Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-18

day was over house bill &c which is
intended to regulate the prices for
public printing and over which there
has been as much discussion as had
been aroused by any bill which has
been introduced IN the assembly. The
bill was reported out from the com
mittee on public printing with MI
nority and majority report, the minor
i,y being that the bill do pass as it
was received from the house, While
the majority report recommended
that it be amended as to the number
of papers in which the proceedings OF
the county commissioners should be
printed making it provisional with
the county commissioners how many
papers should be designated to get a
proper circulation. The original bill
called for three papers in each county
hut the majority report designated
zone or more" There was great
deal of debate on the committee re-
port and finally the minority report
that it do pass was adopted. The
rules were then suspended and the
bill placed upon it's third reading and
final passage with vote in favor OF
the bill of 80 to 10. Those whe
spoke in opposition to the bill as it
was originally sent from the house
were Trimble who led the opposition,
Steele of Renville and Duis. Duis
attempted to have an amendment
made providing that there shall not
be more than two papers of the same
political faith in the same county
designated as official publications,
this giving the Democratic and indie
pendent papers chance at the divi-
sion of the funds. n B. Black, pres
ident of the North Dakota State
Press association was called upon to
give an example Of how the new bill
will work and gave very clear and
lucid explanation of the idea of the
results that will follow the enact
ment of the measure. diversion ex-
planned his AYE" vote by saying that
it was with the idea that the bill al
lowed county commissioners to make
contracts for less than the established
rate, and Steele of Renville explained
his vote by stating that he thought
the bill bad measure. The clincher
IuOCIOu was maui anu CdIllCu dAu
now all that remains is for the gov
ernor to sign the bill.
The Medical Bill.
H. B. 100. better known as the
medical BILL" was returned to the
senate with majority report that it
do pass and minority report recon-
mending some amendments before 1t
pass. After a very short debate, &C.
counted for by the fact that the provi-
sions of the bill have been so thor
oughly pounded out on the floor of
the house in the Hobbies and in the
committee. The majority report was
adopted and the bill was recommend.
ed to pass as it was received from
the house. A motion that the bill
be laid over one day was lost.
The Game Preserve Bill.
If s. B. IA gets by the house there
will be an immense game preserve
In the state for the next couple of
years as the provisions of the bill
are that the north tier of townships
in every county shall be made a
game preserve for the next two years
as far as chickens, grouse and pleas
ants are concerned. The bill was
passed 81 to IA with four absent and
not voting and the clincher motion
prevailed.
Corrupt Practice Act Passes.
S. B. 81, known as the corrupt
practice" act and which is designed
to prevent bribery and fraud A. cleo
tons both primary and general and
city elections was up on it's third
reading and passed after a little de-
bate by vote of 80 to Is.
Committee Reports.
Railroads.&c.. B. 12O, requiring
railroads to stop all passenger trains
at county seat towns, do pass. H. i
B. 221, relating to the liability of rail- !!
road companies on account of fires
set by fire from locomotives or cars,
do pass.
Judiciary-H. B. %. relating to the |
uniformity of taxation and permitting
of property for the pur.
pose Of taxation and relating to as
sessment and taxation of certain pub
lie utility companies. do pass and '
put over one day. S. B. 102. con-
current resolution for the establish !
ment of agricultural college at Beach,
re-referred to committee on state af- |
fairs. i
Education-H B. 1871. regulating the
choice of school house site and cree
ton of buildings and providing cleo
tons therefore. do pass. !!
Banks and Misunderstanding to /
the proposals for and acceptance of /!
bonds for county depositaries and |
providing for bond. do pass.
Military affairs-Endorsing the Sui !;
|oway bill in congress which has
nassed the house and is pending be-
fcre the senate, providing for pen
SONS for certain enlisted men in the
'ivil and Mexican wars. Adopted |
y the senate.