Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-22

and not voting. The chair announced
that as it required a two-thirds vote
to enact legislation concerning divi-
sion of districts. So would be the
necessary two-thirds, so that the bill
was lost by one vote.
Over this there was much agitation.
A verification of the vote was called
for, which showed tie same result.
A member coming late was not per
mitted to vote. Mr.. Homes stated
that the bill defined the terms of court
and did not create a new judicial dis
trict. Under that construction of
the provisions of the measure. the
speaker declared it passed on a ma
jority vote.
Mr.. Ployhar then moved that the
companion bill. II. B. PIG, creating a
new judicial district, be advanced on
the calendar and considered at once.
Mr.. Default moved that it be made a
special order for Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, but the motion was lost.
Mr.. Default then called attention
to the members of the oath they had
taken upon assuming their seats to
defend the constitution of the state,
and he did not feel they could support
the bill inasmuch as it was decidedly
unconstitutional.
To this Mr.. Streeter replied that
while he did not wish to see Cover
nor Burke, a man of another political
creed than himself make another jul.
dicial appointment, yet he felt it was
his duty to come to the relief of the
n0nr11o II, tho fifth il,Hinio1 1ic{r s,f
and allow them to get the dockets
cleared up, therefore he would support
the bill.
Mr.. Homes declared Mr.. Default
was not acting in good faith when he
opposed the Ployhar bill. He said
this was substantiated when it was
remembered that Mr.. Default had
himself introduced two bills similar
to the one by Mr.. Ployhar. then under
consideration. and that he felt Mr..
Default was opposing them because
his own bills had not been reported
favorably out of the judiciary COM
mittee.
Mr.. Default said he had acted in
good faith. The roll call started.
and Mr. Default moved the house adj
iourn, but his motion was voted down.
When the vote was cast the bill
passed by so to %, one absent ard
not voting.
The Cowan Investigating committee
asked for an extension of time in
making its final report on the i'm
parchment charges. The committee
will report Thursday.
Mr CDr1io Nv -
resolution providing for the annexa-
tion of Canada which Mr.. Homes
moved be referred to the house COM
mittee on military affairs. When
the motion was seconded by Mr..
Stleeter, it was almost unanimously
carried.
Mr.. Corlie stated that while he did
not mean to annex Canada, he did
want the authorities at Ottawa to
know with what disfavor the North
DakOtans locked upon the reciprocity
treaty. He said further that appeals
to our own government in Washing
ton did not seem to do any good. so
Int he felt more consider alton might
be received from Ottawa.
Several senate bills were recalled
for consideration by the house. They
we're bills v''irh had been recon-
mended for indefinite postpo1emen'.
"+ whose authors wished to appear
hefOle the various house committees
to Explain certain features before
final action mad been taken. These
bills were s. p. Nos 81, 50 and 224.
With a good majority the Hose bill
providing for a board OF control for
penal and charitable institutions was
passed by the house yesterday after
noon after it had failed OF passage
at IT,, morning session because OF a
shortage of votes. although it had a
majority of those present. At the
morning session the bill lacked only
one of being passed, and there was an
immediate motion for reconsideration,
which carried and the bill made a
special order for the afternoon.
During the. morning session about
an hour and half was given over to
the Til and further amendments were
made. As it now stands 1t becomes
cit. ctive July /. controls penal and
chart able institutions, with board CT
three members. An annual apprc.
D. iation of $1,000 for the board is
provided.
In the argument, which was not
very extensive, DISCARD of Nelson,
aud Hyland had objections to the bill,
while Hoge. Sorlie and Frame were
for it. The bill was taken up out
of its order under suspension OF the
rules and passed.
At :l5, to which hour the house
took recess, following the morning
cossion. the house resolved itself into
a committee of the whole. The only
difficulty developed was over H. E.
1886. providing that railroad compan-
.@s must furnish railroad scales at
I'll stations. Mr.. Sorlie felt that the
bill vas without merit and that it
vas confiscatory in it's nature, while
Johns defended the bill. Frame was
also opposed to the bill and the COM
mittee voted to indefinitely postpone
the measure, which report was
adopted.
Among the bills passed upon fav-
orally by the committee of the whole
at this session were the Johns bill
y, oyiGing for compilation of the
I GARD of public health laws and for
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