Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-14
PLENTY DOING in BOTH HOUSES
House Passes the Sorey Primary and Sharpes Bill Went
Through the Senate-LiVely Times III Latter
Body Over Anti-PdsS Bills

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E The reading Of the bill and amend
ments was finally completed and Mr..
Shirley moved that when the committee
rise the bill be recommended for passage,
which motion prevailed.
The commitle e rose and the speaker
resumed his chair.
Mr.. johnson of Ward moved that the
reading be dispensed with and that the
report of the committee be adopted.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Shirley moved that the rules be
suspended and that House Bill Al be
g ,nsidered engrossed, given its third
Fading and placed on its final passage.
Mr.. Stevens objected, and so the bill
was read as amended and finally passed.
Mr.. Pugh hoped that if conference
committee was appointed that the ques-
tionsof fees be seriously considered, as it,
was very desirable to have measure
which would stand water. .5s s &,
! Mr.. Buttz supported the fee feature
OF the bill and thought the candidates
ought to pay for the. fun they were
having. ,5
The house again went into committee
Of the whole to consider Senate Bill 2,
| or rather substitute bill, with Mr.
j, Treat in the chair. This bill is particu
Ilarly interesting to the cities of Fargo
and Grand Forks and has to do with
paving and repaving. The reading was
dispensed with after a full explanation
of its terms by Mr.. Stevens and the
committee recommended it for passage
After the committee rose and the adop.
ton OF the report was up for action
there were objections and out of courtesy
the bill was made special order for
this afternoon at 2: 80 o'clock.
The bill regulates police powers in
cities and provides for the keeping of
sidewalks free from snow, if not done so
by the property owners, the city may do
it and charge the cost to- the property.
In asking for bids for paving, cities may
advertise for different kinds of material
ms cad of being confined to one kind, as
under the present law. It gives an
opportunity to the majority of the
property owners to designate the kind of
pavement desired and fixes so that the
city can receive bids for different kinds
of pavement, thus creating better COM
petition, and besides save considerable
a time and facilitates the letting of con-
tracts and eliminates a state Of affairs
such as Fargo has experienced the last
year or two, and resulting in certain dis
tricts not being paved, although the
people were demanding requirement..
Some delay has been occasioned in the
passage of the bill by opposition from
the Grand Forks city council which
rather favored measure which gave to
the comncil absolute power to select any
kind of pavement it desired and save
the cost, the protests of the property
owners Notwithstanding. The amended
bill allows the people to be heard along
all lines, and it meets with the approval
of Mayor Duis Of Grand Forks, who has
been in Bismarck for a few days.
The house adjourned until to-day at
O'Clock. q: g. -.
ss Bills Introduced.
/ 81. B. 231, concurrent resolution pro
yidiag for the amending of section OF
the constitution and allowing jury of
less than twelve men in courts not of
record. ''
H. B. 232, Martin of Morton, to amend
section 1912 (l905) relating to the injury
of or obstruction to telegraph, telephone
or any electric wires and making offense
a misdeameanor. E-.-
i a.. B. 233, Haugen, an act making it
unlawful to allow the use OF store, house,
Eshop OF. other building or any basement,
or room therein, or any lot or parcel OF
land for carrying on the business o. sell
ing intoxicating liquors. -
H. B.24. Pugh, amending section 1858
and to repeal 1854, 1855, and 1859 inclu-
sive, relates to the filing OF prescriptions
by pharmacists or assistants and allow
ing owner Of such business to keep on
hand stock Of liquors which may be
necessary. 3s 4
H. B. 235. Gibbons, concurrent reso-
luton relating.to the sale Of public lands
upon which townsites have been planted.
Permitting such lands to be sold for
cash. Il 5,.
4 Fl. B. 236, Cunningham, an act pro-.
ylding for the taxing of grain grown
i within this state and held in elevators.
RerefSrred.
No. 2S1, judiciary committee; No. 233,
STATE affairs; No. 233. temperance; No.
234, temperance; No. 235, school and
public lands; No. 236, taxes and taxa
tion. II I
Isl Reported. h
Reported for passage, Nos. 135, 154,