Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-02-20
ANTI-CICARETTE BILL
PASSES THE SENATE
SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
!. ON GOVERNORS APPOINT.
9 MENTS.
Many Measures Considered in Both
Houses, and Several,
Passed.

ate session today there were more
Vetitions against any change in the
mechanics lien law. A number of
new bills were introduced and re-
ferred to the various committees.
Among them was 294, by Plain, re-
lating to manner Of levying taxes in
each county to provide for care of
insane patients, and 296, enlarging
powers Of states attorneys.
Senator Hughes offered resolu-
-tion providing for the sale of 300,-
600 acres Of Indian lands in the state
to establish hospitals at the two In
dian schools of the state; Senator
Carter offered resolution petition
ing the secretary of war to provide
funds for the survey of the Red riv-
er from Breckenridge to the Cana
dian border and to devise means for
providing the river with system of
locks and dams to encourage navi-
cation.
Z Senator Englund disapproved of
the legislature employing as pages
boys under 16 years of age.
Passed Anti Cigarette Bill.
The senate took up the house anti
cigarette bill as a special order Of
business. Chairman of the special
: committee to whom the bill was re-
ferred Saturday, stated that the pro-
posed law does not conflict in any
way with existing laws on the sub
ject. Senator Hanley referred to
the feeling that had been created the
day before when the bill was first up
and stated that he was sure that the
sincerity OF mono OF the members
had been brought into question and
that he was sure there. were no mo-
tives but for the best of the people
j,at. large. He also called attention
to the fact that there was on the
books of the state Of North Dakota
an anti-lobbying law. and he insinu-
ated that the law was being broken
every day and stated that steps
should be taken for its enforcement.
He thought that great deal of the
sentiment for the bill had come from
outside sources, and went 80 far as
to state that it was his opinion that
other members of the senate had
been openly insulted for the stand
they took on the bill when it was up
vfor consideration Saturday. He read
a letter from one of the physicians
of Mandan which outlined the start
of the fight that had been made
against the cigarette business, and
also to the effect that cigarettes were
x~no more injurious to a grown person
:, than was the smoking Of cigars.
The vote stood 81 ayes and IS
hayes, and the bill was passed.
Bill 131, by Thorson, requiring
:. public warehouses to clean all grain
! received by them before grading.
! WAS passed.
Bill 233, Mcdowell, authorizing the
Sboards Of county commissioners to
levy taxes for the promotion Of d.
versifed farming, passed.
No. As, Overson, regulating mar
riage, and prohibiting marriage be-
tween habitual drunkards, people
with certain diseases, and with other
ra.trictions on the marriage cere-
mony, passed.
No. 50, Vail, relating to the SER
vice of justice court summons, maxi
ing it possible for other than sher-
IFS to serve them. passed.
No. 210, Mclean, which Is q re-
peal of the tree bounty. and after 1t
was explained to the members that
there was another bill coming up
which would be for the furtherins
Of the growing Of trees in the state.
the senate passed the bill with 80
ayes and II nayes.
No. 145, Allen. providing that cor
porations or societies may be allow
ed to build cottages at the Dunseith
asylum for tuberculars, when they
are operated entirely upon charita-
bic basis. Aye. ~; Naye. O..
In the House.
! There was little of interest doing
IN the house, but good many bills
were acted upon and referred to va
rious committees. A number Of
houss bills we're passed, including
25a to provide that part OF the
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