Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-09

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night after what is in many respects
q remarkable session At the begin.
ming there was every Indication that
the internecine strife of the republi-3
cans would cause a ferment through
out the session and widen the breech
between the two sections Of the party
Fortunately the republican senators
were able to make a compromise up
on which organization was effected
without the aid Of the democrats and
the result of this alliance against the
natural political enemy has been a.
harmony which could not probably
have been secured in any other way
While the independents and demo
Icrats united for the organization of
the house it was on basis that each
party should be unfettered as to
future action politically, and as a re-,
suit pretty fair harmony obtained in
that body, SO that at adjournment the
members of both houses parted with
the best Of good feeling toward each
Iother.
At the close of the session there
was the usual spirit of fun exhibited
when staid members who had been
sedate and orderly all through the
session renewed their youth and en-
tered into the rampant fun and iollf-.
fcation going on. There was the sing;
ing, as usual, the throwing Of bill
files and any old thing that was.
handy and the usual grist Of josh
resoluti ions, speeches, resolutions Of
respect and good wishes to presiding
officers, clerks, etc.
The enrolling and engrossing forces
were kept busy getting the belated
bills ready for the signature of the
presiding officers and delivered to the
governor and at times the wait was
tedious to those who were tired out
after the feverish anxiety Of the last
"a hours of hard work, and when the
gavel fell which brought the tenth
Legislative assembly to close there
was q grand rush for the car, and soon
the upper floors. Of the capitol build
ing had gone to sleep for another two
years. s5 s55as AS
The tenth assembly after hard
i days toll Of drudgery III lawmaking
completed the work it set itself to do
and ere. many hours the members will
have returned to their farms, offices.
stores and banks. Then too, the acts
and revision of laws which have been
passed viii also, ere long, be reduced
to cold type and the constituents Of
the staid senators and the matter of
fact representatives will be able to
view from afar the good or bad which
has been done since the eighth day.
lof January. 55s .5.s
Pursuant to recess the house as
sembled Friday morning and CON
ltinued the third reading and final pas
| sage of house and senate bills and
made splendid progress, there was no
speech making beyond the statements
necessary in the way Of explaining
this and that measure. The bills
acted upon were those programmed
by the steering committee. Just how
many Of the nearly $50 bills intro
Iduced in the house will become law
Will have to be the subject Of another
article, or given in a general summary
OF the work Of the session.
Superstitious persons win have
plenty Of room for the exercise Of
their credulity on one Of the last acts
OF the assembly, the final passage
after voyage over a turbulent sea.
on Friday of house bill &c, M.
Ueland's concurrent resolution for An
amendment to the constitution PRO.
yiding OF the initiative and referen.
DUN. AS passed there is a wide omen
door for the resubmission Of the pro.,
nibition clause Of the constitution
The roll call showed So voting IN the
Affirmative: 40 ia the negative and
seven absent and not voting.
A resolution Of sympathy was voted
Mr. lutte OF Grand Forks, he having
been advised by wire of q death in.
bis family and ne was excused BY the
speaker for the remainder OF the SEES
sion. he was able. however, to cast his
vote against a. 3. 26.
On motion Of Mr.. Treat, George
osgood Of Fargo, will be employed in
! the Office Of the secretary OF state for
a period OF three days. to complete the
mailing of the house journal.
resolution was adopted author
izing the usual distribution Of the blue
4 book to members and officers
The clerical force at the chief
4 clerks desk was authorized to com
pIete their work Of classifying and
| finishing the record Of the house after
the sixtieth day.
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