Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-16

House bill No. Ill, relating to non
partisan election OF superintendent O
public instruction and county schoo
snperintendents, passed by a vote o
81 ayes, s nays and % absent and no
voting. E ... p
House bill No. 339, providing 70.
township ovcrseer Of highways, pass
ed by a vote of G8 ayes, "a nays anl
10 absent and not voting.
House bill No. 270, care OF Old Sol
diers' and Historical park at Walhalla
N. d., and carrying an appropriation
therefore, carried by a vote Of 81
ayes, 2 nays and 1S- absent and no
voting.
At this point a ten minutes recess
was .aken by the house.
Regarding Those Reports.
The special committee named tC
investigate the cause Of the delay OF
reports Of the various state depart
ments submitted another report as to
its progress.
der to get the reports ready before
the present legislative ASSEMBLY, ad,
journs the printer will have to employ
extra help, which will involve add.
tional expense, and it will be neces'
sary to raise the price at watch the
contract was figured. 1t was recon.
mended that a committee be appointed
' to 20 to Fargo and arrange to have
the more important reports printed
in pamphlet form as early as possible
that the legislature might be enabled
to consider them, and it was further
recommended that the extra expense
J occasioned by the delay in submitting
the reports to the printer in good time
De charged up to the delinquent state
departments.
The report was referred to the com.
mittcc on expenditures.
Representative Owens moved that
bill No. 2G0 be re-referred to the com.
mittee on appropriations for further
consideration, but the motion lost, and
Representative Thompson's motion
that it 60 to general orders carried.
More Bills Passed.
House bill No. 1913, an appropriation
of $9,G49.2G to the agricultural sub-eX-
pertinent station at Hettinger, passed
the house by Il vote Of 100 ayes, no
nays and II absent and not voting.
House bill No. IS as amended by the
senate, was again considered and the
amendment was c%Oncurred in.
House bill No. 7G, relating to deputy
sherifls and their salary, was re.refer-
red to the committee on ways and.
means for further amendments.
Senate Bills Referred.
Senate bill No. 1877. relating to fire
escapes for public school buildings,
was referred to the committee on ed
ucation.
Senate bill No. 157, senate bill No.
1873 and senate bill No s, the three
woman suffrage measures, passed by
the senate On Friday, were all refer
red to the committee on ways and
means. .
Senate bill No. 239, relating to the
examination Of state offices, was re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
Senate bill No. 2o7, licensing ticket
agents, referred to committee on rail.
ways. y
Committee Of the Whole.
Representative C. C. Turner was
chairman while the house considered
general orders as a committee Of the
whole.
House bill No. PIT was re-referred
to the committee on grain and grain
grading.
House bill No. 100 was recommend.
ed for passage.
House bill No. ITO, vas recommend
ed for passage.
House bill No. 246, was recommend
ed for passage.
House bill No. 3337, was recommend.
ed for passage.
House bill NJ. 1854 was re-referred
to the committee on ways and means.
Senate bill No. 1872 was referred to
the committee on ways and means.
After several unsuccessful attempts,
the committee arose at $40 o'clock,
and the house adjourned five minutes
later upon motion of Representative
Thompson.
NEW HOUSE BILLS READ AND
REFERRED
434. IIendricksor, relating to the ju-
risdiction of township supervisors and
county commissioners in laying out pub
lie roads. Counties.
1873, IIedalen, preventing the holding
of dances or balls in capitol building dur
ing a session of the legislature. Ways
and means.
+ 1876, Sanbcck, relating to account of
school district treasurers and publication
of annual report. Public printing.
437, Bjornson, relating to delinquent
personal property tax. Counties.
43S. Watt. relating to the building and
location of bridges. Counties.
l"9. Buck, prohibiting trcspasscrs on
railroad right Of ways or rains. Rail-
ways.
4i0, Buck, concurrent resolution amend
ing the constitution and providing for
the issuance of bonds for building good
roads M providing that interest and
sinking fund be taken care of by the au-