Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-29

ing and it was suggested that such
a committee be named to make this
investigation without leaving the city,
so that the appropriation committee
could have needed information. Sen
ator Davis caused the message to be
reread, and then Senator Talc0tt
wanted to be informed as to the OBJ.
ject of having such a committee ap.
pointed. Senator Plain further ex'
planned that at the joint meeting OF
| the committees Mrs. Stevens of Grand
Forks had appeared before the com
mittees, and that the committee had
reason to believe that there had been
some ir%regularity in the disposition
of the funds appropriated for this
institution two years ago. At that
time Senator Plain said $4,000 had
been appropriated to build cottages
and that while only n cottage, en-
failing a cost of about $500, had been
built, still that fund was exhausted,
He also said that $1,000 had been ap.
prOpriated for maintenance, and that
| while it was only recently that 13 pa
tients had been admitted, still that
fund, too, had been exhausted. Sen
ator Davis thought a financial state.
ment from the trustees of that insti-
tuition would suffice, while Senator
Davidson thought a close examina-
ton Of the records would prove what
had become of the money.
Senator Mcdowell then took the
floor and stated that when Mrs. Ste
II appeared before the committee
she did not appear as anyone in au.
thority. She vas connected with a
society, at Grand Forks that was in.
terested in the work that this insti-
tuition "a supposed to carry out. She
only wanted information as to what
could be done to further the cause,
and like any other good woman in.
terested in a public cause wanted to
be in a position to spread the advan.
tages this sanitarium might have to
offer. Senator Talcott was or
the opinion that the appointment of
such a committee was altogether too
hasty, and upon his motion the motion
was referred to the senate committee
on appropriations for its considera-
ton.
Without any discussion Senate Bill
No. % was reported to have been
amended by the committee OF judici.
airy and recommended for passage.
Senate Bill No. ~ was then put on
its third reading and it passed with.
out a dissenting vote. ,r O.
But when Senate Ell No. 4S, which
provides for the pure food commits
sioners inspecting cold storage plants
was read the third time Senator BrOn.
son was asked to be informed as to
what became of the fees collected by
the food commissioner. The bill had
been introduced by Senator Porter
field, and Senator Davis attempted to
come to his rescue by explaining that
the fees went into the pure food de-
partment at the agricultural college,
but that didn't satisfy Bronson, and
he wanted the bill to 60 over for a
day. This was objected to by Sen
ator Porterfield, but when he saw it
was going to be put to a vote he with
drew his motion and the bill went
over to Wednesday.
When Senate Bill No. 40 was put
on its third reading Senator Davis
said that since the committee on state
affairs had reported the bill some new
features had arisen, and as his COM
mittee was having a legal opinion per
tanning to the measure prepared he
wanted the bill delayed of passage
that the committee might futher in.
vestigate, and there being no objec-
ton, that bill also went Over to We'd
nesday.
Senate Bill No. g. providing a wolf
bounty, was then put on its third read.
ing, and Senator Hoverson wanted it
amended by changing the word,
SHALL to may" SO that it would
only he discretionary with county
commissioners instead Of it being
mandatory to pay a bounty. He didn't
think it fair to compel counties that
had no wolves to pay a part of this
bounty. Davis thought If such a pro-
vision was made it would have a
tendency to drive the wolves from one
county to another. Senator Hanley
then threw some light on the subject
by reading a communication from a
resident of Mandan who wanted a
bounty in place of the wolf
bounty.
The letter Senator Hanley read was
as follows:
Heart, n. Oak, Jan. 81, 1913.
Hon. J.. NJ. Hanlcy. y
Dear sir .,4-
We, the citizens of Heart, Morton
respectfully petition the lcgisla-
to take up the matter Of whether it
would not be of more benefit to the farm
ers to repeal the wolf bounty law and
put a small bounty on the Dakota gopher
for the reason, first, that the gohpers do
more damage to the farmers than the
A small bounty would turn the
boys out n the gophers would soon be
reduced, at least. The coyote will, hunt
the rabbit, which latter does much dam
age in garden, cornfield and to fruit
trees. Any man win shoot a. wolf at
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