Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-02-03
THE HOUSE..

capitol building and the appointment
of a board Of capitol commissioners
to have the work in charge was the
feature of the house session yester-
day. The bill passed with only seven
teen votes recorded against it, with
seventy-seven votes in its favor. Brief
but pregnant addresses were made
by Representatives Casey of Walsh,
Phelan of Stark and Sweet of Cass.
Mr.. Casey made particularly effec-
tive address, abiding to the growing
Importance of the state, to its needs
and the wisdom of erecting suitable,
substantial and fitting capitol build
ing. Mr.. Casey's address earned him
many praises. Representative Sweet
of Cass county carried out this
theme, alluding to the advantage to
the state to have the capitol lands dis
posed of, settled and a source of rev.
enue to the state. Mr.. Phelan spoke
along the same lines, stating that Bis
marck was the center of population,
the permanent capitol and that the
state should have fit building for ad-
ministration purposes. There was a
large attendance in the house session
when the bill came up.
Reports Of Committees.
Senator Sweet moved that H. B. 10
be re-referred to the committee on
militia-from the appropriations COM
mittee. The bill was introduced by
Representative Butte and relates to
the battery at Lisbon, carrying small
appropriation. The bill was so re-
ferred.
H. B. 80. Phelan. Providing for
the appointment of railway commits
sioners at salaries of $1,000 each. To
pass.
H. B. 81. Morgan. Providing for
copies of the assessment roll to be
furnished by the clerk of court to
each township clerk. To pass.
H. B. 81. Nicholson. Providing for
an equitable taxation of grains in ele-
vators and warehouses. The bill was
amended to fix the rate of taxation at
half cent a pushed for flax and
wheat and all other grains at one
eighth of a cent a bushe1 Recon-
mended to pass as amended.
H. B. Al. Arnold. Providing for
the construction of drains through sew
eral counties and providing for the
payment thereof. Recommended to
pass.
S. B. 8. Kraabel. Providing for po-
Icing of towns and villages not Or
ganized, and for revenue in support
of the same To pass.
H. B. &c. Nicholson. Providing for
a system of taxation and defining the
duties of assessors. Amended so as to
specify the actual number of bushels
of each kind of grain in warehouses
and elevators. To pass as amended.
H. B. Al. Morgan. Relating to
preparation of tax lists and expediting
work of county auditors. To pass.
Motions and Resolutions.
Mr.. Davis moved that H, B. 80 be
referred to the committee on rail.
roads, which motion was lost. The
bill relates to the appointment of a
secretary of the board of railway COM
missioners at a salary of $500.
Representative Dickinson of Cass
introduced a concurrent resolution
asking the legislature of Minnesota
to enact a law at their present SEES
sion, requiring commission men at
terminals, elevators, .warehousemen
and other buyers and shippers, to
make returns on the screenings taken
from wheat and other grains and re
curing them to pay for the same
The resolution was adopted.
.- Introduction Of Bills. a. 81
IL. -. IcV' IlC6uS. stCidJiuS 10 Cue
election and terms of school officers.
H. B. ISL. Simpson. To amend
section 1245 laws of 1903 relating tc
the practice of optometry. I.
H. B. 152. Briden Relating to edu
cation and providing that schools
having three or more grades, that the
board shall meet on the second Tues
day in each month.
H. B. 1873. Underwood. An act re
pealing chapter 1872 Of the laws 81
1903, relating to the sale Of buildings
upon foreclosure OF mechanics liens
thereon.
H. B. 1854. Underwood. Relating tt
the execution Of instruments and re
quiring that principals shall sign doc
uments In actions brought in distric
court.
H. B. 155. Gibbons. An act t
amend section sols and 1925 Of the re
vtsed codes. relating to furnishing