Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-24
Senate Breaks Record In Number Of Bills Presented
They are Many and Delightfully."- Varied from
AppOrtionnlent to Anti. Cigarette
Retailers Ask Few FaVORsEVdnS Is Seated For KeeDS
No Print Shop at Penthouse Gives
BOOzeeerS. a Bad Scare.
SENATE.

f There was larger attendance than
usual upon the session Of the senate.
yesterday in expectation of the con-
sideration of the Washburn-C Crane con-
test. Owing to the delay of trains and
the non arrival of tne attorneys, the
hearing of the contest was deferred
until tomorrow, when it will be taken
up by the senate in committee Of the
whole. s3
The senate made up for whatever
lack of interest there may have been
in its proceedings by its increase in
industry. Thirty-four bills were intro
duced, the largest number of any day
since the session opened. Among the
number were two apportionment bills,
and another will probably be pre-
scented tomorrow.
b 55,s. Reported. RI. 4;
Several bills were reported from;
committee. Senate bill 25 was killed,
on q report of the committee on state
affairs. Senate bills 10, 10, "a, %, So,
81 and 33, were recommended to pass,
Passed.
The following senate bills were
passed: s, foreclosure Of real estate
mortgages; Is, meteorological labor
atory at state university; 20, arraign-
ment. IA
Rereferred.
Senate bill No. 4, providing that
county and city offices shall not be
held by the same person came up on
third reading. Senator johnson Of
fered an amendment, reshaping the
first section of the bill, providing that
no county and city Office should be
held by the same person where a re
view Of the acts of one office is had in
the other, and excepting city treasurer,
Justice of the peace. superintendent Of
schools, coroner. surveyor and con
stable. Mr.. Johnson asked to have
the amendment adopted and the bill
passed as amended Senator Purcell
urged that the bill go back to the state
affairs committee and it was so re
ferred. ,
Is Coal Petition. 500 /
Senator Halliday presented a petit
ton from his constituents asking the
legislature to investigate the ex-
istence of a coal trust in the state,
and the petition was referred; to the
committee on mines and mining. 81,
Resolutions.
Senator Kraabel presented the reso-
luton adopted at the recent meeting
of the Retail Merchants Association,
calling the attention of the,legislators
to legislation deemed wise by the as.
sociation. .s;ss gsss I'd Isl u.
Wants Information.
Senator Purcell presented resolu-
ton calling upon the attorney general
for construction of section 1856 Of
the: constitution with regard to coal
lands. Senator Puresll's inquiries Of
the attorney general are as follows: I
First. Does section 155 of the con.
.stithtion exempt all lands granted the
state under the Enabling Act, which
bear coal, from sale; what, in his opin-
ion. was intention of the constitutional
convention. Second. If the provision
Z - y e j %
IN, section 155 of the constitution does
not apply to all lands granted the state
under the Enabling Act which bear
coal what legislation on our part is,
necessary to make 1t SO effective?
Should the legislative assembly apply
to congress under section 205 of the
constitution Of this state to SO amend
the Enabling Act as to make the see
ton fully effective ~
In response to an inquiry from Sena-
tor Macarthur, Senator Purcell ex-
planned the object of his resolution at
length, and the importance to the
state Of having the matter finally set
tied
Referred.
The following senate bills were re-
ferred J: so. appropriation; 81, public
health; SO, state affairs; IS, insurance;
81, insurance; 65. state affairs; 66,
state affairs; IS. education; "a, judi
|ciary; %, banks; 80, state affairs; 81.
Judiciary: 82. Warehousing. ~ 4on,.
perance; 81, appropriations: So, state
affairs So. state affairs 81, appro-
priations; IS, state affairs; Sc, educa-
lion; q state affairs; rs, Judiciary;
76. Judiciary; q judiciary; 112. state
affairs; 1872. education. .s.S
New Bills.
Senate bill No So, Pierce, by re-
quest County maintenance 81 high
ways over which rural delivery routes
are established.