagner-Amends
chapter 1926, revised code of 1901. This
provides for the stamping or the writ.
ing OF the date On notary public seals
of the expiration of his commission
aside from the impression of his seal
IN nrdlr that c0n1, ,,lsI