Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-27
HOUSE.

sessions Oh Ine ldtter on tuesday and
perhaps the one more paramount than
any of the bills acted upon was the ap-.
portionment bill as framed by the house.
committee on apportionment. It was
adopted by.a vote Of sixty-nine ayes and
twenty four nays after a sharp and de-.
.cisive debate the members from the,
northwestern tier Of counties being in
the minority, their contention being that
they were not getting a square deal on
the basis Of their population.
Another imp measure, that went
down in defeat was S. b. 4, the cele-
brated dual Office bill, designed to pro-
shibit a man from holding more than one
office. : 81, 4 II @I
House Bills Third Reading. "
A bill which was quickly disposed of
was H. B. 1872, making it misdemeanor
TO tanper with, injure OF obstruct cleo
trio wires in this state It passed by a.
large ajority. n,
y Unsecured Deposits.
Mr. Simpsons bill providing for the
creating of a fund by each of the state
banks Of this state for the payment of
unsecured deposits in banks which may
herafter become insolyent, was not
looked upon with favor and it failed of
passage. Mr.. Stevens opposed it be-
cause Of unjust discrimination. Mr..
Pugh said he should have to vote
against it because. it placed a premium
on loose banking methods and also
placed a premium on bank failures.
Mr., Giedt's bill providlng for the or
Fganization Of villages, towns or cities in
territory embracing more than one coun-
Ity, passed.
e Another bill which passed was Mr..
Thoreson's bill relating to the bonding
of certain officers. Ga,
Dual Officers Bill Defeated.
x Under special order, S. B. 4, bill
for an act relating to the qualifications
Of all state, county and city officers, was
called up at the appointed time with
Mr.. P.ugh in the chair Of the committee
of the whole # was not long before the
proponents and opponents Of the mea-
sure were in the maelstrom Of debate
and the space beyond the bar Of the
chamber was crowded with interested
listeners. ... II ..45
Mr.. Buttz started the fireworks by
moving that when the committee arise it
recommend the bill for indefinite post
ponement. He said the bill originated
in a local fight in Bismarck and should
not pass. 5#ss !.
Mr.. Tofte moved as substitute that
when the committee arise it recommend
the bill for passage. .a
MI. Treat referred to the excellent
work done in Fargo by a man who was
an anlderman and county auditor and
there was no reason to 1egislate good
men out Of office simply because there
were extraordinary conditions existing
in ust one city in the state and Of which
there were no pronounced complaints
from any other parts of the state. Of
similar conditions.
j. M. Anderson, the young man from
Grand Forks, wanted it understood that
local conditions in Bismarck wen JUS
tilted the passage of the bill as it ap-
peared to him the entire official bodies
Of city and county were composed Of
the same men, NJ .s.s Eli 93 5SsIs (
Mr.. Mockler after referring to local
conditions said that the situation here
had become so heated that a bet Of
500 had been placed as to whether the
house would pass the bill or not. He
commended that the people were supreme
rulers of the situation; il they wanted
a man to hold one OF more Offices and
they placed confidence in him to that
extent they should have the right
to say as to who should be-their officers.
The members had no right to come here
and say who shall or shall not hold
office. He asked his colleagues to be
reasonable and not condemn the people
Of Bismarck as outlaws. Principles are
right or they are wrong. In the cleo
tions for local officers in Bismarck there
had been no opposing candidates. Bis
rnarck was a good town and the people
of the city loved their homes just in the
same degree as the people Of other
towns loved their homes True, there
are discussions where are there places
where such do not exist tosa greater or
lesser extent. He asked the application
sof the Golden Rule. If Ed Patterson is
wrong, keep hands off and let the peo-
pie run the town Just as people else
where like to run their towns.
Mr.. Casey declared that people have
a right to elect man for two Offices if
they see fit Bismarck treated people
right, no one has been harmed in the
least He urged hroadness in the con-
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