Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-01
|ANTI:PASS BILL GREATS
ONLY FURRY IN SENATE
EFFORT ATTACH AMENDMENT RECOMMENDED BY
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS MEETS WITH DEFEAT-BLL IS
PASSED WITH ONLY TWO VOTES oPPosITIoN-coNs7,7u
TIoNAL AMENDMENT oFFERE D.

The anti-pass bill recommended by
the railroads committee as a substi-
tute for the one introduced by Sen
ator Gilbert was accepted by the sen.
ate yesterday without amendment al
though there was one recommended
by Senator LaMoure excepting from
the action of the law all farm insti-
tute workers, workers on special
farming trains, children under 10
years of age attending schools where
agricultural topics are taught, and
other exceptions along the same line.
The bill recommended by the commit
tee calls for free transportation for
number of classes including pros
pective and discharged inmates of
soldiers or sailors homes and other
INDECENT and dependent persons and
provides that special excursion rates
shall be made to land seekers, but
that there shall be no special rates
given to delegates to any political
gatherings. The roll call on the
amendment resulted in eleven voting
for the amendment and IS against It
with three absent and not voting
When the bill itself came before the
senate there were only two members,
Carter and Trimble voting against it.
A communication was received from
q number of the voters in Mckenzie
and Williams counties and was read
which protested against any legisla-
tive reapportionment that will n"
them in different senatorial districts.
The committee on elections and
privileges reported S. B. 1872 to pass
and Sc was amended so as to allow
recall in cities where commission
form of government is installed and
providing for the initiative and as
amended recommended it to pass.
Committee on temperance recommend
ed that s. B. 2 which prohibits the
introduction of intoxicating liquors or
narcotics upon the premises of penal
or charitable institutions of the state
do pass.
S. B. 40 was received engrossed
and was signed by the lieutenant
governor.
\ motion was made that 700 copies
Of the Mcdowell bill creating a bank
commission and commissioner r.
printed and distributed to the bank
ers of the state and was carried with
out argument.
Senator Bessessen introduced a con.
current resolution which if passed in
the house as it was in the senate will
put the legislature on record as fav-
oring national grain inspection.
At this point the concurrent resolu-
ton from the house asking for ad-
journment from Wednesday to Tues
day was brought up and Senator
Cashel offered an amendment making
the adjournment from Thursday until
Tuesday Davis moved to lay the
amendment on the table which car.
ried and thus placed the former res
olution on the table also. Just be-
fore adjournment for the day an eff.
fort was made to take the motion
from the table and this requiring a
two-thirds vote was lost. It is not
probable that the senate will concur
In the house resolution as a fair poll
of the members shows no disposition
to adjourn at the present time.
The Cashel election bill which pro-
vides that voter may make a cross
at the head Of his party column and
then, If he so desires mark a cross
opposite the name of candidate on
another ticket and thus indicate their.
desire to leave his party in that par.
ticular instance. There was one
offered and carried which
provides for the rotation of names
where there is more than one candi.
date for an office, the same as in the
law at present. The bill
passed Al to 4.
S. B. Ga offered by Stevens was
put on it's final reading and passage.
The bill provides that county treas.
lrers shall on or before the tenth
of each month make a report show
ing the amount of money on hand and
taxes collected to the credit of each
city and school district in the county ::
md shall upon demand deliver said
cash to treasurers of the respective
cities and school districts and such
'ther subdivisions of the county as
nay exist. The bill carries a pen
lily of fine of $50 for neglect or i
'efusal of county treasurer to per-
orm such duties and it was over !;
his that the clash came. The pen.
lily is to be deducted from the coun-
y treasurer's salary by the county !;
commissioners and after consider
lble debate on the matter of the con-
of the penalty provision
md the way of collecting the fine the !
'ntire matter was referred back to
he committee on state affairs for
urther amendment.
s. B. 176 was reported with slight
by the committee on
highways and bridges and recommend
d t opass. The bill has to do with
he repairs of bridges, the work to be
ct without contract
Senator Bessessen requested that
enate bill 81 which has to do with
ne increased daily compensation of
ounty commissioners from 81 to IS
'er day be recommitted from the
judiciary affairs to the committee on
tate affairs which was allowed.
S. B. 80 which provides that cities
lay make loans to pay indebtedness
nd also providing for the assessment
( tax to pay final judgments was
arried IS to 0.
s B. 10S by Talcott regarding the