The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-17
with the -
Lawmakers. -
Week's Doings in the
State Logislaturo. .


The expected fight in the house over
the effort of the supporters of the rad
1cal primary election law to force the
bill to its third reading and final pas
sage without reference to the commit
tee on elections did not materialize
and the bill was read and referred,
upon an agreement of both sides. 1t is
expected some amendments will be
made to the bill in the committee.
.. Both houses passed number of
bills during the day. The house bill to
prohibit the maintenance of bucket
houses and now awaits the signature
of the governor. Representative Shells
introduced a stringent antitrust law.
Representative Stevens presented
bill permitting the pension Of state en-
ployes who have served the state for
a period of ten years. Senator Hanna
introduced bill providing for educa.
tion Of children along humane lines to
ward animals.
State Examiner P. S. Tyler of Fargo
presented his resignation to the gov.
ernor Mr. Tyler will be appointed ma.
tional bank examiner. His successo,
will probably be D. X. BriEhtbill OF
Towner county.
The probable personnel of the capt,
tol commission is arousing some inter.
est. William Bulge of Grand Forks,
it is expected. is likely to have a place
On the commission.
Routine business of little interest
was the order in both houses Thurs
day. The house in committee OF the
whole disposed of a number of pending
measures.
In the senate, a new banking bill
was introduced providing for the con-
troll of the state banks and the crea.
tion of state banking board consist
ing of the governor, auditor and secre-
tary Of state, to have immediate su
pervision of the financial institutions
Of this class.
A food OF new bills was presented.
many Of them appropriation bills
urday of this week, when it will be
necessary to have unanimous consent
A new primary bill was presented in
the house. Up to the present time
about $50 bills have been presented
in the two houses, only two of which
have reached the governor for ap
proval.
y There was another red-hot fight in
the house Friday on the primary cleo
tion bill, recently passed by the senate.
The bill has been in the house commit
tee on elections for several days, and
an attempt was made by supporters Of
the measure to force it out of the COM
mittee and get it into the house for
consideration. The debate on the mat.
tive Stevens of Burleigh, Streater of
Emmons, Phelan, Richmond, Casey
and others. On a motion to make tho
matter special order for tomorrow
morning, the vote was a tie-44 to A
and the bill finally went over until
next Wednesday. when the committee
on elections is to report all primary
bills now before it to the house. This
is the third time the opponents of this
sweeping senate bill have succeeded
in preventing action by the house be-
fore the elections committee was
ready to report the bill.
In the senate another debate waA
provoked by the introduction Of 4 res
oiution by Senator Brown reviving the
nsht Of two years ago for the indorse-
ment of grain inspection in the State
of Wisconsin, and calling for the nom-
ination of three commissioners, one
each by the States of Wisconsin, North
Dakota and New York, following the
bill now pending in the Wisconsin leg.
islatures The resolution was finally
referred to the committee on grain and
grain grading. and fifteen hundred cop.
les of the Wisconsin bill were ordered
printed for the information OF mem.
bers.
Gov. Sarles sent to the senate the
appointment of ID. X. Brightbill OF
Towner county as state examiner, to
nll the unexpired term of E. S. Tyler.
resigned, and for the full term Of tive
years Fl pm March 81.
The senate passed the irrigation bill.
calling for the appointment of state
irrigation engineer and providing full
code OF irrigaotion law. The bill car
ries with it fair appropriation for the
prosecution Of irrigation researches by
the state.
John McAnee. a paper salesman, had
n permit to ride on Great Northern
freight and a ticket. He got on at
Perth, but the conductor couldn't hear
him and made McAffes get OF the
train and hire a rig.
A lot of the farmers Of the state
who own registered live stock want
company organized under the state