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

the committee on tax and tax laws
recommended the passage of Bill No
1919, relating to the payment OF taxes
The committee on state affairs rec
commended the indefinite postpone
ment OF bills Nos. l21 and l02. The
first provides for a steam boiler in
| spectOr and the licensing Of engineers,
and the latter relates to the fees TO
be collected by clerks of court. The
same committee recommended the
postponement OF bills Nos. 154 and
lO7, the former being an act requir-
ing secretaries of fair associations to
give a bond, and the latter repeating
q chapter of the Session Laws of
1911 relating to abstractors Of title.
The passage of Bill No. 90, relating
to townsites located OF public lands,
| was recommended by the committee
on schools and public lands.
Ellis Mos. "a, 80, AZ and 80 were
reported as correctly e%ngrossed, by
the committee on engrossment.
Regarding Department Reports.
\ The special committee which has
had under investigation the reason
for failure OF the heads of the vari-
Gus state departments to submit their
annual reports to the legislature, re-
ported that many Of these reports
were held by the secretary Of the
printing commission after being turn
ed over lby the several department
heads, and they also reported having
conferred with the manager of the
Knight Printing company and having
received assurance that the work Will
be rushed to completion.
1t was, stated in the committee re-
port that the board Of control OF
the state game and fish commission
have failed to produce reports, and
it was recommended that they be in
| structed to file such reports forthwith.
The committees report vas adopt
ed.
Echo From No. 80.
Mr.. Hendrickson arose and asked
the speaker, Are we working under
the assumption that the journal OF
| yesterday is the guidance for today"
He was assured that such was the
| case, whereupon he, replied:
"Then, inasmuch as there is no
"clincher" attached to the report OF
! the action taken by the house with
| reference to House Bill No. 90 yes
terday afternoon, ] move to reconsid-
er, and the motion to consider he
made a special order for c%onsidera-
ton on Wednesday,"
The chair, however, declared that
| it would have to take recognizance OF
the fact that such "clincher' was at
| tached to the action taken by the
house with reference to the bill, and
, the gentleman was ruled out of order.
Mr. Streetcr was privileged to with
! draw Bill No. SO for amendment, and
MI. Cotton withdrew Bill No. 1871.
Special Committee Named.
Upon motion of Mr.. Anderson, the
| speaker appointed Mssrs. Twichell.
Huso and Haraldson as a special On
mittee to confer with the senate COM
mittee in Investigating conditions at
the North Dakota Tuberculosis sani-
tarium.,
Long List Of Bills.
Yesterday was a record-breaker for
the introduction of bills, and IS new
measures were introduced and refer
red to the various COMMITTEES.
A message was received from the
senate in, the form of a concurrent
resolution, providing for the appoint.
ment of a joint committee to plan a
reception for the representatives. OF
the a. C. student council, to he here
February 18th, and to invite Presi
dent Worst Of the Agricultural col
lege to speak on that occasion.
Mr.. Galnant moved that Bill No. 169
be referred to the committee on ways
/ and means, because a similar meas
ure, NO. 10, was in the hands Of the
| same committee. and the motion car
ried: Mr.. Husband requested that
Bill No. 213 be referred to the com
mittee on state affairs, and the re-
quest was granted.
House Bills Passed.
Two house bills and a concurrent
resolution relating to the ratification
of the Kenyon-Shephard bill now
pending before congress were passed
ny >Luct llO0SCs Dlll A>Os H. OAAIAAA6 y
chattel mortgages, vas given its final
boost toward the senate, and Bill No.
81, the other measure which passed,
relates to the manufacture OF pneu-
matte rubber tires and preventing
fraud and deception in the sale there
of.
Senate Bill NO. 80 also was passed
by the house.
Committee Of The Whole.
The house then resolved itself into
q committee Of the whole, and House
Bill No. 10, as amended, was first
taken under consideration. The bill
relates to the disposition OF Cancelled
ballots after election, providing that
they shall be turned yer to the coun-
ty auditor, and Increased the mileage
for those delivering the Official ballot
from I'VE to ten cents per mile.