Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-08


Thursday afternoon, pursuant to an
adjournment taken week ago.
Speaker Twichell called the members
to order and Immediately after the
prayer by the chaplain Mr.. LELAND
moved that the rules be suspended
and that the house proceed to the
ninth order of business, introduction
of bills and memorials and the motion
was carried. There was no roll call
and If there had been it would prob
ably have shown that there were two
or three less than quorum. 4.
Fifteen new bills were introduced.
four Of them tending to somewhat ac-
celebrate the enforcement Of the pro-
hibition law. s 81
An important measure was one
creating the Office Of state fire mar
shall. The duties of the officer will be
to examine into the causes, circum-
stances and origin Of all fires to which
attention is called by local officials,
and decide whether the fire was the
result Of carelessness, or the act of
an incendiary The fire marshal sys-
tenn has proven very effective in
Massachusetts, Ohio, Maryland, Wash
lington and other states. In Boston
the state fire marshal has succeeded
lin reducing the number of incendiary
and unknown fires from the regular
average of IS per cent, prevailing for
years before the adoption Of the sys-
TEN, to the now normal average Of
less than per cent and throughout
the whole state 1t has reduced the
former average Of SO per cent to Is n
per cent and it has resulted in the
conviction Of one incendiary out. Of
six, as against the former record Of
i one conviction in sixty. It has re-
duced the percentage of insurance de-
frauders, with previous record, from
so to less than 10 per cent. 1t is con-
tended that, if a fire marshal should
succeed in being able to cause the
reduction of the insurance rate paid
for fire insurance in this state only
lone-tenth of per cent, that would
mean saving to the taxpayers and
insuring public, of more than $75, 900
annually or more than twelve times
the amount asked as an appropriation,
5ls$12,500, to pay the expenses of fire
1 marshal Also, fire insurance pro-
tects the individual owner Of property
but the reimbursement he receives
for the loss comes from the pockets
OF other individuals, so that in the
end incendiarism and carelessness are
crimes not only against the insurance
companies, but also against the whole
community. It is stated that it can
be shown conclusively that since the
inauguration of the fire marshal sys-
tenn in the states adopting it there has
been gradual reduction Of the insur-
ance rate. 555
/ Concerning Booze.
/ Z One bill seeks to provide for the
seizure of and confiscation of intoxi-
4 eating liquors imported into the state
in violation OF the law. Another pro-
i yides that certain parts of fines be
! deposited to the credit of a liquor
prosecution fund to be devoted to the
prosecution of violators against the
prohibition law There is bill which
provides for the publication and regis
tration Of tax receipts and licenses
from the U. S. government; and there
lis a bill amending a section which
defines what shall be construed and
held to be Intoxicating liquors.
| New House Bills. . s u
| 81 III. B. 100, Haugen-An act to pro-
vide for the seizure and confiscation
lof Intoxicating liquors imported into
the state in violation OF the prohibit
tion emergency clause.
H..B. 191, Haugen To amend sec;
ton 1911, 1905, and provides that
certain fines collected shall be de-
posted to the credit of the liquor
prosecution fund instead of the
school fund until the former fund
shall have reached $1,000, then over
that such fines shall go to the school
fund.
H. B. 1872, Sorley, Grand Forks
Regulating the Irvine and cordage
plant Of the state and provides that
the state treasurer shall collect notes.
and other Indebtedness. accounts, etc.,
for twine instead Of the warden.
A. B. 1873. sorley. Grand Forks
An act creating the Office Of state
fire marshal emergency clause.
H. B. 1874, Sorley, Grand Forks
An act providing for the creation Of
q boiler inspection board, inspectors
to- examine all steam boilers.