Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-15

The Tribune would appreciate 1t as a
favor if all members of both the senate
and house who have bills, resolutions, re-
ports or communications would make II
a point to have carbon copies taken sc
the Tribune's reporters could have cop
les for publication. The Tribune will
publish the most comprehensive legisla-
tive report Of any newspaper in the state
and these extra copies from the members
would help greatly.
One of the good berths landed by q
competent man during the present SEES
sion was that of assistant secretary in
the senate. There are two two assist
ants to the secretary; one, w. j. Prater,
is treasurer-elect of Rurleigh county.
the other, Adolph Wacker, was deputy
register of deeds at Washburn for some
! time and then made a race FOR the OIL
flee himself and was elected. He mas
! Just finished his second term in that
| office. Mr.. Wacker is one of Washburn's
aldermen. k
Hon. NJ. D. Butler of Brockett, Ram
sey county, is one Of the house members
! who came to Bismarck with his family.
| Mrs. Butter will probably stay during
! H1pSl y lItG SSlDl u s''>
! the children going to school and intends
| to put in part Of the winter at home.
| Mr. Butler is a general merchant at
| Hrockett, but finds time to devote to his
! farm near there, too. He says that
farmers up thai way have had but one
| total crop failure in q years.
Hon. RI. r. Freitag of Man is serving
! his 1irst term as a member OF the loWer
| bra rch of the legislature. but seems 10
be a man that is Of the right KIM III
| timber to be returned here to represent
| the people of his district. He is presi-
| dent of the Citizens State Bank at Max
| and is also interested in farming. Mr..
! Freitag went home during the recess.
! Before coming here for the opening OF
| the session he had drained the heating
| nlant at his home on account OF himself
| and his wife being ava from home. Aft
| or his arrival at Max. Immediately afte1
| the recess, Mr.. Freitag said that ne at.
| tempted to start a fire in the COOK stove
! ar his home and-the. fire would not burn
-perhaps Mrs. Freitag usually starts
! the ire-he gave up in disgust finally,
| walked over to the thermometer hang
ing in the kitchen and shivered when ne
| discovered that 1t registered 8 degrees
| below zero: if YOU don't believe this
ask Freitag. ~. -..
| Speaking of diversified farming, there
is probably no member of the house
whose occupation is farming and stock
raising who more thoroughly believes in
diversifying than Hon. J. +. Bass OF
| Renville county. Mr.. Bass owns a we'll
appointed farm near Tolley and besides
farming quite extensively makes a .spe-
cialty of raising thoroughbred Hereford
cattle. During the recess Mr.. Bass
made a trip to Monango n made ar
rangements to purchase II head of Her.
efords, which he intends to d to his
herd.
There appears to be a sentiment
among house members for making pro-
vision for an expense account of three
dollars a day for members during the
session. There was a move OF this kind
| started in the house at the last session,
| but it died a. borning.' The bill was
| introduced, but was Withdrawn before
| action could be- taken on it. There are
a number of members who are openly
for the plan this year, claiming the pay
is not enough to meet the expenses OF
the members here. Those opposed to
the move will say that everyone knew
the conditions when he became a candl-
date and they should live up to the bar
gain they made with the state last fall.
Indications Tuesday were that this is
going to be one of the busiest sessions
in the history sof North Dakota. Bust
ness started Off with a bang in both
houses and there was a spirit of go
ahead that is not generally exhibited I'M
til around towards the close OF the ses-
sion. Even the employees seem to have
been imbued with a desire to get things
done. sf'
There has been a good deal Of specula-
ton around. the lobby at the capitol
building as to iust when Dennis Hannafin
and George Fisher do their sleeping.