Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-02-17

sioner Of. agriculture and labor, $4,000
to superintendent of public instruction,
$4,000 to attorney general, $4,000 to in
surance commissioner, $1,000 to state
bank examiner, $1,000 to clerk Of SUI
preme court, $1,000 for care of state Ii
brary, $500 to state weather bureau. The
salaries Of all deputies is increased $500
by another increase introduced in the
senate and the salary of the deputy land
commissioner is fixed at $1,000 per an
num- VIZ u ...,5 .>r,,y !, t.. i:
Against Passes. IL. /
Senator Cranes new bill, which is
aimed at free passes and railroad re-
bates, is along the liens of similar law
that is now in effect in Wisconsin,. It
prohibits passes on all trains in the state
to politicians, office holders, members of
the legislature and committeeman or
employees, and permits the issuance of
such transportation to stockmen on
stock trains.
Deputy OIL inspectors.
1t is practically certain that within
few days the appointment of T. w. Jack
man, Fargo, as state oil examiner, will
be made by the governor, but the scram-
Bile for deputyships is not as vigorous
as usual, owing to the fact that bill
has been introduced in both houses, put
ting the inspector on salary, rather
than fees, and the passage of either Of
these bills would make the office not
nearly so attractive as under the fee
system. 1t is understood that ]. E.
Cameron, a prominent young railroad
man of Grand Forks, is to be deputy
there. -.
Representative Stevens of Burleigh
has introduced bill in the house of rep
resentatives. 1t is hardly expected that
it will become law, inasmuch as it pro-
vides for pensioning any employe in the
service of the state, after serving not less
than ten years, and receiving not to ex-
coed $500 annual salary. Such employees
shall be entitled to receive a pension of
$40 annually for each year of service
rendered the state. All payments under
the provisions of the act are to be paid
from the maintenance fund of the in
stitution where such services were rem
dered. ~ :.
...s Railroad Legislation. u.
Several measures have been introduced
in the legislative assembly, directed to-
ward railroads, none of them are as
drastic as measures introduced usually
and directed at railroad corporations.
Representative Belden has introduced
bill requiring railroad corporations to
establish and maintain telephones or
at stations where agents
are not kept. The bill provides that
every railroad company shall cause to be
and maintained, telephones
or telegraphones at every station within
the state where agents are not kept and
where such company has erected sta
ton house or section house. These in
struments are to be kept in good repair
and shall at all times be for the use of
the patrons of such railroad. !
To Bulletin Trains.
Representative Ellison has introduced
a bill that requires all railroad corpora
tons within the state to erect and main
tam, in conspicuous place, in each
passenger station ON its line, where
telegraph line is maintained suitable bull
letin board on which shall be posted
daily the exact time at which passenger
trains will arrive and depart. Every vio-
lation of the provisions of the bill,
should it become law, shall be punished
by fine of not to exceed $25, to be re-
covered in any court of competent juris-5
diction. -' . -. d. Is
Meetings OF Pardon Board. :
Representative Shells has a bill before
the house providing that two meetings
OF the state pardon board shall be held
IN each year-the second Tuesday of
June and the second Tuesday of Decem-
Der each year. Under the present law
the meetings of the board are held in the
month of February each year. All reg
ular and special meetings of the board
shall be held in the executive Office at
the state capitol.
Sentence to Hard Labor. II
Representative Ryan has bill in the
house which provides that whenever any
court in passing sentence upon any per-
sons convicted of misdemeanor, sem
fences such person to confinement in the
county jail, the court shall, if in his
opinion such person is capable Of per-
forming manual labor, sentence such per-
son to confinement in the county jail at
hard labor The bill further provides
that the sheriff of such county shall en-