Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-08

There was little of the sensational
or even the interesting in the pre-
ceedings of the house yesterday
There was better attendance thai
was expected the first day after tn,
recess and there was great dea
OF routine business disposed of.
Under the head of communication,
there was a number of letters from
various branches Of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers recommend
ing the passage of H. B. 1872, which
provides that all locomotives oper
ated In the state must be equipped
with electric headlights.
A petition was also received from
number Of residents of Pembina
county asking that the game and fish
law be amended to allow the shoot
| ing or geese between the first OF
March and the tenth of May of each
year.
The committee on weys and means
which had under consideration H. B.
165 providing for the examination OF
public offices and accounts and pro.
v1dfng also uniform system of pub,
lie accounting was reported back with
some slight amendments and recon.
mended to pass.
n: B. rs, known as the "Drainage
Bill, which was reported by the com.
mlttee OF the whole last Thursday
to be referred back to the drainage
committee was before the house for
action on the report and the report
was amended to re-refer it to the
committee of the whole. which amend
ca report was adopted.
-. b. II, the parole officer bill
which was recommended to pass by
the committee of the whole was. when
the report had been acted upon by the
house referred back to the committee
Tor further amendment and action.
n: B. 20, relating to the obstruction
or diversion Of water courses, bitches
or drains and providing a penalty
Tor violation of the provisions was
passed rs to 0.
II. B. 1853, providing for the ap-
po1ntment' of commission to draft
a revision Of the probate code and
carrying an appropriation of $500
passed IS to 0.
H. B. 1873, providing procedure in
vacation OF streets and alleys I'M
passed Is to 0. Il
n. B. SIS. providing that charters
OF corporations which have been can.
celled on account Oh i,e not making
OF report to secretary of state may be
validated upon submission of report
Tor time missing passed rs to O..
II. b. liz, giving additional powers
10 county commissioners passed ri
10 0.
n. b. 135, regarding the making
ma preparation OF ballots at cleo.
ions was referred to the committee
IN elections and privileges.
n. B. 172. relating to the proof of |
painting of trees and then collection
u bounty therefor, passed n to 0.
n. B. u, which appropriates So, 900
or the payment Of glandered horse
'laims, passed n to 0 with the clinch
r.
Junketing Committees.
"A message was received from the
louse asking that the house concur
n the appointment of q Joint com.
aittee Of flve to attend the meeting of
he state dairymens convention, n /
JAMESTOWN ana 81 motion tie houss
Id concur. : y ''T'Gl--
Third Reading Of Senate oils.
p. 1g ~ Pierce, hnakink Good
'riday legal holiday was Rad ind |
= motif motion referred to tie committee
n ways and means. rs :
$. B. ", by Steele of Renville.
hanging the method Of procedure III
re petitio!, and elections for the
hha 'l!s1g q county lines. The vote |
7 this bill was AZ tyes, % nays and !
absent and not voting, 50 the meas !
re was lost.
3. b. 20. nv Martin, which provides
rat thirty days may elapse before a