Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-17
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stricken the appropriation for post
age for members of the two branches.
No disposition was made Of the matter
at that time. and a report Of the com
mite on revision was next received
Minor changes in the Journal report
were suggested, including the correc,
ton Of several names Of members
which had been mispelled.
Two communications were received
from the, North Dakota Methodist
Episcopal conference; the first being
In the form of a petition praying that
the provisions Of any act or acts per
tanning to, the initiative and referend.
UNI shonld be eliminated from the con.
sideration of the house, and the sec
ond was a proposed amendment to
the marriage laws. authorizing by the
| state Of North Dakota the privilege
Of performing marriage ceremony to
any minister SO authorize dby the
church. .# 4& !
1Ae committee on printing recon-.
mended the publication Of 1000 copies
VI GIL 1AOuSC. fUlllS uNN JOu q AN
upon motion of Representative Dean
of Grand Forks it was $ provided.
The committee on joint rules, to
whom was referred the Senate reso.
luton relating to the mailing of House
and Senate journals, recommended
that the house concur in the resolu.
tiCn, and such action was taken.
| Ill., raoli,,n &c IJn,,eo hsl1o r,Oc 0nro
menced. Nos. 81 and IS had been In
troduced and referred to the commit.
tee on appropriations, when there
came the unexpected announcement in
! effect that the Senate was about to
pull off its Pocahontas stunt and res.
| cue John Smith concurrent resolution
from the aXcmen.
Applause greeted the announcement
that indicated that the Senate was
about to reconsider its action OF
Tuesday, and when the matter OF
granting the request was put up to a
vote Of reclamation, it carried. almost
unanimously. The only negative vote
came from the vicinity Of the Nelson
county delegation. r,.r.
Continuing the introduction of the
House bills, some very important leg
islation was represented including two
bills Incorporating the largest. .appro.
priations that have thus far been pre-.
scented in the house. One was FOR an
appropriation of 1901, 800 for the Uni
versity of North Dakota; and another
was the p%enitentiary appropriation Of
$143, 100. So
Considerable significance is attach.
ed to an i%noffensive appearing little
bill introduced by Representative Sor-
lie, and entitled, simply, IAN act re.
pealing sections 1924, 1896 and 1885,
The object Of this proposed legisla-
ton is to repeal the law that provides
that all proposed constitutional amend.
ments shall be published in at least
one paper in the respective counties
of the state. Just what the proposed
plan of futur. publication might be is
a question, but it has been suggested
that in the event the sections above
referred to are repealed, there Is a
possibility that the proposed amend
mcnts in the future will be published
in the publicity pamphlet.
Following the introduction OF fifteen
bills, Representative Hoge moved that
the printer OF house bills be request
ed to print at the bottom of every bill
the name OF the committee to which
it was referred, and he a informed
by the speaker that such provision al.
ready had been made.
Speaker frame called attention to the
adoption of the resolution calling for
the mailing of all bills and journals
20 TIE various Commercial clubs
throughout the state. and requested
that the members turn in the names
OF the commercial clubs in their re-
s,,ective territory.
The speaker inquired If Representa-
tive Elakemore had found a seat.
and upon being informed in the affirm
alive. announced there was no further
business. ID.
Thc house then adjourned.