Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-02-24
HOUSE,.


posed of great amount # accumu-
lated work yesterday afternoon. A few
bills were introduced, nunloar were
passed and the committees reported
still larger number. The greatest
amount of interest was shown xlen
the house resolved itself into a COM
mittee of the whole, with Representa-
tive Morgan in the chair.
House bill 1879, introduced by Mr.
Meiklejohn, which provides for me-
chanics' liens on personal property,
aimed particularly at the machine bus
mess, brought out the greatest amount
of discussion, which at times became
so personal that order was maintained
with some difficulty. Representative
Phelan was the leading opponent to
the bill and claimed that it gave in
competent men an opportunity to file
liens on property that were not honest.
Representative Ryan and a number
of others championed the bill, and
claimed that the men who sold thresh-
ing machines, for instance, had all the
best of it, inasmuch as they could col
lect half the earnings of a machine
during the season, for close and take
possession of the machine at the end,
leaving the man who made repairs
on the machine without the least re-
course. Major Buttz and Represen-
tative Stevens of Burleigh also cham
pioned the measure, and the latter
made the most impassioned speech of
the afternoon, and in his remarks
took particular occasion to denounce
Mr.. Phelan for the statement that
many of the mechanics were hoboes
and as such should not have the right
to file liens on property belonging to
citizens.
The committee, in it's consideration
OF the bill, brought in majority and
minority reports. Representative Ste
vens of Burleigh moved that the re-
port of the minority be accepted and
that when the committee arise that
the bill be recommended to pass. Mr..
Phelan moved as a substitute that it.
do not pass, but division of the
house showed that the minority end
OF the committee had won, and the bill
was recommended to pass.
Regulating Trustees.
There was also some discussion
over House bill 1874, providing a pen
atty for boards of trustees spending or
contracting to spend more money than
appropriated by the legislature. It
was amended by repeating section 4
OF the bill, providing for an emergency
board, and the governor, secretary of
state and auditor are made a commit
tee to transfer funds of an institution
from one to another fund, as the
needs require. The bill was then rec.
commended to pass.
Divorces and Marriage.
Representative Stevens of Dickev in.
troduced a bill, H. B. 125, which pro-
hlblts the marriage of divorced per-
sons for period of twelve months
after divorce. Major Buttz took occa-
sion to say some uncomplimentary
things about the measure and the man
from Dickey at once took up the
gauntlet and when he was through it
was at once apparent that there was
another orator in the house and that
the Buttzville member had decidedly
the worst of the argument. The bill
was recommended to pass by an al
most unanimous vote. n
In the committee OF the whole the
house recommended H. B. 244 for
passage; H. B. III for passage; H. B.
lsl for indefinite postponement.
Bills Introduced.
H. B. 266. Shells. Amending and
re-enacting chapter LAG of the laws Of
1903, relating to the maximum coal
rate. 8 4,
H. B. PCT. Belden. Amending chap
ter 1OS of the session laws Of 1903,
relat ng to game laws. The bill pro-
yides for game warden in each
county, makes some changes in the
division Of the receipts for license and
re-enacts the present law.
u. B. 26S. Arnold. Providing for
the publication BY the county treas
urer OF the list Of names Of personal
property taxpayers and the amounts
Continued on mage AZ