Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-27

Of amount due on purchase Of school
lands.
THE HOUSE.
The bill dividing the Second ju-
dicial district and creating the new
Eighth district was on special orders
for yesterday afternoon, but the mat
ter was not considered. Mr.. Rich
mond moved that the bill. House Bill
No. 70, be taken from general orders
and placed upon its third reading and
flnal passage. There was no discus
sion, and the bill RI passed by q
vote Of 81 to 10, nine being absent and
not voting.
Grain inspection.
Two reports were made to the house
by the special committee sent to Madi-
son., Wis.,, to urge the passage Of the
measure before the senate there pro-
viding for Superior inspection by q
commission of which one man IL to be
from North Dakota. The majority re-
port was signed by Senators LAMoure
and Sharpe, Representatives Leech
and Mattson and Commissioner of
Agriculture Turner. The minority re
port was signed by Mr.. Young, the
fifth member Of the committee. Mr..
Young moved the adoption of the min
ority report and Mr.. Leech moved as
q substitute that the majority report
be adopted. The substitute ~ lost
and the minority report was adopted
by almost q unanimous vote. Mr..
Leech gave notice that he would move
for a reconsideration today.
In the discussion before the vote
wa taken Mr.. Leech stated that the
minority report was made by a. men,
Der Of the committee who had reached
Madison after the other members had
held q conference and that he was
not present.
Mr.. Young recited a conversation he
had with the governor Of Wisconsin
and stated that he did not get it SEC
ond-handed.
Mr.. Buttz said that he was going
to vote for the majority report, but that
he thought that both ought to be laid
on the table, as 1t was nothing more
than a tempest in q teapot anyway.
Mr.. Mattson thought that the ques-
ton was being Inexperienced, and
that the majority was not to blame
that the other member did not arrive
in time to hear the result Of the con-
ference. He said that Il would be q
great injustice to the members Of the
majority to turn down their report.
He said that they were there for the
people CT the state and not for the
Great Northern. as had been stated.
Mr. voo0h nnnuaA thok Tho ~nnkAo~ ~
referred until tomorrow, but Mr.. Nc
Gahan opposed any postp0nement, and
charged that n member of the ma
jority had changed his mind on the
question since Monday morning.
Oil Inspection.
The state affairs committee reported
a substitute for House Bill No. 215,
the oil inspection bill, and a major
ity recommended the adoption of the
report favorable to It's passage. A
minority reported amendments to the
bill and moved the adoption of such
amended bill. The report of the ma
jOrity was adopted. The substitute bill
provides for a flash and gravity test
for kerosene and q gravity test for
gasolene. It also provides for q chem
ical analysis at the university and
Agricultural college at least every
three months. and fixes the fees of the
inspector at IS per cent instead OF 70
per cent, the additional S per cent
to go to the state. The substitute bill
went to the calendar.
0ruQolsts' Permits.
There was q lively debate on House
Bill No. 2O4. introduced by Mr.. Shells.
relating to druggists permits. The
temperance committee reported favor
ably on the bill several days ago after
making some amendments that consid-
erably strengthened the bill. When
It was called for its third reading yes.
tcrday. Mr.. McGahan moved that the
bill be amended 90 a. to limit sales
N liquor of one-half pint to each per.
son In each "a hours. The time limit
was the only addition to the bill. and
Mr.. McCrea. the chairman OF the com.
mittee. objected to the amendment,
Mr.. McGahan said that he intended
to vote for the bill, but thought that
II the people really wanted to prohibit
the sale Of liquor that they should
not object to IN amendment that
would make prohibition certain. rather
than to object to It In order to le9alize
the sale by druggists.
Mr.. McCrea stated that the commit
tee had thoroughly revised the bill
and that ~ amended 1t was satisfac
tory to the committee. On that &C
count he WA opposed to an amend
ment at this time.
Mr.. Bostrom spoke In favor of the
amendment and declared that their
was no fair and legitimate way to sci
liquor In this state. This amendmen,
would allow all that was needed "a,
medicinal or other purposes ana 4
would not give the druggist q NOR,
authority to sell liquor than va ne
cessary He thought that 0bjectionl
came In bad taste.
Mr.. Harvey thought that the bill
should raise the quality q tho liquo,