Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-04
Many Bills Were Passed During the Closing
Hours of Session
Hands of Clock had to be Turned Back to
Allow SOl0ns More Time

Conference report on Senate Bill
235 was also adopted. This provides
for amendments to the present game
board of control. 1t allows the killing
of geese up to May l, but as the emer-
gency clause din't carry, there will
be no spring shooting this year.
Gibbens' bill for the creation of a
revolving fund at the state peniten-
tiary for the purpose Of installing a
factory for the manufacture of school
furniture, etc., was adopted.
Salaries of the deputy state auditor
and deputy state treasurer were in.
creased to $2,4D0 annually.
Resolutions for the payment of the
witnesses brought to Bismarck in con.
nection with the C0wan investigation
were adopted. There was also a res.
olution of this nature in connection
with the witnesses and clerical help
in the game board investigation,
which was also adopted Another
resolution provides for the expense
of the impeachment board of mana.
gers, and still another one setting
March % as the date to which the
house shall stand adjourned, and that
it shall stand adjourned from day to
day thereafter at the call Of the speak
err.
H. B. Is, Nestos, being a bill to
redistrict the state into legislative dis
tricts, passed as amended by the sem
ate although it is by no means a
measure giving general satisfaction
in it's present form. Grand Forks
county is particularly aggrieved by
the operation of the senate amend
ments, which in order to leave the
senate representation unchanged sub
tracted three representatives from the
county of Grand Forks.
H. B. 351, as amended by the SEN
ate, raising the land commissioners
salary to $4,000 per annum, was con-
Cured in after strong addresses had
been made by Price. and Sorlie in fav-
or of the raise. The present salary
of the land commissioner is $500
and the house bill raised the amount
to $4,000 and the senate gave 1t an
other boost to $4,000. 1t was argued
that he was doing the largest bust
ness of any state officer and for 1t
was getting a clerks salary.
The Welo transient merchant H.
cense bill went through after short
debate.
H. B. 1856, Fassett, tuberculosis san.
itarium bill, passed, carrying an ap-
preparation of $4,000 as amended by
the senate.
The Doyle-Ployhar concurrent reso'
luton on initiative and referendum
and future amendments to the con.
stituti0n, was passed.
The Simpson bill, setting apart a
columbus Day." was indefinitely
postponed without argument. The
bill providing for an expression OF
opinion by the people as to presiden'
tial candidates was treated In the
same manner.
The Davis bills, S. B. 1928 and 324,
providing for increase in state library
and for balIiff in supreme court were
also postponed.
Davis of Grand Forks, introduced
a resolution looking to the payment
of mileage and per diem to the wit
nesses in the Cowan Investigation.
1t was sent to the committee on ap.
and is expected to be
reported on the evening session.
A concurrent resolution faWoring
the parcels post was laid on the table.
by Doyle of Foster, asking
power for the governor to appoint
a commission to have part in plan
ming a centennial of the signing of
the treaty of Client was adopted. An
other resolution by Doyle of Foster
looked to the establishment Of ma
tional health bureau and was adopted.
This was not concurrent but the same
resolution has already been passed
by the senate.
Another resolution, author not dis
closed, favored the annexation of Can
ada as per resolutions alread intro
1uced by Sorlie of Trail and recited
hat said Sorlie having shown his
ability to control the house and being
endowed with dignity. patience and
lbility necessary for the place, he
should be appointed king of the new
lominon" and given an escort of the
rational guard when he went to take !
lp his duties and also the best wishes
# the house in the position. This
vas sent to the woman's suffrage
committee.
The Englund bill, H. B. 1855, to re-
mburse for cattle killed on account
f tuberculosis and levying a tax,
herefor was passed.
The Bessesen bill, providing for a
apartment of public utilities, pass
d the house this afternoon.
A number of appropriation bills
'ere rushed through in their amend
d form.
The house spent some more time
n congressional apportionmeht, re-
onsidered and passed the supreme ;;
ourt ten year term bill, made two
ttempts to pass the Ployhar Fifth
istrict bill, repealed the law auth
rizing the grain commission in Min
esscta, assassinated the bill forbid
lg the sale or purchase of editorial
Import by newspapers, passed the
essesen public utilities bill, author
ed the extension of the capitol
treet car line to the penitentiary, l.