Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-24
Senate Bills Referred to House.

During the morning session in the
house Saturday the following senate
bills were read the first and second
times: Nos. 162, 176, 152, 1913,
2S4, Is, al, 27S, 255, 1914, sol,
1873, sc, 67. 4. "Sf n s5
House and Senate Bills Reported.
II. B. 81, introduced by the COM
mittee on game and fish with amend
ments was recommended to pass. It
is understood that the different in
terests of the state have become
agreed on the varied propositions
which have been under rather lively
discussion in the Hobbies and the bill
In its present shape will be favored
by the house. III
S. Bs. 1, 16O, 49, LA were rec
commended to pass.
III. B. 294, relating to fees Of sher-
IFS transporting prisoners and pa
tients was indefinitely postponed.
@ II. 3. 2s5, providing for per diem
for trustees of institutions was in
definitely postponed. .s.,
H. B. 272, authorizing mechanics,
Watchmakers and repairers general
" to sell articles and implements to
reimburse for labor and materials
expended on such articles and to
regulate such sales was indefinitely
postponed.
II. B. 72, amending section 814,
relating to paying out school funds,
was indefinitely postponed.
House bills recommended for pas
sage, Nos. 169, 1873, "a, 220, 242,
252,. 227, 159, LOT, 259. X
H. B. SO, amending section 9455
of the present general law was in
definitely postponed as it's provisiins
are covered in another general game
| law. %3.
| H. B. liza, relating to state board
OF equalization, making present per-
sonnet and in addition one member
from each district, was indefinitely
postponed.
H. B. 256, an act creating new
game warden districts, was indef-
nitely postponed.
i II. B. $50, the Hankinson game
law, was indefinitely postponed.
i Weights and Measures. II
4a H. B. 275, introduced by specia
committee on weights and measures
was recalled from general orders ant
/ placed on its third reading and fina
passage. The bill passed, 62 voting
i in the affirmative, 1 in the mega
tive, and 81 absent and not voting
The bill provides for better method
4 of inspecting elevator scales and fol
their inspection when it is known
that there is anything wrong. Il
is alleged that in the past buyers
have conspired together to plug
4 the weights Of competitors in order
to bring about fraudulent weight.
4 and thus bring so-called unfriendly
4 competition into disrepute.
Resolutions Adopted.
4 The house adopted the concurrent
A resolution transmitted from the sen
i ate on Friday, which related to the
4 false, misleading and grossly exag.
i gerated reports which have been pub
4 lished in the eastern papers regard,
ing the climatic conditions and al.
legged loss Of life resulting therefron
in this state. The resolution author
Liked the president of the senate te
4 appoint a committee to act in con
1 junction with four members of the
house to investigate the actual con
\ ditions that prevailed during the
4 past two months in all parts Of the
state and determine the truth OF
falsity of the reports. = II
Put Over Until Monday.
i The receiving of the report from
1 the railroad commissioners undel
the resolution Of Mr.. Garden, asking
i for certain information and also tx
hear from the commissioners in per
son, suggestions as to the Legislation
Il necessary to empower the board tt
better carry on their work was put
over until Monday and the chairman
of the committee was so informed.
SENATE.
The session of the senate yester.
/ day was neither long nor Of particular
/ Importance. After the reports of com.
j mittees had been received and mum