Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-20
THE SENATE
Continued from page 81

On the motion to adopt the minority
report two-cent fare=the vote was as
follows: .t.g3a
Ayes Cashel, Halliday, johnson,
Johnson, Koffel, Kraabel, LaMoure,
Leutz, Little, Macarthur, Mcdonald,
\ Mclean, Palmer, Pierce, Plain, Ramsett
Sifton, Simpson, Spoonheim, Stade,
Talcott, Taylor, Turner, Wagner,
Young.
Nays Albright Crane, Dyste, Gill
bert, Hanna, Kelly, lMovius, Purcell,
Regain, Rice, Sharpe, Steele, Strom,
Swenson, Thatcher.
The Hotel Bill.
The hotel inspection bill, Senate Bill
No. Is, was passed. Several amend
ments were made to the bill on third
+ reading, one of them covering the dis
& lance of fire escapes from the building
and another striking out the emergency
clause. Other bills passed by the sem
ate were: SO, prohibiting contributions
from life insurance companies for polit-
ical purposes; 1872, compulsory attend
ance OF pupils; l76, to prohibit mis-
representations by life insurance com
ucational laws; 200, Hanna's child labor
bill; I'll, county surveys and surveyors /;
224, guardianship Of inmates of reform
school by board of trustees.
County Bill. ..,.ss@5
Senate Bill No. 9, the county divi-
sion bill, was reported with majority
and minority reports, one for passage
and the other for indefinite postpone
ment. Senator Rice objected to the con-
sideration of the report and it went over
a day. n. 55.
Senate Bill No. go, regulating grant
ing of franchises, was indefinitely post
poned.
Reported.
Ri The following senate bills were re-
ported 125, amended, to pass; 215,
amended, to pass; 1914, 255, 273, to pass
124, amended, to pass; 80, amended, to
! pass; 225, 249, Il, $50, to pass; 269,
amended, to pass; 80, to pass; House
Bills 36 and 81 were recommended to
pass.
Reciprocal Demurrage.
Chairman Gilbert Of the joint COM
L rnittee on the matter of reciprocal de-
murrage presented the report Of the
joint committee, expressing the belief
of the committee in the need for some
Legislation in the matter, although indi-
eating that the matter came in IFS larger
scope before the interstate commerce
commission. as it affected interstate
commerce. The committee reported
House Bill No. 153, Shirley, as coming
nearest its ideas of what was needed,
and offered some amendments to the
bill. The report of the committee was
adopted.
$s Approved.
Senate Bill No. 90, Purcell, relating
. to arrangement, was approved by the
governor.
New Senate Bills.
S. B. 297, ice Requiring county Of
s5 fcers to maintain their residence at
county seats.
S. B. 298, Halliday Requiring coun-
4 ty officers who receive stated salary
of not less than $4,000 to keep record
of fees and turn them into the county
treasury. 4
S. B. 299, Rice, by request-Revenue
and taxation law amendments.
.s S. B. 800, notwithstanding persons
or corporations transacting telephone
business.
. S. B. 301, LaMoure-Joint resolution
requiring state auditing board to en-
ploy necessary clerk hire in state Offices,
keep a record Of persons employed and
compensation and making an appropria-
ton sufficient to carry out the provi-
sions Of the act.
Special Committee.
The president Of the senate appointed
as the special committee under the mo-
ton of Mr.. Simpson, TO inquire into
and investigate public service corpora
tion rates and taxation, Messrs. Simp-
son, Young, Pierce, Purcell and Rice.
Constitutional.
The attorney general sent conlmu-
nication to the senate prcnouneing Sen
ate Bills 158 and 159, changing the name
of the state industrial school to the
state normal and industrial school and
erllarging the scope Of the school, to BE-
constitutional y.
The city Of Mohall wants to issue
bonds for the purpose OF fire protec-
ton and water supply. .