Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-01

approve OF. any effort at lodging the roll
call or not wanting to go on record.
Mr.. Doyle stated that he had no de-
sire to evade the roll call, and he
claimed that he was against the bill be-
cause he said it provided for an in
crease of 40 per cent. On that prop
osition, as Mr.. Streeter of Emmons,
together with Mr. Frame of Walsh and
others, it was shown that the actual in
crease in the cost is only between 1e
and - per cent, although MIR. Frame
believed that it might be as high as 80
per cent.
Another feature of the bill to which
Mr.. Doyle objected was that it prov!d-
ed that three newspapers must be Ges-
ignated as official publications. Th.
present law provides for that number
of newspapers, and that number mas
been provided for many years back.
Mr.. Frame of Walsh raised his voice
in opposition to the motion for indef-
mite postponemen. He said that he
had very carefully considered the bill
as member of the printing committee
and declared that it did not provide for
any increase of l40 pr cent, as had
been previously stated He showed
how double rates were allowed under
the present law for certain matter
which is excluded from that price I'M
der the new law, which requires that
only such matter as requires three j. S.
tifcations is to be charged for at the
double rate. He illustrated his point
as to the increase by referring to a
publication of proceedings in the En-
mons County Record. which, under the
present law, cost the county $22.56
while under the new law the cost is
$27, or an increase of $3.50 on three
columns, or sixty inches Of matter.
Mr.. Frame felt that justice should be
done to til: newspaper man of the state
just as it as gwen to others. The in.
crease in he cost, he said, pia:ed it
at the same price that private parties
are compelled to pay, and he felt that
it was entirely just.
Mr.. Johnson of Towkner county
brought down storm of protest when
he took the floor in opposition to the
bill, declaring that in his opinion it
was dishonest measure. He contend
ed that there was no general demand
upon the part of the newspaper men of
the state for an increase in the rate of
official publications, and believed that
the bill should not be considered. He
looked upon the address by Mr.. Street.
er as being one from a party especially
interested in that he was the owner of
newspaper. The bill. he declared,
would work an injury to majority of
the people.
Mr. Ployhar, gaining recognition fol-
lowing Mr.. Johnson, declared his be-
lief that the bill was absolutely just in
every detail He is a practical printer
and said that he had taken everv care
to examine the proposed measure care
fully, and he felt that it was entitled to
fair consideration from the house and
that it should be passed.
At this point Mr.. Streeter of Emmons
gained the floor again. He stated that
he was very sorry to hear the honesty
of the men backing the measure ques-
toned. He felt that such reflection did
not lie alone on those who had drafted
the bill, but on the printing committee
of the house. and upon the members of
the North Dakota Editorial associa-
ton, who were favorable to the bill.
and at whose instigation it had been in
troduced. There was no dishonest mo-:
tive behind the bill, Mr.. Streeter said.
but he felt that it was very fair and
square measure to all concerned. There
are twenty-five other laws on the stat.