Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-09
ANTI.PASs Bill WAS A DREAM
Last Day Of Legislature Saw the Passage in EOh Houses
Of Following Bills Referendum With Constitutional
Provisions .ApportiOnnent, AZ Senator's 90 Assem-
bIynen-- Two New Judicial DStrcts-O Inspection
and Anti Pass Lost In the Shuttle.

to discover who took away the notes
and transcripts of the inquisitorial
meeting, three weeks ago, at which
the railroad commissioners were in
the Iimelight Of the house, reported
that they had been unable to find the
missing records or who was RESPONSE
Bile for their removal, but got the
story in the journal, anyway.
Pay of Employees.
The special committee appointed,
Thursday, to confer with the governor
regarding his message notifying the
house that there were employed a
number of clerks, pages, etc, In ex-
cess of what the law provided for and
that he had returned to the auditor
the pay roll net approved, made its
report The substance of the report
was to the effect that the governor
by accident had his attention
called to what appeared to be con-
ficting laws on the subject Of legis-
lative employees. That the governor
was perfectly willing to approve bills
for those employees who were entitled
i to pay and said he would agree to
4 any legal remedy which might be
made. Y, s
After the adoption of the report
j S. 3. 212. providing for the pay Of the
different classes Of legislative en-
l5ployes was amended to meet the
emergency and passed, SO that now all
lis serene in the ranks Ct the employees.
It was stated incidentally. that Mr..
4 Norton, the chief clerk, had kept a
regular time sheet of the clerks under
4 him and daily reports had been made
to him by said clerks.
Embodied in the committee report
was a comparative statement of the
clerk hire in the house and senate TO-.
4 the assemblies Of 1906 and 1907. as
4 follows: Senate, 1905, f491 s12 ,4O2;.
] 1907, 1922 $17,540. House clerk hire,
(. 1905, $3.50 $19,594; 1907, (6D $4,000,
4 on the last pay day M "a
House Bills Passed.
House bill 80, relating to the powers
Of electors and supervisors in organ
lied townships. .s5 9s.5 4.
II. p. 301. amends section 926, a2s
and 935, relating to- depositors of
school funds, does not apply to in
3 corporated villages and cities.
H. B. 165, providing for the levy and
4 collection OF road taxes in incorporated
villages. # 4: 4 81 I'd
H. B. So, providing for lien for
repairs of personality, amended by
Il the senate to only apply to black
Il smithing and threshing outfit repairs.
\, The several bills were passed in the
d house after a conference Of those in
\ terested relating to the establishment
. of the Ninth and Tenth judicial dis
tricts. The Tenth comprises Botti-
neau, McHenry and Pierce counties
II and the Ninth is made out Of the west
4 ern portion of the Sixth Judicial dis
4 trict. .8
H b. 1859, concurrent resolution
amending constitution relative to school
and public lands. House concurred in
! senate amendment.
L H. B. 196, concerning public highway
u improvements and creating highway
Ecommis and defining duties of state
engineer Herewith. IF.
!. H. B. 325, concurrent resolution
!, amending the constitution relating to
revenue and taxation.
H. B. 281, providing for clerk hire in
! the Office of the register Of deeds, in
the judgment Of the county commits
"A sioners.
q H. b. 243, providing for the contract
. ing Of loans for mourning Indebtedness
by villages and providing Tor a sinking
fund.
Senate Bills Killed.
S. 3. 200. regulating child labor.
!. S. B. 102. anti-cigarette bill.
S. b. 297, requiring county officers
!, to reside at the county seat, bill con
| sidered too drastic and no time to
3 amend.
i S. B. 294. public printing bill, prices
!, not IN accord with present prices o.
!, materials
S. p. 229, placing collections and &C
! counts Of state twine plant in the
i hands Of the state treasurer.
# IS. B. 227 providing for changing thu
] name Of the state reform school to ont
i not so harsh.
E s.. p. ITS, prohibiting stock com
] panies and corporations from solicit
n, ing life insurance.
Z s. 3. 1s4. assessment life insuranc,
8 companies may be reincorpo rated a
legal reserve life insurance CON
Il panies
u S. B. SO, election Of directors Q