Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-26

S0L0NS DID
Dunn County Man Believes
There Should be Fewer
Bills introduced
Dunn County News: Through the
kindness OF the voters of Dunn county
and the 4Sth legislative district, and
our own foolishncss we have passed
through the experience of helping to
represent Il district in the legislature
OF North Dakota. How well we per
formed our duty is not for us to say,
except that we are not ashamed Of any
thing we did at any time, and arc will
ing to answer any complaint, honestly
believing that we did at all times work
for the best interest Of the maj orlty OF
the people were represented, with no
special privilege to any particular per
son or persons. We realized that Dunn
county was being represented for the
first time and found that as 4 county
in the early stages OF development with
out railroads and many large cities,
laws passed at previous sessions Gov
cred our Immediate needs fairly well,
and finding that in a complicated line
of business such as making laws some
times more good couldbc accomplished
than in taking too prominent a part, we
chose the former. We tried to make
it known to our constituents that we
stood ready at all times to do any
thing for Dunn county that might be
asked, and do not know OF any re-
quest for a special act that did not
pass the house and become a law, Ill
part or in full. 1--we had not attended
half the session until we had dlscov-
cred there, was. greater need OF killers
Of bills, than illtroducers, as there were
plenty OF tie latter We also found
that it was an easy thing for even 4
good influential man to kill himself up
on the floor OF the house, and that
the most ctfcctual work could be and
was done within the committee rooms.
Early in the session, even before the
house was organized. the farmer tao
ton held d meeting and agreed to stand
together on all lines of legislative benc-
fit to the farmer. and i'll the several
meetings that we held there was
mapped out the future OF a great many
~ .L,. go. i,f,rn thn l,nIsn
will be readily seen that by referring
to a list OF bills introduced, that about
eight out OF ten were measures effect
ing the residents OF cities and towns.
ard the greater part OF the bills as 4
whole were amending and ~rc-cnactlng
old laws to Suit more modern condl-
tons. Bills affecting the rural o
munitics were we'll taken care OF and
some good ones passed and a few bad
ones were killed. OF the former class
we refer to the Herd Law, Stallion
Lien Law. Chandler Law, Notice of De-
linquent Taxes, a law providing tor IN
creasing or diminishing the number
of county commissioners. an act re-
During elevator men to clean a sample
of any grain before testing tor grade
an act to prevent the fraudulent regis
tration and sale OF animals as pure
bred. We were ready at any time to
boost for good roads bills, but were not
in favor of automobile roads running
parallel to the railroads crossing the
state, that not one farmer i'll fifty
would ever pull d bushcl OF grain over.
We were not in favor of class lcglsia-
ton. The initiative and referendum
bills which passed the two houses were
moi wha we thought the people wanted,
but the senate would not pass the Ploy'
har- Blakcmore bill SO at the last minute
we were compelled to take what we
could get, which is not much, in the
general opinion OF the people. When
we stop to consider that it takes a
majority OF 10 members of the house
of representatives and the same OF %
senators OF one opinion to get a meas
urc through, we begin to see why 1t
is hard to accomplish much If your pro-
posed measure is unpopular or OF no
Importance to many OF the MEMBERS.
A majority OF the house was made up
Of farmtrsotlis year, gahd Gestures with
merit nthat Would,bc of interest to he
rural class were well hooked after there
but the senate Killed a great many bills
that passed. LIGHTHOUSE that we think
were good and m]eritorious measures.
If anyone would like to know anything
about a particular bill that was up or
passed and are interested enough to
write to lis, we will be glad to give any
information desired. A cheap paper
covered book containing the new laws
will be published and offered for sale
about the first Of July, and we think
every farmer of this county should
know just what new laws were enacted.
avail himself of the opportunity to
Reminding you again that we arc at
your services, we remain,
Respectfully yours,
C. C. LAWBAUGlI.