Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-17
BOTH HOUSES STORM CENTERs
Senate Passes YOungs AntiPass Bill With Plenty Of
amendments House ReViVes Corpse Of Referendum
Bill and Passes II to Suit PFOhibitiOnistS
Stss,i ~ n
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The initiative and referendum. bill
passed the house, under reconsideration
Saturday afternoon, the roll call show
|. ing that "A voted in the affirmative, IL
in the negative and 8 absent and not
voting. Mr. LELAND consented to the
striking out Of that feature Of the bill
providing for the submitting Of consti-
ltutional amendments. n II. u
M The bill was taken up in committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Peake being called to
the chair, in accordance with the de-
| cision which was reached Friday after
| noon when Mr.. LELAND moved for a
reconsideration. 4. s@.5s
! Mr.. Stevens expressed the opinion
that the house some day would be sorry
for its action in passing the bill. Y
| Mr.. Streeter said that when the day
comes and people have become tired of
the measure, or that it should become
a failure they will soon wipe it off the
Estatute books. sz II .SE.
Mr.. tButtz blamed Mr.. Stevens; the
bill was voted down Thursday and
would have been killed but for that gen
tleman's rather remarkable display Of
magniminity. ri ttT
House Bills Third Reading.
q B. . IS H "
No. Il, relating to the powers Of the
board of trustees of incorporated vii
| lagos, considerably enlarging their pow
ers, similar to cities. Passed.
No. l42, providing method for
taking away. the increased jurisdiction
1 Of county courts. Passed. s..
| No. lis, to protect the travelling public
] from being compelled to eat adulterated
foods in hotels, restaurants, boarding
houses, etc; provides for formal no
tie to be posted in dining rooms if adul-
terated foods are served. Passed.
! No. l32, an act to secure better en-
forcenent and to promote the improve
tlent of the products Of the dairy,
Passed. }:5 IS: VI s fs
Fl. No. 1877, an act prohibiting the use
OF railway tracks for highway pur-
poses. Passed. ..s. 4. =. ,5g.s
No. 135. an act making county audi
| tors members; Of the state board OF
1 equalization. Mr.. Stevens opposed the
bill for the. reason that it would make
the, board too unwieldly there were
over forty county auditors in the state
and they would be just as susceptible to
fluence as any other men Mr.. Sorley
took an opposite view. He contended
that there was no officer so well quail
4 fed to sit on the state board as the
county auditor for he was in the clos
est touch with every condition. It
passed on roll call, SO voting in the af-
firmative and 80 in the negative.
No. 12O, relating to the enforcement
Of the. prohibition law; that intoxicat-
4 ing liquors kept in unusual quantity
is evidence that they are for sale.
Passed; rs voting in the affirmative.
I No. 184, relating to the licensing of
grain warehouses. Passed. @s
No. 1862, relating to the keep of de-
pendent children; county commission
ers may allow reasonable compensation
incorporated institutions organized for
the care of dependent and orphan child
4 rem. l2t
/ No. 206, providing for the payment
Of necessary travelling expenses Of dis
trict judges. This bill was defeated,
but am effort to clinch the defeat also
failed and it may be revived. tss7sss y. s&l
No; 2l3, at the request Of the author
of the bill it was re-referred to the com
4 nlittee VI ~ y. sa} All.
Bills Introduced.
Nine new bills were introduced in
! the house Saturday afternoon; one had
| to- do with the changing Of the govern
ment Of cities Of 1000 population Of
lover from the city council system to a
commission system if the taxpayers SO
desire. The proposed new law is framed
after one which is in operation at Gal
weston, Texas Another bill changes
|, the present method in relation to school
| officers salaries and reduces the emolu-
ment Of both the clerk and treasurer.
II. b. 266, Mathews An act to amend
section 1910 (l905) relating to the law
for aiding county fairs; making more
l specific some of the provisions.
II. B. 1857, Johnson of Pembina Re
lating to the removal Of county seats.
fl. B. 268 Piper Yet amending sec
ton 1884 what fees clerks Of district
court may charge and collect.
III. B. 269, Peake-A An act providing
i for a commission system of government
in cities which shall adopt the provisions
of this act.
H. B. 270, Biegen An act to secure
district libraries and ppropriating mon
ey therefor; provides that 25 cents for
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