Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-14

1t is the understanding of your chair
man. supported b.. the unbroken line of
precedents in this house and IN the. house
of representatives of the United States
congress, that this house has unQuestion-
ed jurisdiction to inquire into irregulari-
ties committed by. or complaints made
against any public official or boards
II is the understanding of your chair
man that any member introducing sucl,
Il resolution does so with the full knowl-
edge Of the responsibility he assumes and
that he Is acting within his right as Il
member of this body. That until the
investigation discloses that he Is mali
cious or that he has not given the mat
ters set forth in the resolution sufficient
consideration to make Il reasonable man
believe in the truth thereof, that he is
clothed with a presumption of good faith
and entitled to the protection Of this
house. and that no person. much less one
involved in the inquiry contemplated in
the resolution, has Il light to address any
communication to the house, rejecting
on either the house. or the member in
Producing the resolution.
This has been the constant und uuva-
1 ! PuNSiNS w WV VI
tativcs Of the United States congress,
and also Of this house, as may be seen
from u mere perusal of Kinds Prcce-
dcnts--the official publication of the
house of representatives.
This has also been the practice in this
house.
Former action of this house in II sim
liar case will be found in the house jour
mar of 1903 at page 1913. In that par
ticular case Il resolution had been adopt
ed in the house Of representatives au-
thorizing an investigation Of the office
CT the Hon. Alfred Blaisdcll, the then
secretary of stale, of this state.
Mr.. Baisdell t%hcreupon sent to the
house Il communication which was
[ deemed by the house to reflect upon the
house by it's reflection on Mr.. Ployhar,
one of the members thereof. Whercup-
en- the house refused to receive the COM
munication and ordered the same re-
turned to the secretary of state. with
permission to him to send in such COM
murication as he desired to make, on
condition that it nta bare impcrsonal
facts and that no reference. should be
made to member Of the house. Such
cNpurgatcd communication was received
by the house on March 9Th. 1909. and
may be found on pages 1878 and 1879 Of
the house journal for 1909.
On page IS of the journal for Februa-
ry Sth appears the rccord of Il communi-
cation from the attorney general.
A special rule of this house which
was adopted on the 18th day of Janua-
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Of the journal of that day, prescribcS
that any communication received by the
house shall be printed but not read. UNI
less II request therefor be made by II
member. Following this rule the com
municatiOn of the attorney general was
handed to the clerk by your speaker
when received. to follow the usual
course; thereafter Il membcr moved that
the same be read and the same was read
and found to contain unpermisSiblc re-
Elections upon the mover Of the rcsolu-
ton, and, necessarily, this was a rellec-
ton upon the house itself.
In all these proceedings it is the house
which has acted, not the speaker-who
Is bound to follow the directions of the
house.
The only individual action Of the speak
CT was in his characterization Of the
communication as insulting.
Representative Thompson moved
that the speakers statement be en-
dorsed and spread upon the record,
and the motion prevailed.
Reports From Committees.
The committee on appropriations
recommended for passage house bills
Nos. 270, 211, 2S7, 152, $50, 147, 297,
81 and 1888. Practically all were
somewhat amended, however. House
bills Nos. 1873 and 27S were recon-
mended for indefinite ~postponement.
The committee on public health
recommended that Senate Bill No. SO
be amended and passed and that
House Bill No. 151 be indefinitely post.
poned.
The committee on judiciary recon-
mendcd House Bill No. 252 for pas
sage, and those recommended for in
definite p~ostpOnement were Nos. 2GG,
1911 and 301. The committee on ways
and means recommended for passage.
house bills Nos. 2S2, 1856, TO, 2S3, 2iG,
1921, 2G4, and indefinite p~ostpOncmcnt
was recommended for House Ell No.
273. a.
The committee on military affairs
recommended that house bills Nos. SO
and "a be re.referred to the commit
tee on appropriations with recon-
mendation for PASSAGE; that house
bills Nos. 81 and $50 be passed. The
committee on tax and tax laws roc
commended indefinite p~ostpOnement
flor House Bill No. 334, and passage
OF Senate Bill No. 1873.
Mr.. Butler moved that the motion
by which Senate Bill No. 81 was re-
referred be reconsidered and that the
bill be placed upon its third reading
and final passage. The motion pro-
vailed.
House Bills Passed.
The following house bills were.
placed upon their reading and final
PASSAGE:
No. 212, bonds Of school officers, &C.
ton deferred until Saturday; No. 249,
Eduties OF the state engineer In the
reconstruction of bridges and culverts,
passed, vote, 80 ayes, 3 nays, Is alb
sent and not voting; No. 267, relating
Ito live stock registration, re.rcferred
Ito committee on live stock; No. 294,
jTelating to mailing of A. c. bulletins,
passed, vote, SO ayes, 3 nays, 10 alb
sent and not voting; No. 900, ssess