Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-26


Senator Hcokway. with the passage 81
the LaA1oure anti-snuff measure, to
gether with the injection OF life int
luttle's anti-cigarette measure and tn
drawing of first blood in the Legislative
e-apportionment fight, were features Of
the house session yesterday. Morning
and afternoon sessions were held, but
they were in marked contrast with TIT
heated session of the day previous, :lnt
the monotony OF roll calls and routine
business was broken only few t:.ne:
when matters of more than ordinary OF
passing interest and Importance were
brought up.
The mechanics lien bills death wa:
rather sudden, and the funeral was co'i
Quoted with little pomp or ceremony
Brought before the house on ma'or't!
and minority report from the house stat
affairs committee, the majority tor IN
definite postponment, and a motion to-
the adoption of that report was recog
nized.
Opposing the passage of the bill II
question, Mr. Price of Cass contendet
that the adjustment of the mechanics
liens so far as it appertains to materials
would work distinct hardship on tn
state. Mr.. Sorlie of Trail held an op
posite view and so informed the house
contending that as a matter of fact tht
mechanics lien law was unfair in thai
it Disseminated against the merchant
the man who feeds the people OF the
state-and whom he felt was =, entitled
to first consideration.
About this time Mr.. Hawkinson OF
Towner wanted to send the bill to the
committee of the whole. but did moi
argue the question. Mr.. Doyle of Eos
ter was very much in sympathy with the
idea expressed i'll the ma orty report,
that of postponement. and while he had
respect for the opinion of the gentleman
from Trail CHR. Sorlie), yet he was
compelled to differ on this question. He
believed that the mechanics lien was a
good thing in that it helped the settler
in a new country secure credit and thus
get material with which to make home
for himself. Repeal of the law at this
time would be hardship and would
work against the interests Of the state.
Mr. Thompson OF Ward did not dir
fer mucl, from the opinion expressed
by Mr. Doyle. and in a short talk he
declared that the fundamental principle
of the mechanics lien: to- be the build
ing up Of the state. 1t works for the
benefit of the poor man, and to repeal
the law, he said. w6ahdAbe vicious
act of legislation. and closing he NOV
ed the previous question. On the adop-
ton Of the report the vote was 81 to
-.
Hardly had the house gotten out of
the woods on the mechanics lien bill
than another fight was precipitated, this
being over the adoption OF reports on
the 'ruttle anti-cigarette bill. \ ma
jority Of the house committee on public
health was favorable to the bill. pro-
posing all amendment that would pro-
'1iblt the sale or giving away of cigar
cite papers also. In the minority report
it was commended that the present laws
CT the subject were sufficient, and that
the proposed legislation was trampling
on personal rights.
Supporting the report of the majority
of the committee, Mr.. futile read to
the house letters that he had received
showing the action taken by a great
many large employers of labor in the
city Of Chicago and other eastern points
III refusing employment to persons ad-
dicted to the cigarette habit.
Speaker Hanley wanted to know if
the passage of the bill would serve to
do away with the making of cigarettes
among Russians in this section of the