Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-11

mine whether OF not there is any fire
at all.
Representative Sorlie didn't agree
with the pla nto name so many com.
mittees. He said they were just play
ing little politics and the legislature
should be big enough to see it. He
moved that the two resolutions be re.
turned to their author, but his motion
was ruled olt OF order.
Committees Authorized.
Representative Kellogg's motion was
put to a vote, and it was carried.
Representative Lambert moved that
the chair appoint stenographers for
any and all committees, but Mr.. Street
err moved as an amendment that regu-
lar house stenographers be detailed to
this duty. The motion prevailed.
Representative Blakemre declared
that the legislature is now assembled
for the transaction of serious business,
and in his opinion the appointment of
SO many committees would make too
great a hole in the legislature. His
suggestions, however, were too late
to effect the vote on the question. =
interest Bill Revived,
Soon after the house convaned, Rep.
resentative Anderson called attention
~ the fact that he had called for a
roll call OH the report of the committee
Of the whole Oh Saturday, and while
that motion was pending the house ad.
journed. He wanted to know if the
matter could not be taken up at that
time under the head Of unfinished bus
mess
The chair declared that he did not
understand it so, but that d motion to
reconsider would be in order.
Mr.. Anderson then moved IT, recon
slider the action by which house bill
| No. 4 was lost, but he had previously
voted in the negative OF the question,
and his motion was out of order.
Representative Hendrickson then
took up the fight in Mr.. Anderson's in.
terests, he having voted in the af.
firmative, and he moved that the &C.
ton of the house be reconsidered. ,
This was followed by a motion to lay
~. Hendrickson's motion upon the
table, and Mr.. Owens asked Tor a roll
call. Fly a vote Vt 60 hayes to AZ ayes
to motion to table the original motion
was lost.
The motion to reconsider was then
| before the house and it carried.
Mr.. Anderson then moved that house
bill No. 4 be placed upon its third
reading and final passage. He was in.
formed that it would be necessary to
suspend the rules for that purpose.
Representative Sorlie moved that the
rules be suspended, but Mr.. Thomp-
son moved as an amendment that the
bill be re-referred to the comittee on
state Affairs for amendment
The chair was in doubt regarding
the vote by reclamation, and when a
standing vote was taken. Mr.. Thomp'
sons amendment to che motion was
lost.
1t requires a vote Of two.thirds of
the house 10 demand the suspension OF
rules, and when the question was put
to a standing vote it was lost, the vote
being SO to SO.
Mr.. Streeter then moved that the
bill be placed upon the calendar in
regular order, and his motion carried,
convenes Promptly.
The house convened promptly at 2
o'clock, and the first business con.
sidered "a q message from the sen.
ate. The senate returned house bill
No. Al, which has been paD,ed by the
upper branch unchanged. Senate bills
Nos. 20 and Ii also were Transmitted
to the house.
The engrossment committee report
ed that bills Nos. 1888, PIC, 2i2 aid
24S had been found to lie CORE fly
engrosseJ.
The committee on elections and
election privileges recommended for
passage house bills Nos. 164 and 80.
The committee on insurance recon-
mended for passage senate bill No. q,
and recommended the indefinite post.
ponement OF house fills Nos. 173 and
1871.
Representative Ployhar moved that
the report on house bill No. 131 be
considered separately, and the motion
carried. The bill was referred to the
house rs a committee of tho whole.