Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-25
Senate Listens to the Testimony for Two Long Hours.
Case Will be Continued At Ten This MOfning---
May Take Another Day
Shirley Introduces Complete Code for Regulation Of Rail
roads $4,000 Asked for Exhibit at Jamestown
Exposition Another Tilt Over Press Items
gentleman from Grand Forks had

lsa = bill which accompanied the resolu-
ton OF Mr.. Buttz was allowed to be
/. read out of the proper routine and it
A was finally referred to the committee on
appropriations. /.
4 The resolution was ordered printed in
B: the journal on motion of Mr.. Stevens,
J. and 1T was on motion of Mr.. Streeter
i that the bill was read SO that the mem
: bers could have all the information pos
4 slble The bill appropriates $4,000.
Johnny Cox. @s
After a short recess Mr.. Stevens
moved the appointment of a little fell
4 low 'l' named "a Johnny Cox, well known to
Il all BtSismarckers. The boy is parentless
4 and Mr.. Stevens very tenderly gave the
members the fullest information about
the boy and his industry and endeayor
i to do right.
i Mr. Sorley of Grand Forks objected
and in n substance said the house was not
4 in the charity business, and thought the
I proceeding out Of order
Mr.. Stevens said that if the house.
wanted to do a noble. and humanitarian
thing 1t would vote for. the appointment
4 Of the boy. IT,.
1 The waters became troubled and the
speaker poured oil on them by. stating
the motion was in order. Several mem
: bers had suggested to him the appoint
ment OF one or two more pages and the
/ motion was along that line and he
!. thought the boy should be helped if pos
4 sible. 45 ga
NJ Mr.. Mockler was heartily in favor of
the motion and was ready to corroborate
all that his colleague had said about
young Cox and added if there was bow
in the world who should be given a helm
ing hand it was Johnny Cox who, young
i as ne was, had more than his share of
bitter struggles, yet, he pushed ahead
and AM /! did the best he could, and i'm special
: decency and in all fairness he asked the
j members to vote for the appointment
After some further explanations by Mr..
e oiorley the latter seconded the. motion
I and the boy was. appointeds 90. -
Committee of the, Whole. t.
The house went into committee of the
! whole Who'll MI Streeter being called to the
Chair. q. 3. g was considered, it re-
laattlnng to the soliciting ofsorders in this
/ state state Tor Intoxicating liquors. Mr..
& Stevens suggested keeping the terms of
I the bill within the jurisdiction of the
+ justice court--blindpiggers did not want
that-but the committee acted otherwise
E and the higher penalties recommended
/ by the committee on temperance prevail
ed and the bill was recommended for
/ passage. Bills 81, 81 and IS were rec
/ commended that they do pass. The COM
Inlttee rose and the report was adopted
t House adjourned until Friday at 2
: o'clock.
+ I .'s' New House Bills. =.
\ Fifteen new bills came. out of the leg
! islative hopper Thursday afternoon, two
: OF them will certainly be in the limelight
when finally disposed of. One is bill
$ providing an appropriation to enable the
Il department of agriculture to make a
$ proper exhibit at the approaching James
+ town (Va.) International exposition for
+ the purpose of celebrating the ter-cente-
5 nary of the establishment of the first
) permanent English colony in the north
: ern half of the Western hemisphere.
Another is an entirely new law regulat-
: ing passenger and freight traffic over
i railroads in this state. At present there
IS no way of annulling the increased
jurisdiction of county courts when once
established; one bill provides for that
! There is bill to stimulate horticulture !;
another to provide for the better en-
forcemerit OF the law regarding cruelties
I to animals; and there are Others
=, strengthening or modifying present stat
Z utes and laws pertaining to business.
. H. B:s14I, Buttz-To enable commits
! sioner of agriculture and labor to make
! proper exhibit at jamestown, Va, and
). which is commemorative Of the birth of
I the American nation The bill approp-
J rates $4,000 to be expended under the
/ direction Of the commissioner of agricul-
q tllre. s5s ".
H B. l42 Freeman Providing for
Z the annulling of the increased jurisdic-
& ton OF county courts in counties where
!. the people so desire At present there
is no provision and it is declared that in
creased jurisdiction in number of
! counties is far from satisfactory.
Fl. B. I4s, Syvertson amending sec
y ton 1926 codes Of 1905, relating to stat
ute on labor
3 H. B. 1a4, Dean Cby request Pro-
81 yides i contingent fund for use OF
i states attorney to pay expenses which
Il are necessary for the securing Of evi--
a 'dence in criminal cases and providing
Z for nrt,fJer audit of expenditures 5s{ 81 81