Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-16
accrued, passed with . vote OF Al ayes
and 8 absent.
1Prestd4nt krasbeI In the Chair.

luS 10 tuc Sdlc VI VeESOIlui pIOpclLN
and providing a reasonable time to as.
certain defects, was passed by 4 vote
of Al ayes and 8 nays. t'.
There was considerable discussion
when Senate Bill 8, by Mr.. Bronson,
was put on its third reading. This
bill provided for a partial payment Of
taxes on real estate, and Mr.. Bronson
%contended that it would help the
small property owners, and he claim
ed It had worked with considerable
success. Mr.. Gilbert said that last
session there had been a member who
was authority on Oregon laws. while
this session there seemed to be one
cnember posted on Minnesota laws,
and he thought it time. they found
someone who would take up North
Dakota laws, and he could see NJ
present necessity OF this bill. Sena.
tors Hanley and Wartner also talked
against the bill, and when ,he roll
was called the bill lost by a vote OF
33 nays and II ayes. Those voting
against the bin were: Messrs. Allen,
parnes, Carter. Cashel. Clark, David.
son, Davis, Duncan, Ellingson, Cans,
sic, Garden, Gibbons, Gilbert, Gron.
void, Helgeland, Hughes, Hyland, ia.
cobson, Kretschmar, Linde, Mellow
ell, Mclean, Porteriield, Putnam,
Steel, Talcott, Thoreson, Trageton,
Vail, Wartner, Williams, Young. while
those voting for the bill were: Messrs.
Albrecht, Bonner, Bronson. Elken,
Hahley, Heckle, Hookway, Hovcrson,
Leutz, Linde, Mcbride, Mudgett, Mel
son, diversion, Plain, and the bill was
lost. On motion Of Mr.. Gilbert the
vote was clinched.
1888, Steel, relating to payment of
treatment and board of inmates of in
sane asylum and putting price for
care of residents Of state at not more
than SIS, and for those of non.resi-
dents at actual cost. Carried, AS
ayes and 0 nays, 2 absent and not vot.
ing. III.
33, Gronvold, prohibit use of public
drinking cups in state of North Da-
kota. Carried, AZ ayes, 0 nays, 3 alb.
sent and not voting.
lGS, Cashel by request, permitting
owners Of land to drain their lands
into road bitches and other depres.
sions where it would not injure ad.
joining land. Carried, SO ayes, II
nays, 6 absent and not voting.
2lS, Porterfeld, relating to distribu.
ton of fees collected by the secre.
tary of state for filing annual reports
of corporations and providing that it
be turned over to the state treasurer
every month instead OF once a year,
as in the past. Carried, AZ ayes, 0
nays, 3 absent and not voting.
81, Porterield, regulate and license
itinerant vendors Of medicine OF ap-
p%liances for the treatment of disease,
Injuries or deformities. Bronson Of
Grand Forks asked that bill be defer
red to Monday, but after being sec
onded by the author, the request was
turned down and voting started. Sen
ator Talcott then asked that the bill
be deferred, as there were particular
reasons for the same, and Porterfeld
announced that as the measure was
a pure food bill and that Prof. Ladd
/ wanted to make some changes, he
| would like to have more time, which
was then granted. -1' r@'.H,
Investigation Ordered
At this point, Senator Gilbert moved
business under which resolutions could
be introduced and had the following read
from the desk:
Whereas, the Independent Harvester
company. a corporation organized in the
state Of Maine and operating at Plano
in the state OF Illinois. II authorized to
do business in the state of North Da-
kota, is actively engaged through it's
agents in selling stock in the state Of
North Dakota; and.
Whereas. it appears that said company
has sold III excess Of six million dollars
Of its capital stock at and above par;
and,
Whereas, 1t appears that all of said
company's property. real and personal,
except machinery at branch houses
throughout the United States is situated
in the county of Kendall and state o:
Illinois; and, .1,
Whereas, Wallace Farmer, a farm pa
per Of January 3rd, 1913, gives an ac-
count of a committee Of Iowa STOCKHOLM
ers in the Independent Harvester COM
pany of Plano, Illinois, sent to investigate
the financial condition Of said concern.
and report thct after several days of
useless negotiations had O. conference
with the Harvester ~cOnlpany'S attorney.
The committee report. however, that alt
they were able to draw from the attorney
was beads Of pcrspiration- to his brow;
and, ,.r.. 49,.
Whereas, it further appears that the
total assessed valuation of all said prop
and state of Illinois, for the year 1912,
aggregate one hundred and sixty-nine
thousand tour hundred and cighty-two
($169, +82. 00) dollars, and 10 more; and.
Whereas, there are current reports that
some OF the stockholders of this state
have very grave doubts as to the value
of said stock now owned and being sold
in the state of North Dakota;
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by the Sem
ate, the House Of Representatives Con-
curing, Thai our COMMITTEES having what
is known as the blue sky law, be asked
to incorporate in said law some measure
that will dcbar from this state companies
that will not give a full and complete ac-
counting Of its financial condition.: and.
Be 1t Resolved, Further, That the Sec
rotary of state be asked to make such
investigation as he can as to the respon-
sihility of the Independent Harvester
company Of Plano, Illinois, forthwith, and
to give publicity to the results of his
;nvact; m tioN nv nuhlication and other.