Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-12
Finds Favor In the House Morning Session Devoted TO
Repeal Of Printing Law, Which Went Back for
Amendment Several Bills Passed
Senate Passes Bill for Taxing Express Companies, also
Bill f0rbiddng Soliciting Orders for Booze Aqrcul
ture in Common School Happily Killed

S.~sfoih W liz SlSdl llASISdSS III i liz
number of lumber yards throughout
this state and why should not they be
protected in some way. Mr.. Stevens
motion to re-refer was carried, SO the
bill is now in the hands Of the commit
tee
II is understood that the committee
on public printing will favor an amend
ment to section 2282, relating to public
printing. The present law provides
that that all county and public printing and
bookbinding shall be done only BY es-
tablished printing and publishing houses
in the, state which have been conducting
such business in the state not less than
sfo1.r months, and where practicable in
the county ordering the work. 1t is
proposed to add the following proviso:
q Provided, that in case the county COM
nllssloners or any other board or official
empowered to secure public printing and
binding as provided herein shall ascer-
tam that if any combination, agreement
or condition exists among the printing
houses of this state whereby prices in
excess of twenty per cent above those
prices the same quality of work can be
secured for from publishing houses
outside the state, then and in that event
the provisions Of this section shall not
apply and such officers or boards may
secure such printing and binding from
publishing houses outside the state. /"
There may be incorporated some
other provisions calculated to prevent
beyond question any possible combina-
ton or agreement by and between pub
fishers and officials, and prescribing PEN
allies.
Bills Introduced.
Three bills were introduced on Mon
day, one of them new proposition in
this state and one which is likely to re-
ceive general approval 1t is H. B. 228,
by Mr.. Johnson of Ward, and providing
for tax collections in each organized
township, city and village and the cleo
ton Of tax collector whose duties
shall be to collect delinquent personal
taxes within his township, city or vii
lage. u at the present time these taxes
are collected by the sheriff and his dep
uties and is more or less of an annoy
ance. Sheriffs over. the, state have been
apprised of the purport of the bill and
practically all have approved its pro-
visions, except the sheriff of Walsh
county who seems to see no merit in
the measure. #l4 ,
MIR. Miller of Ramsey county intro
duced H. B. 229, which will create some
sitting up and taking notice. 1t pro-
vsides for the fixing permanently and
establishing the state fair at Devils Lake
The site is to be one of eighty acres
and there is to be a special appropria-
ton of $1,000. LIZ.
H. B. $50, Thoreson-Amending sec
ton 1878, relating to estrays and pro-
vides for the disposal of worthless ami
mails taken up. =
Referred. .e..
No. 22S, to committee on municipal
corporations; No. 229, to committee on
appropriations; No. 23O, to committee
on agriculture. r.
Reading OF Senate Bills.
The following senate bills were given
their first and second readings: Nos.
159, 81, "a, 10, 124, 100, 1913, 1876 and rs.
n. Bs. Passed Third Reading.
H 3. 81, relating to public roads; GER
tain OF them may be opened without any
petition or notice of petition so to do
There were 81 voted in the affirmative
and 80 in the negative; absent and not
voting, Is.
H. B. 40, relating to the satisfaction Of
liens and mortgages %z3$ sa.
H B. 32. amending section SSH
(l9O5), defining usury. There were So
voting in the affirmative, u in the neg
ative and l8 absent and not voting. The
interest is not to be greater than 10
per cent and in the computation of in
terest the same shall not be COM
pounded. Si.5a
Bills Killed. "a
Fl. B. 121, indefinitely postponed; re
lates TO burglary with explosives; SEN
ate bill on the subject viii take its place.
Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Gibbons of Cando, Towner eoun-
~, presided in committee Of the whole
Monday afternoon.
8 H. B. 142, relating TO the increased
jurisdiction Of county courts was rec
commended for passage
H !. B, lis to protect the travelling
public from being compelled to eat
adulterated foods in hotels, restaurants,
boarding houses, etc, The bill has the
approval Of the y. g. i. organizations
| in the state and also the retail grocers,
| II provides for the posting Of 4 card
BY those who serve adulterated foods