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

morning at 10 O'Clock. He argued in
favor of the motion that there was a
lot of work to be done and that the
recess taken in the afternoon would
put them back SO they would need
extra time in which to put the bust
ness of the senate up where it ought
to be. The motion was not put.
Senator Pierce moved that S. B,
1879 which had been presented under
a misunderstanding of the law and
for which there was no need be with
drawn from the committee to which
it had been referred and then indefin-
itely postponed, which motion was
adopted.
New Senate Bills introduced.
S. B. 230, Bessesen. regulating the
selection of state and county central
committees and fixing the time for
their meeting. 1t provides that
cnairmen of the precinct committees
shall make up the county committee
and shall meet the second Tuesday
in August following every primary
election and shall elect one person,
who shall be q legal voter to act upon
and be member Of the state central
committee. The state central c,m-
mittee shall meet at the state capitol
between the first and tenth of Sop.
TENDER and organize and elect officers.
8. B. 231, Martin, provides for cen
sressional rsapportionment with the
following districts provided for:
Firsl--:'embina, Walsh, Grand
Forks. Ramsey, Cavalier, TowEer,
EeEson, Rollette, Pierce, Mctlenry,
B0t'ineau.. Renville, Burke, Ward,
Mountrail. Williams. and Divide.
Second-Adams, Billings, Bowman,
Stark. Hettinger, Dunn. Mckenzie,
Mercer. Oliver, Morton. Emmons, Nc
Lean and Sheridan.
Third-Traill, Steele, Griggs, Eddy,
Foster. Barnes, Cass, Stutsman, Rich.
land, Ransom, Sergeant, Dickey, La.
Moure, Wells and Nelson.
Third Reading Senate Bills.
S. r. Sc by Bessesen which pro-
vides for the recall in cities where
the commission form of government
is in force and for the initiative and
referendum in city affairs was passed
a. to 2. The bill also provides that
cities that are under the commits.
sion form of government may return
to the former plan after six years if
a majority of the voters desire 1t.
S. B. 176 by Welo which provides
for the doing away with township
road overseers~ and puts the road
work of the county under the direc-
ton of county superintendent of
roads was after good deal of argu-
:;r:nt made a special order of business
for } o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Sore were of the opinion that with
out the cash clause there would be
little to be obtained under the new
law. The law does not provide for
the payment of road taxes in cash bit
wr,,]d leave the present work it OUT
sv:tem in vogue.
s. u. 1872 which provides for re.
duction of the per cent clause in the
Urinary law FROM 30 to 20 per cent
was passed BY a vote of SO to :
When time for adjournment came it
was moved by Martin that recess be
taken until 10 o'clock the next morn
ing as he thought in that case the
work If the senate would be FASTENED
but enough senators were of the opin-
ion thai committee work was the
more important to vote the motto !
down and the senate will meet at 2
o'clock in the afternoon as usual.
Senator Cashel moved that the SEN
ate do now adjourn out of respect to
the memory of the late Senator NJ N.
johnson, which motion was carried.