Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-10
Bill PASSING nov THE ORDER
House Passed Ten Bills and the Senate Six--.Bi Rpqur
ing Elevators to Return Inspection Certificate
! L and Weight Receipt 10 Local Buyers Calls
Ont Story Of Grievances +

VA lHeTe5 was very illIle ripple on the
surface Of the house proceedings Satur-
day afternoon, and the tendency was to
clear the table Of as much routine as
possible another thing, leaders in de-
bate were going about with lost voices
Once the chamber resounded with the
impressive tones of the speaker during
the consideration of H B. 80, when
Speaker TWichell took the floor. and told
of some of his experiences with the ele-i
vator companies as one Of the grain
tgrowers of the state after other mem
bers had expressed themselves pro and
con. the bill was passed by a large vote
Not much time was spent in consid-
ering II. B. 63. II seemed as though the
toboggan had been creased specially for
| it. The measure prescribes a penalty
for the letting and building or portion Of
q building, knowingly, for the purpose
of unlawfully dealing in Intoxicating
liquors. The penalty for the violation
Of this law is a fine of from 5000 to
tS$l 900 or Jail ninety days to one year.
House BILLS Passed.
Ten house bills were given their third
reading and one or two had to. do with
strengthening the enforcement of the
prohibition law. The bills passed fol
low: IF
II. B. 52justices may commit to jail
at hard labor for misdemeanor.
II. B. 80, requiring elevator companies
Ito. return certificate Of inspection and
Weighmaster's certificate Of weight to
the local buyer. H. B. 100 was referred
back to the committee on temperance.
To Aid Enforcement.
III. B. So, prohibiting the letting OF
buildings or portions of buildings for
the purpose Of unlawful dealing in in
ltoxicating liquors and prescribing heavy
penalties The bill carried with an
emergency clause forsthe reason that the
author Of the bill alleges that the act
will greatly facilitate the enforcement 81
1 the prohibition law On this Mr. Ste
vens showed his spirit of facetiousness
he asked unanimous consent to have
4 the. word facilitated in, the emergency
clause changed to read aided, Z but the
consent was not Forthcoming and the
bill passed, 20 voting in the affirmative
s in the negative and % absent and moi
voting.
Hit the Editors.
III. B. 1873 was next considered, ii pro.
vided for the, amendment Of the law re-
lating to the publication of school treas.
urers annual statements. The change
is that the statement is not to be pub.
i lished in the newspapers. The bill pass.
ed, So voting in the affirmative, 26 If
i the negative, and 81 absent and not vot.
ing When some members called the
attention of their nearby colleagues tc
1.-THE real purport Of the bill, that it was
to- suppress publicity, several negative
Esotes were changed.
Il. B. II, prescribing what shall con,
stitute a legal residence in "a county
passed with an emergency clause. Bills
152, boundaries and terms Of court in
i first district, and 80, powers Of electors
and supervisors in organized townships
also passed Also LA, providing con
tingent fund for the use Of states at
! torIleys in securing evidence III criminal
eases. ID 8 is Isl
Dependent Children.
II. B. 1852 provides for the placing 81
4 dependent children in family homes, 81
to any reputable organization incorpor-
ated under the laws Of the state, and
county commits sioners may pay such in
4 corporated organization h reasonable
amount to cover the expenses Of such
| assignment. The act was drawn BY Su-
perirltendent Hall of the North Dakota
i Childrer's Home, and provides way
/ Tor counties to pay a reasonable amount
Tor thescare Of dependent children who
] may be sent to the home BY the over
Iseers of the poor or at the order 81
the county Judge. Mr. Treat explained
fully the purpose Of the bill, which was
considered one Of considerable merit.
4 New Rouse Bills.
Still they come, twelve new house bills
1 were introduced Saturday afternoon, and
# the total, as rumored, is to be ia the
vicinity Of 800 there are yet some sew
enty-fve more TO come, and the query IS,
what can they be about? There IS a re-
submission bill nesting in somebody
pocket and tits declared that those mem
i bers who are after the sca1ps Of the
country newspapers will have another
chance to declare themselves and show
jlst how far they will carry the warfare.
! a little analyzing Of the yores on some
measures indicates there are few mem
bers whose actions seem a little para
] doxical they want publicity in some
| quarters but not in others. Al number
Of country editors can guide future poll,