Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-28
HOUSE HAS 4 BUSY DAY
.aou1 THIRTY BILLS ON THE
uousg CALENDAR DISPOSED
OF YESTERDAY.
STEERING COMMITTEE NAMED IN
HOUSE TO TAKE CHARGE
OF BILLS.

rwenty.seven Bills Passed by the
Love iouse-session Of the Senate
is Tam. md the Bills In Which
There is Most Interest Do Not Come
up for Action-Routlne Procedure
Of t.e Two Houses.
THE SENATE.
The session of the senate yesterday
was entirely devoid OF excitement and
none Of the oratory producing bills
came mp for passage. The state fair
bill went over until today by agree
ment of those interested and no elO-
ouence was expended on the merits Of
the Gateway city The primary elec
ton bill. railroad liability bill, and
some other measures in which there is
more than usual interest remained
with the steerings committee. The
bill for the state board Of control was
not reported by the judiciary commit
tee, but will be reported today.
The committee heard several argu-
ments on the Simpson bill, en-
larging the boundaries Of Stark county.
and this occupied the great part Of
the time devoted to bills that had
been referred The Simpson bill was
finally recommended to pass.
Lverymen Are Anxious.
feature Of the afternoon was the
presentation OF two or three yards of
petition from Langdon in favor Of the
passage of the Plain bill to prevent the
defraudng Of livery stable keepers.
II took several clerks to handle the
petition while 1t was being read Evi-
IDENTIFY there is a widespread interest
at l-angdon in the livery business.
Armstrong Sends Thanks.
Moses X. Armstrong. of ST. James
Minn., through Senator LaMoure. pre-
sented to the senate letter. thanking
the members OF the legislature for
their ppreciation of his recent gift of
copies OF historical work. Mr. Arm
strong stated that since he had served
IN the log statehouse where the first
session Of the territorial legislature
was held he had watched the growth
OF the territory and of the two states
with pride and qualification. and he
predicted intimately one of the great
commercial empires of the world to
grow from the present state Of North
Dakota
Pass q Dead Bill.
Through laughab!e error the sen
a'e solemnly passed a bill that had
oeen killed the day before. This was
McLain's bill. providing that pay
ment for lands bought from the state
school fund could be paid for in full
after five years. instead Of making the
payments in FIVE. ten, fifteen and
twenty years. The bill was through
mistake placed on the calendar and
ehe senate passed 1t. Subsequently
senator Fox called attention to the
mistake and the bill was reconsideret
ana sent to the rag bag All proceed
ihgs with reference to the matter were
expnged from the Journal. President
bartlett took occasion to remind the
senator's that the error was an evi
uence of the careful attention paid b,
ehe senator's to the proceedings Sen
a.or LaMoure objected to the criti
elsns being placed on the member.
ana said the clerks must stand fo
'nelr share Of the blame.
Reported 70 Pass.
senate Bill No. 164, repeal of as
sessors' statistics.
senate Bill No. 166, purchase of roa,
machinery.
Senate Bill No. 21s. execution o
mortgages.
9 Senate Bill No. 215, boundaries o
Stark county.
rouse Bill No. 1856. analysis of com
mercial fertilizers.
House Bill No. 70, creation of Eight
judicial district.
House Bill No. 80. salary of count
SnDerintendents.
dousa Bill No. 18Z.
Killed.
house Bill No. 173. regulating az
w SupTcLne court.
Passed.
~ senate Bill No. 200. terms of cour
lhlrd district.
Senate Bill No. 203 boundaries G
Stark county.
Senate Bill No. 1sS terms of con,
Slyth district.
senate Bill No. 147. Agricultural fai
corporations.
sehate Bill No. 206. validating taxe
erendum
senate Bill No. 130. antitrust bill
Mr LaMoure asked IL the provision
y mis- bill were retroactive.
nr Crane explained that the bi
Naa been sent to the governor by tn
sauonal Live Stock association, an