Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-01
LEGISLATORS busy LOT
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crater has assumed a somnolent
state. After today only by nnanimos
consent viii it be possible to propose
legislation. Among the new bills was
one which. If passed, but it wont, gives
the prohibition law a blow in the solar
plexus. blindpiggers would be stalking
over the state in droyes with the
point Of the thumb on the point Of the
nose and the fingers extended per-
pendicular The bill clips off the
dreaded jail sentence and makes the
fines nominal.
Mr.. White introduced bill making
the terms of railroad commissioners
similar to the supreme court judges,
six years, only one will be executed
every biennial period. e.
TWO Killings
Two bills were executed and both
had direct reference to the laboring
man. Mr.. Hanna's measure, senate
bill 8, adding Labor Day to the list Of
holidays in this state was killed under
reconsideration by vote Of Al ayes
and 40 nays and ten absent and not
voting.
After a brilliant fight by Mr.. Free
man of Bottineau who amended his
bill SO that it was stripped Of its fangs
as far as resident threshers were con-
cerned. but forcing the alleged
sThresher shark" to establish his
responsibility in one way or the other
so that the wages of his help would
3 be protected. The bill was killed.
A good many set petitions were sent
in from all parts Of the state, and
some from outside the state, protest
ing against the enactment of the bill.
The farmers were ghosted that the
! terms of the bill would drive thresher
operators out of the state 1t was
astounding to many members why
such an argument should have weight.
The charge was made that the man
ayers Of thresher houses in Fargo,
Grand Forks, Bismarck, Minot and
elsewhere have been lobbying strenu-
! ously against the bill. but the charge
was nullified by the fact that letters
showed a divided sentiment and some
of the big houses wanted the bill
passed 81
Today tht house passed nineteen
house bills and the grind will be con-
tinued Friday morning at 10 o'clock,
with the possibility Of night sessions
the remainder Of the week.
Railroad Rate Bill.
Early in the afternoon there was a
focking into the house chamber, the
attraction being the railroad rate bill,
1 set for a special order. Some
Wonderment was created by frequent
\ conferences in the speakers room
\ and it was predicted that the house
members were to spring coup and
I put the senate on the defensive, but
old warehouses; contended that the re-
form forces were up in the air. When
I the bill was announced Mr.. White,
chairman of the committee on rail-
& roads, sent resolution up to the
desk. In substance it was to the. ef-
feet that the house refused to concur
in the senate amendments and asked
for conference committee. The
resolution was adopted. 4.s.
Against Fire Marshal.
s Notwithstanding that the state fire-
mans association had no protest
against the passage Of house bin 1893,
bill for an act creating the Office OF
fire marshal, many members were
afraid that the creating Of the new
officer would disrupt many of the
volunteer fire companies Mr. Garden
OF Bottineau claimed he was voicing
the opinion Of a number Of business
men that the disbanding of a number
OF the companies would be beneficial.
He contended that the salary Of "a
fire marshal would pay itself a hun
dred times over for in states under
a fire marshal system rates had been
materially reduced and fire depart
ments greatly improved. Mr.. Stevens
produced some telling figures proving
reduction Of rates under a FIRE marshal
system. Mr.. Buttz retorted that he
would sooner have a good working
volunteer fire department in the town
he lived in than all the statistics in
/ the world.
Records Lost.
a sensation was caused by the an.
nouncement from the desk that some.
one had flched the stenographers'
notes and a batch Of transcripts relat.
ing the railroad commissioners in
QUESTION last Monday night. The
young ladies worked on the matter on
tuesday, but had not finished 1T al
the time of adjournment and the
finished work with the note books
were put in a drawer where 1t was