Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-22

Hams counties to conform to original
intention of legislature.
House Bill No As. Simpson-Ex
empts volunteer firemen from pavment
of poll tax
The speaker referred the bills as
follows: No 36. public health; 81,
public healthp; 3S, 80, 40, Al and AZ.
municipal corporations; 43, judiciary;
"A. county boundaries; As. state affairs
The house adjourned Immediately
after the dissolution of the Joint ses-
sion. until today
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Signing vouchers-Speaker Baker
made the members of the house happy
yesterday when he announced that the
vouchers for the first twenty davs' nav
would be distributed by the clerks for
the signatures of members. The
vouchers were signed after the house
recessed and the members will get
their warrants for per diem and mile
age on Jan. &c
House in Order-The house was in
order for the meeting yesterday morn
ing Notwithstanding that all desks had
been removed for the dance on the
preceding night. Superintendent Nc
Ellis was busy with a large force
OF men during the morning and
had the capitol building thoroughly
cleaned at noon yesterday.
Remarkable Couple-Senator Martin
Jacobson. of Minot. and his wife have
record of lifelong acquaintance that
is seldom equalled They were born
at nearly the same hour on the same
day, in homes a mile apart. They
were baptized together, played to-
gether as children. attended school
together and have been married for
sixteen years. Mrs. Jacobson is now
in California. where she has been for
some time for her health.
Senator Pierce leaves-Senator Ed
Pierce left Tuesday night for ST Paul.
and from there will probably go on to
New York, for his health His
! brother senators regret the necessity
for his departure and hope it may re-
suit in improved health. Senator
Pierce has been one of the busiest
men in the state or the past ten years.
and in that time has built up one of
the largest real estate businesses in
the state. 1t is sincerely hoped by
many that the trip will result in his
/ improvement.
Prohibition Biiis-Senator Lavavea
! presented two bills in the senate yes
terday that will attract the attention
of the prohibitionists and liquor men
One of them makes il an offense pun
ishable by fine and Imprisonment for
any person to take or solicit orders for
liquor in this state. The other repeals
| absolutely tho druggists medicinal
liquor permit law. 1t is claimed that
under this latter law many abuses of
the liquor business have grown up
and that it would be better for the
legitimate drug business if the permit
system wero abolished altogether.
Called on the Governor-The special
committee appointed by the National
Guard association, Messrs Henry
Eddy and Osborne. called on Governor
White yesterday afternoon in relation
to armories for the state guard. It
has been suggested that law might
be passed whereby the militia would
be enabled to borrow money at
low rate of interest from the state
school fund for the erection of per-
manent armories by the several COM
panies With good armories there is
every reason to believe the progress
of the state guard would be rapid
and noticeable.
Visited the Pen---A number of mem
bers of the State National Guard as
sOciation visited tho penitentiary yes
terday and took in the operations of
the twine plant at the institution
Boundary BiIi-The bill for the
change Of boundaries of the territory
west of the river will be presented in
few days by Senator Simpson or
Representative Mcclure The proposal
now is to create one new county west
of the river attach Bowman county to
Billings. Hettinger to Stark and part
of the unorganized territory to Mercer
Several bills have been passed look
ing toward the changing of the county
boundaries. and the last ono was de-
clared unconstitutional by the supreme
court The proposed bill will be so
framed that it will stick, if this can
be done.
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP