Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-26
TESTIMONY N-..ARGUMENTs BEGUN
Senate Spends Yesterday Morning Listening 10 Testimony
in WashbIR Contest for Cranes Seat and for
Three Hours Hears the Arguments
Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting Too Much Office Holding.
Butt Introduces AppOFtiOnment BiI---HOuse
Slaughtefs YOungS Constitutional
Convention Resolution

convention for the purpose of amend
ing the federal constitution.
\ Mr.. Stevens moved that the house
concur and it was soon evident that
the members were not in temper to
pass it. Mr.. Stevens said he frankly
believed that there we're other things
aimed at in the attempted change of
the federal constitution by the number
OF states who had taken action similar
to that asked Of this assembly.
52 "a member asked Mr.. Stevens what
Twas. ... ID
III Mr.. Stevens: You know as well as
| do. but if l must tell you i think it
is prohibition. S4 3ss
The roll call showed that there were
70 who voted for the adoption and AZ
against, and the motion was declared
lost. ~
The house seemed opposed to
United States constitutional conven-
ton, the members thought that con-
gress could act on an amendment and
submit it to the states to be voted
upon in their general elections
sS In the absence of Speaker Twichell,
who has been given leave of absence
to allow him to go to Fargo. Mr.
White Of Trail, is acting as presiding
officer.
New House Bills.
Only five new bills were introduced
at this session. One was another an
portionment bill by the doughty
veteran, Mr.. Buttz and he bases it on
the census of 1905. He does not
change the number of members in
either house, but it reduces the repre-
sentation of some of the eastern and
central districts and enlarges districts
in. the northern tier of counties. for
instance the first district loses two
representatives; the second and third
one each; the sixth is unchanged. so
is the ninth, the tenth, eleventh and
twelfth lose one each; the thirteenth
gains two, the twenty-eighth gains
tWoJtthe thirty-fifth the same. siThe
twenty ninth gains one-Ward il
divided east and west by a line he
tween townships 1853 and 159. the
north half to have one senator and
four representatives and, the south
half, one senator and five representa-
tives: Burleigh is unchanged and
Morton gains one and SO does Stark
and Mclean. <" -.4
H. B. 1877, Buttz-An apportionment
bill on the basis of the census of 1905,
similar in many respects to that or
Senator Steele's only that it does not
increase the senatorial districts.
H. b.. 1853, Jones of Ransom
Amends section 433, 1905, relative to
deputies and their bonds, there is no
law at present. providing for the
qualification of a deputy officer and
this is to cure the defect.
H. B. 159, Shirley-To amend Sec
ton $3.50, 1905, relating to salaries of
clerks Of the district court, makes an
entire. new schedule, no clerk to re-
ceive in excess of $4,000.
" H. B. 100, Shirley-Act to fix mile
age and fees for constables, police Of
ficers, marshals, etc., for the service
of legal papers, provided that where
an officer receives stated salary, by
city, village or municipality he cannot
charge per diem, he can only charge
for travelling expenses actually paid
out. -t., ~
H. b. 161, Rose of Dickey-Relating
to the date of meetings of county COM
missioners, changes the Cay for quar-
terlys1neetings from the first Monday
to the first Tuesday, SO that members
living remote will not have to leave
homes on Sunday.
House Bills Referred.
Nos. Il 57, 15s,, 159. 100 and 161 to
committee on state affairs. Il.
es House Bills Reported
b No. 118, relating to trusts, pools and
combinations. repeating section s23S,
1906 recommended that it do pass;
No. 123. relating to sheriff appointing
baliffs. Indefinitely postponed; No
103, increase service of township as
SCISSORS one to two years, indefinitely
postponed; No. 43, requiring railway
companies to mainatin Offices or place
in the state to transact business,
recommended that it do pass and the
report, was adopted. No. n. relating
to compensation ts5 a day. and ONCE
hours for county commissioners, in
definitely postponed; No. Is, relating
salaries for deputies and clerks of
county oficials, indefinitely post
poned; No. a121, burglary with ex-7
,plosiyes, amended with the addition Of
the words where there is a human
heing,f minimum punishment upon
conviction. twenty-five years at hard