Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-18
Bill Regulating Price of Public Printing
Passed the Upper House
Medical Bill is Reported Favorably From
the Senate Committee

returned with majority report tina
, it do pass with an amendment chang
ing the date of the primary election
from June to July and other dates &C
cordingly. The majority report rec
commended indefinite pOstponement
but the majority report was adopted
Insurance-S. B. 164, was reported
back from the committee again will
great many amendments and or
the request of the author, Senator
Trimble, it will be reprinted before
being considered.
Agriculture-S. B 255, which would
provide for the compulsory rotation
of crops on farms in North Dakota
was Indefinitely postponed.
Municipal corporations-S. B. 143
providing for the vacation OF streets
and alleys was indefinitely postponed
H. B. '33, providing for the vacation
of streets and alleys was recommend
ed to pass. S. b. 265, creating inn
provement districts in cities, do pass
S. B. 26, regarding the right of city
councils to reject or accept bids, in
definitely postponed. S. B. 204, au
thorizing cities and villages to license
livery and express companies, do
pass.
Immigration-S. B. 285, establishing
temporary educational Icommission..1
do pass and referred to committee on
appropriations.
State Affairs-S. B. 257, giving
same rights to street railway com.
panies that is now enjoyed by state
railway companies, do pass. H. B.
70, relating to the quarterly report
of the state treasurer, do pass.
Public health-H. B. 100, majority
report do pass, minority report, dc
pass with amendments, majority re-
port being adopted. This is known
as the medical bill"
Counties and county boundaries
S. B. 2S2, construction of county build.
ings, do pass. S. B. 22S, relating to
plating of irregular tracts, do pass.
Public printing-H. B. rs, minority
report, do pass, adopted.
Indian affairs-COncurrent resolu.
ton relating to medals for survivors
Indian wars, be adopted.
Spring Goose Shooting.
Senator Gilbert is working hard in
the interests of the bill which will
allow spring shooting of geese and
while there is considerable opposi-
ton to the bill he states that he
thinks it will receive the favorable
consideration of the legislature.
State Hail Insurance Department.
There was a great deal of debate
over s, B. 46 which was introduced
by Plain and provides for the creation
of a state hail insurance department.
The bill was finally passed by vote
of 80 to 3 and the clincher was at
tached.
The b. provides that the depart
ment be in charge of the commits
sioner of agriculture and labor and
that those desiring insurance shall
pay an assessment of 20 cents per
acre and then that those sustaining
loss shall be paid out Of that fund
after the expenses of the depart.
ment have been paid. 1t does not
call for any appropriation and will
not be an expense to the state in any
way and the taking out of insurance
under the provisions of the law will
be entirely optional with the farm.
ers of the state. No one is to be
paid more than So an acre for loss
Is to be apportioned among those
who have subscribed. It is the con-
tention of the author that the de.
partment will be quite literally used
by the farmers over the state and
he expects to see fund created in
a few years that will positively guar.
antee that the losses will be paid
in full even if there should be so
general hail fall as to approach a
calamity. If there is surplus in
the fund at any time after all the
losses have been adjusted this will
remain in the fund and be carried
over from year to year and used only
for the purpose of paying losses as
they occur. There is provision in
the bill which makes the appoint
ment of deputies come under the con-
troll OF the board of auditors and they
must pass on the appointment of all
clerks and deputies and all other ex-
penses to be incurred by the depart
ment. All of the expenses of the
department must be paid before the
losses sustained on account of hail
storms arc paid. There was 4 great
deal of debate on the bill but most
of it was favorable to the proposi-
ton. A few minor amendments were
made on the floor but the bill was
passed practically as it was offered
to the senate in the original form.
s. 3. 70 Passed.
The house reported back senate
bill IS with some amendments. This
bill provided for the exemption from
taxation of several kinds of property
and the amendment included in these
county and other agricultural fairs
which were conducted without the
hope of financial remuneration and