The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01

that at the session of the night before
when the railroad commissioners had
been on the carpet, Mr.. Streeter had
read from the constitution that any
member trading support of bills in
the legislature was guilty of bribery,
and seemed anxious to get the bill
passed so that all would be secure
before the final rush came. One men,
ber remarked in stage whisper that
there had never been any seeming
need of such a bill until the reformers
came into power. Mr.. Miller said he
hoped the emergency clause would not
be made to apply until after the pass
age of senate bill No. 4 in the after
noon, and the laugh was contagious.
Mr.. Nelson Of Traill suggested that
in addition to the registration of the
lobbyists they should be tagged with
suitable placard so that all would
be able to keep clear of temptation.
Mr.. Stevens asked to amend the bill
by having the title read, "a bill to
provide the members with information
as to whom they should apply" The
bill got through by the lowest number
which could pass the same-51.
The Afternoon.
The usual number of reports OF
bills recommended for passage which
can never be done, and those sent to
the eternal quiet of the legislative
boneyard continued today. The most
important bill reported was what is
known as the resubmission bill which
was accompanied by two reports, the
majority recommending indefinite post
ponement and the minority recon-
mending that the bill do pass. Both
were referred to the committee of the
whole where the matter will be thresh-
ed out If 1t is reached on the calendar
before the expiration of the session.
The following were recommended for
passage: House bills 3O3, 313, $50
and 279, and senate bills 9, 67 and
255. The following bills were amend
ed and recommended for passage: H.
B. 263 and POS. The following were in
definitely postponed: House bills 81,
Sc, IFS, 1876 and 246.
Inc DOy LeglSlatOr.
The house then went into commit
tee of the whole with Mr.. Pugh in the
chair for the consideration of senate
bill No. 4, which had been made a
special order for the afternoon, and
for more than an hour the flow of
oratory has not been excelled at any
time during the session. The bill is
what is known as the anti-Patterson
bill ,and provides that officials can
not hold an Office in any city where he
sits as a member of the board of
equalization and at the same time hold
another Office in the county where he
also sits in like capacity. Based
on the statements made on the floor
of the house the history of the matter
seems to be that there are two polit-
ical factions in Burleigh county and
that Ed Patterson is affiliated with
one of these factions. He holds the
position of city councilman and at the
same time is a member of the board
of county commissioners. The pass
age of the bill would put him out OF
one OF these Offices, and would stop
him from becoming candidate for
the position of mayor of the city of
Bismarck next spring.
Representative Buttz started the bail
rolling in the discussion on the bill
by stating that he did not believe t
should become a law because it curb
ed the will of the people. He recited
what is said to be the history of the
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