Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-03
BUSY LEGISLATIVE DAY
House Holds Three Sessions and Kills Off Much Refuse
in Committee. Buried Game LaW--Senate
Tentatively Decides AppOrtOnment Bill

shrubs upon schol house grounds. o..
position came mostly from members rep
sresenting rural districts for the reason
they said that it imposed in a large
measure duty which could not be per-
formed. Mr.. Buttz gave notice of re-
consideration on Monday.
Game Law Defunct.
Many conflicting interests over the
state and inability to agree caused the
defeat of H. B. 81, known as the game
law The original bill provided for two
game warden districts, same as exist
ing law. In the committee the bill
was amended to divide the state
into four districts and that is
the rock on which the game
craft went to pieces. 1t was also alleged
that the bill was distinctly Sports
mans" bill, and against the farmers, but
that contention was refuted by Mr.. Bur-
gum, who said, IF you don't want game
protection vote against the bill" By a
large vote the bill was indefinitely post
poned.
Indefinite Postponement.
The following bills were reported for
indefinite postponement: Nos. 5, 6, "a,
~, So, all railroad measures, regulating
the handling of freight by carload lots
establishing maximum passenger rate
prohibiting issuance of free transporta-
ton or service, and the stopping of all
ftrans at county seats. Also No. 1O4,
providing for equal distribution of cars
No. 20, prohibiting county judges and
clerks from acting as attorney or coun-
sci in such court; also No. 80, requiring
railroads to fence both sides of track;
also Nos. las and 81, relating to me-
chanic's liens. There were also post
poned S. B. Nos. 80 and Is.
Bills introduced.
H.. B. 344, Treat-A bill for an act
to empower townships adjoining cities
! of over 5000 population to construct
such pavements as they may desire.
H. B. 345, an act to simplify probate
court procedure as to estates less than
$1,000. r.-E,.--..
~ BurIeigh VS.. kidder County.
An old-time dispute between Burleigh
and Kidder counties was before the
house Saturday, under the consideration
of S. B. 81, and again it was indefinitely
postponed. A number of townships were
segregated from Burleigh to Kidder in
territorial days and the contention is
that proportion of bonded Indebtedness
is due the former county by the latter
and Burleigh county desires action and
proceedings in court. Opponents to the
!, bill raised the point that whatever is
| alleged to be owing has been paid many
/, times over politically, but Burleigh does
not see it in that way The judiciary
committee was divided on the question
) and there were majority and minority
reports Messrs. Stevens and Mockler
were two of the five who voted in the
negative not to indefinitely postpone
Minot to Get Normal.
Mr.. Johnson of Ward was made ex-
! tremely happy on Saturday by an almost
unanimous vote in favor of his concur
rent resolution amending the constitu-
ton SO that a state normal school may
! be established at Minot There we're
! 80 who voted in the affirmative and only
! six in the negative, thus dispelling the
| idea that the. eastern part of the state
| is not kindly disposed to the western and
northwestern part Mr.. Peake opposed
the bill principally for the reason that he
believed in the policy of having one large
and extensive normal school rather than
several small institutions dotted over
the state. Mr.. Garden asked if it was
necessary to remind the eastern part of
the state that there is a growing west
and northwest and that Bottineau, Ward
| and other counties west were decidedly
on the map Mr.. Rose said the more
, educational institutions the better. Mr.
Hankinson and Mr. Evans enthusiastic
ally supported the bill.
House Bills Passed Third Reading.
House bills which passed third read
ing on Saturday we're: No. 3O6, amend