Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-26

ity TO dominate a party caucus and de.
terminc for the majority who shall be
the candidate, and he. held that unless
there is some form Of registration
there is no use holding a primary
election, for its usefulness Is lost.
I'VE might just a. we'll 80 in for y
'lrceforalr fight" he said.
Representative Campbell arose ~
support or the bin, and the opposition
was represented by Mr.. Gardner who
declared that 1t was unfair for any
elector to go into party caucus unless
he was a party man. THE principle
Of the registration law is right" he
said, land | hope the bill will be kill
cd"
Dixon Is Opposed.
Mr.. Dixon was opposed to the pas
sage of the measure, and he declared
that II a man doesn't know when the
comes around what his pol.
itics are going to be at the primary,
he Is unfit to vote. and he recon-.
mcndcd that the bill De indefinitely
postponed. Mr.. Lambert also was
against the repeal OF the law.
The majority report recommending
the passage Of the bin vas lost, and
the committee recommended that the
bill be indefinitely postponed.
50 Has No. Trouble.
House bill No. 50. regulating the
manufacture OF pneumatic rubber tires
Tor motor .chicles. and preventing
fraud and deception, was recommend.
cd for passage by the committee OF
the whole.
No. CO however, making it compul
sorry for each elector to MARI his own
ballot in a manner that no person
shall see. started a rumpus.
Representative Streeter declared
that such a bill. prohibiting election
judges from assisting the electors,
would d%isfranchise SO many voters, in
some parts OF the state that 1t would
be just as well to stop holding cleo
lions. He declared that there arc
wholc precincts on the slope that
would be DISTINGUISHED II the judges
were not permitted to assist the quail.
ilied electors among the foreign Gle
ment. , Va. .,.- 49,.
Mr.. Twichell declared that not only
would it disiranchise those with in
sufficient education. but 1t would pre-
vent blind men and cripples from cast
ing their ballots.
Good Only When Dead.
Mr.. Johnson said that bill No. g.
would be a good one only when dead
and he would like to ofliciatc at the
funeral.
Mr.. Campbell tho lght It was a good
measure because 1t makes 1t necessary
for a man to know what he's voting
before he can vote, and 1t would pre-
vent election judges from voting fol
a whole county.
It was declared by. Mr.. Hjelmstat
that a voter is justified in having as
%sistanco when he knows how he wants
to vote but canot find the names {
the ballot.
Representatives Weis and JOIN
Smith declared that the proposed
measure was a bad one, and Mr.. kleil
presented a different view, declaring
that as the law now stands an cleo
ton Judge can vote to suit himself in
stead of votlng the way the votel
would have him.
Lambert's Motion Lost.
A this juncture Mr.. Lambert NOV
ed that the committee arise, and hi
motion was lost upon being seconded
A motion that bill No. 62 be indefi
nitely postponed carried, and the com
mittee arose to report.
A message from the senate brought
information Of the appointment OF tho
senate members Of the joint commit
tee that will make arrangements for
joint memorial service for the late
Chief Justice Morgan and Dlstric
Judge Tcmpleton.
The senate also reported the pass
age OF bills nos. g. and G7.
House Bills Introduced
House Bill No. l5?. Wiley. making
slight changes in fees Of ]coroncrs. ant
allowing them livery hire where mileage
CNl)tJlSG VIII JIOI SONCl SOol. ~
committee on state affairs.
House Bitl No.. 100, Butler, for an ac'
relating to the duties Of clerks of courts
and other officers in charge Of sucl
courts in cancelling and dischargint
judgments. Referred to committee on ju'
dietary. -.s-.r. .O.,- "
House Bill No. 161, Kyllo. for an &C
prohibiting the hunting of chickens will
dogs and providing that farmers may
use dogs for hunting purposes on thci1
own land. Referred to the game ant
fish commission.
House Bill No. 1872. Sanbcck. for al
act to amend Section /, Of Chapter IL
Of 1907 Session Laws, relating to wht
may solcmniZe marriages. Referred Y
the committee on ways and means.
House Bill No. 1863, Norlcim, for an ac'
to provide for The preparing of q state
budget, providing that state auditor
shall secure from each department hcat
Or institution head expecting an appro'
prjation, blanks upon which their needs
can be stated, and demand report before
each legislative assembly meets. The
uditor may also demand ar accounting al
any time he sees necessity therefor. Re
fcrred to the committee on state affairs
House Bill No. 1854. Batter, by request
for an act amending the n~on-partisar
judiciary Jaw by making it include judg-
es of the county court IN addition to tho
judge of the supreme and district court
Referred to the committee on elections
and election privileges.
House Bill No. 165, Odland, for an ac'
to define cooperative associations to au-
thorize their incorporation and to de.