Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-10
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The prayer delivered by Rev. Jones
of the senate was so impressive and
so appropriate to the close OF the SEES
sion that on motion of Mr.. Hanna it |
was ordered printed in the senate
journal. 5s;.
II Senator Young lost senate bill No.
%, he was made president pro TEN
of the senate on the motion Of Senator
Regan- which ought to compensate in
some measure for the failure Of the
anti-pass bill to pass.
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Among the bills to pass on the last
day was house bill 33S, which provides
for the receiving and care Of the field
notes and records Of the Office Of the
surveyor general, when that Office
shall be abolished.
The blacksmith lien law has become
a law, after being amended by the
senate to rob it Of some of its par
ticularly drastic features. The bill
passed on the last day of the session
and was concurred in by the house.
Those members Of the legislature,
of whom there we're a few, who re-
turned their passes to the railroads..
were not very happy over the outcome
Eof the anti-pass law. They had the
satisfaction, however, of paying their
fare home Virtue is its own re-
] ward"
The cigarette bill met its death in
the house on the last day of the SEES
sion. AS the bill was amended it
would have been Of little value as
seeking to prevent the sale Of cigar.
cites in the state and its death was a
i matter of little moment under the
a circumstances. %.S
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The Initiative and referendum bill
finally passed, with the provision tina
the matter of proposed constitutional
I amendments can be referred to thu
4 people. If the bill becomes law i
Twill enable the resubmission of tn,
4 prohibition clause in the constitution
to be submitted by direct petition o
4 the people. .4 :I /.
y The last day of the senate session
was devoted to the final passage O
house bills. The bills passed were a
{ follows: 1863, SO. 31S, 3s5, s12, SO, 2ss
4 263. Is, 165, 159, So, 22O, 279, 90, 3O1
s3S, liz, 1875, 2se, 1o7, 2s0, $50, 26, 21t
! 40, 2s6, 292, $40, 1873, 1O2, 213, 3sz
-29O, $50, 335, s1l2, 2s6, .27s, s45, "a:
500, 2s7. 291, 167, 80, 207, 242, 24s, %.
e The first and last bills introduce
in the senate found their way throug
the devious courses of legislation
) passed both houses and went to til
D governor. The first bill was tn
4 primary election bill and the last BIZ
: was the one to provide special con
mission to ascertain the value of put
lie service corporations for pul
:. poses of taxation. n
The senate and house chamber
We're comparatively deserted yestel
, day and there was mournful debri
of old files Of bills, waste paper, pull
lie documents and other impediment
that had served as projectiles durin
the horse play of the night before
There were no echoes of eloquenc
through the halls of the senate an
house. The strident tones of Speake
Twichell and the persuasive rulings 9
President Lewis were silent Their
was no reading OF senate and hous
bills, and over and above it all was
:: still small voice that whispered
:. skiddoo! twenty-three!
; The Tribune was mistaken yestel
day in stating the fate Of the oil In
: spection bill. After good deal Q
discussion pro and con, the bill wa
signed by the presiding officer Of tn
senate and reached the governor il
due course. The senate originally re
quested the return of the bill 70
further amendment but the house dc
clined to accede to the request. Tn
senate then passed a resolution tina
; the bill should not be signed by tn
presiding officer. The bill came owe
early in the forenoon but was no
: signed until the evening when TIL