Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-02

benefit of the state legislature, and
recommending that the additional ex-
pense accustomed thereby be paid the
PRINTER by the state, not to exceed
$4,000 extra, however. The resolution
was referred to the committee on sup
plies and expenditures.
Would Consider Wolf Bounty.
Representative Buck moved that the
action by which S. q. No. 62, the wolf
bounty law, was lost OF the previous
day be rnccnsidered. but the motion
lost.
Women Suffrage Killed.
House Nil 10. providing for
woman suffrage, was on the calendar
for third reading and final passage,
and Representative Divet e~ndeavored
to give senate bill No. y precedence
over he house bill, by placing the
senate bin upon the calendar FOR third
reading instead Of the house bill. Az
ter consider, ble discussion the senate
bill vas placed upon the calendar,
while the house bill when considered
was indefinitely postponed.
1t was voted to also place senate
bill No. ISL upon the calendar for
third reading and final passage.
Accepts the Apology.
Representative Thompson arose for
recognizancc. The gentleman from
Traill." said the speaker, and then
correcting himself, "Or the gentleman
from Ward .
"Nr. Speaker, ! accept the apology"
said Thompson. He then moved for
rcco lsideration of house bill No. 261,
relatinf to the publication OF notices
Of foreclosure In papers nearest the
land concerned. The motion prevail.
ed and the bin was replaced upon the
calendar in regular order.
The senate's concurrent resolution
relating to a survey OF the Red River
with the object in view of making it
. n~avigable stream, was transmitted
to and adopted by the house. The pc.
tition vii be sent to Washington, in an
endeavor to call the attention of the
secretary OF war to the desire Of the
Red River Valley people.
The report OF the conference com
mittee with reference to amendments
to senate bin No. 9S. the anti.snuff
law, was adopted. The amendments
elso we're concrnred in by the senate.
and there is not likely to be any fur.
ther parley over the measure.
A number Of bills passed by the
senate on the previous day were trans
mittcd to the house and referred to
the various standing committees.
On Third Reading.
Only three house bills were placed
upon third reading and final passage
Saturday afternoon, and much time
was devoted to a long list Of bills on
general orders. The house bills on
third reading we're:
No. 4Sl, relating to the commission
System of government, passed.
No. $40, county t~reasuscrS' notice to
taxpayers, passed.
No. 3S7, providing for suf-
frage, indefinitely postponed.
As General Orders.
The following we're considered by
tho house as a committee Of the whole
with Representative Dixon in the
chair:
No. 23S, relating to purchase OF
school supplies, passage; AL, concur.
rent resolution increasing the debt
limit Of the state of North Dakota to
So, 100000, indefinitely postponed ;a4O5
r2lating to attorneys fees on sforeclOs'
lure, passage: 2O9, abolishing the sec
ona choice primary ballot, passage;
A5G, manner Of letting city improve
ment contracts, passage; "a, apDro'
priation for and authority to purchase
additional land for capitol park and
site purposes, PASSAGE: $50, relating
to druggists permits, indefinite post
ponement; 496, establishment Of pub
lie or central markets asby counties,
passage; 1851, laying OUT altering OF
disseminating public roads, passage;
440, issuance Of state road bonds, IN
rclinitc postponement. .
XIII New Capitol Plan. -
No. 300, creating a state capitol
commission and authorizing the cree
ton of a million dollar capitol build
ing, indefinitely postponed.
Preceding the action on this bill
Representative Williams talked in
support of the measure. declaring that
the time is at hand to lay the founda'
ton and secure plans and specified
tions for future progress. Mr.. Sorlie.
however, could not %agree'that the time
was at hand to dispose of the states
lands, declaring that they would great
lily increase in value within the next
ten years, and will provide sufficient
funds to properly build a state capitol
while it would be impossible to carry
out such a plan under present circum'
Istances and conditions. Mr.. Strceter.
too, thought that -. 1000 wouldn't
be anywhere near enough money, and
was in favor Of waiting until the cap
l!tol IS assured.
Kill Initiative and Referendum.
House bill No. 254. amending the
CONSTITUTION and providing for the in
itiatiye and referendum, had been
made a special order for 3 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. 1t was considered
and was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 50 ayes, So nays and "a absent
and not voting. "