Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-18


ating some Of the provisions desired
by the representatives of cities who
held meeting some time ago, and
Senator Hanna's bill making labor
day a legal holiday. The Taylor bill
as reported for passage with slight
amendment, and the Hanna bill was
also reported for passage.
The committee on rules reported,
recommending an increase in the
state affairs committee from II to Is
members, in the apportionment COM
mittee from II to Is members, pro-
.viding that no bill be introduced after
the fifty-second day unless by
unanimous consent, and providing
that the remarks of member explain
ingtdis vote shall" be taken down and
recorded in the journal, and that any
may at any time have his remarks
taken down and extended on the
journal. The report Of the commit
tee was adopted. .zg
y Mr.. Young presented resolution
providing that each senator might
have mailing list of five names for
senate bills and journals, and the re-
port went to a special committee con-
sisting of Senators LaMoure, Sharpe
and Steele. 4s':1 = ID. 49,, Fl
1855 Referred. @'.
Senate bill No. 26 went to the rail-
roads committee, No. ~ to the state
affairs committee and No. 80 to the
appropriations committee. t..*
Recommended to Pass.
Senate bill No. 2, amendment to city
law; Senate Bill No. 3, Labor day
,legabsholiday.& .->@ r..
T., Want a Report.
On motion of Senator Macarthur the
railroad commission was requested to
make it's report in compliance with
the resolution introduced calling for
report by, the commission of the
steps taken to relieve the car short
age, not later than January 81.
!; a,t Bills introduced.
S. B. 81, Simpson-Prohibiting po-
litical contributions by insurance COM
panies doing business in the state.
One of the bills recommended by the
general meeting of insurance COM
missioners. @-a. -e-..- 5
S. B. So, Simpson-Every life insur-
ance policy to contain the entire con-
tract.sn .R3 sa2% ~ &s5s .,5s =
S. B:H54, neutrality-suspicious. for
deficiency building account at the
state normal school at Mayvi1le.
I, S. B. SIS, Johnson of McLean-Ab-
stracters records may be made official
records in case of destruction of coun-
ty records ~. ~.
/: S. B. Sc, Little-Appropriates $4,000
annually for state historical society.
S. B. 81, Hanna-Genera1 pure food
law, amending present law, and
Strengthening it in the particulars
found necessary by the state pure
food commissioners.
S. B. So, Rice-Creates Ninth judi
cial district of Bottineau, McHenry
and Pierce counties. Second district
to be composed of Benson, Ramsey,
Rolette and Towner counties and
Eighth district of Ward and Williams
counties. Provides for terms of court
and appointment of new judge.
X S. B. SO, Rice-Requires annual ap-
portionment and account of surplus of
life insurance companies as to policies
heretofore issued
= S. B. so, Rice-Regulates election of
directors Of mutual life insurance
companies.
s. B. 81, Rice-Requires annual ap-
portionment and accounting of sur
plus of life insurance companies.
S. B. 81, Young-Appropriates &c.
600 for building at agricultural col
lege for the making of tests of the
milling values of wheat. 4
S. B. 63, Gilbert-To prevent adul-
teration of Concentrated Commercial
Foodstuffs" and providing for en-
forcement of law and tests at agricul-
tural college. AT ~. "a
: s. B. "a, Sharpe-Appropriates S10,-
900 for superintendent residence and
necessary: improvements at Edgeley
experiment station.
81 NOTES.
1t seems that it wasn't Stevens who
drew No. in the house lottery for seats.
Mockler was the lucky one. Steve says
if he had drawn for this district he
would probably have picked out 80 or
40 y,s5 ...g
Representative Mockler of sBurleigh
county has introduced bill requiring
all railroad companies operating in the
state to construct and maintain suitable
fences and cattle guards, and providing
for the payment of damages, giving
double damages where payment is not