Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-27
GRAIN growers Object TO-
ANII.PASS Legislation.
LOSS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ATTORNEY WILLIAMS couN-
TELLS OF CONDITIONS IN STATE REGARDING CONSUME
TlvEs-RULEs COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT.

A communication was received in
the senate from the Tri.State Grain
Growers convention recently in ses.
sion in Fargo containing a resolution
recommending that all road taxes be
collected in cash and that all road
work in the various districts be done
on a contract basis. The same com.
munication called attention to the
pending anti-pass legislation and
asked that certain provisions be made
for the free transportation of work.
ers along educational work and espe.
cially for those engaged in farm insti.
tute work. The communications
were signed by T. A. Hoverstad as
secretary of the organization.
House bills n, 70, 80, 103 and 2
were received and given their first
reading.
The following bills were reported
from the senate committees. Tha
judiciary committee reported bill 16
creating the Eleventh judicial district
to pass with a few minor amend.
ments. The game and fish commit.
tee reported s. B. IA to pass. The
committee on education reported bill
81 to pass with slight amendments.
The judiciary committee reported bill
IS with some amendments and that
it be re-refelred to the same com
mittee. The committee on banking
reported bill 20 to pass after striking
out the word "stockholders" and 1856
to pass and 10 was indefinitely post
poned.
When the report of the rules CON-
mittee amending rule "a was made
Senator Simpson strenuously opposed
the measure as he stated the rule
would be good one as it had stood
in the way of hasty legislation for
twenty years and he thought it should
be continued. The rule in question
reads "All bills and joint resolutions.
after the first reading and before the
second reading shall be printed, I'm.
less otherwise ordered by the sen.
ate.' The amendment to the rule
would make the printing Of the bills
come after the first and second read
ing. The report of the committee
was adopted. Senators Stevens and
Simpson were the only senators vot-
ing against the report of the com.
mittee. ''. s'a
At this point Senator Movius moved
an adjournment from Friday until
Tuesday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
but there was vigorous opposition to
the move and when put to a vote
the motion was laid on the table.
Senate bills 10 and IS were placed
on their third reading and passed.
On bill IS Senator Simpson took the
stand that there we're certain parts
of the bill that would make it un-
constitutional and he voted against
it.
The following house bills were put
on their first reading in the senate:
Bill 2, prohibiting the introduction of
liquors or narcotics upon
the grounds of any charitable or pen
al state institution. Bill 80, provid-
ing for the monthly statements of
holding county funds and
the publication of the same. Bill
II providing that the name of the
notary public be made part of the
seal he uses and that it shall also
contain the date upon which his COM
mission expires. Bill 70 providing
for greater publicity of the funds of
the state in that the state treasurer
shall make a quarterly report of af-