Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-30
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the close Of the longest session OF
the present term no serious damage
had been done.
Enerossment. Committee Reports.
Following the usual opening for.
malities, the committee on engrOss.
ment reported bills Nos. 1S. SO, 81,
95, 1O7, l13, l20, 1879 and 1874 10 be cor
rectly e~ngrossed. and a message from
the senate at this juncture brought
the information that senate bills Nos.
"a, 67 and 100 had been passed by the
upper branch and were referred to
the house.
The house committee on banking
recommended the passage of bills
Nos. 100 and %, both relating to the
powers Of banking corporations, and
the committee on tax and tax laws
recommended the passage OF bill No.
l16, relating to uniformity of taxa
ton. The committee on municipal
corporations approved bill No. II,
relating to the advertising of bids by
municipalities, and bills Nos. 1853 and
1877 we're recommended for postpone
ment by the committee on ways and
means. The former relates to addi-
tional exemptions allowed the head of
a family residing in North Dakota.
and the latter relates to reprieves.
computations and pardons.
Mr.. Leu's Resolution.
A concurrent resolution was then
introduced by Representative Leu
providing that each branch Of the leg
islature secure the services Of a COM
petent person to act as editor Of the
proceedings OF such branch, his
duties to include the editing and
publishing of a daily bulletin, giving
a concise abstract OF the legislative
proceedings and a general synopsis OF
all messages, resolutions and bills in.
troduced.
Inasmuch as the joint committee
that conferred with the governor re-
lating to printing expenses had not
made a report, however. Mr.. Leu's
resolution was laid upon the table for
| the present time.
Reception Committee.
Speaker Frame appointed members
of a joint committee to arrange for
the reception OF the A. c. student
| council representatives on February
IL. and to ask President Worst OF
the A. G. to speak on that occasion
The house committee consists OF
Messrs. Williams. Tucker and Stencil
icn. Mr.. Williams attempted to de
cline, but was flaitered into accept
ance by the speaker. who declared
that a special request had come from
the senate that Mr.. Williams be one
of the house committee because Of
mis- we'll known abilities.
Bill No. POI was withdrawn from
the committee on state affairs ant
referred to the committee on asri
culture, because that committee has
q similar cas- under considera
ton.
Much important legislation wa:
represented in the II bills which
were introduced lat this point, after
which the house referred to the thirt
reading of bills and passed several o
them. r.
Kill Blakemore Measure.
Mr.. Blakemore's bill. No. "a. relat
ing to the succession of children omit
ted to be provided Tor in the will o
any testator, was the first considered
and failed to come out OF the melee
alive.
Mr.. Buck was the first to Civ
voice TO the opposition. and he de
clared that it seemed to him that hi
measure should not be adopted TO
the reason that it does not increase
the efficiency Of the law nor do jus
tice to aggrieved persons. Mr.. Blake
more arose in support OF his measure
but it lost its life at the hands OF tn,
house by a vote OF 50 ayes to "a naye'
and 4 not voting.
Then Starts the Discussion.
House bill No. 113 was then takel
UP for consideration. The intent O
the measure is 10 repeal that law re
Quiring county commissioners to de
post a surety bond OF 5000 for tn
faithful performance Of duty.
Mr.. Leu arose in support Of the re
peal OF the measure. declaring that tn
law requiring such a bond was an in
%novation that met with little popu
larity, and inasmuch as the power
of county commissioners are ~strictl.
discretionary it didn't appeal to ihn
as justifiable to demand a bond o
s., 1000.
Mr.. Freitag also arose in condemna
ton of the bond law as applied Il
commissioners, and declared that it il
a difficult matter for commissioner!
to secure such a bond because of tn,
provisions represented in the law, ant
that it worked a great hardship upol
them.
On the other hand, Mr.. kellogg de
clared that. the. commissioners o
Morton county experienced no trou
BILE in securing the bonds, and that tn
law had a tendency to make them more
careful in their business dealings.
Reflection on Commissioners.
Representative Weis declared tina
the law is a reflection upon the in
tegrity of the commissioners, but Mr.
Campbell insisted that he couldn't Sc,
it that way.
Mr.. Streeter said that the law ap
pealed TO him as a pretty good propo
sition, and Mr.. Owens expressed thu
opinion that it REPRESENTED a qua