Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-02
RESUBMISSION WAS Put TO SLEEP
House Puts Quietus on the Bill After Lively Debate, By
Vote Of 80 TO 6l--lenth District Bill
Passes Senate

mits to sell Intoxicating liquors, and
providing for substitution by physi-
clans, and pharmacists clerks where
they hold the same character of pro-
fessional licenses as their. employers
/ The measure was introduced by
Representative Pugh and it is thought
will cure many of the evils Of the
druggists permits where they are
abused
House bill 233 introduced by Mr..
Haugen and providing for the assess
lment Of a certain tax against the
buildings and lands upon which the.
same-are located, when such buildings
are used for the purpose Of keeping
therein for sale or with intent .ot be
sold Intoxicating liquors Of any kind,
was passed by a vote of 70 ayes to
FL nays.
Newspapers Batted.
| The newspapers Of the state re-
ceiVed one Of the most serious blows
$50 far dealt out to them especially
the country newspapers when the
house passed H. B. Sc introduced by
Nh. Midgarden and which not only
1cuts the price for publishing the in
Surance statements in half but fixes
4 the law so that only one publication
! is necessary, thus in one fell stroke
reducing the price to the country
papers to one-sixth of what it has
/ formerly been. Mr.. Stevens made
the most brilliant fight ever attempted
in behalf of the country press but he
was outnumbered and out voted and
the bill was passed. 1t will be killed
lin the senate, but that does not
change the fact that it was passed by
the house
II. B. 21S introduced by Bernt An
derson, and fixing the terms Of town
ship justices and constables at two
years and supervisors at three years,
was passed. So was house bill SO in
i troduced by Mr.. Midgarden which
provides that mutual insurance com
panies shall collect from their policy
holders the full amount Of the obli-
cation for the premium and providing
that in case of a failure to pay such
amount within sixty days after the
same shall become due, the policy
shall lapse.
Mr.. Burgum's bill providing for
i the outlawry of mortgages which are
q not foreclosed within ten years after
the maturity thereof, and Officially
known as H. B. 1s1, was passed.
Working at the Right Place.
The railroad reformers had it rub.
bed into them to considerable extent
4 during the passage of H.#B. SO, which
is the measure providing for and fix
4 ing the Ignite coal rate in the state.
4 There was no discussion on the bill,
4 but when the vote was being taken,
1 Mr.. Chapman in explaining his vote
i stated that the house was in the pas
sage of this measure beginning at the
II right place to make railroad legisla-
/ ton. Instead of spending its time in
i the enactment Of anti-pass laws which
4 effected not one person in a hundred
4 and the reduction of passenger rates
4 which benefited only those who in
dulged in the luxury Of travel, the
house was giving the people that
which they needed in the adoption of
/ equitable freight rates. He voted
aye. Mr.. Martin of Billings made
substantially the sames statement and
congratulated the house on the wis
i dom of the legislation it was about to
enact The bill was passed by a vote
of Sc ayes and one nay. a3.y,%
House bill 1874, relating to the in
creasing Of the price of warehouse
licenses and making them good for
i two rather than one year was passed.
H. B. 163, requiring railroads to main
tain station houses at all points at
which freight other than grain in car
load lots is received. There was some
discussion on this measure as it was
claimed It would work a hardship on
the new lines Of roads being con-
Istructed and which have recently been